Joe Grifasi
- a.k.a. Joseph G. Grifasi
- Joseph Grifasi
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Joseph G. "Joe" Grifasi (born June 14, 1944) is an American character actor of film, stage and television. Born in Buffalo, New York, Grifasi joined the U.S. Army prior to studying acting. He has appeared in more than 50 feature films including Presumed Innocent, The Deer Hunter, Big Business, Beaches, Auto Focus, Matewan, Naked Gun, Dark Matter, Natural Born Killers, Chances Are, Changing Lanes, One Fine Day, F/X, Benny & Joon, The Pope of Greenwich Village, Brewster’s Millions, Batman Forever, The Flamingo Kid, Ironweed, and Splash. His television credits include The Bronx is Burning (as Yogi Berra), 61* (as Phil Rizzuto), Law & Order, ER, LA Law, Chicago Hope, Hill Street Blues, SCTV, Roseanne, and The Practice. Grifasi’s Broadway credits include Dinner at Eight, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, A Memory of Two Mondays, Boy Meets Girl, The Accidental Death of an Anarchist, The 1940’s Radio Hour and Happy End. His off-Broadway credits include Conversations in Tusculum, The Boys Next Door (Drama Desk Nomination), Once Around the City, Golden Boy, Filumena and Says I, Says He. He has been married to jazz soprano saxophonist and composer Jane Ira Bloom, whom he met while studying at the Yale School of Drama, since 1974.
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Joseph G. „Joe“ Grifasi (* 14. Juni 1944) ist ein US-amerikanischer Charakterdarsteller für Film, Bühne und Fernsehen. Geboren in Buffalo, New York, diente Grifasi vor seinem Schauspielstudium in der US-Armee. Er wirkte in über 50 Spielfilmen mit, darunter „Aus Mangel an Beweisen“, „Die durch die Hölle gehen“, „Big Business“, „Beaches“, „Auto Focus“, „Matewan“, „Die nackte Kanone“, „Dark Matter“, „Natural Born Killers“, „Chances Are“, „Changing Lanes“, „One Fine Day“, „F/X“, „Benny & Joon“, „Der Papst von Greenwich Village“, „Brewster’s Millions“, „Batman Forever“, „The Flamingo Kid“, „Ironweed“ und „Splash“. Zu seinen Fernsehrollen zählen Auftritte in „The Bronx is Burning“ (als Yogi Berra), „61*“ (als Phil Rizzuto), „Law & Order“, „Emergency Room“, „L.A. Law“, „Chicago Hope“, „Hill Street Blues“, „SCTV“, „Roseanne“ und „The Practice“. Zu Grifasis Broadway-Engagements zählen „Dinner at Eight“, „The Mystery of Edwin Drood“, „A Memory of Two Mondays“, „Boy Meets Girl“, „The Accidental Death of an Anarchist“, „The 1940’s Radio Hour“ und „Happy End“. Off-Broadway war er unter anderem in „Conversations in Tusculum“, „The Boys Next Door“ (Drama Desk-Nominierung), „Once Around the City“, „Golden Boy“, „Filumena“ und „Says I, Says He“ zu sehen. Seit 1974 ist er mit der Jazz-Sopransaxophonistin und Komponistin Jane Ira Bloom verheiratet, die er während seines Studiums an der Yale School of Drama kennenlernte.
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- Place of Birth
- Buffalo - New York - USA
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| Character | Movie / TV Show | Genres | Release | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Moretti | ElementaryTV | 76% · 1,804 | ||
| Director | Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult | 65% · 2,481 | ||
| Foreman | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | 73% · 4,443 |