Leo Rossi

Leo Rossi  (born 1946) is an American character actor and writer with over 100 credits to his name, often playing authority figures, gangsters and other villains. He is known for his role as Budd Scarlotti in the 1981 horror film Halloween II and as Turkell from the 1990 horror sequel Maniac Cop 2. His other films include Heart Like a Wheel (1983), River's Edge (1986), The Accused (1988), Relentless (1989) and Analyze This (1999). Rossi starred on the 1980s short-lived TV series Partners in Crime and appeared in made-for-TV movies. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leo Rossi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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10th & Wolf (2006)

A former street thug returns to his Philadelphia home after a stint in the military. Back on his home turf, he once again finds himself tangling with the mob boss who was instrumental in his going off to be a soldier.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bobby Moresco
CAST:  James Marsden  •  Brian Dennehy  •  Leo Rossi  •  Dennis Hopper

A former street thug returns to his Philadelphia home after a stint in the military. Back on his home turf, he once again finds himself tangling with the mob boss who was instrumental in his going off to be a soldier.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bobby Moresco
CAST:  James Marsden  •  Brian Dennehy  •  Leo Rossi  •  Dennis Hopper

Analyze This (1999)

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Countless wiseguy films are spoofed in this film that centers on the neuroses and angst of a powerful Mafia racketeer who suffers from panic attacks. When Paul Vitti needs help dealing with his role in the "family," unlucky shrink Dr. Ben Sobel is given just days ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Ramis
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Billy Crystal  •  Lisa Kudrow  •  Chazz Palminteri

Countless wiseguy films are spoofed in this film that centers on the neuroses and angst of a powerful Mafia racketeer who suffers from panic attacks. When Paul Vitti needs help dealing with his role in the "family," unlucky shrink Dr. Ben Sobel is given just days ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Ramis
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Billy Crystal  •  Lisa Kudrow  •  Chazz Palminteri

Back By Midnight (2005)

The warden of a small, rundown, minimum-security prison plots revenge against the the prison's dishonest owner by having four inmates break out and plan a department store robbery to spruce up the prison's faculties.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Basil
CAST:  Rodney Dangerfield  •  Randy Quaid  •  Kirstie Alley  •  Paul Rodríguez

The warden of a small, rundown, minimum-security prison plots revenge against the the prison's dishonest owner by having four inmates break out and plan a department store robbery to spruce up the prison's faculties.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Basil
CAST:  Rodney Dangerfield  •  Randy Quaid  •  Kirstie Alley  •  Paul Rodríguez

Fast Getaway (1991)

Nelson, played by Corey Haim is a teenager who robs banks with his father in group along with two other friends. Corey Haim Is the right guy, in the right place, at the right time. All he needed was a ...fast getaway  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spiro Razatos
CAST:  Cynthia Rothrock  •  Leo Rossi  •  Ken Lerner  •  Marcia Strassman

Nelson, played by Corey Haim is a teenager who robs banks with his father in group along with two other friends. Corey Haim Is the right guy, in the right place, at the right time. All he needed was a ...fast getaway  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spiro Razatos
CAST:  Cynthia Rothrock  •  Leo Rossi  •  Ken Lerner  •  Marcia Strassman

Fast Getaway II (1994)

A former robber (whose partner was his father) has reformed and is now running an insurance business with his girlfriend. An ex-partner frames him for a burglary. When his father gets out of prison, they go after the ex-partner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oley Sassone
CAST:  Corey Haim  •  Leo Rossi  •  Cynthia Rothrock  •  Wally Bujack

A former robber (whose partner was his father) has reformed and is now running an insurance business with his girlfriend. An ex-partner frames him for a burglary. When his father gets out of prison, they go after the ex-partner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oley Sassone
CAST:  Corey Haim  •  Leo Rossi  •  Cynthia Rothrock  •  Wally Bujack

Halloween II (1981)

After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her life. The institution ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rick Rosenthal
CAST:  Jamie Lee Curtis  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Charles Cyphers  •  Jeffrey Kramer

After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her life. The institution ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rick Rosenthal
CAST:  Jamie Lee Curtis  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Charles Cyphers  •  Jeffrey Kramer

Heart Like a Wheel (1983)

Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her family life, she perseveres in her dream.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Kaplan
CAST:  Bonnie Bedelia  •  Beau Bridges  •  Leo Rossi  •  Hoyt Axton

Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her family life, she perseveres in her dream.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Kaplan
CAST:  Bonnie Bedelia  •  Beau Bridges  •  Leo Rossi  •  Hoyt Axton

Leonard Part 6 (1987)

After separating from his wife, Leonard Parker (Cosby) quit the spy business and became a restaurateur. His wife refuses to speak with him, and his daughter, who changes her career more often than her clothes, has begun dating a man old enough to be Leonard's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Weiland
CAST:  Bill Cosby  •  Tom Courtenay  •  Joe Don Baker  •  Moses Gunn

After separating from his wife, Leonard Parker (Cosby) quit the spy business and became a restaurateur. His wife refuses to speak with him, and his daughter, who changes her career more often than her clothes, has begun dating a man old enough to be Leonard's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Weiland
CAST:  Bill Cosby  •  Tom Courtenay  •  Joe Don Baker  •  Moses Gunn

Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)

Fed up with all the attention going to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck quits Hollywood, teams up with recently-fired stuntman Damien Drake Jr. and embarks on a round-the-world adventure, along with Bugs and The VP of Warner Bros. Their mission? Find Damien's father, and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Dante
CAST:  Brendan Fraser  •  Jenna Elfman  •  Steve Martin  •  Timothy Dalton

Fed up with all the attention going to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck quits Hollywood, teams up with recently-fired stuntman Damien Drake Jr. and embarks on a round-the-world adventure, along with Bugs and The VP of Warner Bros. Their mission? Find Damien's father, and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Dante
CAST:  Brendan Fraser  •  Jenna Elfman  •  Steve Martin  •  Timothy Dalton

One Night at McCool's (2001)

Jewel murders her boyfriend and moves in with Randy, a bartender at McCool's. His cousin Carl is driven crazy by Jewel while Detective Dehling who is investigating the murder also gets smitten by her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harald Zwart
CAST:  Matt Dillon  •  Liv Tyler  •  Mary Jo Smith  •  Michael Douglas

Jewel murders her boyfriend and moves in with Randy, a bartender at McCool's. His cousin Carl is driven crazy by Jewel while Detective Dehling who is investigating the murder also gets smitten by her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harald Zwart
CAST:  Matt Dillon  •  Liv Tyler  •  Mary Jo Smith  •  Michael Douglas

Peter Gunn (1989)

Peter Gunn, a connoisseur of beautiful women and cool jazz, is an ex-cop turned private eye who's caught in the middle of a dangerous gang war.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Peter Jurasik  •  Jennifer Edwards  •  Barbara Williams

Peter Gunn, a connoisseur of beautiful women and cool jazz, is an ex-cop turned private eye who's caught in the middle of a dangerous gang war.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Peter Jurasik  •  Jennifer Edwards  •  Barbara Williams

River's Edge (1986)

A group of high-school friends must come to terms with the fact that one of them, Samson, killed another, Jamie. Faced with the brutality of death, each must decide whether to turn their friend in to the police, or to help him escape the consequences of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Hunter
CAST:  Crispin Glover  •  Keanu Reeves  •  Ione Skye  •  Daniel Roebuck

A group of high-school friends must come to terms with the fact that one of them, Samson, killed another, Jamie. Faced with the brutality of death, each must decide whether to turn their friend in to the police, or to help him escape the consequences of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Hunter
CAST:  Crispin Glover  •  Keanu Reeves  •  Ione Skye  •  Daniel Roebuck

The Accused (1988)

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After a young woman suffers a brutal rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Kaplan
CAST:  Kelly McGillis  •  Jodie Foster  •  Bernie Coulson  •  Leo Rossi

After a young woman suffers a brutal rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Kaplan
CAST:  Kelly McGillis  •  Jodie Foster  •  Bernie Coulson  •  Leo Rossi

The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999)

David Hyde Pierce, playing an alien (credited as infinity-cubed in the opening credits), narrates a courtship in a late-20th century American city as an extraterrestrial nature documentary. The relationship "footage" is played straight, while the voice-over (with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeff Abugov
CAST:  Carmen Electra  •  Mackenzie Astin  •  David Hyde Pierce  •  Lucy Liu

David Hyde Pierce, playing an alien (credited as infinity-cubed in the opening credits), narrates a courtship in a late-20th century American city as an extraterrestrial nature documentary. The relationship "footage" is played straight, while the voice-over (with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeff Abugov
CAST:  Carmen Electra  •  Mackenzie Astin  •  David Hyde Pierce  •  Lucy Liu

Grand Theft Auto (1977)

A rich girl steals her dad's Rolls Royce and heads off to Las Vegas to get married. However, her angry parents, a jealous suitor, and a bunch of reward seekers are determined to stop her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Howard
CAST:  Ron Howard  •  Nancy Morgan  •  Elizabeth Rogers  •  Barry Cahill

A rich girl steals her dad's Rolls Royce and heads off to Las Vegas to get married. However, her angry parents, a jealous suitor, and a bunch of reward seekers are determined to stop her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Howard
CAST:  Ron Howard  •  Nancy Morgan  •  Elizabeth Rogers  •  Barry Cahill

Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story (1993)

Joey Buttafuoco's story, of how a sexy, possessive young girl destroyed his life by telling her friends the two are lovers, and then shooting his wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Herzfeld
CAST:  Jack Scalia  •  Alyssa Milano  •  Phyllis Lyons  •  Leo Rossi

Joey Buttafuoco's story, of how a sexy, possessive young girl destroyed his life by telling her friends the two are lovers, and then shooting his wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Herzfeld
CAST:  Jack Scalia  •  Alyssa Milano  •  Phyllis Lyons  •  Leo Rossi

Maniac Cop (1988)

In New York, people are slain and strangled to death brutally on the open street. All witnesses agree that the murderer was in a cop's uniform. Soon the police search and find a suspect in its own ranks: Jack Forrest, suspected of murdering his own wife and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Lustig
CAST:  Tom Atkins  •  Bruce Campbell  •  Richard Roundtree  •  Laurene Landon

In New York, people are slain and strangled to death brutally on the open street. All witnesses agree that the murderer was in a cop's uniform. Soon the police search and find a suspect in its own ranks: Jack Forrest, suspected of murdering his own wife and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Lustig
CAST:  Tom Atkins  •  Bruce Campbell  •  Richard Roundtree  •  Laurene Landon

Maniac Cop 2 (1990)

A supernatural maniac killer cop teams up with a Times Square serial killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Lustig
CAST:  Robert Z'Dar  •  Claudia Christian  •  Michael Lerner  •  Bruce Campbell

A supernatural maniac killer cop teams up with a Times Square serial killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Lustig
CAST:  Robert Z'Dar  •  Claudia Christian  •  Michael Lerner  •  Bruce Campbell

Mutant Species (1995)

A rocket containing bio-hazardous material to be disposed of by launching into space crashes in a remote wooded area. An army team is sent to recover it. One of the men is infected and mutates into a monster, killing most of the rest of the team. One man escapes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David A. Prior
CAST:  Leo Rossi  •  Ted Prior  •  Denise Crosby  •  Grant Gelt

A rocket containing bio-hazardous material to be disposed of by launching into space crashes in a remote wooded area. An army team is sent to recover it. One of the men is infected and mutates into a monster, killing most of the rest of the team. One man escapes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David A. Prior
CAST:  Leo Rossi  •  Ted Prior  •  Denise Crosby  •  Grant Gelt

One Eyed King (2001)

Residents of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen attempt to balance family and friendship against the harsh street life that unfolds around them  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bobby Moresco
CAST:  William Baldwin  •  Chazz Palminteri  •  Armand Assante  •  Connie Britton

Residents of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen attempt to balance family and friendship against the harsh street life that unfolds around them  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bobby Moresco
CAST:  William Baldwin  •  Chazz Palminteri  •  Armand Assante  •  Connie Britton
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