About
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, The Flamingo Kid, Ironweed, and Splash. His television credits include The Bronx is Burning (as Yogi Berra), 61* (as Phil Rizzuto), Law & Order, ER, LA Law, Chicago Hope, Hill Street Blues, SCTV, Roseanne, and The Practice. Grifasi’s Broadway credits include Dinner at Eight, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, A Memory of Two Mondays, Boy Meets Girl, The Accidental Death of an Anarchist, The 1940’s...
Known for
Law & OrderSeries • 1990
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999
The Good WifeSeries • 2009
ElementarySeries • 2012
ERSeries • 1994
Great PerformancesSeries • 1971
Chicago HopeSeries • 1994
L.A. LawSeries • 1986
Hill Street BluesSeries • 1981
American PlayhouseSeries • 1982
BullSeries • 2016
The PracticeSeries • 1997
New AmsterdamSeries • 2018
The Good FightSeries • 2017
MatlockSeries • 1986
EvilSeries • 2019
The EqualizerSeries • 1985
MoonlightingSeries • 1985
Early EditionSeries • 1996
Hope & FaithSeries • 2003
Batman ForeverMovie • 1995
Natural Born KillersMovie • 1994
RoseanneSeries • 1988
13 Going on 30Movie • 2004