Louis Giambalvo
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 8, 1945 (age 81)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
Biography
Louis Giambalvo – American character actor, born 8 February 1945 in Brooklyn, New York. Co-founded the experimental Colonnades Theater Lab in Greenwich Village in the 1970s alongside Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, and John Saxon, then moved to Los Angeles in 1979. He is now retired, with his final credits in 2008–2009. His most notable film roles include Major Carnagle in Real Genius (1985), Mr. Fabrizzi in Jagged Edge (1985), Gus Wheeler in The Dead Pool (1988), Vito in Weekend at Bernie's (1989), Ray Andruitti in The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), an RTA Representative in Hoffa (1992), Joe Carangi in Gia (1998), Sonny Gordon in Death to Smoochy (2002), and George Taber in Bottle Shock (2008). On television he is best known for his recurring role as Rob Nelson in Hill Street Blues (1981–1983), Al Capone in The Gangster Chronicles (1981), Cosimo in Star Trek: Voyager (1995), and guest appearances in ER, Boston Legal, CSI, Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, and General Hospital.
Known For
Filmography
Bottle Shock
Movie · as George Taber
Raising the Bar
TV · 1 ep
Ugly Betty
TV · as Dr. Squazzi · 1 ep
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as John Terzian · 1 ep
Boston Legal
TV · as Judge Franzetti · 1 ep
Duplex
Movie · as Pharmacist
Cold Case
TV · as Ed Garrett · 1 ep
Death to Smoochy
Movie · as Sonny Gordon
Without a Trace
TV · as Gary · 1 ep
Gun Shy
Movie · as Lonny Ward
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Ken Billings · 1 ep
Providence
TV · as Clown · 1 ep
Gia
Movie · as Joe Carangi
Ally McBeal
TV · as Harold Jordan · 1 ep
Brooklyn South
TV · as Paul Cerutti · 1 ep
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
TV · 1 ep
Townies
TV · 1 ep
Illegal in Blue
Movie · as Lt. Cavanaugh
Star Trek: Voyager
TV · as Cosimo · 1 ep
Caroline in the City
TV · as Lou Spadaro · 1 ep
Murder or Memory: A Moment of Truth Movie
Movie · as Lou Panetta
ER
TV · as Security Guard David Hilliker · 1 ep
Donato and Daughter
Movie · as Chief Hugh Halliday
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
TV · as Enzio Tataglia · 1 ep
Those Secrets
Movie
Hoffa
Movie · as RTA Representative
Till Death Us Do Part
Movie · as Charles Kerwin
Mastergate
Movie · as Lance Boyle
Love & War
TV · 1 ep
Sisters
TV · 1 ep
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Movie · as Ray Andruitti
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
Movie · as Haggerty
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Movie · as Gatlin
Weekend at Bernie's
Movie · as Vito
Anything but Love
TV · as Norman Keil · 56 eps
Bad Dreams
Movie · as Ed
Crossing the Mob
Movie
Liberace
Movie · as Eddie
The Dead Pool
Movie · as Gus Wheeler
Kansas
Movie · as Army Sergeant
Question of Faith
Movie · as Doctor Santini
Beauty and the Beast
TV · as Leo Mundy · 1 ep
On Wings of Eagles
TV · as Paul Chiapparone · 2 eps
Real Genius
Movie · as Major Carnagle
Jagged Edge
Movie · as Anthony Fabrizi
Dirty Work
Movie · as George Wylie
The Twilight Zone
TV · as (segment "Profile in Silver") · 1 ep
Amazing Stories
TV · as Dr. Templeton, Haggerty · 1 ep
The Ratings Game
Movie · as Goody DeSalvo
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Lt. Blaisdell, Raimondo Bonelli · 1 ep
Second Thoughts
Movie · as Sgt. Cabrillo
Deal of the Century
Movie · as Freddie Muntz
Nightmares
Movie · as Jerry Cooney (segment "The Bishop of Battle")
The A-Team
TV · as Jason Webb · 1 ep
Oh Madeline
TV · as Robert Leone · 19 eps
The Ambush Murders
Movie · as Glenn Landis
Marian Rose White
Movie · as Eddy White
Mae West
Movie · as George Kane
Airplane II: The Sequel
Movie · as Witness
St. Elsewhere
TV · as Anthony Rizzo · 1 ep
Remington Steele
TV · as Jake Crowley · 1 ep
Fame
TV · 2 eps
The Devlin Connection
TV · as Lt. Earl Borden · 13 eps
Fly Away Home
Movie · as Vogel
Gangster Wars
Movie · as Al Capone
Simon & Simon
TV · 1 ep
Hill Street Blues
TV · 8 eps
Jessica Novak
TV · as Ernie Doyle · 1 ep
Here's Boomer
TV · 1 ep
The Gangster Chronicles
TV · 1 ep
Reward
Movie · as Dutch
Escape
Movie · as Hank
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Movie · as Clarence Anglin
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
TV · as Clarence Anglin · 2 eps
Knots Landing
TV · as Phil Harbert · 9 eps
Hart to Hart
TV · 1 ep
Barney Miller
TV · as Warren Shippel, Gerald Serrano · 1 ep