Joe Grifasi
Jun 14, 1944 (82)
Buffalo - New York - USA
54 Movies
26 Series
Joe Grifasi is a actor best known for television. Across 14 episodes, He played Hashi Horowitz in 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' — the part that defines his career. Beyond that show, credits include 'Batman Forever'.
82Age
54Movies
26Series
Joe Grifasi
54 Movies
26 Series
Joe Grifasi is a actor best known for television. Across 14 episodes, He played Hashi Horowitz in 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' — the part that defines his career. Beyond that show, credits include 'Batman Forever'.
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54
Movies
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Movies
Batman Forever
1995
The Deer Hunter
1978
13 Going on 30
2004
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
Natural Born Killers
1994
Splash
1984
Presumed Innocent
1990
Moonstruck
1987
Money Train
1995
Brewster's Millions
1985
Radium Girls
2020
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994
Benny & Joon
1993
Chances Are
1989
F/X
1986
Big Business
1988
One Fine Day
1996
Still of the Night
1982
Matewan
1987
The Naked Man
1998
Auto Focus
2002
Ironweed
1987
Queenie in Love
2001
Baked in Brooklyn
2016
The Flamingo Kid
1984
Household Saints
1993
City of Hope
1991
The Out-of-Towners
1999
Something Short of Paradise
1979
Looking for an Echo
2000
The Pope of Greenwich Village
1984
No Pay, Nudity
2016
Bad Medicine
1985
Slow Burn
2005
Two Bits
1995
Heavy
1995
On the Yard
1978
A Crime
2006
Honky Tonk Freeway
1981
The American Side
2016
Hide in Plain Sight
1980
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2014
The Deal
1998
Primary Motive
1992
Sunday
1997
The Feud
1989
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
1988
The Last New Yorker
2010
Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed
2006
TV Shows
WIOU
1990
The Bronx Is Burning
2007
L.A. Law
1986
Law & Order
1990
Early Edition
1996
Evil
2019
Some of My Best Friends
2001
Sinatra
1992
The Beat
2000
Undue Influence
1996
Hope & Faith
2003
Moonlighting
1985
Roseanne
1988
Deadline
2000
ER
1994
Class of '96
1993
Elementary
2012
Tarzan
2003
I Know This Much Is True
2020
The Equalizer
1985
New Amsterdam
2018
Remember WENN
1996
The Practice
1997
Hill Street Blues
1981
Matlock
1986
American Playhouse
1982
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Tornado
Rich
2024
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Endgame
Nagg
2023
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The Dreams of Rene Sendam
Dr. Bradley
2022
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Radium Girls
Grandpa
2020
Film
I Know This Much Is True
Steve Falice
2020
TV
Evil
Lombino
2022
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New Amsterdam
Lilo Steinhauser
2023
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No Pay, Nudity
Mr. Davenport
2016
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Baked in Brooklyn
David's Dad
2016
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Joe Grifasi and where are they from?
Joe Grifasi is 82 years old, born on June 14, 1944 in Buffalo - New York - USA.
What are the most famous roles of Joe Grifasi?
Joe Grifasi is best known for roles in Batman Forever, 13 Going on 30, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!.
How many movies has Joe Grifasi been in?
Over a 49-year career (since 1977), Joe Grifasi has appeared in 72 movies and 37 TV shows.
What was Joe Grifasi's first movie?
The career of Joe Grifasi began with Secret Service (1977).
What is Joe Grifasi's most recent movie or series?
Joe Grifasi's most recent release is Tornado, which premiered on October 6, 2024.
What TV shows has Joe Grifasi appeared in?
On television, Joe Grifasi has appeared in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Elementary, New Amsterdam, Evil.
Joe Grifasi
1944-06-14 · Buffalo - New York - USA
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 Radio Hour and Happy End. His off-Broadway credits include Conversations in Tusculum, The Boys Next Door (Drama Desk Nomination), Once Around the City, Golden Boy, Filumena and Says I, Says He.
He has been married to jazz soprano saxophonist and composer Jane Ira Bloom, whom he met while studying at the Yale School of Drama, since 1974.