Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/10/1937
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 ...
Known For
Analyze That
as Jelly
Serving Sara
as Fat Charlie
Eraser
as Tony Two-Toes
Analyze This
as Jelly
Mobsters
as Joe Profaci
Ruby
as Joseph Valachi
The Firm
as Joey Morolto (uncredited)
Shallow Hal
as Steve Shanahan
Wannabes
as Santo
American Strays
as Gene
State of Grace
as Borelli
Jane Austen's Mafia!
as Clamato
The Crossing Guard
as Joe
See Spot Run
as Gino
Black Rose of Harlem
as Costanza
Out to Sea
as Mickey
Hitman's Run
as Jimmy / Howard Sussman
In the Shadow of a Killer
as Gino Marchese
Looking For Lola
as Salvatore Greco
The Cure for Boredom
as Fat Tony Ragoni