Joe Viterelli
Actor
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Joseph "Joe" Viterelli (March 10, 1937 – January 28, 2004) was an Italian American actor known for his mafioso-orientated personality endorsements.
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.
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 ... Show more...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joseph "Joe" Viterelli (March 10, 1937 – January 28, 2004) was an Italian American actor known for his mafioso-orientated personality endorsements.
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.
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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Analyze That (2002)
As: Jelly
The mafia's Paul Vitti is back in prison and will need some serious counseling when he gets out. Naturally, he returns to his analyst Dr. Ben Sobel for help and finds that Sobel needs some serious help himself as he has inherited the family practice, as well as an excess stock of stress.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Harold Ramis
Stars: Robert De Niro | Cathy Moriarty | Billy Crystal | Lisa Kudrow | Joe Viterelli
Shallow Hal (2001)
As: Steve Shanahan
A shallow man falls in love with a 300 pound woman because of her "inner beauty".
Runtime: 114 min.
Directed by: Bobby Farrelly | Peter Farrelly
Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow | Jason Alexander | Joe Viterelli | Jack Black | Bruce McGill
The Cure for Boredom (2001)
As: Fat Tony Ragoni
Sex, love and murder abound when two guys, two waitresses and a group of mobsters meet.
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Ruben Preuss
Stars: Seymour Cassel | Judd Nelson | Paul Ben-Victor | Joe Viterelli | Sal Viscuso
See Spot Run (2001)
As: Gino
A drug sniffing agent canine is a target for an assassin boss so the FBI calls Witness Protection to send him somewhere else. Meanwhile a single Mom puts her 6 year old boy James in the care of her irresponsible, mailman, neighbor, Gordon, when the babysitter bails on her. Meanwhile, an assassin mob boss hires 2 goons to kill Agent 11. But when 11 escapes from the van when they tried to kill him, ...
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: John Whitesell
Stars: Leslie Bibb | Steve Schirripa | Michael Clarke Duncan | Joe Viterelli | David Arquette
Wannabes (2000)
As: Santo
When two brothers Angelo and the younger Paulie, get into a fight,it's broken up by the local Mafia don, the much feared and respected Santo. Fed up with their dead-end-jobs, Angelo, Paulie and two freinds abandon the 9-5 grind
Runtime: 110 min.
Directed by: William DeMeo | Charles A. Addessi
Stars: Raymond Serra | William DeMeo | Daniel Margotta | Conor Dubin | Robert Daleo
Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
As: Vinnie D'Agostino
An English auctioneer proposes to the daughter of a mafia kingpin, only to realize that certain "favors" would be asked of him.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Kelly Makin
Stars: Jeanne Tripplehorn | James Fox | James Caan | Hugh Grant | Burt Young
Facade (1999)
As: Max
It should have been a simple murder. But a botched job, an old flame, and too many loose ends can spell just one thing for businessman Colin Wentworth: chaos!
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Carl Colpaert
Stars: Angus Macfadyen | Eric Roberts | Brad Garrett | Joe Viterelli | Camilla Overbye Roos
Analyze This (1999)
As: Jelly
Countless wiseguy films are spoofed in this film that centers on the neuroses and angst of a powerful Mafia racketeer who suffers from panic attacks. When Paul Vitti needs help dealing with his role in the "family," unlucky shrink Dr. Ben Sobel is given just days to resolve Vitti's emotional crisis and turn him into a happy, well-adjusted gangster.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Harold Ramis
Stars: Robert De Niro | Billy Crystal | Lisa Kudrow | Chazz Palminteri | Joe Viterelli
Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)
As: Dominick Clamato
Takeoff on the Godfather with the son of a mafia king taking over for his dying father.
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Jim Abrahams
Stars: Jay Mohr | Billy Burke | Christina Applegate | Pamela Gidley | Olympia Dukakis
American Strays (1996)
As: Gene
The desert can be a lonely place for the people who live there or for those who are traveling through. It is also the teller of different stories including the story of a traveling salesman whose only commodity is death and the story of a young man who finds that the death that he wishes for is difficult to find. Others are just traveling through, on their way to another place when they stop to eat ...
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Michael Covert
Stars: Eric Roberts | Jennifer Tilly | Carol Kane | Luke Perry | Scott Plank
Eraser (1996)
As: Tony Two-Toes
U.S. Marshall John Kruger erases the identities of people enrolled in the Witness Protection Program. His current assignment is to protect Lee Cullen, who's uncovered evidence that the weapons manufacturer she works for has been selling to terrorist groups. When Kruger discovers that there's a corrupt agent within the program, he must guard his own life while trying to protect Lee's.
Runtime: 115 min.
Directed by: Chuck Russell
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger | James Caan | James Coburn | Robert Pastorelli | Vanessa Williams
Heaven's Prisoners (1996)
As: Didi Giancano
A hardened New Orleans cop, Dave Robicheaux, finally tosses in the badge and settles into life on the bayou with his wife. But a bizarre plane crash draws him back into the fray when his family is viciously threatened.
Runtime: 132 min.
Directed by: Phil Joanou
Stars: Eric Roberts | Kelly Lynch | Teri Hatcher | Mary Stuart Masterson | Alec Baldwin
Black Rose of Harlem (1996)
As: Costanza
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Fred Gallo
Stars: Nick Cassavetes | Joe Viterelli | Richard Brooks | Cynda Williams | Lawrence Monoson
The Crossing Guard (1995)
As: Joe
After his daughter died in a hit and run, Freddy Gale has waited six years for John Booth, the man responsible, to be released from prison. On the day of release, Gale visits Booth and announces that he will kill him in one week. Booth uses his time to try and make peace with himself and his entourage, and even finds romance. Gale, whose life is spiraling down because of his obsession towards Booth, will ...
Runtime: 111 min.
Directed by: Sean Penn
Stars: David Morse | Robin Wright | Anjelica Huston | Jack Nicholson | Piper Laurie
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
As: Nick Valenti
Set in 1920's New York City, this movie tells the story of idealistic young playwright David Shayne. Producer Julian Marx finally finds funding for the project from gangster Nick Valenti. The catch is that Nick's girl friend Olive Neal gets the part of a psychiatrist, and Olive is a bimbo who could never pass for a psychiatrist as well as being a dreadful actress. Agreeing to this first compromise is the ...
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Woody Allen
Stars: Jennifer Tilly | Dianne Wiest | Mary-Louise Parker | John Cusack | Chazz Palminteri
The Firm (1993)
As: Joey Morolto
Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his company. Then, two Associates are murdered. The FBI contact him, asking him for information and suddenly his life is ruined. He has a choice - ...
Runtime: 154 min.
Directed by: Sydney Pollack
Stars: Ed Harris | Jeanne Tripplehorn | Tom Cruise | Gene Hackman | Holly Hunter
In the Shadow of a Killer (1992)
As: Gino Marchese
Courtroom drama involving the mafia inspired by true events.
Runtime: 120 min.
Directed by: Alan Metzger
Stars: James Russo | Scott Bakula | Miguel Ferrer | Robert Clohessy | Lindsay Frost
Ruby (1992)
As: Joseph Valachi
Fact and fiction are combined in this story about Jack Ruby and a stripper, Candy Cane, and how they become involved in a conspiracy to kill J.F.K.
Runtime: 110 min.
Directed by: John Mackenzie
Stars: Danny Aiello | Tobin Bell | Joe Cortese | Sherilyn Fenn | David Duchovny
Mobsters (1991)
As: Joe Profaci
The story of a group of friends in turn of the century New York, from their early days as street hoods to their rise in the world of organized crime...
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Michael Karbelnikoff
Stars: Costas Mandylor | Patrick Dempsey | Lara Flynn Boyle | Christian Slater | Richard Grieco
State of Grace (1990)
As: Borelli
Terry Noonan returns home to New York's Hells Kitchen after a ten year absence. He soon hooks up with childhood pal Jackie who is involved in the Irish mob run by his brother Frankie. Terry also rekindles an old flame with Jackie's sister Kathleen. Soon, however, Terry is torn between his loyalty to his friends and his loyalties to others.
Runtime: 134 min.
Directed by: Phil Joanou
Stars: Gary Oldman | Ed Harris | Robin Wright | John Turturro | Sean Penn