Paul Greco

{{short description|American actor}}

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{{infobox person

| image = The Warriors Logo.svg

| birth_date = October 21, 1955

| birth_place = Newark, New Jersey, U.S.

| death_date = December 17, 2008 (aged 53)

| death_place = Red Hook, New York, U.S.

| occupation = Actor, Musician

| years_active = 1979–2008

}}

Paul Greco (October 21, 1955 – December 17, 2008) was an American actor and musician.

Biography

Greco is best known for his role as Sully, the leader of the Orphans gang, in the 1979 film The Warriors. He appeared in a number of films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and also appeared in an episode of Miami Vice in 1986.

He was married to Noelle Pollet and had a son, Phoenix Greco, and two grandchildren. He died from lung cancer on December 17, 2008, aged 53.

Filmography

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1979The WarriorsSully, Orphans leader
1981Four FriendsCar thief
1984Broadway Danny RoseVito Rispoli
1986Crocodile DundeeNew Yorker
1988The Last Temptation of ChristZealot
1989Next of KinLeo
1989Elvis StoriesPaxton BusbyShort
1991OscarSchemer
1996If Lucy FellRene
1996Love Is All There IsNunzio
1996The Cable GuyRaul
1997Henry FoolConcierge
1997To Die QuietlyKarate Boy