8.0
8.0
The Deer Hunter
1978
as Bandleader
Joe Grifasi
Also known as: Joseph G. Grifasi
Acting
Born:June 14, 1944(age 82)
Birthplace:Buffalo - New York - USA
Nationality:United States
Education:Canisius University, Yale School of Drama
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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.
Filmography (64 movies)
7.4
7.4
Matewan
1987
as Fausto
7.3
7.3
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
as Foreman
7.1
7.1
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994
as Lou
7.0
7.0
Benny & Joon
1993
as Mike
7.0
7.0
61*
2001
as Phil Rizzuto
6.8
6.8
Presumed Innocent
1990
as Tommy Molto
6.8
6.8
Moonstruck
1987
as Shy Waiter
6.8
6.8
13 Going on 30
2004
as Mr. Flamhaff
6.6
6.6
Heavy
1995
as Leo
6.6
6.6
Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed
2006
as Uncle Sam
6.6
6.6
Chances Are
1989
as Omar
6.6
6.6
Brewster's Millions
1985
as J.B. Donaldo
6.6
6.6
City of Hope
1991
as Pauly
6.6
6.6
F/X
1986
as Mickey
6.5
6.5
Radium Girls
2020
as Grandpa
6.5
6.5
Household Saints
1993
as Frank Manzone
6.5
6.5
The Last New Yorker
2010
as Jerry
6.5
6.5
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
1988
as Bartender
6.5
6.5
Perfect Witness
1989
as Breeze
6.4
6.4
One Fine Day
1996
as Manny Feldstein
6.4
6.4
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2014
as Peter Quince
6.4
6.4
The Pope of Greenwich Village
1984
as Jimmy the Cheese Man
6.3
6.3
Big Business
1988
as Desk Clerk
6.3
6.3
Ironweed
1987
as Jack
6.3
6.3
Changing Lanes
2002
as Judge Cosell
6.0
6.0
Citizen Cohn
1992
as Gerald Walpin
6.0
6.0
Kojak: Ariana
1989
as Lieutenant Rastelli
5.9
5.9
Money Train
1995
as Riley
5.9
5.9
Queenie in Love
2001
as Berthold
5.9
5.9
Switching Goals
1999
as Dave
5.8
5.8
On the Yard
1978
as Morris
5.7
5.7
Two Bits
1995
as Uncle Joe
5.7
5.7
Still of the Night
1982
as Joseph Vitucci
5.6
5.6
The Front
2010
as Mr. Zeffirelli
5.6
5.6
The Elephant Man
1982
as Pinhead Manager
5.6
5.6
The Other Me
2000
as Conrad
5.5
5.5
Primary Motive
1992
as Paul Melton
5.5
5.5
Undue Influence
1996
as Clem
5.4
5.4
Batman Forever
1995
as Bank Guard
5.4
5.4
A Crime
2006
as Bill
5.3
5.3
Hide in Plain Sight
1980
as Matty Stanek
5.3
5.3
Slow Burn
2005
as Desk Sgt. Drown
5.2
5.2
Honky Tonk Freeway
1981
as Osvaldo
5.2
5.2
Baked in Brooklyn
2016
as David's Dad
5.0
5.0
Bad Medicine
1985
as Gómez
5.0
5.0
Shadow of a Doubt
1996
as Sidney Sherman
5.0
5.0
The Deal
1998
as Boular
4.8
4.8
Sunday
1997
as Scottie Elster
4.8
4.8
The Gentleman Bandit
1981
as Det. Esposito
4.7
4.7
The American Side
2016
as The Serb
4.2
4.2
The Feud
1989
as Bud Bullard
4.0
4.0
Taking the Heat
1993
as Lou Valentine
3.8
3.8
The Naked Man
1998
as Koski
2.7
2.7
Looking for an Echo
2000
as Vic
2.5
2.5
Something Short of Paradise
1979
as Barney Collins
1.0
1.0
The Dreams of Rene Sendam
2022
as Dr. Bradley
Endgame
2023
as Nagg
Secret Service
1977
as Cpl. Matson
Tornado
2024
as Rich
One Police Plaza
1986
as Insp. Nicolas Zambrano
Me To Play
2021
as Himself
A Jersey Tale
2004
as Alphonso "Chunks" Colon
The 6th Annual Young Comedians
1981
as Self (Audience Member) (uncredited)
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