Joe Cortese

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Joe Cortese
Born
Joseph Cortese

(1948-02-22) February 22, 1948 (age 77)
Alma mater Midwestern College
OccupationActor
Years active1973present
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Spouse
(m. 1989;div. 1994)
Children1

Joseph Cortese (born February 22, 1948) is an American actor who had major roles in films such as Windows (1980), Evilspeak (1981) and Monsignor (1982).

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Early life

Cortese was born on February 22, 1948, in Paterson, New Jersey. He went to Midwestern College where he earned his BA in theatre. Cortese went to New York City and trained under Milton Katselas.

Career

Cortese has had major roles in films such as Windows (1980), Evilspeak (1981) and Monsignor (1982). His other film appearances include roles in Arizona Slim (1974), Jessi's Girls (1975), The Death Collector (1976), Deadly Illusion (1987), Ruby (1992), Illicit Dreams (1994), American History X (1998) and Against the Ropes (2004).

Personal life

Cortese was married to actress Kim Delaney from 1989 until their divorce in 1994. [1] They have a son, Jack, born circa 1990. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesref
1974 Arizona Slim Reggie
1975Jessi's GirlsBaldry
1976 The Death Collector Jerry Bolanti
1980 Windows Bob Luffrono 1st Golden Raspberry Award
1981 Evilspeak Reverend JamesonAlso known as Evilspeaks
1982 Monsignor Ludovico 'Lodo' Varese
1987 Deadly Illusion Detective Paul Lefferts
1992 Ruby Louis Vitali
1994 Illicit Dreams Daniel Davis
1995 The Last Word Jimmy
1998 American History X Rasmussen
2001 The Shipment Vincent Florio
2004 Against the Ropes Irving Abel
2018 Green Book Gio Loscudo

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesref
1973 Lotsa Luck Mr. SmithEpisode: "The Belmont Connection" (S 1: Ep 12)
1980 Visions ArchitectEpisode: "He Wants Her Back" (S 4: Ep 3)
1986 Hunter Marco BrokawEpisode: "Scrap Metal" (S 2: Ep 15)
C.A.T. Squad Richard "Doc" Burkholder TV film
Tales from the Darkside NicholasEpisode: "The Casavin Curse" (S 2: Ep 24)
1987 Rags to Riches FrankieEpisode: "Bad Blood" (S 1: Ep 7)
1988 Something Is Out There Jack BreslinMain cast
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf Richard "Doc" Burkholder TV film
1991 Murder, She Wrote Carmine AbruzziEpisode: "Family Doctor" (S 7: Ep 11)
The Man in the Family VinnieEpisode: "Honor Bound" (S 1: Ep 1 - Pilot)
1994 Beauty and the Bandit Slade TV film
The Commish RosettiEpisode: "Who Do You Trust?" (S 4: Ep 5)
Renegade Luke LandryEpisode:"Thrill Kill" (S 3: Ep 10)
1995 Silk Stalkings Judge MoyneEpisode: "Community Service" (S 4: Ep 20)
1996 Renegade Sergeant Jack WinslowEpisode:"Self Defense" (S 5: Ep 2)
Pacific Blue Gene SavageEpisode: "Deja Vu" (S 2: Ep 11)
The Sentinel Detective Jack PendergrastEpisode: "Deep Water" (S2: Ep3)
1997 Nash Bridges Jimmy RyshertEpisode: "Shake, Rattle and Roll" (S 3: Ep 3)
2000 18 Wheels of Justice Martin Greenwald (Credited as Joe Cortese)Episodes:
  • "Sleeping Dragons" (S 1: Ep 18)
  • "Legacy of Blood: Part 1" (S 1: Ep 20)
  • "Caged: Part 2" (S 1: Ep 21)
2003 The Agency Guest Star Episode: "Spy Finance" (S 2: Ep 18)
2005 Las Vegas CalabriniEpisode: "Whatever Happened to Seymour Magoon?" (S 3: Ep 4)
2006 Bones Lou MackeyEpisode: "The Woman in the Sand" (S 2: Ep 8)
2007 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia SalEpisode: "The Gang Gets Whacked Part 2" (S 3: Ep 13)
2010 The Good Guys Jimmy NicholsEpisode: "Partners" (S 1: Ep 20)
2011 Fairly Legal Danny SabotinoEpisode: "Bridges" (S 1: Ep 10)
2014 Perception Paolo GenardiEpisode: "Curveball" (S 2: Ep 11)
2015 General Hospital Frank Smith #3 Recurring

References

  1. "Kim Delaney Biography (1961-)". FilmReference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2024-06-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Actress Kim Delaney loses custody of 15 year old son". People . September 1, 2005. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2018.