Batman Forever1995
As Bank Guard
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Joe Grifasi
Born
Joseph G. "Joe" Grifasi (born June 14, 1944) is an American character actor of film, stage and television. Born in Buffalo, New York, Grifasi joined the U.S. Army prior to studying acting. He has appeared in more than 50 feature films including Presumed Innocent, The Deer Hunter, Big Business, Beaches, Auto Focus, Matewan, Naked Gun, Dark Matter, Natural Born Killers, Chances Are, Changing Lanes, One Fine Day, F/X, Benny & Joon, The Pope of Greenwich Village, Brewster’s Millions, Batman Forever, The Flamingo Kid, Ironweed, and Splash. His television credits include The Bronx is Burning (as Yogi Berra), 61* (as Phil Rizzuto), Law & Order, ER, LA Law, Chicago Hope, Hill Street Blues, SCTV, Roseanne, and The Practice. Grifasi’s Broadway credits include Dinner at Eight, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, A Memory of Two Mondays, Boy Meets Girl, The Accidental Death of an Anarchist, The 1940’s Radio Hour and Happy End. His off-Broadway credits include Conversations in Tusculum, The Boys Next Door (Drama Desk Nomination), Once Around the City, Golden Boy, Filumena and Says I, Says He. He has been married to jazz soprano saxophonist and composer Jane Ira Bloom, whom he met while studying at the Yale School of Drama, since 1974.
Filmography (72)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!1988
As Foreman
TMDb 7.3 / 10
13 Going on 302004
As Mr. Flamhaff
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Deer Hunter1978
As Bandleader
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Natural Born Killers1994
As Deputy Sheriff Duncan Homolka
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult1994
As Director
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Money Train1995
As Riley
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Moonstruck1987
As Shy Waiter
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Presumed Innocent1990
As Tommy Molto
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Splash1984
As Manny
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Changing Lanes2002
As Judge Cosell
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Brewster's Millions1985
As J.B. Donaldo
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Hudsucker Proxy1994
As Lou
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Chances Are1989
As Omar
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Benny & Joon1993
As Mike
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Out-of-Towners1999
As Arresting Cop
TMDb 5.8 / 10
One Fine Day1996
As Manny Feldstein
TMDb 6.5 / 10
F/X1986
As Mickey
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Slow Burn2005
As Desk Sgt. Drown
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Big Business1988
As Desk Clerk
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Matewan1987
As Fausto
TMDb 7.4 / 10
The Other Me2000
As Conrad
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Pope of Greenwich Village1984
As Jimmy the Cheese Man
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Radium Girls2020
As Grandpa
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Auto Focus2002
As Strip Club M.C.
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Bad Medicine1985
As Gómez
TMDb 5.1 / 10
61*2001
As Phil Rizzuto
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Switching Goals1999
As Dave
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Still of the Night1982
As Joseph Vitucci
TMDb 5.7 / 10
A Crime2006
As Bill
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Ironweed1987
As Jack
TMDb 6.3 / 10
City of Hope1991
As Pauly
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Tornado2024
As Rich
The Gentleman Bandit1981
As Det. Esposito
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Flamingo Kid1984
As Mario Minetta
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Naked Man1998
As Koski
TMDb 4.1 / 10
Two Bits1995
As Uncle Joe
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings1988
As Bartender
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Something Short of Paradise1979
As Barney Collins
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Kojak: Ariana1989
As Lieutenant Rastelli
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Front2010
As Mr. Zeffirelli
TMDb 5.4 / 10
On the Yard1978
As Morris
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Honky Tonk Freeway1981
As Osvaldo
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Heavy1995
As Leo
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Baked in Brooklyn2016
As David's Dad
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Citizen Cohn1992
As Gerald Walpin
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Queenie in Love2001
As Berthold
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The 6th Annual Young Comedians
The 6th Annual Young Comedians1981
As Self (Audience Member) (uncredited)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Hide in Plain Sight1980
As Matty Stanek
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Perfect Witness1989
As Breeze
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt1996
As Sidney Sherman
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Will There Really Be a Morning?1983
As Wyler
TMDb 7.0 / 10
No Pay, Nudity2016
As Mr. Davenport
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Household Saints1993
As Frank Manzone
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Deal1998
As Boular
TMDb 5.7 / 10
One Police Plaza1986
As Insp. Nicolas Zambrano
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Feud1989
As Bud Bullard
TMDb 5.2 / 10
A Midsummer Night's Dream2014
As Peter Quince
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Primary Motive1992
As Paul Melton
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Looking for an Echo2000
As Vic
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Me To Play2021
As Himself
Taking the Heat1993
As Lou Valentine
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Last New Yorker2010
As Jerry
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The American Side2016
As The Serb
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed2006
As Uncle Sam
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Secret Service1977
As Cpl. Matson
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Elephant Man1982
As Pinhead Manager
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Sunday1997
As Scottie Elster
TMDb 5.2 / 10
A Jersey Tale2004
As Alphonso "Chunks" Colon
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice1994
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Dreams of Rene Sendam2022
As Dr. Bradley
TMDb 1.0 / 10
Endgame2023
As Nagg
Filmography and biography: TMDb