‘Slap Shot' actor and former pro hockey player Guido Tenesi dead at 71
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Tenesi played the character of Billy Charlebois in the 1977 classic sports movie and played several seasons of pro hockey in various minor leagues.
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A cause of death was not announced.
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'We're saddened to learn of the passing of Guido Tenesi, a member of our roster during the 1974 Calder Cup championship, and was known to many more for his role as Billy Charlebois in the classic hockey film Slap Shot,' the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League posted on X. 'Our hearts are with his family, friends, and teammates.'
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We're saddened to learn of the passing of Guido Tenesi, a member of our roster during the 1974 Calder Cup championship, and was known to many more for his role as Billy Charlebois in the classic hockey film 'Slapshot.'
Our hearts are with his family, friends, and teammates. pic.twitter.com/36mqSlcc6v
— Hershey Bears (@TheHersheyBears) June 20, 2025
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The native of Detroit played two seasons in the OHL with the Oshawa Generals before being selected in the fifth round of the 1973 NHL draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and also in the ninth round of the WHA amateur draft by the Toronto Toros.
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Over his seven-year career, the defenceman never made it to the big show, playing a total of seven seasons with the Bears, Tulsa Oilers, Johnstown Jets, Maine Nordiques and Grand Rapids Owls.
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During his time with the Jets — where he helped the team win the North American Hockey League championship in 1975 — he landed the role in the Paul Newman film.
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'I played on the same team as Ned Dowd, Dave Hanson and the Carlsons. Ned would walk around with a tape recorder and taking notes on everything that happened on one of our road trips,' Tenesi told the Utica Observer-Dispatch in 2016. 'If someone tripped on the ice or if a player broke their stick and threw it over the glass, Ned recorded it.'
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