Joe Grifasi
Highest Rated: 94% Matewan (1987)
Lowest Rated: Not Available
Birthday: Jun 14, 1944
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, USA
A warm, familiar face to American TV and film audiences, Grifasi is known as much as for his supporting parts as for his frequent TV commercials. Trained at the prestigious Yale School of Drama, he was on the New York stage almost immediately upon receiving his MFA, although he continued to return to The Yale Rep to appear in stage productions well into the 1980s. He is perhaps best remembered for his supporting performance in Rupert Holmes' "The Mystery of Edwin Drood/Drood" (1985-86) in which he performed the rousing "Off to the Races" number.
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Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Dreams of Rene Sendam | Dr. Bradley (Character) | - | 2022 |
| 78% | 51% | Radium Girls | Nonno (Character) | - | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | 33% | Baked in Brooklyn | David's Dad (Character) | - | 2016 |
| 79% | 80% | The American Side | The Serb (Character) | - | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | 22% | Patricia Cornwell's The Front | Mr. Zeffirelli (Character) | - | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | 47% | Under New Management | Unknown (Character) | - | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marino's | Uncle Leo (Character) | - | 2009 |
| 40% | 40% | Dark Matter | Prof. Colby (Character) | $30.0K | 2007 |
| 36% | 29% | The Last New Yorker | Jerry (Character) | $6.6K | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 44% | A Crime | Bill (Character) | - | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 67% | Creating Karma | Prighorn (Character) | - | 2006 |
| 11% | 55% | Slow Burn | Desk Sergeant Drown (Character) | $1.2M | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bought & Sold | Alphonso 'Chunks' Colon (Character) | - | 2003 |
| 86% | 90% | 61 | Phil Rizzuto (Character) | - | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 44% | The Other Me | Conrad (Character) | - | 2000 |
| 0% | 47% | Switching Goals | Dave (Character) | - | 1999 |
| 67% | 71% | Looking for an Echo | Vic (Character) | $14.4K | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | 43% | Blood on Her Hands | Det. Larry Beers (Character) | - | 1998 |
| 20% | 34% | The Naked Man | Koski (Character) | - | 1998 |
| 80% | 74% | Sunday | Scottie Elster (Character) | $436.4K | 1997 |
| 51% | 66% | One Fine Day | Manny Feldstein (Character) | $46.1M | 1996 |
| 86% | 68% | Heavy | Leo (Character) | $985.7K | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | 11% | Shadow of a Doubt | Sidney Sherman (Character) | - | 1995 |
| 40% | 39% | Two Bits | Uncle Joe (Character) | $11.6K | 1995 |
| 22% | 29% | Money Train | Riley (Character) | $35.1M | 1995 |
| 50% | 52% | Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill | Man in Top Hat (Character) | $8.2M | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | 20% | Jack Reed: A Search for Justice | Mike "Gravedigger" Edwards (Character) | - | 1994 |
| 49% | 81% | Natural Born Killers | Deputy Sheriff Duncan Homolka (Character) | - | 1994 |
| 59% | 79% | The Hudsucker Proxy | Lou the Cabbie (Character) | $2.1M | 1994 |
| 76% | 85% | Benny & Joon | Mike (Character) | $23.1M | 1993 |
| 50% | 73% | Household Saints | Frank Manzone (Character) | $499.8K | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Primary Motive | Paul Melton (Character) | - | 1992 |
| 87% | 67% | Presumed Innocent | Tommy Molto (Character) | $85.7M | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kojak: Ariana | Lieutenant Rastelli (Character) | - | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | 33% | Perfect Witness | Breeze (Character) | - | 1989 |
| 67% | 65% | Chances Are | Omar (Character) | $15.7M | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | 40% | The Feud | Bud Bullard (Character) | - | 1989 |
| 44% | 69% | Big Business | Desk Clerk (Character) | $39.6M | 1988 |
| 94% | 93% | Matewan | Fausto (Character) | $23.9K | 1987 |
| 88% | 53% | F/X | Mickey (Character) | $19.9M | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | 28% | Bad Medicine | Gómez (Character) | $2.5M | 1985 |
| 35% | 56% | Brewster's Millions | J.B. Donaldo (Character) | - | 1985 |
| 84% | 54% | The Flamingo Kid | Mario Minetta (Character) | - | 1984 |
| 63% | 49% | Still of the Night | Joseph Vitucci (Character) | - | 1982 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Gentleman Bandit | Detective Esposito (Character) | - | 1981 |
| No Score Yet | 38% | Hide in Plain Sight | Matty Stanke (Character) | - | 1980 |
| No Score Yet | 67% | On the Yard | Morris (Character) | - | 1979 |
| No Score Yet | 17% | Something Short of Paradise | Barney Collins (Character) | - | 1979 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | 88% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Judge Hashi Horowitz (Guest Star) | 2005-2007 2009-2011 2013 2019-2021 |
| No Score Yet | 61% | Bull | Judge Arlen Rand (Guest Star) | 2016-2019 2021 |
| 93% | 88% | Lodge 49 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2019 |
| 93% | 91% | The Good Wife | Judge John Mata (Guest Star) | 2016 |
| 95% | 89% | Elementary | Captain Moretti (Guest Star) | 2014 |
| 58% | No Score Yet | Canterbury's Law | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bronx Is Burning | Unknown (Character) | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hope & Faith | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | 84% | ER | Tom Williams (Guest Star) | 2003 |
| 79% | No Score Yet | The Education of Max Bickford | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | 96% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1991 1996 1998 2001 |
| 57% | No Score Yet | Some of My Best Friends | Joe Zito (Character) | 2001 |
| 92% | No Score Yet | The Beat | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Practice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
| 88% | No Score Yet | Michael Hayes | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Early Edition | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996-1997 |
| No Score Yet | 0% | Chicago Hope | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
| 76% | 68% | Roseanne | Supervisor (Guest Star) | 1990 |
| 97% | 100% | Hill Street Blues | Ronnie Delacroce (Guest Star) | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | 100% | The Equalizer | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Surgeon | Sam Sitko (Guest Star) | 1974-1975 |