Johnny Williams

John "Johnny" Anthony Williams also known as "Johnny Roast beef" Williams is an American character actor with nearly 100 credits to his name. He is perhaps best remembered as Johnny Roastbeef in the Martin Scorsese classic Goodfellas (1990). He is also appeared in the Movies The Mask (1994) alongside Cameron Diaz and Jim Carrey as well as Greenbook (2018) which starred Viggo Mortensen Mahershala Ali. He has also made dozens of appearances in tv shows.

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GoodFellas (1990)

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The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Ray Liotta  •  Joe Pesci  •  Lorraine Bracco

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Ray Liotta  •  Joe Pesci  •  Lorraine Bracco

Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)

On her deathbed, a mother makes her son promise never to get married, which scars him with psychological blocks to a commitment with his girlfriend. They finally decide to tie the knot in Vegas, but a wealthy gambler arranges for the man to lose $65K in a poker ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Bergman
CAST:  James Caan  •  Nicolas Cage  •  Anne Bancroft  •  Peter Boyle

On her deathbed, a mother makes her son promise never to get married, which scars him with psychological blocks to a commitment with his girlfriend. They finally decide to tie the knot in Vegas, but a wealthy gambler arranges for the man to lose $65K in a poker ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Bergman
CAST:  James Caan  •  Nicolas Cage  •  Anne Bancroft  •  Peter Boyle

State of Grace (1990)

Hell's Kitchen, New York. Terry Noonan returns home after a ten-year absence. He soon reconnects with Jackie, a childhood friend and member of the Irish mob, and rekindles his love affair with Jackie's sister Kathleen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Joanou
CAST:  Sean Penn  •  Gary Oldman  •  Ed Harris  •  Robin Wright

Hell's Kitchen, New York. Terry Noonan returns home after a ten-year absence. He soon reconnects with Jackie, a childhood friend and member of the Irish mob, and rekindles his love affair with Jackie's sister Kathleen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Joanou
CAST:  Sean Penn  •  Gary Oldman  •  Ed Harris  •  Robin Wright

The Mask (1994)

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When timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask containing the spirit of the Norse god Loki, his entire life changes. While wearing the mask, Ipkiss becomes a supernatural playboy exuding charm and confidence which allows him to catch the eye of local ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chuck Russell
CAST:  Jim Carrey  •  Cameron Diaz  •  Nancy Fish  •  Tim Bagley

When timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask containing the spirit of the Norse god Loki, his entire life changes. While wearing the mask, Ipkiss becomes a supernatural playboy exuding charm and confidence which allows him to catch the eye of local ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chuck Russell
CAST:  Jim Carrey  •  Cameron Diaz  •  Nancy Fish  •  Tim Bagley

The Whole Ten Yards (2004)

Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski now spends his days compulsively cleaning his house and perfecting his culinary skills with his wife, Jill, a purported assassin who has yet to pull off a clean hit. Suddenly, an uninvited and unwelcome connection to their past ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Deutch
CAST:  Bruce Willis  •  Matthew Perry  •  Amanda Peet  •  Kevin Pollak

Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski now spends his days compulsively cleaning his house and perfecting his culinary skills with his wife, Jill, a purported assassin who has yet to pull off a clean hit. Suddenly, an uninvited and unwelcome connection to their past ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Deutch
CAST:  Bruce Willis  •  Matthew Perry  •  Amanda Peet  •  Kevin Pollak

Undisputed (2002)

Monroe Hutchens is the heavyweight champion of Sweetwater, a maximum security prison. He was convicted to a life sentence due to a passionate crime. Iceman Chambers is the heavyweight champion, who lost his title due to a rape conviction to ten years in Sweetwater. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Hill
CAST:  Wesley Snipes  •  Ving Rhames  •  Peter Falk  •  Michael Rooker

Monroe Hutchens is the heavyweight champion of Sweetwater, a maximum security prison. He was convicted to a life sentence due to a passionate crime. Iceman Chambers is the heavyweight champion, who lost his title due to a rape conviction to ten years in Sweetwater. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Hill
CAST:  Wesley Snipes  •  Ving Rhames  •  Peter Falk  •  Michael Rooker

The Wasp Woman (1995)

Janice Starlin is an aging model who owns a cosmetics company. When a researcher experimenting with wasps brings her a serum that will turn back the aging process, she decides to first try it on herself. The serum works, but it also turns her into a killer wasp woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Wynorski
CAST:  Jennifer Rubin  •  Doug Wert  •  Daniel J. Travanti  •  Maria Ford

Janice Starlin is an aging model who owns a cosmetics company. When a researcher experimenting with wasps brings her a serum that will turn back the aging process, she decides to first try it on herself. The serum works, but it also turns her into a killer wasp woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Wynorski
CAST:  Jennifer Rubin  •  Doug Wert  •  Daniel J. Travanti  •  Maria Ford

Ritual of Evil (1970)

A psychiatrist investigates the death of one of his patients, a young heiress.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Day
CAST:  Louis Jourdan  •  Anne Baxter  •  John McMartin  •  Diana Hyland

A psychiatrist investigates the death of one of his patients, a young heiress.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Day
CAST:  Louis Jourdan  •  Anne Baxter  •  John McMartin  •  Diana Hyland

Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)

Manicurists Sally, Irene and Mary hope to be Broadway entertainers. When Mary inherits an old ferry boat, they turn it into a successful supper club.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  Alice Faye  •  Tony Martin  •  Marjorie Weaver  •  Fred Allen

Manicurists Sally, Irene and Mary hope to be Broadway entertainers. When Mary inherits an old ferry boat, they turn it into a successful supper club.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  Alice Faye  •  Tony Martin  •  Marjorie Weaver  •  Fred Allen

Real Gangsters (2013)

Real Gangsters tells the story of the Lo Giacamo family, one of the most successful crime syndicates in New York City. Run by cousins Vincent Lo Giacamo and Jack Lo Giacamo, Real Gangsters shows how these two men maintain control of their dangerous extended family ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank D'Angelo
CAST:  Robert Loggia  •  John Savage  •  Steven Bauer  •  Margot Kidder

Real Gangsters tells the story of the Lo Giacamo family, one of the most successful crime syndicates in New York City. Run by cousins Vincent Lo Giacamo and Jack Lo Giacamo, Real Gangsters shows how these two men maintain control of their dangerous extended family ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank D'Angelo
CAST:  Robert Loggia  •  John Savage  •  Steven Bauer  •  Margot Kidder

Opposite Corners (1997)

A rising boxing star faces success while trying to cope with his parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis D'Esposito
CAST:  Billy Warlock  •  Cathy Moriarty  •  Tony Denison  •  Ray Mancini

A rising boxing star faces success while trying to cope with his parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis D'Esposito
CAST:  Billy Warlock  •  Cathy Moriarty  •  Tony Denison  •  Ray Mancini

Victim of Desire (1995)

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An SEC agent investigating $70M in missing funds and a murdered businessman gets involved with the man's wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Wynorski
CAST:  Shannon Tweed  •  Marc Singer  •  Julie Strain  •  Wings Hauser

An SEC agent investigating $70M in missing funds and a murdered businessman gets involved with the man's wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Wynorski
CAST:  Shannon Tweed  •  Marc Singer  •  Julie Strain  •  Wings Hauser

The Unknown Trilogy (2008)

Somewhere, between the boundaries of life and death, lays the darkest places in the human heart. In these dimly lit recesses crouch fears older than mankind itself. Yet only by visiting this netherworld from time to time can we hope to unearth what lurks just ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sal Mazzotta  •  Brian Cavallaro
CAST:  Angie Everhart  •  Sal Mazzotta  •  David Proval  •  Anne McDaniels

Somewhere, between the boundaries of life and death, lays the darkest places in the human heart. In these dimly lit recesses crouch fears older than mankind itself. Yet only by visiting this netherworld from time to time can we hope to unearth what lurks just ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sal Mazzotta  •  Brian Cavallaro
CAST:  Angie Everhart  •  Sal Mazzotta  •  David Proval  •  Anne McDaniels

Mafioso: The Father The Son (2004)

When the head of a mafia clan is perceived to be weakening, his family suffers a series of attacks. It is up to his son, Frankie, to figure out who’s behind the plot before they are all wiped out.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Caldarella
CAST:  Sal Mazzotta  •  Leo Rossi  •  Robert Costanzo  •  Johnny Williams

When the head of a mafia clan is perceived to be weakening, his family suffers a series of attacks. It is up to his son, Frankie, to figure out who’s behind the plot before they are all wiped out.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Caldarella
CAST:  Sal Mazzotta  •  Leo Rossi  •  Robert Costanzo  •  Johnny Williams

The Assault (1998)

A female cop assigned to protect a dead drug dealer's girlfriend from mob assassins takes her to a home for battered wives. When revenge is the only option, the emotionally scarred women are forced to fight back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Wynorski
CAST:  Stacie Randall  •  Matt McCoy  •  Melissa Brasselle  •  Sandahl Bergman

A female cop assigned to protect a dead drug dealer's girlfriend from mob assassins takes her to a home for battered wives. When revenge is the only option, the emotionally scarred women are forced to fight back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Wynorski
CAST:  Stacie Randall  •  Matt McCoy  •  Melissa Brasselle  •  Sandahl Bergman

Virtual Combat (1995)

Two Nevada border officers, Dave Quarry (Don "The Dragon" Wilson) and John (Ken McLeod), amuse themselves off duty by honing their kick-boxing skills via virtual reality combat. Elsewhere, a computer tycoon prepares to market his company's latest invention, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Stevens
CAST:  Don Wilson  •  Michael Bernardo  •  Dawn Ann Billings  •  Ken McLeod

Two Nevada border officers, Dave Quarry (Don "The Dragon" Wilson) and John (Ken McLeod), amuse themselves off duty by honing their kick-boxing skills via virtual reality combat. Elsewhere, a computer tycoon prepares to market his company's latest invention, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Stevens
CAST:  Don Wilson  •  Michael Bernardo  •  Dawn Ann Billings  •  Ken McLeod

Looking for an Echo (2000)

The lead singer of an oldies group reminisces about the good ol' days and a potential comeback.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Davidson
CAST:  Armand Assante  •  Diane Venora  •  Joe Grifasi  •  Tom Mason

The lead singer of an oldies group reminisces about the good ol' days and a potential comeback.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Davidson
CAST:  Armand Assante  •  Diane Venora  •  Joe Grifasi  •  Tom Mason

Witness to the Mob (1998)

Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano was mafiosi. He started out as a soldier, but his talent for murder, including the slayings of his best friends, his wife's brother and his own boss, Paul Castellano, saw him rise to under-boss in the Gambino crime family. However, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thaddeus O'Sullivan
CAST:  Nicholas Turturro  •  Tom Sizemore  •  Debi Mazar  •  Abe Vigoda

Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano was mafiosi. He started out as a soldier, but his talent for murder, including the slayings of his best friends, his wife's brother and his own boss, Paul Castellano, saw him rise to under-boss in the Gambino crime family. However, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thaddeus O'Sullivan
CAST:  Nicholas Turturro  •  Tom Sizemore  •  Debi Mazar  •  Abe Vigoda

Under New Management (2009)

Sparks and bullets fly when a Wall Street yuppie must steer a Brooklyn mob crew legit before a beautiful FBI agent can build RICO indictments against them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Otting
CAST:  Chris Diamantopoulos  •  Kelly Overton  •  Richard Portnow  •  Christian Stolte

Sparks and bullets fly when a Wall Street yuppie must steer a Brooklyn mob crew legit before a beautiful FBI agent can build RICO indictments against them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Otting
CAST:  Chris Diamantopoulos  •  Kelly Overton  •  Richard Portnow  •  Christian Stolte

Forget Paris (1995)

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Mickey Gordon is a basketball referee who travels to France to bury his father. Ellen Andrews is an American living in Paris who works for the airline he flies on. They meet and fall in love, but their relationship goes through many difficult patches.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Crystal
CAST:  Billy Crystal  •  Debra Winger  •  Joe Mantegna  •  Cynthia Stevenson

Mickey Gordon is a basketball referee who travels to France to bury his father. Ellen Andrews is an American living in Paris who works for the airline he flies on. They meet and fall in love, but their relationship goes through many difficult patches.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Crystal
CAST:  Billy Crystal  •  Debra Winger  •  Joe Mantegna  •  Cynthia Stevenson
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