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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Tornado
Character:Rich
Release Date:06/10/2024
Endgame
Character:Nagg
Release Date:14/04/2023
The Dreams of Rene Sendam
Character:Dr. Bradley
Release Date:18/01/2022
Me To Play
Character:Himself
Release Date:16/02/2021
Radium Girls
Character:Grandpa
Release Date:23/10/2020
No Pay, Nudity
Character:Mr. Davenport
Release Date:04/11/2016
Baked in Brooklyn
Character:David's Dad
Release Date:14/10/2016
The American Side
Character:The Serb
Release Date:14/04/2016
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Character:Peter Quince
Release Date:08/09/2014
The Front
Character:Mr. Zeffirelli
Release Date:26/05/2010
The Last New Yorker
Character:Jerry
Release Date:19/02/2010
A Crime
Character:Bill
Release Date:11/09/2006
Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed
Character:Uncle Sam
Release Date:10/06/2006
Slow Burn
Character:Desk Sgt. Drown
Release Date:12/09/2005
A Jersey Tale
Character:Alphonso "Chunks" Colon
Release Date:25/06/2004
13 Going on 30
Character:Mr. Flamhaff
Release Date:13/04/2004
Auto Focus
Character:Strip Club M.C.
Release Date:18/10/2002
Changing Lanes
Character:Judge Cosell
Release Date:07/04/2002
Queenie in Love
Character:Berthold
Release Date:12/09/2001
61*
Character:Phil Rizzuto
Release Date:28/04/2001
Looking for an Echo
Character:Vic
Release Date:10/11/2000
The Other Me
Character:Conrad
Release Date:08/09/2000
Switching Goals
Character:Dave
Release Date:12/12/1999
The Out-of-Towners
Character:Arresting Cop
Release Date:02/04/1999
The Naked Man
Character:Koski
Release Date:02/08/1998
The Deal
Character:Boular
Release Date:01/01/1998
Sunday
Character:Scottie Elster
Release Date:01/05/1997
One Fine Day
Character:Manny Feldstein
Release Date:20/12/1996
Shadow of a Doubt
Character:Sidney Sherman
Release Date:03/12/1996
Undue Influence
Character:Clem
Release Date:15/09/1996
Heavy
Character:Leo
Release Date:29/12/1995
Money Train
Character:Riley
Release Date:21/11/1995
Two Bits
Character:Uncle Joe
Release Date:22/10/1995
Batman Forever
Character:Bank Guard
Release Date:16/06/1995
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
Character:Mike 'Gravedigger' Edwards
Release Date:02/10/1994
Natural Born Killers
Character:Deputy Sheriff Duncan Homolka
Release Date:26/08/1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Character:Director
Release Date:18/03/1994
The Hudsucker Proxy
Character:Lou
Release Date:11/03/1994
Household Saints
Character:Frank Manzone
Release Date:15/09/1993
Taking the Heat
Character:Lou Valentine
Release Date:06/06/1993
Benny & Joon
Character:Mike
Release Date:16/04/1993
Citizen Cohn
Character:Gerald Walpin
Release Date:22/08/1992
Primary Motive
Character:Paul Melton
Release Date:02/08/1992
City of Hope
Character:Pauly
Release Date:11/10/1991
Presumed Innocent
Character:Tommy Molto
Release Date:27/07/1990
Kojak: Ariana
Character:Lieutenant Rastelli
Release Date:02/11/1989
Perfect Witness
Character:Breeze
Release Date:28/10/1989
The Feud
Character:Bud Bullard
Release Date:30/09/1989
Chances Are
Character:Omar
Release Date:10/03/1989
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Character:Foreman
Release Date:02/12/1988
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
Character:Bartender
Release Date:07/09/1988
Big Business
Character:Desk Clerk
Release Date:10/06/1988
Ironweed
Character:Jack
Release Date:18/12/1987
Moonstruck
Character:Shy Waiter
Release Date:16/12/1987
Matewan
Character:Fausto
Release Date:28/08/1987
One Police Plaza
Character:Insp. Nicolas Zambrano
Release Date:29/11/1986
F/X
Character:Mickey
Release Date:07/02/1986
Bad Medicine
Character:Gómez
Release Date:22/11/1985
Brewster's Millions
Character:J.B. Donaldo
Release Date:22/05/1985
The Flamingo Kid
Character:Mario Minetta
Release Date:21/12/1984
The Pope of Greenwich Village
Character:Jimmy the Cheese Man
Release Date:22/06/1984
Splash
Character:Manny
Release Date:09/03/1984
Will There Really Be a Morning?
Character:Wyler
Release Date:22/02/1983
Still of the Night
Character:Joseph Vitucci
Release Date:19/11/1982
The Elephant Man
Character:Pinhead Manager
Release Date:04/01/1982
The 6th Annual Young Comedians
Character:Self (Audience Member) (uncredited)
Release Date:11/12/1981
Honky Tonk Freeway
Character:Osvaldo
Release Date:21/08/1981
The Gentleman Bandit
Character:Det. Esposito
Release Date:06/05/1981
Hide in Plain Sight
Character:Matty Stanek
Release Date:21/03/1980
Something Short of Paradise
Character:Barney Collins
Release Date:14/09/1979
The Deer Hunter
Character:Bandleader
Release Date:08/12/1978
On the Yard
Character:Morris
Release Date:16/09/1978
Secret Service
Character:Cpl. Matson
Release Date:12/01/1977
Television Appearances
I Know This Much Is True
Character:Steve Falice
Evil
Character:Lombino
New Amsterdam
Character:Lilo Steinhauser
Lodge 49
Character:
The Good Fight
Character:Judge John Mata
Bull
Character:Judge Arlen Rand
Bull
Character:Judge Rand
Elementary
Character:Captain Moretti
The Good Wife
Character:Judge John Mata
Canterbury's Law
Character:
The Bronx Is Burning
Character:Yogi Berra
Conviction
Character:Judge Harrigan
Tarzan
Character:Lieutenant Scott Connor
Hope & Faith
Character:Leo
Some of My Best Friends
Character:Joe Zito
Deadline
Character:
The Beat
Character:Vince Marinelli
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Hashi Horowitz
The Practice
Character:Harry Papp
Early Edition
Character:Harry Hawks
Remember WENN
Character:Larry Looper
ER
Character:Tom Williams
Chicago Hope
Character:Larry Ruscetti
Moon Over Miami
Character:
Class of '96
Character:Joe Morrisey
Sinatra
Character:George Evans
WIOU
Character:Tony Pro
Law & Order
Character:Ezra Gould
Law & Order
Character:Defense Attorney James Linde
Capital News
Character:
Roseanne
Character:IRS Office Supervisor
L.A. Law
Character:Dominic Nuzzi
Matlock
Character:Hot Dog Vendor
The Equalizer
Character:Lt. Vocek
Moonlighting
Character:Kapatkin
Hill Street Blues
Character:Ronnie Delacroce
Great Performances
Character:Cpl. Matson
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