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Joe Grifasi
ActorBorn June 14, 1944 (81 years)
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.
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
| 2022 | The Dreams of Rene Sendam · as Dr. Bradley |
| 2020 | I Know This Much Is True (TV Series) · as Steve Falice |
| 2019 | Evil (TV Series) · as Lombino |
| 2018 | New Amsterdam (2018) (TV Series) · as Lilo Steinhauser |
| 2018 | Lodge 49 (TV Series) |
| 2018 | Radium Girls · as Grandpa |
| 2017 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (TV Series) · as Judge Hackett |
| 2017 | The Good Fight (TV Series) · as Judge John Mata |
| 2016 | No Pay, Nudity · as Mr. Davenport |
| 2016 | Baked in Brooklyn · as David's Dad |
| 2016 | Bull (2016) (TV Series) · as Judge Rand |
| 2016 | The American Side · as The Serb |
| 2014 | Julie Taymor's A Midsummer Night's Dream · as Peter Quince |
| 2012 | Elementary (TV Series) · as Captain Moretti |
| 2010 | The Front · as Mr. Zeffirelli |
| 2009 | The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Judge John Mata |
| 2009 | Under New Management · as Msgr. Tranni |
| 2008 | Canterbury's Law (TV Series) |
| 2007 | Dark Matter · as Professor Colby |
| 2007 | The Last New Yorker · as Jerry |
| 2007 | The Bronx is Burning (TV Series) · as Yogi Berra |
| 2006 | A Crime · as Bill |
| 2006 | Creating Karma · as Prighorn |
| 2006 | Lewis Black: Red, White and Screwed · as Uncle Sam |
| 2006 | Conviction (TV Series) · as Judge Harrigan |
| 2005 | Slow Burn · as Desk Sgt. Drown |
| 2004 | 13 Going on 30 · as Mr. Flamhaff |
| 2003 | Tarzan (TV Series) · as Lieutenant Scott Connor |
| 2003 | Hope & Faith (TV Series) · as Leo |
| 2003 | Queens Supreme (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2003 | Bought & Sold · as Alphonso "chunks" Colon |
| 2002 | Auto Focus · as Strip Club M.c. |
| 2002 | Changing Lanes · as Judge Cosell |
| 2001 | Thieves (TV Series) · as Mickey |
| 2001 | The Education of Max Bickford (TV Series) · as Larry |
| 2001 | Queenie in Love · as Berthold |
| 2001 | 61* · as Phil Rizzuto |
| 2001 | Some of My Best Friends (TV Series) · as Joe Zito |
| 2000 | Looking for an Echo · as Vic |
| 2000 | Deadline (TV Series) |
| 2000 | The Other Me · as Conrad |
| 2000 | The Beat (TV Series) · as Vince Marinelli |
| 1999 | Switching Goals · as Dave |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Hashi Horowitz |
| 1999 | The Naked Man · as Koski |
| 1999 | The Out-of-Towners · as Arresting Cop |
| 1998 | Trinity (TV Series) · as Nick |
| 1998 | Blood on Her Hands · as Det. Larry Beers |
| 1997 | Sunday · as Scottie Elster |
| 1997 | The Practice (TV Series) · as Harry Papp |
| 1996 | One Fine Day · as Manny Feldstein |
| 1996 | Early Edition (TV Series) · as Harry Hawks |
| 1996 | Undue Influence · as Clem |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Ad Parody Husband |
| 1996 | Remember WENN (TV Series) · as Larry Looper |
| 1995 | Heavy · as Leo |
| 1995 | Shadow of a Doubt · as Sidney Sherman |
| 1995 | Two Bits · as Uncle Joe |
| 1995 | Money Train · as Riley |
| 1995 | Batman Forever · as Bank Guard |
| 1995 | Tall Tale · as Man In Top Hat |
| 1994 | Jack Reed: A Search for Justice · as Mike 'gravedigger' Edwards |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Tom Williams |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope (TV Series) |
| 1994 | Natural Born Killers · as Deputy Sheriff Duncan Homolka |
| 1994 | Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult · as Director |
| 1994 | The Hudsucker Proxy · as Lou |
| 1993 | Household Saints · as Frank Manzone |
| 1993 | Moon Over Miami (TV Series) |
| 1993 | Taking the Heat · as Lou Valentine |
| 1993 | Benny & Joon · as Mike |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street (TV Series) · as Lt. Walter Neal |
| 1993 | Class of '96 (TV Series) · as Joe Morrisey |
| 1992 | Sinatra (TV Series) · as George Evans |
| 1992 | Citizen Cohn · as Gerald Walpin |
| 1992 | Primary Motive · as Paul Melton |
| 1991 | City of Hope · as Pauly |
| 1990 | W.I.O.U. (TV Series) · as Tony Pro |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Defense Attorney James Linde |
| 1990 | Presumed Innocent · as Tommy Molto |
| 1989 | Kojak: Ariana · as Lieutenant Rastelli |
| 1989 | Perfect Witness · as Breeze |
| 1989 | The Feud · as Bud Bullard |
| 1989 | Chances Are · as Omar |
| 1988 | Beaches · as Otto Titsling |
| 1988 | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! · as Foreman |
| 1988 | Midnight Caller (TV Series) · as Harry Manx |
| 1988 | Roseanne (TV Series) · as Irs Office Supervisor |
| 1988 | The Appointments of Dennis Jennings · as Bartender |
| 1988 | Big Business · as Desk Clerk |
| 1987 | Moonstruck · as Shy Waiter |
| 1987 | Ironweed · as Jack |
| 1987 | Matewan · as Fausto |
| 1986 | One Police Plaza · as Insp. Nicolas Zambrano |
| 1986 | The Ellen Burstyn Show (TV Series) · as Timothy Winnegrew |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Dominic Nuzzi |
| 1986 | Matlock (TV Series) · as Hot Dog Vendor |
| 1986 | F/X · as Mickey |
| 1985 | Bad Medicine · as Gómez |
| 1985 | The Equalizer (TV Series) · as Lt. Vocek |
| 1985 | Brewster's Millions · as J.b. Donaldo |
| 1985 | Moonlighting (TV Series) · as Kapatkin |
| 1984 | The Flamingo Kid · as Mario Minetta |
| 1984 | The Pope of Greenwich Village · as Jimmy The Cheese Man |
| 1984 | Splash · as Manny |
| 1983 | SCTV Channel (TV Series) · as Tommy Lasorda As The Artful Dodger |
| 1983 | Will There Really Be a Morning? · as Wyler |
| 1982 | Still of the Night · as Joseph Vitucci |
| 1982 | Fighting Back · as Detective |
| 1982 | The Elephant Man · as Pinhead Manager |
| 1981 | Honky Tonk Freeway · as Osvaldo |
| 1981 | The Gentleman Bandit · as Det. Esposito |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues (TV Series) |
| 1980 | Hide in Plain Sight · as Matty Stanek |
| 1979 | Something Short of Paradise · as Barney Collins |
| 1978 | The Deer Hunter · as Bandleader |
| 1978 | On the Yard · as Morris |
| 1971 | Police Surgeon (1971) (TV Series) · as Jerry Shields |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Cpl. Matson |
| 1954 | Camera Three (TV Series) · as Louis: Suicide In B Flat |
| 1951 | Search for Tomorrow (TV Series) · as Landlord |