1944-06-14 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. 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.
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Tornado | Rich | 2024-10-06 |
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Endgame | Nagg | 2023-04-14 |
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The Dreams of Rene Sendam | Dr. Bradley | 2022-01-18 |
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Me To Play | Himself | 2021-02-16 |
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Radium Girls | Grandpa | 2020-10-23 |
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No Pay, Nudity | Mr. Davenport | 2016-11-04 |
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The American Side | The Serb | 2016-04-14 |
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Baked in Brooklyn | David's Dad | 2016-10-14 |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream | Peter Quince | 2014-09-08 |
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The Last New Yorker | Jerry | 2010-02-19 |
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The Front | Mr. Zeffirelli | 2010-05-26 |
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Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed | Uncle Sam | 2006-06-10 |
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A Crime | Bill | 2006-09-11 |
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Slow Burn | Desk Sgt. Drown | 2005-09-12 |
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A Jersey Tale | Alphonso "Chunks" Colon | 2004-06-25 |
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13 Going on 30 | Mr. Flamhaff | 2004-04-13 |
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Auto Focus | Strip Club M.C. | 2002-10-18 |
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Changing Lanes | Judge Cosell | 2002-04-07 |
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61* | Phil Rizzuto | 2001-04-28 |
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Queenie in Love | Berthold | 2001-09-12 |
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Looking for an Echo | Vic | 2000-11-10 |
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The Other Me | Conrad | 2000-09-08 |
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Switching Goals | Dave | 1999-12-12 |
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The Out-of-Towners | Arresting Cop | 1999-04-02 |
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The Deal | Boular | 1998-01-01 |
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The Naked Man | Koski | 1998-08-02 |
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Sunday | Scottie Elster | 1997-05-01 |
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Shadow of a Doubt | Sidney Sherman | 1996-12-03 |
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One Fine Day | Manny Feldstein | 1996-12-20 |
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Heavy | Leo | 1995-12-29 |
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Two Bits | Uncle Joe | 1995-10-22 |
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Batman Forever | Bank Guard | 1995-06-16 |
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Money Train | Riley | 1995-11-21 |
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Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult | Director | 1994-03-18 |
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The Hudsucker Proxy | Lou | 1994-03-11 |
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Jack Reed: A Search for Justice | 1994-10-02 | |
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Natural Born Killers | Deputy Sheriff Duncan Homolka | 1994-08-26 |
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Taking the Heat | Lou Valentine | 1993-06-06 |
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Benny & Joon | Mike | 1993-04-16 |
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Household Saints | Frank Manzone | 1993-09-15 |
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Primary Motive | Paul Melton | 1992-08-02 |
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Citizen Cohn | Gerald Walpin | 1992-08-22 |
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City of Hope | Pauly | 1991-10-11 |
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Presumed Innocent | Tommy Molto | 1990-07-27 |
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Perfect Witness | Breeze | 1989-10-28 |
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Chances Are | Omar | 1989-03-10 |
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The Feud | Bud Bullard | 1989-09-30 |
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Kojak: Ariana | Lieutenant Rastelli | 1989-11-02 |
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | Foreman | 1988-12-02 |
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Big Business | Desk Clerk | 1988-06-10 |
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The Appointments of Dennis Jennings | Bartender | 1988-09-07 |
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Matewan | Fausto | 1987-08-28 |
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Ironweed | Jack | 1987-12-18 |
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Moonstruck | Shy Waiter | 1987-12-16 |
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F/X | Mickey | 1986-02-07 |
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One Police Plaza | Insp. Nicolas Zambrano | 1986-11-29 |
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Bad Medicine | Gómez | 1985-11-22 |
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Brewster's Millions | J.B. Donaldo | 1985-05-22 |
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The Pope of Greenwich Village | Jimmy the Cheese Man | 1984-06-22 |
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The Flamingo Kid | Mario Minetta | 1984-12-21 |
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Splash | Manny | 1984-03-09 |
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Will There Really Be a Morning? | Wyler | 1983-02-22 |
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Still of the Night | Joseph Vitucci | 1982-11-19 |
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The Elephant Man | Pinhead Manager | 1982-01-04 |
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The 6th Annual Young Comedians | Self (Audience Member) (uncredited) | 1981-12-11 |
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The Gentleman Bandit | Det. Esposito | 1981-05-06 |
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Honky Tonk Freeway | Osvaldo | 1981-08-21 |
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Hide in Plain Sight | Matty Stanek | 1980-03-21 |
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Something Short of Paradise | Barney Collins | 1979-09-14 |
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The Deer Hunter | Bandleader | 1978-12-08 |
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On the Yard | Morris | 1978-09-16 |
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Secret Service | Cpl. Matson | 1977-01-12 |
