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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
June 14, 1944Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
69Place of birth
Buffalo - New York - USAAlso known as
Joseph G. Grifasi, Joseph GrifasiCast credits
A Crime
BillBatman Forever
Bank GuardChances Are
OmarBenny & Joon
MikeBrewster's Millions
J.B. DonaldoPresumed Innocent
Tommy MoltoOne Fine Day
Manny FeldsteinThe Deer Hunter
BandleaderThe Hudsucker Proxy
LouStill of the Night
Joseph VitucciTwo Bits
Uncle JoeLewis Black: Red, White & Screwed
Uncle SamThe Other Me
ConradThe Front
Mr. ZeffirelliThe Appointments of Dennis Jennings
BartenderHonky Tonk Freeway
OsvaldoHide in Plain Sight
Matty StanekThe Deal
BoularSomething Short of Paradise
Barney CollinsOn the Yard
MorrisLooking for an Echo
Vic