Joe Viterelli
26 movies · 4 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 10, 1937
- Died
- Jan 28, 2004 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- New York, USA
Biography
Joseph "Joe" Viterelli (March 10, 1937 – January 28, 2004) was an Italian American actor known for his mafioso-orientated character roles.
Joe Viterelli was born to Italian immigrants in Bronx, New York. Before Viterelli became an actor, he was a successful businessman in New York City. He had befriended director Leo Penn (actor Sean Penn's father), who initially tried but failed to persuade Viterelli to pursue acting because of his unique and typically Italian looks. Some years later, Sean Penn approached Viterelli and asked him to try out for a part as a favor: Viterelli did and went on to appear in State of Grace and then in over 40 movies. Joe Viterelli became an icon of Mafia-Movies.
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Viterelli died on January 28, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada due to a severe stomach hemorrhage, a complication of just-completed heart surgery. He was 66 years old. His last role was as a mobster in a 2004 Super Bowl ad for Staples, Inc. and his last movie role was as Jelly in Harold Ramis’ Analyze That.
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Known for
Joe Viterelli: movies and TV shows
Acting (30)
- 2002 Analyze That
as Jelly
- 2002 Serving Sara
as Fat Charlie
- 2001 Shallow Hal
as Steve Shanahan
- 2001 The Cure for Boredom
as Fat Tony Ragoni
- 2001 See Spot Run
as Gino
- 2000 Wannabes
as Santo
- 1999
- 1999 Mickey Blue Eyes
as Vinnie D'Agostino
- 1999 Facade
as Max
- 1999 Analyze This
as Jelly
- 1999 Hitman's Run
as Jimmy / Howard Sussman
- 1999 A Walk in the Park
as Mr. Costello
- 1998 Jane Austen's Mafia!
as Clamato
- 1997 Looking For Lola
as Salvatore Greco
- 1997 Out to Sea
as Mickey (uncredited)
- 1996 American Strays
as Gene
- 1996 Eraser
as Tony
- 1996 Heaven's Prisoners
as Didi Giancano
- 1996 Black Rose of Harlem
as Costanza
- 1995 The Crossing Guard
as Joe
- 1994 Bullets Over Broadway
as Nick Valenti
- 1993
- 1993 The Firm
as Joey Morolto (uncredited)
- 1992 In the Shadow of a Killer
as Gino Marchese
- 1992 Ruby
as Joseph Valachi
- 1992 What She Doesn't Know
as Fat Tommy Carducci
- 1991
- 1991
- 1991 Mobsters
as Joe Profaci
- 1990 State of Grace
as Borelli
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 1999