People
Joe Grifasi
- Name: Joe Grifasi
- Birthday: 1944-06-14
- Also known as: Joseph G. Grifasi,Joseph Grifasi
- Place of birth: Buffalo - New York - USA
- Popularity: 4.804
Biography:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Joseph G. "Joe" Grifasi (born June 14, 1944) is an American character actor of film, stage and television. Grifasi was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Patricia (née Gaglione) and Joseph J. Grifasi, a skilled laborer. Grifasi graduated from Bishop Fallon High School, a now defunct Catholic high school in Buffalo. He played football and acted in many of the school's plays. Grifasi briefly attended Canisius College in Buffalo before joining the United States Army. He went on to study at the Yale School of Drama. While at the Yale School of Drama, he met his future wife, the jazz soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom. Grifasi has played two separate... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Endgame as Nagg | 2023-04-14 |
| The Dreams of Rene Sendam as Dr. Bradley | 2022-01-18 |
| Me To Play as Himself | 2021-02-16 |
| Radium Girls as Grandpa | 2020-10-23 |
| Baked in Brooklyn as David's Dad | 2016-10-14 |
| The American Side as The Serb | 2016-04-14 |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream as Peter Quince | 2014-09-08 |
| The Front as Mr. Zeffirelli | 2010-05-26 |
| The Last New Yorker as Jerry | 2010-02-19 |
| A Crime as Bill | 2006-09-11 |
| Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed as Uncle Sam | 2006-06-10 |
| Slow Burn as Desk Sgt. Drown | 2005-09-12 |
| A Jersey Tale as Alphonso "Chunks" Colon | 2004-06-25 |
| 13 Going on 30 as Mr. Flamhaff | 2004-04-13 |
| Auto Focus as Strip Club M.C. | 2002-10-18 |
| Changing Lanes as Judge Cosell | 2002-04-07 |
| Queenie in Love as Berthold | 2001-09-12 |
| 61* as Phil Rizzuto | 2001-04-28 |
| Looking for an Echo as Vic | 2000-11-10 |
| The Other Me as Conrad | 2000-09-08 |
| Switching Goals as Dave | 1999-12-12 |
| The Out-of-Towners as Arresting Cop | 1999-04-02 |
| The Naked Man as Koski | 1998-08-02 |
| The Deal as Boular | 1998-01-01 |
| Sunday as Scottie Elster | 1997-05-01 |
| One Fine Day as Manny Feldstein | 1996-12-20 |
| Shadow of a Doubt as Sidney Sherman | 1996-12-03 |
| Undue Influence as Clem | 1996-09-15 |
| Heavy as Leo | 1995-12-29 |
| Money Train as Riley | 1995-11-21 |
| Two Bits as Uncle Joe | 1995-10-22 |
| Batman Forever as Bank Guard | 1995-06-16 |
| Jack Reed: A Search for Justice as Mike 'Gravedigger' Edwards | 1994-10-02 |
| Natural Born Killers as Deputy Sheriff Duncan Homolka | 1994-08-26 |
| Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult as Director | 1994-03-18 |
| The Hudsucker Proxy as Lou | 1994-03-11 |
| Household Saints as Frank Manzone | 1993-09-15 |
| Taking the Heat as Lou Valentine | 1993-06-06 |
| Benny & Joon as Mike | 1993-04-16 |
| Citizen Cohn as Gerald Walpin | 1992-08-22 |
| Primary Motive as Paul Melton | 1992-08-02 |
| City of Hope as Pauly | 1991-10-11 |
| Presumed Innocent as Tommy Molto | 1990-07-27 |
| Kojak: Ariana as Lieutenant Rastelli | 1989-11-02 |
| Perfect Witness as Breeze | 1989-10-28 |
| The Feud as Bud Bullard | 1989-09-30 |
| Chances Are as Omar | 1989-03-10 |
| The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! as Foreman | 1988-12-02 |
| The Appointments of Dennis Jennings as Bartender | 1988-09-07 |
| Big Business as Desk Clerk | 1988-06-10 |
| Ironweed as Jack | 1987-12-18 |
| Moonstruck as Shy Waiter | 1987-12-16 |
| Matewan as Fausto | 1987-08-28 |
| One Police Plaza as Insp. Nicolas Zambrano | 1986-11-29 |
| F/X as Mickey | 1986-02-07 |
| Bad Medicine as Gómez | 1985-11-22 |
| Brewster's Millions as J.B. Donaldo | 1985-05-22 |
| The Flamingo Kid as Mario Minetta | 1984-12-21 |
| The Pope of Greenwich Village as Jimmy the Cheese Man | 1984-06-22 |
| Splash as Manny | 1984-03-09 |
| Will There Really Be a Morning? as Wyler | 1983-02-22 |
| Still of the Night as Joseph Vitucci | 1982-11-19 |
| The Elephant Man as Pinhead Manager | 1982-01-04 |
| Honky Tonk Freeway as Osvaldo | 1981-08-21 |
| The Gentleman Bandit as Det. Esposito | 1981-05-06 |
| Hide in Plain Sight as Matty Stanek | 1980-03-21 |
| Something Short of Paradise as Barney Collins | 1979-09-14 |
| The Deer Hunter as Bandleader | 1978-12-08 |
| On the Yard as Morris | 1978-09-16 |
| Secret Service as Cpl. Matson | 1977-01-12 |
