Actor
Joe Grifasi
June 14, 1944 · Buffalo - New York - USA
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.
Notable work
5.5Batman Forever (1995)
as Bank Guard
6.813 Going on 30 (2004)
as Mr. Flamhaff
7.3The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
as Foreman
8The Deer Hunter (1978)
as Bandleader
8Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Hashi Horowitz
7Natural Born Killers (1994)
as Deputy Sheriff Duncan Homolka
6.5Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
as Director
7.6Elementary (2012)
as Captain Moretti
6.3Splash (1984)
as Manny
6.3Changing Lanes (2002)
as Judge Cosell
7.1The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
as Lou
6.8Moonstruck (1987)
as Shy Waiter
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