Joe Grifasi
Born in Buffalo - New York - USA — Jun 14 1944
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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 cred…
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Hashi Horowitz
Law & Order
Ezra Gould
ER
Tom Williams
The Good Wife
Judge John Mata
Elementary
Captain Moretti
Great Performances
Cpl. Matson
Evil
Lombino
The Practice
Harry Papp
Bull
Judge Arlen Rand
Chicago Hope
Larry Ruscetti
L.A. Law
Dominic Nuzzi
New Amsterdam
Lilo Steinhauser
The Equalizer
Lt. Vocek
The Good Fight
Judge John Mata
Matlock
Hot Dog Vendor
Early Edition
Harry Hawks
Moonlighting
Kapatkin
Hill Street Blues
Ronnie Delacroce
Hope & Faith
Leo
Remember WENN
Larry Looper
Conviction
Judge Harrigan
Roseanne
IRS Office Supervisor
Capital News
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Foreman
Class of '96
Joe Morrisey
The Deer Hunter
Bandleader
The Beat
Vince Marinelli
Batman Forever
Bank Guard
I Know This Much Is True
Steve Falice
Deadline
13 Going on 30
Mr. Flamhaff
Natural Born Killers
Deputy Sheriff Duncan Homolka
Tarzan
Lieutenant Scott Connor
Lodge 49
Moonstruck
Shy Waiter
Splash
Manny
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Director
Money Train
Riley
WIOU
Tony Pro
The Bronx Is Burning
Yogi Berra
Moon Over Miami
Presumed Innocent
Tommy Molto
Canterbury's Law
Changing Lanes
Judge Cosell
The Hudsucker Proxy
Lou
Ironweed
Jack
One Fine Day
Manny Feldstein
Matewan
Fausto
Chances Are
Omar
Brewster's Millions
J.B. Donaldo
The Out-of-Towners
Arresting Cop
Auto Focus
Strip Club M.C.
Benny & Joon
Mike
Slow Burn
Desk Sgt. Drown
F/X
Mickey
Sinatra
George Evans
Big Business
Desk Clerk
Undue Influence
Clem
The Pope of Greenwich Village
Jimmy the Cheese Man
Heavy
Leo
61*
Phil Rizzuto
Some of My Best Friends
Joe Zito
City of Hope
Pauly
The Flamingo Kid
Mario Minetta
A Crime
Bill
The Naked Man
Koski
Still of the Night
Joseph Vitucci
Bad Medicine
Gómez
Radium Girls
Grandpa
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
Bartender
One Police Plaza
Insp. Nicolas Zambrano
Kojak: Ariana
Lieutenant Rastelli
The Front
Mr. Zeffirelli
Two Bits
Uncle Joe
Secret Service
Cpl. Matson
The Other Me
Conrad
Perfect Witness
Breeze
The Deal
Boular
Taking the Heat
Lou Valentine
Will There Really Be a Morning?
Wyler
Honky Tonk Freeway
Osvaldo
Shadow of a Doubt
Sidney Sherman
The Feud
Bud Bullard
Endgame
Nagg
Looking for an Echo
Vic
Queenie in Love
Berthold
Hide in Plain Sight
Matty Stanek
Citizen Cohn
Gerald Walpin
Household Saints
Frank Manzone
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
Switching Goals
Dave
On the Yard
Morris
Sunday
Scottie Elster
Baked in Brooklyn
David's Dad
The American Side
The Serb
A Jersey Tale
Alphonso "Chunks" Colon
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Peter Quince
The Gentleman Bandit
Det. Esposito
No Pay, Nudity
Mr. Davenport
The Elephant Man
Pinhead Manager
Something Short of Paradise
Barney Collins
Primary Motive
Paul Melton
The Last New Yorker
Jerry
Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed
Uncle Sam
The 6th Annual Young Comedians
Self (Audience Member) (uncredited)
Me To Play
Himself
Tornado
Rich
The Dreams of Rene Sendam
Dr. Bradley