Louis Giambalvo
Acting
- Born:
- 1945-02-08
- Place of birth:
- 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
Raising the Bar
Ugly Betty
Grey's Anatomy
Boston Legal
Cold Case
Duplex
Without a Trace
Death to Smoochy
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Gun Shy
Providence
Gia
Brooklyn South
Ally McBeal
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Townies
Caroline in the City
Illegal in Blue
Star Trek: Voyager
Murder or Memory: A Moment of Truth Movie
ER
Donato and Daughter
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Hoffa
Mastergate
Love & War
Those Secrets
Till Death Us Do Part
Sisters
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
Weekend at Bernie's
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Anything But Love
Crossing the Mob
Question of Faith
Liberace
Kansas
The Dead Pool
Bad Dreams
Beauty and the Beast
On Wings of Eagles
Jagged Edge
Amazing Stories
The Twilight Zone
Real Genius
Dirty Work
The Ratings Game
Murder, She Wrote
Deal of the Century
Oh Madeline
Nightmares
Second Thoughts
The A-Team
Airplane II: The Sequel
St. Elsewhere
The Devlin Connection
Remington Steele
Mae West
Marian Rose White
Fame
The Ambush Murders
Simon & Simon
Jessica Novak
Fly Away Home
Here's Boomer
Gangster Wars
The Gangster Chronicles
Hill Street Blues
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Reward
Escape
Knots Landing
Hart to Hart
Barney Miller