Robert Costanzo
Robert Jason Costanzo (born October 20, 1942) is an American film, television and voice actor. A character actor with an acting career spanning over 40 years, he is often found playing surly New York City types on both sides of the law, and mixes both drama and comedy roles.
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- Name
- Robert Costanzo
- Birth Name
- Robert Jason Costanzo
- Born
- 20 October 1942
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- St. Francis Preparatory School · St. Francis College
- Languages
- English
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• Name — Robert Costanzo • Birth Name — Robert Jason Costanzo • Born — 20 October 1942 • Birthplace — Brooklyn, New York, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1975–present
Early life
Early life
Born in Brooklyn, New York, he is the son of actor Carmine Costanzo and is of Italian descent. He attended both the St. Francis Preparatory School and the St. Francis College.
Career
Career
Costanzo's first role was in the 1975 film Dog Day Afternoon playing a cop, although this was an uncredited part. This was followed by a role as a paint store customer in the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever. Other movie roles include Total Recall, Die Hard 2, Dick Tracy, City Slickers, and Down and Derby. His television appearances are varied, with him appearing in Lois & Clark, Boston Legal, Hannah Montana, Friends and Joey as the father of main character Joey Tribbiani, Days of Our Lives, The Golden Girls and numerous other series. He also starred as Commissioner Stenchler in the Sega CD game Sewer Shark. Costanzo is also a voice actor and has done voices on shows including Hercules, The Fairly OddParents, The Zeta Project, House of Mouse, Duckman, Bonkers, and Random! Cartoons, among others. He also voiced Harvey Bullock in the DC Animated Universe, consisting of Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, The New Batman Adventures and Static Shock, the theatrical release Mask of the Phantasm, and the video releases Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero and Mystery of the Batwoman. He voiced Angelo in The Sopranos: Road to Respect and Joe Barbaro and Derek Pappalardo in Mafia II. Costanzo reprised his role as Bullock in the video game Batman: Arkham Origins.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1977–1982 — Barney Miller — Bill Kerlin, Ed Foronjy, Vincent Thorndyke — 3 episodes • 1978 — Rhoda — Male Student — Episode: "Rhoda Cheats" • The Bob Newhart Show — Sal Petrone — Episode: "Crisis in Education" • Baretta — Kresler — Episode: "Woman Trouble" • 1978–1979 — Joe & Valerie — Vincent Pizo — 6 episodes • 1978–1983 — Alice — Lenny, Male Customer — 3 episodes • 1979 — Lou Grant — Tannenberg — Episode: "Romance" • 1979–1980 — The Last Resort — Murray — 15 episodes • 1979–1981 — The White Shadow — Mr. Pettrino — 4 episodes • 1981 — Soap — Carny — 1 episode • Charlie's Angels — Mac Gossett — Episode: "Taxi Angels" • Checking In — Hank Sabatino — 4 episodes • 1982 — Million Dollar Infield — Artie Levitas — Television film • It's a Living — Vinnie 'The Hat' — Episode: "Horsing Around" • Police Squad! — Leo — Episode: "Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood)" • 1982–1986 — Cagney & Lacey — Scafali, Monk — 2 episodes • 1982–1988 — St. Elsewhere — Mr. Broadwater — 3 episodes • 1983 — Gimme a Break! — Mr. Brandt — Episode: "Glenlawn Street Blues" • Blood Feud — Rocky — Television film • We Got It Made — Mike — Episode: "David's Birthday" • 1984 — The New Mike Hammer — Ari Artel — Episode: "Seven Dead Eyes" • Hill Street Blues — Lester Franco — 3 episodes • Hunter — Benny — Episode: "Flight on a Dead Pigeon" • Mama Malone — Albert — Episode: "Father Romeo" • Who's the Boss? — Robaire — Episode: "Dinner for Two" • The Vegas Strip War — Stan Markham — Television film • 1984–1987 — Family Ties — Various — 5 episodes • 1984 — The Ratings Game — Nunzio — Television film • 1985 — The Fall Guy — Duke — Episode: "Split Image" • Street Hawk — Phil Simkins — Episode: "Follow the Yellow Gold Road" • The Twilight Zone — Joe Rubello — Episode: "Healer" • Stir Crazy — Coach Lou Paterno — Episode: "The Football Story" • 1986 — ALF — Bert — Episode: "Baby, You Can Drive My Car" • You Again? — Cop — Episode: "Good Neighbors" • 1986–1987 — L.A. Law — Vinnie La Rosa — 3 episodes • 1986–1995 — Murder, She Wrote — Lieutenant Greco, Freddie, Rudlfo Petrocelli — 3 episodes • 1987 — Charles in Charge — Hank Holloway — Episode: "Feud for Thought" • She's the Sheriff — Frankie Fontaine — Episode: "Monkey Business" • Night Court — Santa — Episode: "Let It Snow" • 1988 — Tales from the Darkside — Vincent Dessari — Episode: "The Deal" • Duet — Marty — Episode: "No Reservations" • The Law & Harry McGraw — Roscoe — Episode: "Waiting Game" • The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick — Sid — Television film • Annie McGuire — Officer Murphy — Episode: "The Hold-Up" • Day by Day — Max — Episode: "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" • 1989 — Columbo — Sergeant Russo — Episode: "Columbo Goes to the Guillotine" • Quantum Leap — Chuck Thompson — Episode: "Camikazi Kid - June 6, 1961" • Star Trek: The Next Generation — Slade Bender — Episode: "Manhunt" • 1989–1990 — The Tracey Ullman Show — Tony 'Big Tony' Manetti — 2 episodes • 1990 — Glory Days — Lieutenant V.T. Krantz — 6 episodes • The Golden Girls — Coach Odlivak — Episode: "Feelings" • Uncle Buck — Bernie — Episode: "Fire Sale" • 1991 — Sisters — Sidney Getz — Episode: "80%" • Sibs — Leo — Episode: "Audie's Bad Day" • Growing Pains — Ernie — Episode: "The Young and the Homeless" • 1992 — Maid for Each Other — Lieutenant Jardine — Television film • On the Air — Plumber — 1 episode • Brooklyn Bridge — Mr. Cavaretti — 2 episodes • Jack's Place — Moe Jablonski — Episode: "Forever" • Bodies of Evidence — Detective Alfie — Episode: "The Cold Light of Day" • Beverly Hills, 90210 — Clarence the Angel (voice) — Episode: "It's a Totally Happening Life" • Civil Wars — DeRubumpre — Episode: "A Partridge in a Pair's Tree" • 1992–1995 — Batman: The Animated Series — Harvey Bullock (voice) — 21 episodes • 1993 — Doogie Howser, M.D. — Mr. Healy — Episode: "Eleven Angry People... and Vinnie" • Almost Home — Bob 'Big Bob' Petrelli — Episode: "Bowling for Daddies" • Bonkers — Crunchy Potato Chip (voice) — Episode: "Springtime for the Iguana" • NYPD Blue — Alfonse Giardella — 6 episodes • The Mommies — Santa #2 — Episode: "Christmas" • Empty Nest — Millard — Episode: "Read All About It" • 1994 — Diagnosis: Murder — Bobby Rebetta — Episode: "Shaker" • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air — Duke — Episode: "The Philadelphia Story" • 1994–1995 — Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman — Louie, Gun Shop Owner — 2 episodes • 1995 — Santo Bugito — Fingers (voice) — Episode: "Load 'O Bees" • Friends — Joey Tribbiani Sr. — Episode: "The One with the Boobies" • Platypus Man — Sal — Episode: "Lou's the Boss" • 1995–1996 — Charlie Grace — Artie Crawford — 9 episodes • 1996 — Duckman — Additional voices — Episode: "A Room with a Bellevue" • Mad About You — Door Guy — Episode: "Hot & Cold" • Partners — Max Lobster — Episode: "You Quit?" • Townies — Mr. Rosano — Episode: "The Life of Ryan" • 1997 — Superman: The Animated Series — Detective Harvey Bullock (voice) — Episode: "World's Finest" • Kenan & Kel — Mr. Maniaci — Episode: "Safe and Sorry" • Murphy Brown — Dry Cleaner — Episode: "Oh, Danny Boy" • The Nanny — Juror #4 — Episode: "Samson, He Denied Her" • Party of Five — Arnie Horn — Episode: "Hitting Bottom" • Caroline in the City — Tony — Episode: "Caroline and the Ombudsman" • Rugrats — Vinnie (voice) — Episode: "Looking for Jack" • Teen Angel — Uncle Lou — Episode: "Steve & Marty & Jordan & Uncle Lou" • 1997–1998 — The New Batman Adventures — Detective Harvey Bullock (voice) — 8 episodes • 1998 — Police Academy — Marcus Erroneous — Episode: "Angel on My Back" • The Tony Danza Show — Charlie Falcone — Episode: "C'gar Face" • Early Edition — Sal — Episode: "Blackout" • The Magical World of Walt Disney — Philoctetes (voice) — Recurring role • 1998–1999 — Hercules — 29 episodes • 1999 — DiResta — Vic DiResta — 5 episodes • Ally McBeal — George Chisholm — Episode: "Civil War" • Todd McFarlane's Spawn — Mr. Orvetti (voice) — Episode: "The Mindkiller" • Cousin Skeeter — Mr. Schinkenslayer — Episode: "Two Men and a Baby Pig" • 2000 — G vs E — Dino Corfu — Episode: "Wonderful Life" • Falcone — Jackie Savino — Episode: "Lealta" • Bull — Pete — Episode: "To Have and to Hold" • Norm — Tony DiBenedetto — Episode: "Norm vs. the Sacrifice" • 2000–2006 — Family Guy — Biff, Louie Anderson, Danny DeVito (voice) — 2 episodes • 2001 — Kate Brasher — Larry — Episode: "Kate" • 61* — 'Toots' Shor — Television film • Going to California — Al Weeks — Episode: "Hurricane Al: A Tale of Key Largo" • Providence — Carlo — Episode: "Best Man" • Call Me Claus — Teamster Santa — Television film • 2001–2003 — The Fairly OddParents — Easter Bunny, Construction Worker Ape, Ape Truck Driver (voice) — 2 episodes • 2002 — As Told by Ginger — Chef Bob (voice) — Episode: "Fast Reputation" • The Zeta Project — Titus Sweete (voice) — 2 episodes • House of Mouse — Philoctetes (voice) — Episode: "Donald Wants to Fly" • Bram & Alice — Buddy Royal — Episode: "Paul-Pot" • 2003 — Static Shock — Detective Harvey Bullock (voice) — Episode: "Hard as Nails" • ER — Pernicious Anemia Man — Episode: "No Strings Attached" • 2004 — Rock Me Baby — Franco — Episode: "Look Who's Talking" • Helter Skelter — Leno LaBianca — Television film • NCIS — Jimmy 'Naps' Napolitano — Episode: "The Boneyard" • Will & Grace — Paul — 2 episodes • 2005 — CSI: NY — Frank Meadows — Episode: "Recycling" • Mind of Mencia — Italian Man — 1 episode • The Young and the Restless — Hotel Desk Clerk — 1 episode • 2006 — Joey — Joey Tribbiani Sr. — Episode: "Joey and the Dad" • 2006–2010 — Days of Our Lives — Sal Bandino, Motel Clerk — 8 episodes • 2007 — Dirt — Tony — Episode: "The Thing Under the Bed" • Boston Legal — Wayne Picker — Episode: "Duck and Cover" • 2007–2010 — Hannah Montana — Al Blaine, Jersey Guy — 2 episodes • 2008 — The Spectacular Spider-Man — Sullivan Edwards (voice) — Episode: "Intervention" • 2009 — Random! Cartoons — Bossman (voice) — Episode: "Flavio" • Reno 911! — Don Bronzoni — Episode: "Dangle's Murder Mystery" • Castle — Sal Tenor — Episode: "A Death in the Family" • 2013 — Kickin' It — Harvey — Episode: "Queen of Karts" • 2015 — About a Boy — Dennis, The Deceiver — Episode: "About a Babymoon" • 2016 — 2 Broke Girls — Luigi — Episode: "And the Show and Don't Tell" • Modern Family — Earl Chambers — Episode: "Halloween IV: Revenge of Rod Skyhook" • 2017 — 9JKL — Massimo — Episode: "High Steaks" • 2018 — OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes — Big Cheese (voice) — Episode: "Action News" • Champions — Uncle Bud — 8 episodes • 2019 — 9-1-1 — Jack Kramer — Episode: "Kids Today" • 2020 — Just Roll with It — Joey 'Coconuts' — Episode: "The Great Coconuts Caper" • 2021 — El Coyote the Prequel — Bobby — Episode: "Witness Protection" • 2021 — Tacoma FD — Enzo — Episode: "Pickleball" • 2024 — Tulsa King — Ernie Anastasio — Episode: "Life Support"
Video games
Video games
• Year — Title — Role • 1992 — Sewer Shark — Stenchler • 1994 — The Adventures of Batman & Robin — Harvey Bullock • 2002 — Kingdom Hearts — Philoctetes • 2005 — Kingdom Hearts II • 2006 — The Sopranos: Road to Respect — Angelo • 2010 — Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep — Philoctetes • Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight — Additional voices • Mafia II — Joe Barbaro, Derek Pappalardo • 2013 — Batman: Arkham Origins — Harvey Bullock • 2018 — Thief of Thieves — Geoffredo Rotolo
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1975 — Dog Day Afternoon — New York Policeman — Uncredited • 1977 — Between the Lines — Austin's Men • The Goodbye Girl — Liquor Store Salesman • Saturday Night Fever — Paint Store Customer • 1978 — Bloodbrothers — Vic • 1980 — Fatso — Johnny • 1982 — Shoot the Moon — Leo Spinelli • 1983 — The Star Chamber — Sgt. Spota • Two of a Kind — Captain Cinzari • 1984 — Up the Creek — Campus Guard Charlie • 1986 — The Lightship — Stump • The Boss' Wife — Eddie • 1990 — Total Recall — Agent Harry • Dick Tracy — Lips' Bodyguard • Die Hard 2 — Sergeant Vito Lorenzo • Masters of Menace — Pilot • 1991 — Delusion — Myron Sales • City Slickers — Sal • 1992 — We're Talking Serious Money — Michael • Unlawful Entry — Bail Bondsman • Honeymoon in Vegas — Sidney Tomashefsky • 1993 — The Cemetery Club — Morty • Relentless 3 — Roy Kalewsky — Direct-to-video • Man's Best Friend — Detective Kovacs • Batman: Mask of the Phantasm — Harvey Bullock (voice) • 1994 — North — Al • 1995 — Dream a Little Dream 2 — Mr. McVie — Direct-to-video • For Better or Worse — Ranzier • Forget Paris — Waiter • 1996 — Underworld — Stan • 1997 — Lunker Lake — 'Weasel' Swindell • Wounded — Stu Sachen • 1998 — Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero — Harvey Bullock (voice) — Direct-to-video • Hoods — Mario • Air Bud: Golden Receiver — Coach Fanelli • With Friends Like These... — Johnny DiMartino • 1999 — The 4th Floor — Exterminator • Do You Wanna Dance? — Father Chris Kerhulas • 2000 — The Last Producer — Moogian • Wannabes — Mr. Letto • 2002 — The Rose Technique — Vince Trane — Direct-to-video • 2003 — Carolina — Perfect Date Contestant • Alex & Emma — Bus Driver • Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman — Harvey Bullock (voice) — Direct-to-video • 2005 — Down and Derby — Claude • In the Mix — Tony 'Fat Tony' • 2007 — Urban Decay — Fetz • 2008 — The Flyboys — Carmine • The Big Shot-Caller — Rudy Lessor • 2010 — Undisputed III: Redemption — Gio Farnatti — Direct-to-video • 2011 — Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer — Mr. Birnbaum • 2012 — Foodfight! — Maximilius Moose (voice) • 2013 — Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn — Lenny Leone • 2015 — Last Days of Coney Island — Max (voice) — Short film • 2016 — Stevie D — Tony Muccerino • 2018 — Frank and Ava — Willie • 2019 — Beast Mode — Chrome Mangle • El Coyote — Giovanni Fransesco • 2020 — Snowbird — Bud — Short film • 2021 — Dutch — Tony 'Fat Tony' Cerone • 2022 — Respect the Jux — Porn King
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Robert Costanzo. The New York Times. 2013.
- 2.Robert Costanzo Biography. filmreference.com.
- 3.Robert Costanzo, the Essential Worker The Lowbrow Reader.
- 4.Behind The Voice Actors. Robert Costanzo (visual voices guide).
- 5.Leydon, Joe. Dutch Review: It’s Amateur Night at the Movies in This Franchise Non-Starter. Variety. March 12, 2021.
- 6.The Twilight Zone (1985): Healer. February 4, 2008.
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