Joe Grifasi
Joe Grifasi
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 Movies
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
Writers: Lesley McNeil,
Cast: Aidan Quinn, CCH Pounder, Dan Hedaya, Joe Grifasi, Johnny Depp, Julianne Moore, Liane Curtis, Mary Stuart Masterson, Oliver Platt, William H. Macy,
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Writers: Alan J. Pakula,
Cast: Anna Maria Horsford, Bonnie Bedelia, Brian Dennehy, Greta Scacchi, Harrison Ford, Joe Grifasi, John Spencer, Paul Winfield, Raúl Juliá, Tom Mardirosian,
Director: Emile Ardolino
Writers: Perry Howze,
Cast: Christopher McDonald, Cybill Shepherd, Henderson Forsythe, Joe Grifasi, Josef Sommer, Lester Lanin, Mary Stuart Masterson, Robert Downey Jr., Ryan O'Neal, Susan Ruttan,
Director: Walter Hill
Writers: Timothy Harris,
Cast: Hume Cronyn, Jerry Orbach, Joe Grifasi, John Candy, Lonette McKee, Pat Hingle, Peter Jason, Richard Pryor, Stephen Collins, Tovah Feldshuh,
Director: Robert Benton
Writers: Robert Benton,
Cast: Frederikke Borge, Irving Metzman, Jessica Tandy, Joe Grifasi, Josef Sommer, Larry Joshua, Meryl Streep, Richmond Hoxie, Roy Scheider, Sara Botsford,