John LaMotta
John LaMotta (born January 8, 1939 in Brooklyn , New York City ) is an American actor .
Life
LaMotta was best known for the role of Trevor Ochmonek in the television series Alf . He played the often intrusive and insensitive husband of the curious neighbor, Raquel Ochmonek . In an interview, he later described the series as "the worst thing I've ever done".
Before his engagement in the Alf series , LaMotta appeared in the films The Encounter and American Fighter, as well as in guest roles in numerous television series such as TJ Hooker and Knight Rider . After Alf , guest appearances followed at Emergency Room , Frasier , Die Nanny and Unser lautes Heim, among others .
LaMotta is the nephew of the famous boxer Jake LaMotta and was active as an amateur boxer himself. In German he was dubbed by actor and voice actor Norbert Gastell , who died in November 2015.
Filmography (selection)
Feature films
- 1976: The Mafia Knows No Mercy (Mean Johnny Barrows)
- 1983: The Encounter (One More Chance)
- 1983: Ninja II (Revenge of the Ninja)
- 1984: Breakin '2: Electric Boogaloo
- 1984: Ninja III - The Reign of the Ninja (Ninja III: The Domination)
- 1985: Stingray - Mendoza's Revenge (Stingray)
- 1985: American Fighter (American Ninja)
- 1986: These two are unbelievable (Running Scared)
- 1989: Perry Mason: Seminar des Todes ( Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson , TV movie)
- 1990: Why me?
- 1991: Birch Street Gym (short film)
- 1992: Frank Sinatra - The way to the top ( Sinatra , TV movie)
- 1992: Heisse Scheine (We're Talkin 'Serious Money)
- 1992: Bloodfist 4: Deadly Dragon (Bloodfist 4: Die Trying)
- 1993: Gypsy (TV movie)
- 1994: In this Corner
- 1994: Clash: Showdown in LA (Lookin 'Italian)
- 1994: Pet Shop
- 1994: The Scout (The Scout)
- 1995: Cagney & Lacey - Der Tote im Park ( Cagney & Lacey: Together Again , TV movie)
- 1995: Vampires in Brooklyn (Wes Craven's Vampire In Brooklyn)
- 1995: Fatal Choice
- 1996: Sweet Temptation
- 1997: Blue Motel
- 1999: Five Aces
TV Shows
- 1983: Hardcastle & McCormick
- 1983; 1984–1986: Hill Street Police Station ( Hill Street Blues , television series, three episodes)
- 1984: TJ Hooker (TV series, an episode)
- 1984; 1986: Cagney & Lacey (TV series, two episodes)
- 1985: Knight Rider (TV series, episode)
- 1986: Benson (TV series, an episode)
- 1986–1989: Alf (TV series, 30 episodes)
- 1986; 1991: Our Loud Home ( Growing Pains , TV series, three episodes)
- 1990: Who's the boss here? ( Who's the Boss?, TV series, an episode)
- 1993: Superman - The Adventures of Lois & Clark ( Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman , TV series, an episode)
- 1994: Emergency Room ( ER , TV series, four episodes)
- 1994: Alaska of all places ( Northern Exposure , TV series, an episode)
- 1994: Clash - Showdown in LA (Lookin 'Italian)
- 1994–1998: Frasier (TV series, two episodes)
- 1995: The Nanny ( The Nanny , TV series, episode)
- 1998: Caroline in the City (TV series, episode)
Web links
- John LaMotta in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Original quote on TMZ.com (English), accessed on December 14, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | LaMotta, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York |