Vincent Andrew Schiavelli (November 11, 1948 – December 26, 2005) was an Italian-American character actor who made over 120 film and television appearances. He was notable for his height (6 ft. 6 in, or 1.98 m) and distinctive face, which he attributed to Marfan syndrome. He had the distinction of playing the first openly gay regular character on an American prime time TV series, on the 1972-73 ABC sitcom The Corner Bar.
He was also the author of three cookbooks, and wrote numerous articles on food for magazines and newspapers.
He was married to Allyce Beasley and they have one child.
Some of his roles:
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Films
- The Great Gatsby (1974) as Thin Man
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) as Bruce Frederickson
- Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976) as Rent Party Guest (uncredited)
- An Unmarried Woman (1978) as Man at Party
- The Frisco Kid (1979) as Brother Bruno
- The Return (1980) as Prospector
- American Pop (1981) as Theatre Owner (voice)
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) as Mr. Vargas
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) as John O'Connor
- Amadeus (1984) as Salieri's Valet
- Johnny Dangerously (1984) as Roman Moroni's Building Planner (uncredited)
- Better Off Dead (1985) as Mr. Kerber
- Valmont (1989) as Jean
- Mister Frost (1990) as Angelo, Desk Clerk
- Ghost (1990) as The Subway Ghost
- Miracle Beach (1992) as Mystic
- Batman Returns (1992) as Organ Grinder
- 3 Ninjas: Knuckle Up (1995) as The Mayor
- A Little Princess (1995) as Mr. Barrow
- Lord of Illusions (1995) as Vinovich
- Independence Day (1996) as Dr. Hartmund Engel (uncredited)
- The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) as Chester
- The Beautician and the Beast (1997) as Jailer
- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) as Dr. Kaufman
- Casper Meets Wendy (1998) as Vincent
- Desert Heat (1999) as Mr. Singh
- Man on the Moon (1999) as Maynard Smith
- Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002) as Mr. Bailey (voice)
- Death to Smoochy (2002) as Buggy Ding Dong
Television
- Starsky & Hutch (1 episode, 1977) as Weeze
- Charlie's Angels (1 episode, 1978) as Freddie
- WKRP in Cincinnati (1 episode, 1979) as Don Pesola #1
- Hart to Hart (1 episode, 1979) as The Beret
- The Fall Guy (2 episodes, 1981–85) as Motel Manager/Arnold Rogison
- Taxi (3 episodes, 1982–83) as Rev. Gorky
- Benson (2 episodes, 1983–85) as Freebo/Dr. Feifer
- Cagney & Lacey (2 episodes, 1983–86) as Obie/Vincent Mongoose
- Trapper John, M.D. (1 episode, 1984) as Lester Morton
- Faerie Tale Theatre (1 episode, 1984) as Priest
- Night Court (1 episode, 1984) as Peter DeMarco
- Otherworld (1 episode, 1985) as Pango
- Hardcastle and McCormick (1 episode, 1985) as Fix Henderson
- Who's the Boss? (2 episodes, 1985) as Motel Manager
- Punky Brewster (1 episode, 1985) as Mr. Pieces
- Shadow Chasers (1 episode, 1985) as Theo Goldberg
- Moonlighting (2 episodes, 1985) as Rodney Dillon/Singer in Christmas Choir
- Remington Steele (1 episode, 1986) as Leon Pulver
- Head of the Class (1 episode, 1987) as Herman
- MacGyver (1 episode, 1987) as Lyle
- Matlock (1 episode, 1987) as Julian
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, 1988) as The Peddler
- Knots Landing (1 episode, 1989) as Mr. Keener
- Miami Vice (1 episode, 1989) as Lawrence Fowler
- Tales from the Crypt (1 episode, 1991) as Robert
- Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1 episode, 1991) as Guy Zapoleon
- Eerie, Indiana (1 episode, 1991) as Dr. Eukanuba
- Highlander (1 episode, 1992) as Leo Atkins
- Batman: The Animated Series (1 episode, 1993) as John Zatara (voice)
- Matrix (1 episode, 1993) as Mr. Kahn
- Melrose Place (1 episode, 1994) as Orderly
- M.A.N.T.I.S. (1 episode, 1995) as Michael Angelides
- The X-Files (1 episode, 1995) as Lanny
- Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1 episode, 1995) as Announcer #2/Lapin Perdido (voice)
- Hey Arnold! (2 episodes, 1996) as Vincent the Pigeon Man/Mr. Bailey (voice)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2 episodes, 1998) as Uncle Enyos
- Dharma & Greg (1 episode, 1999) as Mr. Cutler
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1 episode, 2000) as The Pastor
- Dead Last (1 episode, 2001) as New York Tourist Guide
Video games
- Corpse Killer (1994) as Dr. Hellman (voice)
- Blade Runner (1997) as Bullet Bob (voice)
- Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny (1997) as Julian (voice)
- Emperor: Battle for Dune (2000) as Yanich Kobal (voice)
