Acting
Louis Giambalvo
EN cinema · 38 credits
Born
8 February 1945 (age 81)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Louis Giambalvo – American character actor, born 8 February 1945 in Brooklyn, New York. Co-founded the experimental Colonnades Theater Lab in Greenwich Village in the 1970s alongside Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, and John Saxon, then moved to Los Angeles in 1979. He is now retired, with his final credits in 2008–2009. His most notable film roles include Major Carnagle in Real Genius (1985), Mr. Fabrizzi in Jagged Edge (1985), Gus Wheeler in The Dead Pool (1988), Vito in Weekend at Bernie's (1989), Ray Andruitti in The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), an RTA Representative in Hoffa (1992), Joe Carangi in Gia (1998), Sonny Gordon in Death to Smoochy (2002), and George Taber in Bottle Shock (2008). On television he is best known for his recurring role as Rob Nelson in Hill Street Blues (1981–1983), Al Capone in The Gangster Chronicles (1981), Cosimo in Star Trek: Voyager (1995), and guest appearances in ER, Boston Legal, CSI, Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, and General Hospital.
Known for
Filmography
Bottle Shock
as George Taber
Duplex
as Pharmacist
Death to Smoochy
as Sonny Gordon
Gun Shy
as Lonny Ward
Gia
as Joe Carangi
Illegal in Blue
as Lt. Cavanaugh
Murder or Memory: A Moment of Truth Movie
as Lou Panetta
Donato and Daughter
as Chief Hugh Halliday
Hoffa
as RTA Representative
Till Death Us Do Part
as Charles Kerwin
Mastergate
as Lance Boyle
The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Ray Andruitti
Liberace
1988
Liberace
as Eddie
The Dead Pool
as Gus Wheeler
Kansas
as Army Sergeant
Question of Faith
as Doctor Santini
Real Genius
as Major Carnagle
Jagged Edge
as Anthony Fabrizi
Dirty Work
as George Wylie
The Ratings Game
as Goody DeSalvo
Second Thoughts
as Sgt. Cabrillo
Deal of the Century
as Freddie Muntz
Nightmares
as Jerry Cooney (segment "The Bishop of Battle")
The Ambush Murders
as Glenn Landis
Marian Rose White
as Eddy White
Mae West
as George Kane
Airplane II: The Sequel
as Witness
Fly Away Home
as Vogel
Gangster Wars
as Al Capone
Reward
as Dutch
Escape
as Hank
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Clarence Anglin