Joe Grifasi
Age: 79 | From: Buffalo - New York - USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1944-06-14 08:18:33
Aliases: Joseph G. Grifasi , Joseph Grifasi
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Buffalo - New York - USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 40
TV Involvements: 17
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joseph G. "Joe" Grifasi (born June 14, 1944) is an American character actor of film, stage and television. Grifasi was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Patricia (née Gaglione) and Joseph J. Grifasi, a skilled laborer. Grifasi graduated from Bishop Fallon High School, a now defunct Catholic high school in Buffalo. He played football and acted in many of the school's plays. Grifasi briefly attended Canisius College in Buffalo before joining the United States Army. He went on to study at the Yale School of Drama. While at the Yale School of Drama, he met his future wife, the jazz soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom. Grifasi has played two separate members of the Baseball Hall of Fame who played for the New York Yankees. In 61, set in 1961, he played Phil Rizzuto; in The Bronx Is Burning, set in 1977, he played Yogi Berra. Paul Borghese played Berra in 61, while actual 1977 broadcast recordings of Rizzuto were used in The Bronx Is Burning.
Most Famous Work
Law & Order
(1990) Defense Attorney James Linde
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(1999) Judge Hashi Horowitz
Elementary
(2012) Captain Moretti
L.A. Law
(1986) Dominic Nuzzi
Bull
(2016) Judge Arlen Rand
ER
(1994) Tom Williams
Evil
(2019) Lombino
The Equalizer
(1985) Lt. VocekActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Nagg | |
| 2022 | Dr. Bradley | |
| 2021 | Himself | |
| 2020 | Grandpa | |
| Steve Falice | ||
| 2019 | Lombino | |
| 2018 | N/A | |
| 2016 | David's Dad | |
| Judge Arlen Rand | ||
| Judge Rand | ||
| The Serb | ||
| 2014 | Peter Quince | |
| 2012 | Captain Moretti | |
| 2010 | Mr. Zeffirelli | |
| Jerry | ||
| 2008 | N/A | |
| 2007 | Yogi Berra | |
| 2006 | Bill | |
| Uncle Sam | ||
| Judge Harrigan | ||
| 2005 | Desk Sgt. Drown | |
| 2004 | Alphonso "Chunks" Colon | |
| Mr. Flamhaff | ||
| 2003 | Leo | |
| 2002 | Strip Club M.C. | |
| Judge Cosell | ||
| 2001 | Berthold | |
| Phil Rizzuto | ||
| Joe Zito | ||
| 2000 | Vic | |
| N/A | ||
| Conrad | ||
| 1999 | Dave | |
| Judge Hashi Horowitz | ||
| N/A | ||
| Hashi Horowitz | ||
| 1998 | Koski | |
| Boular | ||
| 1997 | Scottie Elster | |
| 1996 | Manny Feldstein | |
| Sidney Sherman | ||
| N/A | ||
| Clem | ||
| 1995 | Leo | |
| Riley | ||
| Uncle Joe | ||
| Bank Guard | ||
| 1994 | Mike 'Gravedigger' Edwards | |
| Tom Williams | ||
| N/A | ||
| Deputy Sheriff Duncan Homolka | ||
| Director | ||
| Lou | ||
| 1993 | N/A | |
| Frank Manzone | ||
| Lou Valentine | ||
| Mike | ||
| Joe Morrisey | ||
| 1992 | George Evans | |
| Gerald Walpin | ||
| Paul Melton | ||
| 1991 | Pauly | |
| 1990 | Tony Pro | |
| Ezra Gould | ||
| Defense Attorney James Linde | ||
| Tommy Molto | ||
| 1989 | Lieutenant Rastelli | |
| Breeze | ||
| Bud Bullard | ||
| Omar | ||
| 1988 | Foreman | |
| N/A | ||
| Bartender | ||
| Desk Clerk | ||
| 1987 | Jack | |
| Shy Waiter | ||
| Fausto | ||
| 1986 | Insp. Nicolas Zambrano | |
| Dominic Nuzzi | ||
| Mickey | ||
| 1985 | Gómez | |
| Lt. Vocek | ||
| J.B. Donaldo | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1984 | Mario Minetta | |
| Jimmy the Cheese Man | ||
| Manny | ||
| 1983 | Wyler | |
| 1982 | Joseph Vitucci | |
| Pinhead Manager | ||
| 1981 | Osvaldo | |
| Det. Esposito | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1980 | Matty Stanek | |
| 1979 | Barney Collins | |
| 1978 | Morris | |
| Bandleader | ||
| 1977 | Cpl. Matson | |
| 1971 | Cpl. Matson | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
