Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 10, 1937
Died
Jan 28, 2004
Place of Birth
New York, USA
Credits
31 titles
Joe Viterelli
Biography
Joseph "Joe" Viterelli (March 10, 1937 – January 28, 2004) was an Italian American actor known for his mafioso-orientated character roles. Joe Viterelli was born to Italian immigrants in Bronx, New York. Before Viterelli became an actor, he was a successful businessman in New York City. He had befriended director Leo Penn (actor Sean Penn's father), who initially tried but failed to persuade Viterelli to pursue acting because of his unique and typically Italian looks. Some years later, Sean Penn approached Viterelli and asked him to try out for a part as a favor: Viterelli did and went on to appear in State of Grace and then in over 40 movies. Joe Viterelli became an icon of Mafia-Movies. Viterelli died on January 28, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada due to a severe stomach hemorrhage, a complication of just-completed heart surgery. He was 66 years old. His last role was as a mobster in a 2004 Super Bowl ad for Staples, Inc. and his last movie role was as Jelly in Harold Ramis’ Analyze That.
Known For
Filmography
Analyze That
Jelly
Serving Sara
Fat Charlie
Shallow Hal
Steve Shanahan
The Cure for Boredom
Fat Tony Ragoni
See Spot Run
Gino
Wannabes
Santo
The Strip
Mickey Blue Eyes
Vinnie D'Agostino
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
Self
Facade
Max
Analyze This
Jelly
Hitman's Run
Jimmy / Howard Sussman
A Walk in the Park
Jane Austen's Mafia!
Clamato
Looking For Lola
Salvatore Greco
Out to Sea
Mickey
American Strays
Gene
Eraser
Tony Two-Toes
Heaven's Prisoners
Didi Giancano
Black Rose of Harlem
Costanza
The Crossing Guard
Joe
Bullets Over Broadway
Nick Valenti
Fallen Angels
Ugolino
The Firm
Joey Morolto (uncredited)
In the Shadow of a Killer
Gino Marchese
Ruby
Joseph Valachi
What She Doesn't Know
Fat Tommy Carducci
Palace Guard
The Commish
Mobsters
Joe Profaci
State of Grace
Borelli