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Vincent Gardenia

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American actor (1920-1992)

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Vincent Gardenia was an Italian American stage, film and television actor. He was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, first for Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) and again for Moonstruck (1987). He also portrayed Det.

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Before becoming a regular cast member on All in the Family, Gardenia and Rue McClanahan played "wife-swappers" who meet the unsuspecting Bunkers in a 1972 episode. L-R: McClanahan, Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton and GardeniaBefore becoming a regular cast member on All in the Family, Gardenia and Rue McClanahan played "wife-swappers" who meet the unsuspecting Bunkers in a 1972 episode. L-R: McClanahan, Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton and Gardenia

Filmography 40

Little Shop of Horrors1986 · ★ 7.0
Death Wish1974 · ★ 6.9
Moonstruck1987 · ★ 6.9
The Hustler1961 · ★ 7.7
Death Wish II1982 · ★ 6.3
Heaven Can Wait1978 · ★ 6.6
The Front Page1974 · ★ 7.3
The Super1991 · ★ 6.0
Skin Deep1989 · ★ 6.2
Lucky Luciano1973 · ★ 6.4
Bang the Drum Slowly1973 · ★ 6.1
Little Murders1971 · ★ 6.7
Howard2018 · ★ 6.8
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark1980 · ★ 5.6
Where’s Poppa?1970
Greased Lightning1977
Twelve Angry Men1954
The Big Racket1976
Hickey & Boggs1972
Cold Turkey1971
Murder, Inc.1960
Firepower1979
Home Movies1980
Cop Hater1958
Mad Dog Coll1961
Movers & Shakers1985
Luna di miele in tre1976
Parrish1961
A View from the Bridge1962
House of Pleasure for Women1976
Fire Sale1977
Jenny1970
The Third Day1965
The Odd Squad1982
The House by the Edge of the Lake1979
The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery1975
Goldie and the Boxer1979
Night of 100 Stars II1985
The Screaming Skull1973
Thornwell1981

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Television 24

The Fugitive1963
The Mike Douglas Show1961
Ironside1967
Mannix1967
The Mary Tyler Moore Show1970
Mission: Impossible1966
L.A. Law1986
The Twilight Zone1985
Tony Awards1956
The Big Valley1965
Gunsmoke1955
Kojak1973
Naked City1958
The Rookies1972
Ben Casey1961
All in the Family1971
McCloud1970
Studio One1948
Reading Rainbow1983
The Defenders1961
The Monkees1966
Maude1972
Kraft Suspense Theatre1963
The Rogues1964

Awards 1

1990Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

Connected to Vincent 6

O. J. SimpsonAlso in Goldie and the Boxer (1979)Billy WilderAlso in The Front Page (1974)Pam GrierAlso in Greased Lightning (1977)Earl BoenAlso in Movers & Shakers (1985)Fabio TestiAlso in The Big Racket (1976)Nancy AllenAlso in Home Movies (1980)

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Vincent Gardenia was an Italian American stage, film and television actor. He was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, first for Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) and again for Moonstruck (1987). He also portrayed Det. Frank Ochoa in Death Wish (1974) and its 1982 sequel, Death Wish II, and played Mr. Mushnik in the musical film adaptation Little Shop of Horrors (1986). His other notable feature films include Murder Inc. (1960), The Hustler (1961), The Front Page (1974), Greased Lightning (1977), Heaven Can Wait (1978) and The Super (1991).

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 1992 · aged 72
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23 languages

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