
Known for
Acting
Born
March 10, 1937
Birthplace
New York, USA
Died
January 28, 2004 (aged 66)
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. Joe Viterelli became an icon of Mafia-Movies....
2002
as Jelly
2002
as Fat Charlie
2001
as Steve Shanahan
2001
as Fat Tony Ragoni
2001
as Gino
2000
as Santo
1999
1999
as Vinnie D'Agostino
1999
1999
as Max
1999
as Jelly
1999
as Jimmy / Howard Sussman
1999
as Mr. Costello
1998
as Clamato
1997
as Salvatore Greco
1997
as Mickey (uncredited)
1996
as Gene
1996
as Tony
1996
as Didi Giancano
1996
as Costanza
1995
as Joe
1994
as Nick Valenti
1993
1993
as Joey Morolto (uncredited)
1992
as Gino Marchese