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Joseph G. Grifasi
Joseph Grifasi
Joe Grifasi
Acting
Biography
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 Yog…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Tornado
as Rich
Endgame
as Nagg
The Dreams of Rene Sendam
as Dr. Bradley
Me To Play
as Himself
Radium Girls
as Grandpa
No Pay, Nudity
as Mr. Davenport
The American Side
as The Serb
Baked in Brooklyn
as David's Dad
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Peter Quince
The Front
as Mr. Zeffirelli
TV Shows
I Know This Much Is True
as Steve Falice · 1 ep.
Evil
as Lombino · 3 ep.
New Amsterdam
as Lilo Steinhauser · 1 ep.
Lodge 49
6 ep.
The Good Fight
as Judge John Mata · 1 ep.
Bull
as Judge Rand · 3 ep.
Elementary
as Captain Moretti · 1 ep.
The Good Wife
as Judge John Mata · 1 ep.
Canterbury's Law
1 ep.
The Bronx Is Burning
as Yogi Berra · 8 ep.