Joseph 'Joe' E. Tata (September 13, 1936 - August 25, 2022) was an American actor best known for Batman (1966-1968), The Time Tunnel (1966), and Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-2000).
He was married to Susan Levy and they had one child.
Tata died in 2022 at the age of 85 from alzheimer's disease.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1970: Along Came A Spider 1970 as Dr. Hernandez
- 1970: Which Way To The Front as Corporal (Uncredited Role)
- 1972: Hickey And Boggs as Coroner's Assistant
- 1972: The Unholy Rollers as Marshall
- 1972: A Clock Work Blue as Homer
- 1974: Its Good To Be Alive as 'Pee Wee' Reese
- 1975: The Last Survivors as Charley
- 1975: Dead Man On The Run as Bobby Dimasco
- 1975: Mobile Two as Father John Lucas
- 1975: Death Scream as Det. Linsky
- 1976: Sisters of Death as Joe
- 1977: Kill Me If You Can as Kelton
- 1977: A Love Affair The Elanor And Lou Gehrig Story as Lefty Gomez
- 1978: Confessions Of The DA Man as Lt. Ficklen
- 1978: Terror Out Of The Sky as Groves
- 1980: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II as Pete
- 1992: Bad Love as Norm
- 1996: Terminal as Lt. Johns
Television Roles
- 1960: Peter Gunn as Arthur Curtis
- 1963: General Hospital as Rudy King
- 1963-1964: The Outer Limits (1963) as Alien Bastard/Radar Operator (2 episodes)
- 1964: Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as Joey
- 1964-1965: No Time For Sergeants as Pvt. Neddick (5 episodes)
- 1964-1966: Ben Casey as Dr. Wayne Marlow/Dr. Michael Stone (2 episodes)
- 1964-1967: Voyage To The Bottom To The Sea as Corpsman/Frank Brent/Farrell (3 episodes)
- 1965: Mister Roberts as Everett
- 1965: Hank as Johnson
- 1966: Hogan's Heroes as Tony Garlotti
- 1966: The Time Tunnel as Verlaine/Napoleon Bonaparte (2 episodes)
- 1966-1968: Batman (1966) as Goon/Tallow/Suleiman (5 episodes)
- 1966-1972: Mission: Impossible as Al/King Said/Roulette Croupier (3 episodes)
- 1967: Lost in Space as Short Alien/Robot Judge/Purple Robot/Computer Eye/Zalto's Dummy (5 episodes)
- 1968: Cimarron Strip as Gomer
- 1969: The Good Guys as Lab Worker
- 1970: Brackens World as Wounded G.I.
- 1970: The Immortal (1969) as Morrison
- 1971: Green Acres as Bellboy
- 1971: The DA as Lt. Ficklen
- 1971-1972: O Hara US Treasury as Ted Wilson/Dick Miles/Special Agent Bertino (3 episodes)
- 1971-1973: Mannix as Augie/Fred Eby/Gas Station Attendant (3 episodes)
- 1971-1973: The F.B.I. as Elliott/Al Naylor/Barney Leeds (3 episodes)
- 1972-1973: The New Temperature Rising Show as Groom/Nails (2 episodes)
- 1972-1973: Adam-12 as Craig Hanawald/Frank Ducas/Noel Simmons (3 episodes)
- 1973: Love, American Style as Chip
- 1973: Emergency! as Neighbor
- 1974: Toma as Mark
- 1974: Ironside (1967) as Garvey
- 1974-1978: The Rockford Files as Solly Marshall/Sal/Norman Abbott Kline/Mike Trevino/Willie/Agent Hanzer (8 episodes)
- 1975: Cannon as Higgins/Joe Slosser (2 episodes)
- 1975-1978: Police Story (1973) as Dooley/Jimmy Ricks/Det. Loftus (3 episodes)
- 1976: The Streets of San Francisco as Bobby Waldron
- 1976: Monster Squad as Trouble
- 1977: Most Wanted 1976 as Toller
- 1977: Police Woman as Blat
- 1977: Barnaby Jones as Little Angel
- 1978: Quincy, M.E. as Tony DeMarco
- 1978: Wonder Woman (1975) as Joe
- 1980-1981: Vegas as Vinnie Rilato/Mickey Enright/Dixon (3 episodes)
- 1981: Jacqueline Susanns Valley Of The Dolls as Art Williams
- 1981: Days of Our Lives as Warren
- 1983: Hotel as Jimbo
- 1984: The Fall Guy as Assistant Director
- 1984: The New Mike Hammer as John Box
- 1984: Simon & Simon as Bartender
- 1984: Finders Of Lost Loves as Nick
- 1985: Matt Houston as Dr. Dyre
- 1985: The A-Team as Bookie McGrudy
- 1985: Hollywood Wives as Elliot
- 1985: Hollywood Beat as Earl Cain
- 1986: Hill Street Blues as Fratello/Fratelli (2 episodes)
- 1987: Tales from the Darkside as Alex Hayes
- 1987: High Mountain Rangers as Joseph 'Nitro' Capelli
- 1987: Magnum, P.I. as Benny Travis
- 1989: Snoops as Finley
- 1990-2000: Beverly Hills, 90210 as Nat Bussichio (238 episodes)
- 2008: Beverly Hills, 90210 as Nat Bussichio
- 1991: Hunter as Mr. Trickle
- 2001: Charmed (1998) as Police Inspector
- 2014: Mystery Girls as Principal Frost
Shorts
- 1967: Batgirl as Mothman #1
- 1999: The Dishpan Man as Gino
- 2003: Everyone Counts as Detective
