Joe Viterelli
Joe "Johnny" Viterelli (born March 10, 1937 in the Bronx , New York City , † January 28, 2004 in Las Vegas , Nevada ) was an American actor of Italian descent.
Life
Viterelli first worked as a businessman in New York and from the 1970s in Los Angeles , where he met the director Leo Penn , the father of Hollywood actor Sean Penn . Leo Penn was done by striking Viterellis exterior and its rough, husky voice and persuaded him in 1990 to screen test for the film In the forecourt to hell (Engl. State of Grace ), in which Viterelli prompt a major role as a mobster received.
In the next few years, numerous similar roles followed, including in Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway , Mickey Blue Eyes , Eraser , Die Firma and Reine Nervensache . Viterelli was also seen in American television productions such as In the Network of the Syndicate or Fallen Angels in the 1990s . He had his last appearance in early 2004 in a commercial for the American retail group Staples , in which he was seen in his frequently played role as a mafia gangster.
Joe Viterelli died on January 28, 2004 in Las Vegas after heart surgery of a gastric bleeding and was buried in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City , California . He left behind his wife Catherine and five children together, including the film composer Joseph Vitarelli .
Filmography (selection)
- 1990: State of Grace (State of Grace)
- 1991: The Real Bosses - A Fiendish Empire (Mobsters)
- 1992: In the Syndicate's Network (What She Doesn't Know)
- 1992: In the Shadow of a Killer
- 1992: Jack Ruby - In the Mafia Network (Ruby)
- 1993: The company (The Firm)
- 1994: Bullets Over Broadway
- 1995: Crossing Guard - It happened on the open road (The Crossing Guard)
- 1996: Mississippi Delta - Heaven's Prisoners
- 1996: Eraser
- 1997: you want to tango? (Out of Sea)
- 1998: Mafia! - A noodle doesn't make spaghetti! (Jane Austen's Mafia!)
- 1999: Mickey Blue Eyes
- 1999: Just a matter of nerves (Analyze This)
- 2000: Wannabes
- 2001: In Love (Shallow Hal)
- 2001: The Cure for Boredom
- 2001: Face to Face
- 2001: spot
- 2001: Donzi: The Legend
- 2002: Husband to give up because of circumstances or divorce is sweet (Serving Sara)
- 2002: A Matter of Nerves 2 (Analyze That)
Web links
- Joe Viterelli in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography on prisma-online
Individual evidence
- ↑ Joe Viterelli, 66, Actor Who Played Lovable Tough Guys on nytimes.com, February 25, 2004, accessed April 15, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Viterelli, Joe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Viterelli, Johnny (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor of Italian descent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bronx , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 28, 2004 |
| Place of death | Las Vegas , Nevada |