Don Amendolia | |
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| Born | 1944 |
| Occupation | Actor |
Don Amendolia (born 1944) is an American actor.
Born in 1944 in Woodbury, New Jersey, Amendolia was raised in Glassboro, New Jersey. He had a minor part in a school play at Camden Catholic High School and started acting as a student at Glassboro State College (since renamed as Rowan University). [1]
He played Big Al Kennedy in NBC's soap opera Sunset Beach and had recurring roles on Twin Peaks , Night Court , and It's Garry Shandling's Show . He also guest-starred on Cheers , Newhart , Family Ties , Life Goes On , Valerie , Perfect Strangers , The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Ellen , Seinfeld, and Law & Order. [2]
He appeared in movies like Wayne's World (1992), Fearless (1993), Ed Wood (1994), Boogie Nights (1997), and Bounce (2000). [3]
Amendolia directed one episode of Growing Pains and two episodes of Harry and the Hendersons . He has appeared on Broadway in 33 Variations , Stepping Out , and My One and Only . He directed the rotating cast of the Off-Broadway show, Wicked. [4] He also played the Wizard on the second national tour of the musical Wicked . He played his first performance on December 9, 2009, replacing Tom McGowan. [5]
Amendolia gave acting lessons and assigned workouts to the cast of the film Purple Rain . [6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Without a Trace | Police Officer | |
| 1987 | The Secret of My Success | Executive | |
| 1992 | Wayne's World | Announcer | |
| 1993 | Fearless | Male Survivor | |
| 1994 | Ed Wood | Salesman | |
| 1994 | Twin Sitters | Pa Falcone | |
| 1995 | A Walk in the Clouds | Father Coturri | |
| 1997 | Boogie Nights | Bank Worker | |
| 2000 | Bounce | Infinity Attorney | |
| 2001 | Skeletons in the Closet | Detective Carlson | Direct-to-video |
| 2014 | Lucky Stiff | Uncle Tony |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Ryan's Hope | Harry Quindy | 3 episodes |
| 1982 | The Country Girl | Ralph | Television film |
| 1983 | Cheers | Henry 'Hank' Zenzola | Episode: "Affairs of the Heart" |
| 1983 | An Uncommon Love | Romaine | Television film |
| 1984 | Mama Malone | Dino Forresti | 13 episodes |
| 1988 | Eisenhower and Lutz | Vito | Episode: "Pride and Prejudice" |
| 1988 | Family Ties | Tom | Episode: "Beyond Therapy" |
| 1988 | Newhart | Art | Episode: "Goonstruck" |
| 1988, 1992 | Night Court | Johnny Dugan / Mr. Barsotti | 3 episodes |
| 1989–1990 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Richie | |
| 1990 | Designing Women | Ed | Episode: "Tough Enough" |
| 1990 | Framed | Ellis | Television film |
| 1990 | Cop Rock | Dr. Watoon | Episode: "Happy Mudder's Day" |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks | Emory Battis | 5 episodes |
| 1991 | Valerie | Phil Morton | Episode: "A Sneaking Suspicion" |
| 1991 | Perfect Strangers | King Ferdinand | Episode: "Weekend at Ferdinand's" |
| 1991 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Mr. Cummings | Episode: "Something for Nothing" |
| 1991 | Life Goes On | Producer | Episode: "The Smell of Fear" |
| 1993 | L.A. Law | Peter Swilling | Episode: "Where There's a Will" |
| 1993 | Precious Victims | Judge | Television film |
| 1994 | Frasier | Guard | Episode: "Travels with Martin" |
| 1994–1995 | Days of Our Lives | James Murchison / Maurice | 3 episodes |
| 1995 | My Brother's Keeper | Father Gardiner | Television film |
| 1996 | Seinfeld | Dennis | Episode: "The Rye" |
| 1996 | Ellen | Mr. Koundakian | Episode: "Ellen: With Child" |
| 1997 | Sunset Beach | Big Al Kennedy | 7 episodes |
| 2002 | In-Laws | Joe | Episode: "Crown Vic" |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Michael Carling | Episode: "But Not Forgotten" |
| 2004 | Law & Order | Gregory Finney | Episode: "Cut" |