Joe Grifasi

Joe Grifasi

Date of Birth:

Jun 14, 1944

Place of Birth:

Buffalo - New York - USA

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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.

filmography:

Natural Born Killers Natural Born Killers

1994

13 Going on 30 13 Going on 30

2004

Primary Motive Primary Motive

1992

Baked in Brooklyn Baked in Brooklyn

2016

Switching Goals Switching Goals

1999

The Gentleman Bandit The Gentleman Bandit

1981

The Out-of-Towners The Out-of-Towners

1999

Kojak: Ariana Kojak: Ariana

1989

Shadow of a Doubt Shadow of a Doubt

1996

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994

Heavy Heavy

1995

F/X F/X

1986

A Jersey Tale A Jersey Tale

2004

Money Train Money Train

1995

A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream

2014

The American Side The American Side

2016

Undue Influence Undue Influence

1996

Moonstruck Moonstruck

1987

Jack Reed: A Search for Justice Jack Reed: A Search for Justice

1994

One Police Plaza One Police Plaza

1986

Auto Focus Auto Focus

2002

The Naked Man The Naked Man

1998

Changing Lanes Changing Lanes

2002

Ironweed Ironweed

1987

Me To Play Me To Play

2021

Taking the Heat Taking the Heat

1993

Citizen Cohn Citizen Cohn

1992

Household Saints Household Saints

1993

Secret Service Secret Service

1977

Perfect Witness Perfect Witness

1989

61* 61*

2001

Sunday Sunday

1997

Bad Medicine Bad Medicine

1985

Slow Burn Slow Burn

2005

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

1988

Big Business Big Business

1988

Still of the Night Still of the Night

1982

The Hudsucker Proxy The Hudsucker Proxy

1994

The Deer Hunter The Deer Hunter

1978

The Pope of Greenwich Village The Pope of Greenwich Village

1984

Two Bits Two Bits

1995

Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed

2006

The Elephant Man The Elephant Man

1982

One Fine Day One Fine Day

1996

Presumed Innocent Presumed Innocent

1990

The Feud The Feud

1989

Batman Forever Batman Forever

1995

A Crime A Crime

2006

Chances Are Chances Are

1989

Will There Really Be a Morning? Will There Really Be a Morning?

1983

Brewster's Millions Brewster's Millions

1985

Benny & Joon Benny & Joon

1993

Endgame Endgame

2023

The Other Me The Other Me

2000

Queenie in Love Queenie in Love

2001

The Last New Yorker The Last New Yorker

2010

Something Short of Paradise Something Short of Paradise

1979

Matewan Matewan

1987

On the Yard On the Yard

1978

Looking for an Echo Looking for an Echo

2000

Splash Splash

1984

The Flamingo Kid The Flamingo Kid

1984

Radium Girls Radium Girls

2020

Hide in Plain Sight Hide in Plain Sight

1980

Honky Tonk Freeway Honky Tonk Freeway

1981

The Front The Front

2010

The Appointments of Dennis Jennings The Appointments of Dennis Jennings

1988

The Dreams of Rene Sendam The Dreams of Rene Sendam

2022

The Deal The Deal

1998

City of Hope City of Hope

1991

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