Louis Giambalvo
- Acting
- February 8, 1945 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Biography
Louis Giambalvo – American character actor, born 8 February 1945 in Brooklyn, New York. Co-founded the experimental Colonnades Theater Lab in Greenwich Village in the 1970s alongside Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, and John Saxon, then moved to Los Angeles in 1979. He is now retired, with his final credits in 2008–2009. His most notable film roles include Major Carnagle in Real Genius (1985), Mr. Fabrizzi in Jagged Edge (1985), Gus Wheeler in The Dead Pool (1988), Vito in Weekend at Bernie's (1989), Ray Andruitti in The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), an RTA Representative in Hoffa (1992), Joe Carangi in Gia (1998), Sonny Gordon in Death to Smoochy (2002), and George Taber in Bottle Shock (2008). On television he is best known for his recurring role as Rob Nelson in Hill Street Blues (1981–1983), Al Capone in The Gangster Chronicles (1981), Cosimo in Star Trek: Voyager (1995), and guest appearances in ER, Boston Legal, CSI, Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, and General Hospital.
Known for
Filmography
- Bottle Shock · George Taber
- Raising the Bar
- Ugly Betty · Dr. Squazzi
- Grey's Anatomy · John Terzian
- Boston Legal · Judge Franzetti
- Cold Case · Ed Garrett
- Duplex · Pharmacist
- Without a Trace · Gary
- Death to Smoochy · Sonny Gordon
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation · Ken Billings
- Gun Shy · Lonny Ward
- Providence · Clown
- Gia · Joe Carangi
- Brooklyn South · Paul Cerutti
- Ally McBeal · Harold Jordan
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- Townies
- Caroline in the City · Lou Spadaro
- Illegal in Blue · Lt. Cavanaugh
- Star Trek: Voyager · Cosimo
- Murder or Memory: A Moment of Truth Movie · Lou Panetta
- ER · Security Guard David Hilliker
- Donato and Daughter · Chief Hugh Halliday
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. · Enzio Tataglia
- Hoffa · RTA Representative
- Mastergate · Lance Boyle
- Love & War
- Those Secrets
- Till Death Us Do Part · Charles Kerwin
- Sisters
- The Bonfire of the Vanities · Ray Andruitti
- Amazing Stories: The Movie II · Haggerty
- Weekend at Bernie's · Vito
- See No Evil, Hear No Evil · Gatlin
- Anything But Love · Norman Keil
- Crossing the Mob
- Question of Faith · Doctor Santini
- Liberace · Eddie
- Kansas · Army Sergeant
- The Dead Pool · Gus Wheeler
- Bad Dreams · Ed
- Beauty and the Beast · Leo Mundy
- On Wings of Eagles · Paul Chiapparone
- Jagged Edge · Anthony Fabrizi
- Amazing Stories · Dr. Templeton, Haggerty
- The Twilight Zone · (segment "Profile in Silver")
- Real Genius · Major Carnagle
- Dirty Work · George Wylie
- The Ratings Game · Goody DeSalvo
- Murder, She Wrote · Lt. Blaisdell, Raimondo Bonelli
- Deal of the Century · Freddie Muntz
- Oh Madeline · Robert Leone
- Nightmares · Jerry Cooney (segment "The Bishop of Battle")
- Second Thoughts · Sgt. Cabrillo
- The A-Team · Jason Webb
- Airplane II: The Sequel · Witness
- St. Elsewhere · Anthony Rizzo
- The Devlin Connection · Lt. Earl Borden
- Remington Steele · Jake Crowley
- Mae West · George Kane
- Marian Rose White · Eddy White
- Fame
- The Ambush Murders · Glenn Landis
- Simon & Simon
- Jessica Novak · Ernie Doyle
- Fly Away Home · Vogel
- Here's Boomer
- Gangster Wars · Al Capone
- The Gangster Chronicles
- Hill Street Blues
- Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story · Clarence Anglin
- Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story · Clarence Anglin
- Reward · Dutch
- Escape · Hank
- Knots Landing · Phil Harbert
- Hart to Hart
- Barney Miller · Warren Shippel, Gerald Serrano