Joseph Bologna (December 30, 1934 - August 13, 2017) was an American actor, playwright, and writer best known for Blame It on Rio (1984), Tango Shalom (2021), and Big Daddy (1999).
He was married to Renee Taylor and he had two children, one with Taylor.
Bologna died in 2017 at the age of 82 from prostate cancer.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1971: Made For Each Other as Giggy (also writer)
- 1973: Honor Thy Father as Salvator 'Bill' Bonnano
- 1973: Acts Of Love And Other Comedies as Arthur Hellman (also writer)
- 1973: Cops And Robbers as Joe
- 1974: Paradise as David/Biff/Tony/Nick (also writer)
- 1974: Mixed Company as Pete
- 1976: What Now Catherine Curtis as Peter
- 1976: The Big Bus as Dan Torrance
- 1976: Woman Of The Year as Sam Rodino (also writer)
- 1979: Torn Between Two Lovers as Ted Conti
- 1979: Chapter Two as Leo Schneider
- 1982: My Favorite Year as King Kaiser
- 1983: One Cooks The Other Doesnt as Max Boone
- 1984: Bedrooms as Host/Bill/David (also writer and director)
- 1984: Blame It on Rio as Victor Lyons
- 1984: The Woman in Red as Joey
- 1985: Transylvania 6-5000 as Dr. Malavaqua
- 1985: Copacabana as Rico Castelli
- 1986: A Time To Triumph as Chuck Hassan
- 1987: Not Quite Human as Gordon Vogel
- 1989: Prime Target as Ralph Manza
- 1989: It Had To Be You as Vito Pignoli (also director)
- 1990: Coupe De Ville as Uncle Phil
- 1990: Thanksgiving Day as Ned Monk
- 1991: Alligator II: The Mutation as David Hodges
- 1992: Jersey Girl as Bennie
- 1992: Citizen Cohn as Walter Winchell
- 1992: The Danger Of Love The Carolyn Warmus Story as Det. Pollina
- 1993: Deadly Rivals as Anthony Canberra
- 1994: Revenge Of The Nerds IV Nerds In Love as Aaron Humphrey
- 1994: Night Of The Archer as Reggie
- 1996: Love Is All There Is as Mike (also writer and director)
- 1996: Ringer as Goldstein
- 1997: The Dons Analyst as Vincent DeMarco
- 1999: Baby Hueys Great Easter Adventure as P.T. Wynnsocki
- 1999: Big Daddy as Lenny Koufax
- 1999: Blink Of An Eye as Renfro
- 2001: Dying On The Edge as Cal Roman
- 2002: Returning Mickey Stern as Mickey Stern (also producer)
- 2003: Red Zone as Principal Pugliese
- 2005: Jane Doe Til Death Do Us Part as Louis Angelini
- 2005: Fathers And Sons as Noah
- 2005: Boynton Beach Club as Harry
- 2006: Ice Age: The Meltdown as Mr. Start
- 2012: Driving Me Crazy Proof Of Concept as Martin Brown
- 2021: Tango Shalom as Father Anthony (also writer and producer)
Television Roles
- 1986: Sins as Steve Bryant
- 1987-1988: Rags to Riches as Nick Foley
- 1991: Married... with Children as Charlie Verducci
- 1991: An Inconvenient Woman as Arnie Zwillman
- 1991: Top Of The Heap as Charlie Verducci
- 1992: Murder, She Wrote as Brynie Sullivan
- 1993: Daddy Dearest as Dr. Di Napoli
- 1994: L.A. Law as Jack Barbara
- 1994-1999: The Nanny as Dr. Joe Razzo/Alan Beck (2 episodes)
- 1995: Burke's Law as Max Barnett/Leo Barnett
- 1996: Caroline in the City as Lou Spadaro
- 1997: Temporarily Yours as Mike DeAngelo
- 1997: Cosby as Chuck
- 1997-1998: Superman: The Animated Series as Dan Turpin (12 episodes)
- 1998: Jenny as Bernie
- 1998: The Simple Life as Phillip Devine
- 1999: Martial Law as Alistair Temple
- 2000: Chicken Soup For The Soul as Rabbi Goldman
- 2002: The Chris Isaak Show as Uncle Corky
- 2002: Arli SS as Ned Balfour
- 2005: Everwood as Max Barrett
- 2006: According to Jim as Bill
- 2010: CSI as Giovanni 'Papa' DiMasa
Shorts
- 2001: Squint as Mel Kingman
- 2007: Dancin On The Edge as Capt. Reynolds
Writer
- 1970: Lovers And Other Stsrangers
- 1973: Caluccis Department
- 1975: Three For Two
- 1977: Good Penny (also producer and director)
- 1980: A Cry For Love
- 1983: Lovers And Other Strangers (also producer)
- 2001: Au Secours Elle Me Veut
- 2001: Irthes Kai Tha Meineis
- 2019: Attachments
