Peter Onorati
Peter Onorati (born May 13, 1954 in Boonton , New Jersey ) is an American actor .
Life and accomplishments
Onorati grew up in Boonton, New Jersey. He studied management science ( business administration ) at Lycoming College and graduated with a bachelor's degree . The attempt at a career as a professional football player was unsuccessful. He later studied at Fairleigh Dickinson University , where he earned a Master of Business Administration degree. He then worked for the Ford Motor Company , among others .
Onorati made his actor debut in 1986 in the television drama Wanted: The Perfect Guy . The following year he starred in the comedy Firehouse , in which Julia Roberts made her debut in a minor supporting role. In the 1990 action film Airborne - Wings of Steel , he starred alongside Nicolas Cage and Tommy Lee Jones . In the television series Joe's Life , he took on the role of Joe Gennaro in 1993 . In the same year he starred in the thriller Breathless Escape alongside Victoria Principal in one of the leading roles. He played other leading roles in 1995 in the SF horror film Femme Fatale from Space and in 1998 in the SF action film Tycus - Death from Space , in which he appeared alongside Dennis Hopper .
Onorati is married to the writer Jeanette Collins and has three sons. He lives in Los Angeles .
Filmography (selection)
- Movie
- 1987: Firehouse ... like the fire department (Firehouse)
- 1990: Airborne - steel wings (Fire Birds)
- 1990: Good Fellas - Three decades in the Mafia (Goodfellas)
- 1990: Greetings from Hollywood (Postcards from the Edge)
- 1993: River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene
- 1994: Vacation Totally Crazy (Camp Nowhere)
- 1995: Femme fatale from space (Not Like Us)
- 1995: Released for launch (With Hostile Intent)
- 1995: Origin unknown (Donor Unknown)
- 1997: RocketMan
- 1998: Tycus - Death from Space (Tycus)
- 1998: True Friends - True Friends (True Friends)
- 1999: The Art of Murder
- 1999: Just Looking
- 2001: Ordinary Sinner
- 2006: All In - Pokerface (All In)
- TV Shows
- 1986: Junge Schicksale ( ABC Afterschool Specials , episode 15x02)
- 1988–1989: Kate & Allie (4 episodes)
- 1989: Back to the Past ( Quantum Leap , episode 2x02)
- 1990: Cop Rock (11 episodes)
- 1991–1993: Civil Wars (36 episodes)
- 1994: Tales from the Crypt ( Tales from the Crypt , Episode 6x02)
- 1995–1997: Murder One (6 episodes)
- 1997: Outer Limits - The Unknown Dimension ( The Outer Limits , episode 3x04)
- 1997: New York Cops - NYPD Blue ( NYPD Blue , 3 episodes)
- 1998: Nash Bridges (episode 4x11)
- 2000: Touched by an Angel ( Touched By An Angel , Episode 6x13)
- 2000: Pretender ( The Pretender , episode 4x12)
- 2000: Walker, Texas Ranger (4 episodes)
- 2000–2001: Sheena - Queen of the Jungle ( Sheena , 2 episodes)
- 2001: Emergency Room ( ER , episode 7x22)
- 2001: Sex and the City (episode 4x08)
- 2001: Crossing Jordan - Pathologist with profile ( Crossing Jordan , episode 1x03)
- 2002: Providence (episode 4x12)
- 2002: Monk (episode 1x07)
- 2003: Navy CIS ( Navy NCIS , episode 1x07)
- 2004: JAG - On behalf of honor ( JAG , episode 10x07)
- 2005: CSI: NY (episode 2x03)
- 2005: Ghost Whisperer - Voices from Beyond ( Ghost Whisperer , episode 1x11)
- 2006: Las Vegas (episode 3x19)
- 2006: Conviction (episode 1x09)
- 2007: Numbers - The Logic of Crime ( NUMB3RS , episode 4x07)
- 2007-2008: Boston Legal (3 episodes)
- 2007–2009: Everyone Hates Chris ( Everybody Hates Chris , 5 episodes)
- 2008: Desperate Housewives (2 episodes)
- 2009: 24 (2 episodes)
- 2009: Chuck (episode 2x20)
- 2009: Cold Case - No victim is ever forgotten ( Cold Case , episode 7x08)
- 2010: The Mentalist (episode 2x13)
- 2010: In Plain Sight ( In Plain Sight , episode 3x07)
- 2010: Rizzoli & Isles (episode 1x05)
- 2010: The Glades (episode 1x08)
- 2011: Castle (episode 3x20)
- 2012: The Big Bang Theory (episode 5x18)
- 2012: Harry's Law (episode 2x21)
- 2012: CSI: Vegas ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , 2 episodes)
- 2012: Sons of Anarchy (episode 5x09)
- 2013: Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York ( Blue Bloods , episode 3x19)
- 2014: 2 Broke Girls (episode 3x23)
- 2014: Murder in the First (4 episodes)
- 2014: The Exes (episode 4x06)
- 2015: How to Get Away with Murder (episode 1x12)
- 2015: Battle Creek (episode 1x02)
- 2017: SWAT
Web links
- Peter Onorati in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Onorati, Peter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1954 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Boonton, New Jersey |