Joe Grifasi
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Joseph G. "Joe" Grifasi (born June 14, 1944) is an American character actor of film, stage and television. Grifasi was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Patricia (née Gaglione) and Joseph J. Grifasi, a skilled laborer. Grifasi graduated from Bishop Fallon High School, a now defunct Catholic high school in Buffalo. He played football and acted in many of the school's plays. Grifasi briefly attended Canisius College in Buffalo before joining the United States Army. He went on to study at the Yale School of Drama. While at the Yale School of Drama, he met his future wife, the jazz soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom. Grifasi has played two separate members of the Baseball Hall of Fame who played for the New York Yankees. In 61, set in 1961, he played Phil Rizzuto; in The Bronx Is Burning, set in 1977, he played Yogi Berra. Paul Borghese played Berra in 61, while actual 1977 broadcast recordings of Rizzuto were used in The Bronx Is Burning.
Acted in
Endgame
2023
as Nagg
The Dreams of Rene Sendam
2022
as Dr. Bradley
Me To Play
2021
as Himself
Radium Girls
2020
as Grandpa
I Know This Much Is True
2020
as Steve Falice
Evil
2019
as Lombino
New Amsterdam
2018
as Lilo Steinhauser
Lodge 49
2018
The Good Fight
2017
as Judge John Mata
Baked in Brooklyn
2016
as David's Dad
Bull
2016
as Judge Arlen Rand
Bull
2016
as Judge Rand
The American Side
2016
as The Serb
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2014
as Peter Quince
Elementary
2012
as Captain Moretti
The Front
2010
as Mr. Zeffirelli
The Last New Yorker
2010
as Jerry
The Good Wife
2009
as Judge John Mata
Canterbury's Law
2008
The Bronx Is Burning
2007
as Yogi Berra
A Crime
2006
as Bill
Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed
2006
as Uncle Sam
Conviction
2006
as Judge Harrigan
Slow Burn
2005
as Desk Sgt. Drown
A Jersey Tale
2004
as Alphonso "Chunks" Colon
13 Going on 30
2004
as Mr. Flamhaff
Tarzan
2003
as Lieutenant Scott Connor
Hope & Faith
2003
as Leo
Auto Focus
2002
as Strip Club M.C.
Changing Lanes
2002
as Judge Cosell
Queenie in Love
2001
as Berthold
61*
2001
as Phil Rizzuto
Some of My Best Friends
2001
as Joe Zito
Looking for an Echo
2000
as Vic
Deadline
2000
The Other Me
2000
as Conrad
The Beat
2000
as Vince Marinelli
Switching Goals
1999
as Dave
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Hashi Horowitz
The Out-of-Towners
1999
as Arresting Cop
The Naked Man
1998
as Koski
The Deal
1998
as Boular
Sunday
1997
as Scottie Elster
One Fine Day
1996
as Manny Feldstein
Shadow of a Doubt
1996
as Sidney Sherman
Early Edition
1996
Undue Influence
1996
as Clem
Heavy
1995
as Leo
Money Train
1995
as Riley
Two Bits
1995
as Uncle Joe
Batman Forever
1995
as Bank Guard
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
1994
as Mike 'Gravedigger' Edwards
ER
1994
as Tom Williams
Chicago Hope
1994
Natural Born Killers
1994
as Deputy Sheriff Duncan Homolka
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
as Director
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994
as Lou
Household Saints
1993
as Frank Manzone
Moon Over Miami
1993
Taking the Heat
1993
as Lou Valentine
Benny & Joon
1993
as Mike
Class of '96
1993
as Joe Morrisey
Sinatra
1992
as George Evans
Citizen Cohn
1992
as Gerald Walpin
Primary Motive
1992
as Paul Melton
City of Hope
1991
as Pauly
WIOU
1990
as Tony Pro
Law & Order
1990
as Ezra Gould
Law & Order
1990
as Defense Attorney James Linde
Presumed Innocent
1990
as Tommy Molto
Capital News
1990
Kojak: Ariana
1989
as Lieutenant Rastelli
Perfect Witness
1989
as Breeze
The Feud
1989
as Bud Bullard
Chances Are
1989
as Omar
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
as Foreman
Roseanne
1988
as IRS Office Supervisor
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
1988
as Bartender
Big Business
1988
as Desk Clerk
Ironweed
1987
as Jack
Moonstruck
1987
as Shy Waiter
Matewan
1987
as Fausto
One Police Plaza
1986
as Insp. Nicolas Zambrano
L.A. Law
1986
as Dominic Nuzzi
F/X
1986
as Mickey
Bad Medicine
1985
as Gómez
The Equalizer
1985
as Lt. Vocek
Brewster's Millions
1985
as J.B. Donaldo
Moonlighting
1985
as Kapatkin
The Flamingo Kid
1984
as Mario Minetta
The Pope of Greenwich Village
1984
as Jimmy the Cheese Man
Splash
1984
as Manny
Will There Really Be a Morning?
1983
as Wyler
Still of the Night
1982
as Joseph Vitucci
The Elephant Man
1982
as Pinhead Manager
Honky Tonk Freeway
1981
as Osvaldo
The Gentleman Bandit
1981
as Det. Esposito
Hill Street Blues
1981
Hide in Plain Sight
1980
as Matty Stanek
Something Short of Paradise
1979
as Barney Collins
The Deer Hunter
1978
as Bandleader
On the Yard
1978
as Morris
Secret Service
1977
as Cpl. Matson
Great Performances
1971
as Cpl. Matson