Mario Roccuzzo
{{Short description|American actor (1940–2021)}}
{{sources|date=June 2021}}
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| name = Mario Roccuzzo
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1940|11|09}}
| birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|10|09|1940|11|09}}
| death_place = West Hollywood, California, U.S.
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| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1960–2016
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Mario Roccuzzo (November 9, 1940 – October 9, 2021){{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/latimes/name/mario-roccuzzo-obituary?id=29993383|title=Mario Roccuzzo Obituary (1940-2021)|work=Los Angeles Times|date=October 13, 2021|access-date=November 8, 2021}} was an American actor, most commonly known for his episodic roles on television police dramas, although he played various parts on significant sitcoms and in films. His appearances include Hill Street Blues, Barney Miller, and NYPD Blue, as well as Star Trek: The Next Generation and The Untouchables.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fandango.com/marioroccuzzo/filmography/p126138|title=Mario Roccuzzo Filmography|work=Fandango|access-date=June 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506092432/http://www.fandango.com:80/marioroccuzzo/filmography/p126138|archive-date=May 6, 2012|url-status=live|via=Wayback Machine}} He had over 250 television roles, and a dozen in feature films. In addition, in 1958, Roccuzzo wrote the famous Eddie Cochran rock song, "Nervous Breakdown".{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GxYiAwAAQBAJ|title=Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era|page=255|date=March 18, 2014|first=Bruce|last=Pollock|publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781135462963|via=Google Books}}
Biography
Roccuzzo's parents were both actors working in an East Coast Italian repertory, inspiring him to take the acting career path at an early age. When Mario was 10, his father died and his mother relocated the family to California, where he began taking night classes for acting, first with Jeff Corey, then Corey Allen.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}} In 1960, at the age of 20, he appeared, uninvited, in the office of director John Frankenheimer of Columbia Studios, asking for a chance to audition for whatever film he was making next. This led to his first big break, playing Diavolo in the film The Young Savages.
Next, he played Nicky on the top television show, The Untouchables. He initially became typecast in "bad guy" roles, but this gradually expanded to general roles in police/crime shows, both drama and comedy.
Filmography
This filmography is very incomplete. For the complete list, check [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0733714/ here].
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Roles |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1960
| Nicky Bousso | |
| 1961
| Diavolo | Uncredited |
| 1962
| Tony McLaughlin | Episode: The Malignant Hearts |
| 1963
| Private Brian Barducci | Two different episodes |
| 1966
| Kiko | S1:E16, Son of a Gypsy |
| 1972
| Angelo | Episode: The Locket |
| 1974
| Walter | |
| 1976
| Serpico | Pasquale Serpico | Episode: The Deadly Game |
| 1975–77
| Multiple characters | Four different episodes |
| 1975–77
| Baretta | Joey Perino | Two different episodes |
| 1978
| "High ranking suit" | Episode: The Foundlings |
| 1979
| Kaz | | Episode: Conspiracy in Blue |
| 1978–82
| Multiple characters | Six different episodes |
| 1983
| Andrews | Episode: Goodbye, Mr. Scripps |
| 1982–84
| Alice | Multiple characters | 3 different episodes |
| 1985
| Mario Eisenhower | Episode: Halloween, Too |
| 1985
| Henry Colander | Episode: Anniversary Dinner |
| 1985–88
| Various characters | 5 different episodes |
| 1988
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Arthur Malencon | Episode: Home Soil |
| 1989
| Wino | Episode: Smooth Operators |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0733714}}
- [http://www.nowcasting.com/actor/popup/viewactor.php?page=resume&actorID=marioroccuzzo&POPUP=1&defaultImage=1 Mario Roccuzzo on NowCasting.com]
- [http://www.filmreference.com/film/32/Mario-Roccuzzo.html Mario Roccuzzo on filmreference.com]
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Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors