Robert LaSardo

Robert LaSardo (born September 20, 1963 in Brooklyn , New York City , New York ; as Robert LoSardo ) is an American actor . He is tattooed almost all over his body. In various film and television productions, he often embodied film villains.

Life

LaSardo studied acting at the Stella Adler Conservatory in New York City and made his acting debut in the 1980s. Through guest roles in film and television productions, he came to supporting roles in blockbuster films , as well as successful US television series, where he often played criminal Latinos, although he is an Italian-American himself . He gained fame primarily through his role as drug lord Escobar Gallardo in the series Nip / Tuck - Beauty has its price .

He has also published books, including an autobiography and a volume of poetry.

Filmography (selection)

Movies

• 1988: Number 5 doesn't give up (Short Circuit 2)
• 1988: Moving - Backward into Chaos (Moving)
• 1988: Me and him
• 1990: Hard to Kill
• 1994: Léon - The Professional (Léon)
• 1994: Drop Zone
• 1995: Waterworld
• 1996: Tiger Heart
• 1997: Gangland - Cops under attack (Gang Related)
• 1997: Freeze - nightmare night watch (Night Watch)
• 1997: Cypher (Double Tap)
• 1998: Running Woman
• 1998: Love Kills
• 1999: The Diamond Cop (Blue Streak)
• 2001: Bubble Boy
• 2003: In Hell
• 2005: Dirty
• 2006: Half Past Dead 2
• 2008: Death Race
• 2008: Tortured
• 2009: Double Tap
• 2010: The Wrath of Cain
• 2010: Autopsy
• 2011: pool boy
• 2012: Junkie
• 2012: The Honor of Killing (Tomorrow You're Gone)
• 2014: Lethal Punisher: Kill or be killed ( A Certain Justice , also Puncture Wounds )
• 2014: Jurassic City
• 2015: The Human Centipede III (Final Sequence)
• 2015: Killer Ink. - You will never forget your first tattoo (Parlor)
• 2018: The Mule

TV Shows

• 1989–1990: China Beach (5 episodes)
• 1991: Law & Order (episode 2x09)
• 1993-2003: New York Cops - NYPD Blue ( NYPD Blue , 4 episodes)
• 1994–1997: Renegade - Merciless Hunt ( Renegade , 4 episodes)
• 1996–1999: Pacific Blue - The Beach Police ( Pacific Blue , episodes 1x01, 5x20)
• 1996–2000: Nash Bridges (TV series, episodes 1x03, 5x21)
• 1997: The Sentinel ( The Sentinel , episode 2x12)
• 1999–2002: VIP - Die Bodyguards ( VIP , 3 episodes)
• 1999: Martial Law - The Karate Cop ( Martial Law , episodes 1x21–1x22)
• 1999: The X-Files - The Scary Cases of the FBI ( The X-Files , episode 7x08)
• 2002: Fastlane (episode 1x04)
• 2002: The Shield - Law of Violence ( The Shield , episode 1x12)
• 2003: A Touch of Heaven ( Touched by an Angel , episode 9x15)
• 2003–2010: Nip / Tuck - Beauty has its price ( Nip / Tuck , 10 episodes)
• 2004: Cold Case - No victim is ever forgotten ( Cold Case , episode 1x11)
• 2005: Ghost Whisperer - Voices from Beyond ( Ghost Whisperer , episodes 1x07, 1x08)
• 2006: Bones ( Bones , episode 1x13)
• 2006-2007: General Hospital (28 episodes)
• 2007: Life (episode 1x03)
• 2007-2011: CSI: Miami (5 episodes)
• 2008: CSI: Vegas ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , episode 8x12)
• 2010: Chase (episode 1x02)
• 2011: Criminal Minds: Team Red ( Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior , episode 1x11)
• 2011–2012: In Plain Sight ( In Plain Sight , episodes 4x10, 5x02)
• 2013: Back in the Game (episode 1x02)

literature

• Robert LaSardo: Life Sentence: A true story about love, lunacy and fame , CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014, ISBN 978-1496125354
• Robert LaSardo: Playing With Fire , Glover Lane Press, 2015, ISBN 978-0615506920
• Robert LaSardo: Gabriel's Trial , CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017 ISBN 978-0615506920

Web links

• Robert LaSardo in the Internet Movie Database (English)