Gino Conforti | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | January 30, 1932
Occupation(s) | Film, television and theatre actor |
Years active | 1962–present |
Spouse | Hanne-Marie Ravn [1] |
Gino Conforti (born January 30, 1932) [2] is an American film, television and theatre actor. [3] He is perhaps best known for his recurring role as kitchen helper/chef Felipe Gomez in the American television sitcom Three's Company . [4]
In 1962, Conforti appeared in the Broadway play A Family Affair . [5] His other theater credits include She Loves Me and Never Live Over a Pretzel Factory. [2] In 1963, Conforti played the Fiddler in the Broadway play Fiddler on the Roof , leaving to join the cast of Poor Bitos, [6] [2] His final theatre credit was in the Broadway play Man of La Mancha , playing the role of the Barber. [2] He began appearing on screen in 1968, when he appeared in the film How Sweet It Is! [5]
Conforti guest-starred in numerous television programs including Get Smart , The Mary Tyler Moore Show , The Mod Squad , The Waltons , Mama's Family , The Flying Nun , Happy Days , Quincy, M.E. , The Partridge Family , Columbo , Here's Lucy , The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries , The Fall Guy , The Jeffersons , Simon & Simon , Family Matters , Night Court , and It Takes a Thief . [7] He appeared in soap operas such as Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman , General Hospital , Santa Barbara and Days of Our Lives , [8] and five episodes of the television sitcom That Girl . He also played the role of Felipe Gomez in Three's Company . [4] In 1986, Conforti appeared in a commercial as a real estate agent. [9] He also used a French accent for providing the voice of Jacquimo the swallow in the Don Bluth film Thumbelina .
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1968 | How Sweet It Is! | Agatzi | |
1969 | Viva Max! | Contreras | |
1972 | Fuzz | Painter | |
Man of La Mancha | The Barber | ||
1976 | Hawmps! | Hi Jolly | |
1990 | The Gumshoe Kid | Morton Meester | |
Instant Karma | Director | ||
1992 | The Magic Voyage | Additional voices | Voice |
1994 | Thumbelina | Jacquimo | |
2001 | Monsters, Inc. | Additional voices | |
2009 | Angels & Demons | Cardinal Pugini |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1967–1970 | The Flying Nun | Various roles | 3 episodes |
1968 | The Outcasts | Bandit | Episode: "Pilot" |
It Takes a Thief | Luigi Dimontelli | Episode: "A Sour Note" | |
Get Smart | Agent 8 ½ | Episode: "Diamonds Are a Spy's Best Friend" | |
1969 | The High Chaparral | Raul | Episode: "To Stand for Something More" |
1969, 1970 | Room 222 | Various roles | 2 episodes |
That Girl | Nino | 5 episodes | |
1970 | Barefoot in the Park | Slow Eddie | Episode: "The Bed" |
Arnie | Mr. Chester | Episode: "To Buy or Not to Buy?" | |
1970, 1971 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Roy Martoni | 2 episodes |
1970–1973 | Love, American Style | Barry / Mr. Zambini | 3 episodes |
The Partridge Family | Various roles | ||
1971 | Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready | Tony Esposito | Television film |
What's a Nice Girl like You...? | Selzer | ||
1972 | The Waltons | Pete Harris | Episode: "The Carnival" |
1973 | Poor Devil | Bligh | Television film |
The Mod Squad | Adolph Schmidt | Episode: "Cry Uncle" | |
A Touch of Grace | Ebsen | Episode: "Saturday Night at the Movies" | |
Columbo | Ferdy | Episode: "Lovely But Lethal" | |
Griff | Auriol Davigny | Episode: "All the Lonely People" | |
Temperatures Rising | Comstock | Episode: "Gonna Getcha" | |
The Man of Destiny | Giuseppe Grandi | Television film | |
The New Perry Mason | Sidney Gebhardt | Episode: "The Case of the Frenzied Feminist" | |
Here's Lucy | Burglar | Episode: "Lucy Plays Cops and Robbers" | |
1974 | McMillan & Wife | Aldo | Episode: "The Man Without a Face" |
Thursday's Game | Mike | Television film | |
1975 | Lucy Gets Lucky | Antonio | |
Switch | Dominic | 3 episodes | |
Three for Two | Waiter | Television film | |
1975–1979 | Starsky & Hutch | Blaze / Mickey | 3 episodes |
1976 | The Practice | Maitre D' | Episode: "Molly and Jim" |
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Dr. Fratkis | 11 episodes | |
The Blue Knight | Frankie | Episode: "Point of View" | |
1977 | Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? | Davis | Television film |
Laverne & Shirley | Waiter | Episode: "Hi Neighbor, Book 2" | |
The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams | Andre Gerard | Episode: "Hot Air Hero" | |
It Happened One Christmas | Sassini | Television film | |
1978 | Chico and the Man | Antonio | Episode: "Charo and the Matador" |
The Krofft Comedy Hour | Chef | Television film | |
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Desk Clerk | Episode: "Search for Atlantis" | |
1979 | Happy Days | Sticky | 2 episodes |
Time Express | Taxi Driver | Episode: "The Copy-Writer/The Figure Skater" | |
1979, 1984 | The Jeffersons | Various roles | 2 episodes |
1980 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Sylvie | Episode: "A Dream of Jennifer" |
Between the Lines | Perfect Teacher | Television film | |
More Wild Wild West | French Ambassador | ||
1981 | CHiPs | Mr. Burns | Episode: "Crash Course" |
Quincy, M.E. | St. Pierre | Episode: "By Their Faith" | |
Hart to Hart | Hy Stoner | Episode: "Murder Takes a Bow" | |
Bungle Abbey | Brother Gino | Television film | |
Today's FBI | Razzy | Episode: "Career Move" | |
The Time Crystal | Hotep | Television film | |
1981–1982 | Three's Company | Felipe Gomez | 6 episodes |
1982 | The Fall Guy | The Clerk | Episode: "Bail and Bond" |
1983 | Murder 1, Dancer 0 | Photo Man | Television film |
Simon & Simon | Maurice Lebow | Episode: "Grand Illusion" | |
1984 | Cover Up | Hotel Manager | Episode: "Pilot" |
1986 | Riptide | Lieutenant Stupin | Episode: "The Play's the Thing" |
Wildfire | Driver | Episode: "A Meeting in Time" | |
Galaxy High School | Ollie Oilslick / Reggie Unicycle | 13 episodes | |
1986, 1987 | Night Court | Various roles | 2 episodes |
1986, 1988 | Small Wonder | Moustafa / Maitre D' | |
Santa Barbara | Jeweler Fowler | 4 episodes | |
1987 | Me & Mrs. C. | Finito | Episode: "Last Rites: Part 2" |
DuckTales | Benzino Gasolini | 2 episodes | |
1988 | Adventures of the Gummi Bears | Rotocelli | Episode: "Color Me Gummi" |
1989 | 13 East | Mr. Newman | Episode: "Poppa's Coming" |
1990 | Mama's Family | Baba | Episode: "Guess Who's Going to Dinner" |
Family Matters | Maitre d' | Episode: "The Big Fix" | |
Good Grief | Nudist Leader | Episode: "Birth of a Notion" | |
1992 | Days of Our Lives | S.S. Mangino | 2 episodes |
1993 | Harry and the Hendersons | Rafael | Episode: "The Long Goodbyes: Part 1" |
Beverly Hills, 90210 | Mechanic | Episode: "Strangers in the Night" | |
1997 | Suddenly Susan | Apartment Manager | Episode: "Where the Wild Things Aren't" |
1998 | JAG | Pietro Gallo | Episode: "Clipped Wings" |
1999 | Michael Landon, the Father I Knew | Antonio | Television film |
2000 | Godzilla: The Series | Frank Whitaker | Episode: "Metamorphosis" |
2008 | General Hospital | Brother Franco | 4 episodes |
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