Joe Grifasi

Joe Grifasi

Known for: Acting

Born: June 14, 1944

Joseph G. "Joe" Grifasi (born June 14, 1944) is an American character actor of film, stage and television. Born in Buffalo, New York, Grifasi joined the U.S. Army prior to studying acting. He has appeared in more than 50 feature films including Presumed Innocent, The Deer Hunter, Big Business, Beaches, Auto Focus, Matewan, Naked Gun, Dark Matter, Natural Born Killers, Chances Are, Changing Lanes, One Fine Day, F/X, Benny & Joon, The Pope of Greenwich Village, Brewster’s Millions, Batman Forever,…

Known for

The Deal
The Deal
1998
Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed
Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed
2006
Endgame
Endgame
2023
The Dreams of Rene Sendam
The Dreams of Rene Sendam
2022
Looking for an Echo
Looking for an Echo
2000
A Jersey Tale
A Jersey Tale
2004
Me To Play
Me To Play
2021
A Crime
A Crime
2006
Still of the Night
Still of the Night
1982
Two Bits
Two Bits
1995
Hide in Plain Sight
Hide in Plain Sight
1980
The Front
The Front
2010
The Gentleman Bandit
The Gentleman Bandit
1981
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
1994
Something Short of Paradise
Something Short of Paradise
1979
On the Yard
On the Yard
1978
Heavy
Heavy
1995
Switching Goals
Switching Goals
1999
The Naked Man
The Naked Man
1998
The Other Me
The Other Me
2000
The Last New Yorker
The Last New Yorker
2010
Money Train
Money Train
1995
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
1996
Primary Motive
Primary Motive
1992
Perfect Witness
Perfect Witness
1989
Taking the Heat
Taking the Heat
1993
Chances Are
Chances Are
1989
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
1988
F/X
F/X
1986
Kojak: Ariana
Kojak: Ariana
1989
Baked in Brooklyn
Baked in Brooklyn
2016
Bad Medicine
Bad Medicine
1985
One Police Plaza
One Police Plaza
1986
Tornado
Tornado
2024
Benny & Joon
Benny & Joon
1993
Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent
1990
Secret Service
Secret Service
1977
Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions
1985
One Fine Day
One Fine Day
1996
Queenie in Love
Queenie in Love
2001
Radium Girls
Radium Girls
2020
Household Saints
Household Saints
1993
The 6th Annual Young Comedians
1981
Batman Forever
Batman Forever
1995
The Deer Hunter
The Deer Hunter
1978
The Hudsucker Proxy
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994
Matewan
Matewan
1987
The American Side
The American Side
2016
Slow Burn
Slow Burn
2005
The Pope of Greenwich Village
The Pope of Greenwich Village
1984
13 Going on 30
13 Going on 30
2004
61*
61*
2001
The Feud
The Feud
1989
Honky Tonk Freeway
Honky Tonk Freeway
1981
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2014
Big Business
Big Business
1988
Moonstruck
Moonstruck
1987
Changing Lanes
Changing Lanes
2002
Ironweed
Ironweed
1987
City of Hope
City of Hope
1991
The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man
1982
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
Sunday
Sunday
1997
Citizen Cohn
Citizen Cohn
1992
The Flamingo Kid
The Flamingo Kid
1984
Splash
Splash
1984
Auto Focus
Auto Focus
2002
No Pay, Nudity
No Pay, Nudity
2016
The Out-of-Towners
The Out-of-Towners
1999
Will There Really Be a Morning?
Will There Really Be a Morning?
1983
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
Natural Born Killers
Natural Born Killers
1994
Law & Order
Law & Order
1990
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
1986
Hope & Faith
Hope & Faith
2003
Early Edition
Early Edition
1996
Moonlighting
Moonlighting
1985
Roseanne
Roseanne
1988
Deadline
Deadline
2000
Canterbury's Law
Canterbury's Law
2008
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope
1994
Moon Over Miami
Moon Over Miami
1993
ER
ER
1994
WIOU
WIOU
1990
Class of '96
Class of '96
1993
Elementary
Elementary
2012
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Bronx Is Burning
The Bronx Is Burning
2007
Sinatra
Sinatra
1992
Bull
Bull
2016
Evil
Evil
2019
The Beat
The Beat
2000
Tarzan
Tarzan
2003
Conviction
Conviction
2006
The Good Fight
The Good Fight
2017
I Know This Much Is True
I Know This Much Is True
2020
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
1985
Some of My Best Friends
Some of My Best Friends
2001
Lodge 49
Lodge 49
2018
Capital News
Capital News
1990
Great Performances
Great Performances
1971
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
2009
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam
2018
Remember WENN
Remember WENN
1996
The Practice
The Practice
1997
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
1981
Matlock
Matlock
1986
Undue Influence
Undue Influence
1996