Joe Grifasi
Joe Grifasi (born June 14, 1944 in Buffalo , New York ; born Joseph Grifasi ) is an American actor .
Life and accomplishments
Grifasi, son of a skilled worker, served in the US Army from 1963 to 1966 . He graduated from the Yale School of Drama . He played his first film role alongside John Lithgow in the television thriller Secret Service from 1977. In the film drama Nightmare Behind Bars (1978) he was seen in one of the larger roles, he also played a larger role on the side of the also directing James Caan in the film drama Traces into Nowhere (1980). He also starred in the short film The Appointments of Dennis Jennings , who at the Academy Awards 1989 as Best Short Film Award.
In the fantasy comedy A Heavenly Lover (1989) Grifasi appeared on the side of Cybill Shepherd , Robert Downey junior , Ryan O'Neal and Mary Stuart Masterson . In 2001 he directed the play Heaven Can Wait , which was staged at the Westport Country Playhouse .
Grifasi has been married to the musician Jane Ira Bloom since 1974.
Filmography (selection)
- 1977: Secret Service
- 1978: Nightmare Behind Bars (On the Yard)
- 1978: Those Who Go Through Hell (The Deer Hunter)
- 1980: Hide in Plain Sight
- 1981: The whole freeway is upside down (Honky Tonk Freeway)
- 1982: In the silence of the night
- 1984: Flamingo Kid (The Flamingo Kid)
- 1984: The Pope of Greenwich Village (The Pope of Greenwich Village)
- 1985: Hell with the Coals (Brewster's Millions)
- 1986: F / X - Deadly Tricks (F / X)
- 1987 Mondsüchtig (Moonstruck)
- 1987: Spurge (Ironweed)
- 1988: The Naked Gun (The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!)
- 1988: Girlfriends (Beaches)
- 1988: The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
- 1989: A Heavenly Lover (Chances Are)
- 1990: For Lack of Evidence (Presumed Innocent)
- 1990–1991: TV fever ( WIOU , TV series, 14 episodes)
- 1991: City of Hope
- 1992: Who has the choice (Primary Motive)
- 1993: Benny & Joon (Benny & Joon)
- 1994: Hudsucker - The Great Leap (The Hudsucker Proxy)
- 1994: The Naked Gun 33⅓ (The Final Insult)
- 1994: Natural Born Killers
- 1995: Batman Forever
- 1995: Pecos Bill - An Incredible Adventure in the Wild West (Tall Tale)
- 1996: Days like this ... (One Fine Day)
- 1999: an unbeatable double (switching goals)
- 2000: The second I (The Other Me)
- 2001: 61 *
- 2002: lane change (Changing Lanes)
- 2004: 30 overnight (13 going on 30)
- 2005: Slow Burn
- 2005–2011: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2006: A Crime
- 2006: Creating Karma
Web links
- Joe Grifasi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b www.filmreference.com , accessed July 3, 2008.
- ↑ a b biography in the IMDb , accessed on July 3, 2008.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grifasi, Joe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grifasi, Joseph (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buffalo , New York |