Former CIA agent who inspired Oscar-winning film Argo dies aged 78
Tony Mendez, a CIA agent who was portrayed by Ben Affleck in the 2012 Oscar-winning film 'Argo', has passed away at the age of 78. Mendez was best known for smuggling six American diplomats out of Iran during the 1979-81 hostage crisis. Mendez had Parkinson's disease, which he had been diagnosed with more than 10 years ago.