Joe Viterelli

Personal Info

Birthday

March 10, 1937

Day of Death

2004-01-28

(66 years old)

Place of Birth

New York, USA

Joe Viterelli

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.

Known For

Fallen Angels

Shallow Hal

The Firm

Analyze This

Eraser

Analyze That

Serving Sara

Bullets Over Broadway

Filmography

2002
Analyze That
as Jelly
Serving Sara
as Fat Charlie
2001
Shallow Hal
as Steve Shanahan
The Cure for Boredom
as Fat Tony Ragoni
See Spot Run
as Gino
2000
Wannabes
as Santo
1999
Mickey Blue Eyes
as Vinnie D'Agostino
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
as Self
Facade
as Max
Analyze This
as Jelly
Hitman's Run
as Jimmy / Howard Sussman
1998
Jane Austen's Mafia!
as Clamato
1997
Looking For Lola
as Salvatore Greco
Out to Sea
as Mickey
1996
American Strays
as Gene
Eraser
as Tony Two-Toes
Heaven's Prisoners
as Didi Giancano
Black Rose of Harlem
as Costanza
1995
The Crossing Guard
as Joe
1994
Bullets Over Broadway
as Nick Valenti
1993
The Frightening Frammis
as Ugolino
The Firm
as Joey Morolto (uncredited)
1992
In the Shadow of a Killer
as Gino Marchese
Ruby
as Joseph Valachi
What She Doesn't Know
as Fat Tommy Carducci
1991
Mobsters
as Joe Profaci
1990
State of Grace
as Borelli