Joe Spinell (October 28, 1936 – January 13, 1989) was an American actor who appeared in films in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as various stage productions. He played supporting roles in film including The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974), Rocky (1976), Rocky II (1979), Taxi Driver (1976), Sorcerer (1977) and Cruising (1980).

KNOWN FOR

The Godfather
1972
The Equalizer
1986
The Godfather Part II
1974
Taxi Driver
1976
Rocky
1976
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
1977
Rocky II
1979
Married to the Mob
1988
Nighthawks
1981
Sorcerer
1977
The Pick-up Artist
1987
Cruising
1980

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
71
Writing
4
Producing
2
2020
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
as Self (archive footage)
2016
FantastiCozzi
as Count Zarth Arn (archive footage)
2007
Exorcising 'Cruising'
as Self (archive footage)
2007
The History of 'Cruising'
as Self (archive footage)
2001
The Joe Spinell Story
as (archive footage)
2000
The American Nightmare
as Self
1995
Thriller Zone
as Vinny Durand (segment "Fanatical Extremes") (archive footage)
1992
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
as Will Cicci
1989
Rapid Fire
as Hansen
1988
Operation Warzone
as Brig. Gen. George Delevane
1988
Married to the Mob
as Leonard 'Tiptoes' Mazzilli
1988
The Undertaker
as Uncle Roscoe
1988
K.O. Kippers
as Tony Larosa
1987
The Pick-up Artist
as Eddie
1987
Deadly Illusion
as Crazy Man in Gun Bureau
1986
The Messenger
as Rico
1986
Maniac II: Mr. Robbie
as Mr. Robbie
1986
The Whoopee Boys
as Guido Antonucci
1986
Hollywood Harry
as Max Caldwell
1986
The Children of Times Square
as Street Vendor
1986
Blood Ties
as Joey, New York Goon #1
1986
The Equalizer
as Mob Boss
1985
Walking the Edge
as Brusstar
1985
Out of the Darkness
as Jim Halsey
1983
Vigilante
as Eisenberg
1983
The Big Score
as Mayfield
1983
Eureka
as Pete
1983
The Last Fight
as Angelo
1983
Losin' It
as Border Patrolman
1983
Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer
as Escobar
1982
Forbidden Zone
as Drunken Sailor
1982
Night Shift
as Manetti
1982
The Last Horror Film
as Vinny Durand
1982
One Down, Two to Go
as Joe Spangler
1982
Monsignor
as Bride's Father
1982
A Question of Honor
as Masked witness (uncredited)
1982
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
as Agent / M.C. ("Success Wanters")
1981
Nighthawks
as Lt. Munafo
1981
Portrait of a Teenage Shoplifter
as Door Guard
1980
Melvin and Howard
as Go-Go Club Owner #2 (uncredited)
1980
Maniac
as Frank Zito
1980
Cruising
as Patrolman DiSimone
1980
The Ninth Configuration
as Lt. Spinell
1980
The Little Dragons
as Yancey
1980
Nightside
as Michael Vincent
1980
Brubaker
as Birdwell
1980
The First Deadly Sin
as Charles Lipsky
1979
Rocky II
as Tony Gazzo
1979
Winter Kills
as Arthur Fletcher
1979
Vampire
as Capt. Desher
1979
Last Embrace
as Man in Cantina
1978
Starcrash
as Count Zartharn
1978
Nunzio
as Angelo
1978
The One Man Jury
as Mike Abatino
1978
Big Wednesday
as Psychologist
1978
Paradise Alley
as Burp
1977
Sorcerer
as Spider
1977
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
as William "Willie" Cicci
1976
Rocky
as Tony Gazzo
1976
Stay Hungry
as Jabo
1976
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
as Cop
1976
Taxi Driver
as Personnel Officer
1975
Farewell, My Lovely
as Nick
1975
Strike Force
as Sol Terranova
1975
Rancho Deluxe
as Mr. Colson
1975
92 in the Shade
as Ollie Slatt
1975
The Ransom of Red Chief
as Bill
1974
The Godfather Part II
as William 'Willie' Cicci
1973
The Seven-Ups
as Toredano
1973
Cops and Robbers
as Marty
1972
The Godfather
as Willi Cicci (uncredited)