Vincent Gardenia

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-01-07 (72 years old)

Deathday

1992-12-09

Place of Birth

Naples, Italy

Vincent Gardenia

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Vincent Gardenia  (January 7, 1920 – December 9, 1992) was an Italian American stage, film, and television actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vincent Gardenia, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Acting

1974

The Front Page

as Sheriff

1987

Moonstruck

as Cosmo Castorini

1961

Mad Dog Coll

as Dutch Schultz

1980

Home Movies

as Doctor Byrd

1978

1971

Little Murders

as Carol Newquist

1989

Skin Deep

as Barney

1977

Fire Sale

as Benny Fikus

1974

Death Wish

as Frank Ochoa

1977

Greased Lightning

as Sheriff Cotton

1971

Cold Turkey

as Mayor Wappler

1982

Death Wish II

as Det. Frank Ochoa

1970

Where’s Poppa?

as Coach Williams

1960

Murder, Inc.

as Lazlo

1958

Cop Hater

as Danny the Gimp

1976

1991

The Super

as Big Lou Kritski

1954

1972

Hickey & Boggs

as Papadakis

1973

Lucky Luciano

as Colonel Charles Poletti

1985

Movers & Shakers

as Saul Gritz

1965

The Third Day

as Preston

1976

Luna di miele in tre

as Frankie, the journalist

1986

Deadheat

as Tassi, the Commissioner

1973

Bang the Drum Slowly

as Dutch Schnell

2018

Howard

as Mr. Mushnik (archive footage)

1989

Age-Old Friends

as Michael Aylott

1970

Jenny

as Mr. Marsh

1983

Charley's Aunt

as Stephen Spettigue

1961

The Hustler

as Bartender

1984

Dark Mirror

as Detective Al Church

1979

Marciano

as Al Weill

1979

Goldie and the Boxer

as Sam Diamond

1976

La banca di Monate

as Santino Paleari

1979

Firepower

as Frank Hull

1991

Coney Island

as Self - Actor

1961

Parrish

as Bit part (uncredited)

1981

Thornwell

as Traeger

1982

The Odd Squad

as General Briggs

1960

The Dybbuk

as Nissen

2006

1989

Cavalli si nasce

as Principe napoletano

1985

Brass

as Chief Mike Maldonato

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