Joe Grifasi
- Recitazione
- 14 giugno 1944 · Buffalo - New York - USA
Biografia
Joseph G. "Joe" Grifasi (born June 14, 1944) is an American character actor of film, stage and television. Born in Buffalo, New York, Grifasi joined the U.S. Army prior to studying acting. He has appeared in more than 50 feature films including Presumed Innocent, The Deer Hunter, Big Business, Beaches, Auto Focus, Matewan, Naked Gun, Dark Matter, Natural Born Killers, Chances Are, Changing Lanes, One Fine Day, F/X, Benny & Joon, The Pope of Greenwich Village, Brewster’s Millions, Batman Forever, The Flamingo Kid, Ironweed, and Splash. His television credits include The Bronx is Burning (as Yogi Berra), 61* (as Phil Rizzuto), Law & Order, ER, LA Law, Chicago Hope, Hill Street Blues, SCTV, Roseanne, and The Practice. Grifasi’s Broadway credits include Dinner at Eight, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, A Memory of Two Mondays, Boy Meets Girl, The Accidental Death of an Anarchist, The 1940’s Radio Hour and Happy End. His off-Broadway credits include Conversations in Tusculum, The Boys Next Door (Drama Desk Nomination), Once Around the City, Golden Boy, Filumena and Says I, Says He. He has been married to jazz soprano saxophonist and composer Jane Ira Bloom, whom he met while studying at the Yale School of Drama, since 1974.
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Filmografia
- Tornado · Rich
- Endgame · Nagg
- The Dreams of Rene Sendam · Dr. Bradley
- Me To Play · In persona
- Radium Girls · Grandpa
- Un volto, due destini - I Know This Much Is True · Steve Falice
- Evil · Lombino
- New Amsterdam · Lilo Steinhauser
- Loggia 49 · Burt
- The Good Fight · Judge John Mata
- No Pay, Nudity · Mr. Davenport
- Baked in Brooklyn · David's Dad
- Bull · Judge Arlen Rand, Judge Rand
- The American Side · The Serb
- A Midsummer Night's Dream · Peter Quince
- Elementary · Captain Moretti
- Patricia Cornwell - Al buio · Mr. Zeffirelli
- The Last New Yorker · Jerry
- The Good Wife · Judge John Mata
- Canterbury's Law
- The Bronx Is Burning · Yogi Berra
- A Crime · Bill
- Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed · Uncle Sam
- Conviction · Judge Harrigan
- Doppia ipotesi per un delitto · Desk Sgt. Drown
- A Jersey Tale · Alphonso "Chunks" Colon
- 30 anni in un secondo · Mr. Flamhaff
- Tarzan · Lieutenant Scott Connor
- Hope & Faith · Leo
- Auto Focus · Strip Club M.C.
- Ipotesi di reato · Judge Cosell
- Queenie in Love · Berthold
- 61* · Phil Rizzuto
- Some of My Best Friends · Joe Zito
- Looking for an Echo · Vic
- Deadline · Mike Phelan
- Vi presento l'altro me · Conrad
- The Beat · Vince Marinelli
- Due gemelle nel pallone · Dave
- Law & Order - Unità vittime speciali · Hashi Horowitz
- Sperduti a Manhattan · Arresting Cop
- Lo spezzaossa · Koski
- The Deal · Boular
- Sunday · Scottie Elster
- The Practice - Professione avvocati · Harry Papp
- Un giorno per caso · Manny Feldstein
- Shadow of a Doubt · Sidney Sherman
- Ultime dal cielo · Harry Hawks
- Undue Influence · Clem
- Remember WENN · Larry Looper
- Dolly's Restaurant · Leo
- Money Train · Riley
- Un giorno da ricordare · Uncle Joe
- Batman Forever · Bank Guard
- Jack Reed: In cerca di giustizia
- E.R. - Medici in prima linea · Tom Williams
- Chicago Hope · Larry Ruscetti
- Assassini nati - Natural Born Killers · Deputy Sheriff Duncan Homolka
- Una pallottola spuntata 33⅓ - L'insulto finale · Director
- Mister Hula Hoop · Lou
- Household Saints · Frank Manzone
- Moon Over Miami
- Taking the Heat · Lou Valentine
- Benny & Joon · Mike
- Class of '96 · Joe Morrisey
- Sinatra · George Evans
- Citizen Cohn · Gerald Walpin
- Primary Motive · Paul Melton
- La città della speranza · Pauly
- WIOU · Tony Pro
- Law & Order - I due volti della giustizia · Ezra Gould, Defense Attorney James Linde
- Presunto innocente · Tommy Molto
- Capital News
- Kojak: Ariana · Lieutenant Rastelli
- Testimone d'accusa · Breeze
- The Feud · Bud Bullard
- Uno strano caso · Omar
- Una pallottola spuntata · Foreman
- Pappa e Ciccia · IRS Office Supervisor
- The Appointments of Dennis Jennings · Bartender