Louis Giambalvo | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 8, 1945 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1979–2009 |
Louis Giambalvo (born February 8, 1945)[1] is an American actor, frequently seen on television in guest roles.[2]
Early life and education
Giambalvo was born and raised in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, where he attended Catholic school. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts and MFA from Harpur College (now Binghamton University) and was a founding member of the avant-garde Colonnades Theater Lab in Greenwich Village, along with other members Danny DeVito and Peter Scolari.[2] In 1979, Giambalvo moved to Los Angeles, California to begin his film and television career.
Career
His television credits include: Barney Miller, Hart to Hart, St. Elsewhere, Hill Street Blues, The Love Boat, Remington Steele, The A-Team, Simon & Simon, Fame, Knots Landing, Murder, She Wrote, Star Trek: Voyager, Brooklyn South, Ally McBeal, ER, NYPD Blue (Mr. Bucci), Boston Legal, Without a Trace, CSI, Ugly Betty, Dirty Sexy Money and Raising the Bar. He also played Al Capone on the NBC series The Gangster Chronicles. He also was in the award-winning television movie Gia, starring Angelina Jolie, playing the role of Gia Carangi's father Joseph.
Giambalvo's feature films include "Bottle Shock", "Gun Shy", "Hoffa", and the 1983 horror/science fiction film Nightmares. He is best known for his roles in such films as Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), the 1985 comedy film Real Genius as a CIA man, Major Carnagle, Jagged Edge (1985) as Mr. Fabrizzi, the 1988 film The Dead Pool as Gus Wheeler, and the 1989 film Weekend at Bernie's as Vito.
Selected filmography
- 1980 Escape (TV Movie) as Hank
- 1980 Reward (TV Movie) as "Dutch"
- 1980 Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (TV Movie) as Clarence Anglin
- 1981 Fly Away Home (TV Movie) as Vogel
- 1981 Gangster Wars as Al Capone
- 1982 The Ambush Murders (TV Movie) as Glenn Landis
- 1982 Marian Rose White (TV Movie) as Eddy White
- 1982 Mae West (TV Movie) as George Kane
- 1982 Airplane II: The Sequel as Witness
- 1983 Hart to Hart as Lt. Davern
- 1983 Second Thoughts as Sergeant Cabrillo
- 1983 Nightmares as Jerry Cooney (segment "The Bishop of Battle")
- 1983 Deal of the Century as Freddie Muntz
- 1984 The Ratings Game (TV Movie) as "Goody" DeSalvo
- 1985 Dirty Work (TV Movie) as George Wylie
- 1985 Real Genius as Major Don Carnagle
- 1985 Jagged Edge as Fabrizi
- 1986 Hardcastle and McCormick as Nick Damion
- 1988 Bad Dreams as Ed
- 1988 Kansas as Army Sergeant
- 1988 The Dead Pool as Gus Wheeler
- 1988 Liberace: Behind the Music (TV Movie) as Eddie
- 1988 Leap of Faith (TV Movie) as Dr. Santini
- 1988 Crossing the Mob (TV Movie)
- 1989 Anything But Love (TV Series) as Norman Kiel
- 1989 See No Evil, Hear No Evil as Lieutenant Gatlin
- 1989 Weekend at Bernie's as Vito
- 1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities as Ray Andruitti
- 1992 Till Death Do Us Part (TV Movie) as Charles Kerwin
- 1992 Those Secrets (TV Movie) as Kobe
- 1992 Mastergate (TV Movie) as Lance Boil
- 1992 Hoffa as RTA Representative
- 1993 Fade to Black (TV Movie)
- 1993 Donato and Daughter (TV Movie) as Chief Hugh Halliday
- 1994 Flashfire as Al Sherwin
- 1994 Moment of Truth: Murder or Memory? (TV Movie) as Lou Panetta
- 1995 Illegal in Blue as Lieutenant Cavanaugh
- 1997 Always Say Goodbye as Deli Man
- 1998 Gia (TV Movie) as Joe Carangi
- 2000 Gun Shy as DEA Agent Lonny Burke
- 2000 The Lost Child (TV Movie) as Karl
- 2002 Death to Smoochy as Sonny Gordon
- 2003 Duplex as The Pharmacist
- 2008 Bottle Shock as George Taber
References
- ↑ "Louis Giambalvo". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- 1 2 "Louis Giambalvo". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 10, 2021.