Joseph Bologna

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-12-30 (83 years old)

Deathday

2017-08-13

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Joseph Bologna

Biography

Joseph Bologna (December 30, 1934 - August 13, 2017) was an American actor, director and writer. He is mostly remembered for his roles in the comedy films My Favorite Year, Blame It on Rio, and Transylvania 6-5000. Bologna was married to actress/screenwriter Renée Taylor from 1965 until his death in 2017.

Acting

1987

Not Quite Human

as Gordon Vogel

1984

1982

My Favorite Year

as King Kaiser

1985

Transylvania 6-5000

as Dr. Malavaqua

1999

Big Daddy

as Lenny Koufax

1991

1979

Chapter Two

as Leo Schneider

1984

Blame It on Rio

as Victor Lyons

1990

Coupe de Ville

as Uncle Phil

1997

The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest

as SCU Lt. Dan Turpin (voice)

1976

The Big Bus

as Dan Torrance

1992

Citizen Cohn

as Walter Winchell

2005

1973

Honor Thy Father

as Salvatore (Bill) Bonnano

2005

1974

2006

Ice Age: The Meltdown

as Mr. Start (voice)

1976

Woman of the Year

as Sam Rodino

1993

Deadly Rivals

as Anthony Canberra

1996

Love Is All There Is

as Mike Capomezzo

1990

Thanksgiving Day

as Ned Monk

2012

Driving Me Crazy

as Martin Brown

1989

Prime Target

as Judge Ralph Manza

1973

1979

1974

Paradise

as David / Biff / Tony / Nick

1987

Rags to Riches

as Nick Foley

1996

Ringer

as Goldstein

1985

Copacabana

as Rico Castelli

1994

1989

It Had to Be You

as Vito Pignoli

1992

Jersey Girl

as Bennie

1999

1997

The Don's Analyst

as Vincent DeMarco

2021

Tango Shalom

as Father Anthony

1984

Bedrooms

as Host / Bill / David

2001

Dying on the Edge

as Cal Roman

Production

1970

1996

1984

Bedrooms

as Writer

1984

Bedrooms

as Director

1975

Three for Two

as Writer

2021

Tango Shalom

as Producer

1976

1980

1974

Paradise

as Writer

1989

It Had to Be You

as Director

1971

2021

Tango Shalom

as Screenplay

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