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Joe Grifasi

Joe Grifasi
Joe Grifasi
Born: Jun 14, 1944 in Buffalo, New York
Occupation: Actor
Active: '80s-2000s
Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: Heavy, Still of the Night, Perfect Witness
First Major Screen Credit: On the Yard (1979)
33 Videos for Joe Grifasi
Dark Matter (2007) Natural Born Killers (1994) Perfect Witness (1989)
13 Going on 30 (2004) Natural Born Killers (1994) The Naked Gun (1988)
Changing Lanes (2002) The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) Ironweed (1987)
61* (2001) Benny & Joon (1993) Matewan (1987)
Looking for an Echo (1999) Household Saints (1993) Moonstruck (1987)
Sunday (1997) Taking the Heat (1993) F/X (1986)
One Fine Day (1996) Citizen Cohn (1992) Brewster's Millions (1985)
Undue Influence (1996) Sinatra (1992) The Flamingo Kid (1984)
Batman Forever (1995) Sinatra (1992) The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
Heavy (1995) Presumed Innocent (1990) Still of the Night (1982)
Money Train (1995) Chances Are (1989) The Deer Hunter (1978)
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Biography:

Stage actor Joe Grifasi was 33 when he made his inaugural movie appearance during the lengthy opening wedding sequence in 1978's The Deer Hunter as the bandleader. The actor has since been seen in such films as Still of the Night (1982) and Presumed Innocent (1990), appearing in the latter as Tommy Molto.

In 1990, Joe Grifasi was cast in the regular role of TV-station public relations man Tony Pro on the brief TV series WIOU. A graduate of the Yale School of Drama, Grifasi first gained professional experience on the New York stage. In addition to his acting credits, Grifasi frequently appears in television commercials.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.