Chuck Low

Chuck Low

Known for

Acting

Born

July 21, 1937

Birthplace

New York City, New York, USA

Died

September 18, 2017 (aged 80)

Biography

Charles Lewis Low (July 21, 1928 – September 18, 2017) was an American actor.

Low was born in New York City, to a Russian mother and Austrian-Polish father. He achieved his biggest success as Morris "Morrie" Kessler in the Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas (1990). The character of Morrie was famous for his "Morrie's Wig Shop" commercial which is seen as comical, and that coupled with his penchant for pestering Jimmy Conway about money leads most of the characters to see him as a nuisance, setting up his eventual murder by Tommy DeVito. Kessler's character is based on Martin Krugman. He was also known for wearing his dark brown leather blazer.

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Best known work

GoodFellas
GoodFellas
1990
Sleepers
Sleepers
1996
The Sopranos
The Sopranos
1999
The King of Comedy
The King of Comedy
1982
The Mission
The Mission
1986
Law & Order
Law & Order
1990
Night and the City
Night and the City
1992
Mistress
Mistress
1992
Kill the Poor
Kill the Poor
2003

Filmography

  1. 2003

    Kill the Poor

    as Bruno

  2. 1999

    The SopranosTV

    as Shlomo Teittleman (1 episode)

  3. 1996

    Sleepers

    as Dance Judge

  4. 1992

    Night and the City

    as Freddy DiMario

  5. 1992

    Mistress

    as Benrie

  6. 1990

    Law & OrderTV

    as Hyram Jenkins (1 episode)

  7. 1990

    GoodFellas

    as Morris Kessler

  8. 1986

    The Mission

    as Don Cabeza

  9. 1982

    The King of Comedy

    as Man in Chinese Restaurant

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