Trivia

Was the voice of the 1998 hit toy, "Furby." And also the voice of characters in the popular toy series "The World of Teddy Ruxpin" in the 1980s.

Father of actress Marcella Lentz-Pope.

He has appeared in three films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Volver al futuro (1985), ¿Quién engañó a Roger Rabbit? (1988), & Shrek (2001).

Coincidentally, there was a character named Tony Pope played by Morton Downey Jr. in Depredador 2 (1990).