Joe Grifasi

Acting

Born Jun 14, 1944 (age 82) · 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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Batman Forever1995
as ⁨Bank Guard⁩
13 Going on 302004
as ⁨Mr. Flamhaff⁩
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!1988
as ⁨Foreman⁩
The Deer Hunter1978
as ⁨Bandleader⁩
Natural Born Killers1994
as ⁨Deputy Sheriff Duncan Homolka⁩
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult1994
as ⁨Director⁩
Splash1984
as ⁨Manny⁩
as ⁨Judge Cosell⁩
as ⁨Lou⁩
as ⁨Shy Waiter⁩
as ⁨Riley⁩
as ⁨Mike⁩
as ⁨Tommy Molto⁩
as ⁨Manny Feldstein⁩
as ⁨J.B. Donaldo⁩
as ⁨Mickey⁩
as ⁨Desk Clerk⁩
as ⁨Omar⁩
as ⁨Arresting Cop⁩
as ⁨Strip Club M.C.⁩
as ⁨Dave⁩
as ⁨Joseph Vitucci⁩
as ⁨Jimmy the Cheese Man⁩
as ⁨Phil Rizzuto⁩
as ⁨Jack⁩
as ⁨Fausto⁩
as ⁨David's Dad⁩
as ⁨Leo⁩
as ⁨Desk Sgt. Drown⁩
as ⁨Mario Minetta⁩
as ⁨Conrad⁩
as ⁨Uncle Joe⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Batman Forever1995
as ⁨Bank Guard⁩
13 Going on 302004
as ⁨Mr. Flamhaff⁩
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!1988
as ⁨Foreman⁩
The Deer Hunter1978
as ⁨Bandleader⁩
Natural Born Killers1994
as ⁨Deputy Sheriff Duncan Homolka⁩
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult1994
as ⁨Director⁩
Splash1984
as ⁨Manny⁩
as ⁨Judge Cosell⁩
as ⁨Lou⁩
as ⁨Shy Waiter⁩
as ⁨Riley⁩
as ⁨Mike⁩
as ⁨Tommy Molto⁩
as ⁨Manny Feldstein⁩
as ⁨J.B. Donaldo⁩
as ⁨Mickey⁩
as ⁨Desk Clerk⁩
as ⁨Omar⁩
as ⁨Arresting Cop⁩
as ⁨Strip Club M.C.⁩
as ⁨Dave⁩
as ⁨Joseph Vitucci⁩
as ⁨Jimmy the Cheese Man⁩
as ⁨Phil Rizzuto⁩
as ⁨Jack⁩
as ⁨Fausto⁩
as ⁨David's Dad⁩
as ⁨Leo⁩
as ⁨Desk Sgt. Drown⁩
as ⁨Mario Minetta⁩
as ⁨Conrad⁩
as ⁨Uncle Joe⁩