Joseph G. Grifasi Net Worth

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Joseph G. Grifasi Net Worth is
$600,000

Joseph G. Grifasi Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

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.

Date Of BirthJune 14, 1944
Place Of BirthBuffalo, New York, USA
Height5' 5¾" (1.67 m)
ProfessionActor
EducationYale School of Drama
Star SignGemini
#Trademark
1Usually plays bored or pessimist character close to the main characters or opposed to them.
#Fact
1He is of Italian descent.
2Appearing with Brian Dennehy in 2-man play "Hughie" at the Stratford Festival in Ontario, Canada. [August 2008]
3Joe Grifasi has played two different New York Yankees ballplayers: Phil Rizzuto in "61*" and Yogi Berra in "The Bronx Is Burning". Ironically, on both occasions, he did not portray them during their playing careers. In "61*", he plays Rizzuto when he was the TV "color man" for the Yankee games. In "The Bronx Is Burning", he plays Berra when he was the bench coach for the Yankees.
42001 Directed the stage play "Heaven Can Wait", performed at the Westport Country Playhouse.
51963-1966 Served in US Army as specialist fourth class.
6A graduate of the Yale School of Drama, where he was a classmate of Lewis Black.
7In addition to his acting credits, Grifasi frequently appears in television commercials.
8Works in off-Broadway plays.
Joe Grifasi

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Thieves2001TV SeriesMickey
Law & Order1991-2001TV SeriesJames Linde / Ezra Gould
Queenie in Love2001Berthold
61*2001TV MoviePhil Rizzuto
Deadline2001TV Series
Some of My Best Friends2001TV SeriesJoe Zito
Looking for an Echo2000Vic
The Other Me2000TV MovieConrad
Switching Goals1999TV MovieDave
The Out-of-Towners1999Arresting Cop
Trinity1999TV SeriesNick
The Deal1998/IIShortBoular
The Naked Man1998Koski
Blood on Her Hands1998TV MovieDet. Larry Beers
Homicide: Life on the Street1998TV SeriesLt. Walter Neal
The Practice1997TV SeriesHarry Papp
Early Edition1996-1997TV SeriesHarry Hawks
Sunday1997Scottie Elster
One Fine Day1996Manny Feldstein
Chicago Hope1996TV SeriesLarry Ruscetti
The High Life1996TV Series
Undue Influence1996TV MovieClem
Remember WENN1996TV SeriesLarry Looper
Shadow of a Doubt1995TV MovieSidney Sherman
Money Train1995Riley
Two Bits1995Uncle Joe
Batman Forever1995Bank Guard
Tall Tale1995Man in Top Hat (as Joseph Grifasi)
Heavy1995Leo
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice1994TV MovieMike 'Gravedigger' Edwards
Natural Born Killers1994Deputy Sheriff Duncan Homolka
L.A. Law1993-1994TV SeriesDominic Nuzzi
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult1994Director
The Hudsucker Proxy1994Lou
Moon Over Miami1993TV SeriesLarry
Household Saints1993Frank Manzone
Taking the Heat1993TV MovieLou Valentine
Benny & Joon1993Mike
Class of '961993TV SeriesJoe Morrisey
Lift1992ShortGodfrey
Citizen Cohn1992TV MovieGerald Walpin
Primary Motive1992Paul Melton
Sinatra1992TV Mini-SeriesGeorge Evans
City of Hope1991Pauly
WIOU1990-1991TV SeriesTony Pro
Presumed Innocent1990Tommy Molto
Down Home1990TV SeriesDr. Ort
Roseanne1990TV SeriesIRS Office Supervisor
Midnight Caller1990TV SeriesHarry Manx
Kojak: Ariana1989TV MovieLieutenant Rastelli
Perfect Witness1989TV MovieBreeze
The Feud1989Bud Bullard
Moonlighting1989TV SeriesKapatkin
Men1989TV SeriesLt. Chibo
Chances Are1989Omar
Beaches1988Otto Titsling
Matlock1988TV SeriesHot Dog Vendor
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!1988Foreman
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings1988ShortBartender
Big Business1988Desk Clerk
The Dictator1988TV SeriesGeneral Vesuvio
Ironweed1987Jack
Moonstruck1987Shy Waiter
The Ellen Burstyn Show1987TV SeriesTimothy Winnegrew
Matewan1987Fausto
Hill Street Blues1987TV SeriesRonnie Delacroce
One Police Plaza1986TV MovieInspector Nicolas Zambrano
The Equalizer1986TV SeriesLt. Vocek
F/X1986Mickey
Bad Medicine1985Gómez
Brewster's Millions1985J.B. Donaldo
The Flamingo Kid1984Mario Minetta
The Pope of Greenwich Village1984Jimmy the Cheese Man
SCTV Channel1984TV SeriesTommy Lasorda as The Artful Dodger
Splash1984Manny
Will There Really Be a Morning?1983TV MovieWyler
Still of the Night1982Joseph Vitucci
The Elephant Man1982TV MoviePinhead Manager
Honky Tonk Freeway1981Osvaldo
The Gentleman Bandit1981TV MovieDetective Esposito
Hide in Plain Sight1980Matty Stanek
Something Short of Paradise1979Barney Collins
The Deer Hunter1978Bandleader
On the Yard1978Morris
Great Performances1977TV SeriesCpl. Matson
Police Surgeon1974-1975TV SeriesSam Sitko / Jerry Shields
The Dreams of Rene Sendam2017post-productionDr. Bradley
Radium Girls2017post-productionNonno
No Pay, Nudity2016Mr. Davenport
Baked in Brooklyn2016David's Dad
Bull2016TV SeriesJudge Arlen Rand
The American Side2016The Serb
The Good Wife2016TV SeriesJudge John Mata
The Mentors2016TV SeriesMentor
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit2005-2015TV SeriesHashi Horowitz / Judge Hashi Horowitz
Elementary2014TV SeriesCaptain Moretti
A Midsummer Night's Dream2014Peter Quince
Othello2012Brabantio
The Daily Show2010TV SeriesAd Parody Husband
The Front2010TV MovieMr. Zeffirelli
The Face2010ShortTheatre Owner
Marino's2009ShortUncle Leo
Under New Management2009Msgr. Tranni
Canterbury's Law2008TV SeriesJudge David Martinez
The Last New Yorker2007Jerry
The Bronx Is Burning2007TV Mini-SeriesYogi Berra
Dark Matter2007/IProfessor Colby
Creating Karma2006Prighorn
A Crime2006Bill
Conviction2006TV SeriesJudge Harrigan
Slow Burn2005Desk Sgt. Drown
13 Going on 302004Mr. Flamhaff
Hope & Faith2004TV SeriesLeo
Tarzan2003TV SeriesLieutenant Scott Connor
ER2003TV SeriesTom Williams
Bought & Sold2003Alphonso 'Chunks' Colon
Rubout2003TV MovieFr. D'Argento
Queens Supreme2003TV Series
Auto Focus2002Strip Club M.C.
Grasp2002ShortPete
The Education of Max Bickford2002TV SeriesLarry
Changing Lanes2002Judge Cosell

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Frogs for Snakes1998special thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Basic Black: The Lewis Black Story2010Video documentaryHimself
Lewis Black: Red, White and Screwed2006TV Special documentaryUncle Sam
The 6th Annual Young Comedians1981TV SpecialHimself (Audience Member) (uncredited)

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2009Award of MeritAccolade CompetitionBest Supporting ActorMarino's (2009)

Known for movies

Bandleader

The Deer Hunter (1978)
as Bandleader

Bank Guard

Batman Forever (1995)
as Bank Guard

Mr. Flamhaff

13 Going on 30 (2004)
as Mr. Flamhaff

Foreman

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
as Foreman

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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