Tony Mendez, a spy best known for rescuing six American diplomats during the 1979-1981 Iran hostage crisis — which was the subject of the 2012 film Argo — has passed away. He was 78. Mendez, who ...

At the time, Mendez was working for Martin Marietta (now Lockheed Martin) in Denver, making technical drawings of the wiring harnesses for missiles. It was not the most exciting task. Tony Mendez, 78, ...

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — A former CIA technical operations officer who helped rescue six U.S. diplomats from Iran in 1980 and was portrayed by Ben Affleck in the film “Argo,” has died. He was 78. A ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Antonio "Tony" Mendez is the rarest of creatures: A former spy who has come out of the woodwork. His story is the subject of Ben Affleck's new film, "Argo," released in the United ...

Before it even opens this Friday, Ben Affleck's riveting spy thriller "Argo" has already seemingly made every critic's Oscar short list. Affleck stars in and directs the mostly true story of six ...

Argo is certainly worth a go. Starring Ben Affleck (who also directed), the movie is based on the exfiltration of six American hostages during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, Argo follows CIA specialist ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Before he was a director, before he was a leading man, before he was a writer who struck gold with his first screenplay, Ben ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Edward B. Johnson, who as a CIA officer traveled into Iran with a colleague to rescue six American diplomats who fled the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran, has died, ...

Edward B. Johnson died Aug. 27 in his sleep in Virginia after suffering from pneumonia, the CIA told The Associated Press on Monday. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Edward B. Johnson, who as a CIA ...