Vincent Gardenia

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Vincent Gardenia  (January 7, 1920 – December 9, 1992) was an Italian American stage, film, and television actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vincent Gardenia, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Greased Lightning (1977)

This film is based on the true life story of Wendell Scott, the first Black NASCAR race winner and, later, a 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Schultz
CAST:  Richard Pryor  •  Beau Bridges  •  Pam Grier  •  Cleavon Little

This film is based on the true life story of Wendell Scott, the first Black NASCAR race winner and, later, a 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Schultz
CAST:  Richard Pryor  •  Beau Bridges  •  Pam Grier  •  Cleavon Little

Heaven Can Wait (1978)

Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buck Henry  •  Warren Beatty
CAST:  Warren Beatty  •  Julie Christie  •  James Mason  •  Dyan Cannon

Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buck Henry  •  Warren Beatty
CAST:  Warren Beatty  •  Julie Christie  •  James Mason  •  Dyan Cannon

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

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Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day Seymour finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Oz
CAST:  Rick Moranis  •  Levi Stubbs  •  Ellen Greene  •  Vincent Gardenia

Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day Seymour finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Oz
CAST:  Rick Moranis  •  Levi Stubbs  •  Ellen Greene  •  Vincent Gardenia

Moonstruck (1987)

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No sooner does Italian-American widow Loretta accept a marriage proposal from her doltish boyfriend, Johnny, than she finds herself falling for his younger brother, Ronny. She tries to resist, but Ronny lost his hand in an accident he blames on his brother, and has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Jewison
CAST:  Cher  •  Nicolas Cage  •  Vincent Gardenia  •  Olympia Dukakis

No sooner does Italian-American widow Loretta accept a marriage proposal from her doltish boyfriend, Johnny, than she finds herself falling for his younger brother, Ronny. She tries to resist, but Ronny lost his hand in an accident he blames on his brother, and has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Jewison
CAST:  Cher  •  Nicolas Cage  •  Vincent Gardenia  •  Olympia Dukakis

The Super (1991)

Louie Kritski is a heartless landlord who has been so negligent in keeping up his ghetto apartment that he is threatened with jail time. The judge gives him another option -- he must live in his rat-infested hell hole until he brings it up to liveable standards.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rod Daniel
CAST:  Joe Pesci  •  Vincent Gardenia  •  Madolyn Smith Osborne  •  Stacey Travis

Louie Kritski is a heartless landlord who has been so negligent in keeping up his ghetto apartment that he is threatened with jail time. The judge gives him another option -- he must live in his rat-infested hell hole until he brings it up to liveable standards.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rod Daniel
CAST:  Joe Pesci  •  Vincent Gardenia  •  Madolyn Smith Osborne  •  Stacey Travis

Murder, Inc. (1960)

Chronicles the rise and fall of the organised crime syndicate known as Murder, Incorporated, focusing on powerful boss Lepke and violent hit man Reles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Rosenberg  •  Burt Balaban
CAST:  Stuart Whitman  •  May Britt  •  Peter Falk  •  Henry Morgan

Chronicles the rise and fall of the organised crime syndicate known as Murder, Incorporated, focusing on powerful boss Lepke and violent hit man Reles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Rosenberg  •  Burt Balaban
CAST:  Stuart Whitman  •  May Britt  •  Peter Falk  •  Henry Morgan

Skin Deep (1989)

Hard-drinking novelist Zach Hutton spirals out of control after his wife and mistress both leave him. Alone and crippled by a bad case of writer's block, Zach slips in and out of casual relationships and one-night stands, while his drinking becomes more and more ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Vincent Gardenia  •  Alyson Reed  •  Joel Brooks  •  John Ritter

Hard-drinking novelist Zach Hutton spirals out of control after his wife and mistress both leave him. Alone and crippled by a bad case of writer's block, Zach slips in and out of casual relationships and one-night stands, while his drinking becomes more and more ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Vincent Gardenia  •  Alyson Reed  •  Joel Brooks  •  John Ritter

Jenny (1970)

An unwed mother-to-be marries a total stranger so he can avoid the draft. She now has a father for her child and he doesn't have to go to Vietnam. But this marriage-of-convenience leads to a romance between the two.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Bloomfield
CAST:  Marlo Thomas  •  Alan Alda  •  Marian Hailey  •  Elizabeth Wilson

An unwed mother-to-be marries a total stranger so he can avoid the draft. She now has a father for her child and he doesn't have to go to Vietnam. But this marriage-of-convenience leads to a romance between the two.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Bloomfield
CAST:  Marlo Thomas  •  Alan Alda  •  Marian Hailey  •  Elizabeth Wilson

Lucky Luciano (1973)

Lucky Luciano is one of the bosses of the Mafia. He orders the slaughter of 40 other responsibles, therefore becoming the only boss. But a few years later he is put into jail. In 1946, he got a pardon and is sent back to Sicilia. There, he begins becoming one of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francesco Rosi
CAST:  Gian Maria Volonté  •  Edmond O'Brien  •  Rod Steiger  •  Vincent Gardenia

Lucky Luciano is one of the bosses of the Mafia. He orders the slaughter of 40 other responsibles, therefore becoming the only boss. But a few years later he is put into jail. In 1946, he got a pardon and is sent back to Sicilia. There, he begins becoming one of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francesco Rosi
CAST:  Gian Maria Volonté  •  Edmond O'Brien  •  Rod Steiger  •  Vincent Gardenia

The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery (1975)

Film noir parody with a private eye trying to solve the murder of his milkman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dean Hargrove
CAST:  Gabriel Dell  •  Will Geer  •  Anjanette Comer  •  Joyce Van Patten

Film noir parody with a private eye trying to solve the murder of his milkman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dean Hargrove
CAST:  Gabriel Dell  •  Will Geer  •  Anjanette Comer  •  Joyce Van Patten

Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob (1969)

The first film based on the television series MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, consisting of a compilation of a two-part episode of the original series from 1967 called THE COUNCIL.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Stanley
CAST:  Peter Graves  •  Martin Landau  •  Barbara Bain  •  Greg Morris

The first film based on the television series MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, consisting of a compilation of a two-part episode of the original series from 1967 called THE COUNCIL.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Stanley
CAST:  Peter Graves  •  Martin Landau  •  Barbara Bain  •  Greg Morris

Goldie and the Boxer (1979)

Lighthearted tale of a 10-year-old girl who, when her boxer father dies, strikes up a relationship with a struggling fighter who was his sparring partner and takes on the job of managing him from obscurity to the championship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Miller
CAST:  O.J. Simpson  •  Melissa Michaelsen  •  Vincent Gardenia  •  Ned Glass

Lighthearted tale of a 10-year-old girl who, when her boxer father dies, strikes up a relationship with a struggling fighter who was his sparring partner and takes on the job of managing him from obscurity to the championship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Miller
CAST:  O.J. Simpson  •  Melissa Michaelsen  •  Vincent Gardenia  •  Ned Glass

Death Wish (1974)

After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winner
CAST:  Charles Bronson  •  Hope Lange  •  Vincent Gardenia  •  Steven Keats

After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winner
CAST:  Charles Bronson  •  Hope Lange  •  Vincent Gardenia  •  Steven Keats

Cavalli si nasce (1988)

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DIRECTION:  Sergio Staino
CAST:  Vincent Gardenia  •  David Riordino  •  Paolo Hendel  •  Delia Boccardo

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DIRECTION:  Sergio Staino
CAST:  Vincent Gardenia  •  David Riordino  •  Paolo Hendel  •  Delia Boccardo

The Big Racket (1976)

Nico Palmieri is a police inspector who battles a criminal gang terrorizing a sleepy Italian town, extorting cash from the local merchants. With the threat of violence, no one dares to act, except for a restaurant owner who is forced by Palmieri to tell the truth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Enzo G. Castellari
CAST:  Fabio Testi  •  Orso Maria Guerrini  •  Glauco Onorato  •  Marcella Michelangeli

Nico Palmieri is a police inspector who battles a criminal gang terrorizing a sleepy Italian town, extorting cash from the local merchants. With the threat of violence, no one dares to act, except for a restaurant owner who is forced by Palmieri to tell the truth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Enzo G. Castellari
CAST:  Fabio Testi  •  Orso Maria Guerrini  •  Glauco Onorato  •  Marcella Michelangeli

The House by the Edge of the Lake (1979)

A young university student "Lillian" (Fani) returns to her family's country villa near a lake where years earlier had mother drowned. She is supposedly researching a local legend, a witch called Kira and strange symbol associated with her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Enzo G. Castellari
CAST:  Vincent Gardenia  •  Leonora Fani  •  Wolfango Soldati  •  Patricia Adriani

A young university student "Lillian" (Fani) returns to her family's country villa near a lake where years earlier had mother drowned. She is supposedly researching a local legend, a witch called Kira and strange symbol associated with her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Enzo G. Castellari
CAST:  Vincent Gardenia  •  Leonora Fani  •  Wolfango Soldati  •  Patricia Adriani

The Odd Squad (1982)

Sicilia 1943, after the landing, between the invading Us army and the defender Italian army, a 2000 years old roman bridge resist to all kind of attacks. Both the army decides to definitively destroy it before the opponent does. But to the chaotic mad American ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Enzo Barboni
CAST:  Johnny Dorelli  •  Giuliano Gemma  •  Riccardo Garrone  •  Carmen Russo

Sicilia 1943, after the landing, between the invading Us army and the defender Italian army, a 2000 years old roman bridge resist to all kind of attacks. Both the army decides to definitively destroy it before the opponent does. But to the chaotic mad American ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Enzo Barboni
CAST:  Johnny Dorelli  •  Giuliano Gemma  •  Riccardo Garrone  •  Carmen Russo

Brass (1985)

The Chief of Detectives of the New York Police Department, is a tough cop who has worked his way up the ladder from being on a beat.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Corey Allen
CAST:  Carroll O'Connor  •  Lois Nettleton  •  Samuel E. Wright  •  Larry Atlas

The Chief of Detectives of the New York Police Department, is a tough cop who has worked his way up the ladder from being on a beat.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Corey Allen
CAST:  Carroll O'Connor  •  Lois Nettleton  •  Samuel E. Wright  •  Larry Atlas

Mad Dog Coll (1961)

Killer Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll moves in on gangster Dutch Schultz in 1920s New York.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Burt Balaban
CAST:  John Davis Chandler  •  Kay Doubleday  •  Brooke Hayward  •  Neil Burstyn

Killer Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll moves in on gangster Dutch Schultz in 1920s New York.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Burt Balaban
CAST:  John Davis Chandler  •  Kay Doubleday  •  Brooke Hayward  •  Neil Burstyn

Dark Mirror (1984)

After attorney Frank Girard is murdered, Detective Al Church suspects that Ms. Leigh Cullen is the perpetrator, as she was supposedly last seen with the man. However, after Leigh's alleged twin sister, Tracy, shows up at the police line-up with Leigh, Church is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Lang
CAST:  Jane Seymour  •  Stephen Collins  •  Vincent Gardenia  •  Hank Brandt

After attorney Frank Girard is murdered, Detective Al Church suspects that Ms. Leigh Cullen is the perpetrator, as she was supposedly last seen with the man. However, after Leigh's alleged twin sister, Tracy, shows up at the police line-up with Leigh, Church is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Lang
CAST:  Jane Seymour  •  Stephen Collins  •  Vincent Gardenia  •  Hank Brandt
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