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Alex Rocco

Acting

Born February 29, 1936 · Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Died July 18, 2015

Also known as Alessandro Federico Petricone Jr.

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Alex Rocco (born Alessandro Federico Petricone Jr.; February 29, 1936 – July 18, 2015) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive, gravelly voice, he was often cast as villains, including Moe Greene in The Godfather (1972) and his Primetime Emmy Award–winning role in The Famous Teddy Z. Rocco did a significant amount of voice-over work later in his career. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alex Rocco, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series · 1990

Filmography50+ titles

The Godfather

1972as Moe Greene

Scammerhead

2014as Ben Sarnus

Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless Man

1999

The Simpsons

1989as Roger Meyers Jr. (voice)

Get Smart

1965as KAOS Killer (uncredited)

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996as Sid Wolff

ER

1994as Martin Trudeau

The Practice

1997as Dr. Melnick

The Golden Girls

1985as Glen

The Rockford Files

1974as Sherman Royle

Mission: Impossible

1966

Party Down

2009as Howard Greengold

Private Practice

2007as Ed Diamanti

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Ernie Santini

The A-Team

1983as Sonny Monroe

Family Guy

1999as Soccer Mom (voice)

Home Improvement

1991as Irv Schmayman

Starsky & Hutch

1975as Thomas Callendar

Batman

1966as Block

Episodes

2011as Dick LeBlanc

Batman: Year One

2011as Falcone (voice)

Touched by an Angel

1994as Ben Horner

Kojak

1973as Morton Tallman

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

1973as Jimmy Scalise

Maron

2013as David Rosen

Hunter

1984as Floyd Benson

The Facts of Life

1979as Charlie Polniaczek

A Bug's Life

1998as Thorny (voice)

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993as Johnny 'Giovanni Rossini' Rose

Police Story

1973as Phil Logan

Magic City

2012as Arthur Evans

That Thing You Do!

1996as Sol Siler

CHiPs

1977as Ansgar

The Rookies

1972

Mad About You

1992as Mel Slotkin

Simon & Simon

1981

The Boston Strangler

1968as Lt. Lurie (uncredited)

Find Me Guilty

2006as Nick Calabrese

Just Shoot Me!

1997as Charlie Gold

The Stunt Man

1980as Jake

Smokin' Aces

2006as Serna

Get Shorty

1995as Jimmy Capp

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983as Tommy Sales

T. J. Hooker

1982as Frank Dio

Murphy Brown

1988as Al Floss

Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins

1975as Vinnie

Three the Hard Way

1974as Lt. Di Nisco

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

1967as Diamond

Silver Skies

2016as Frank

The Outside Man

1972as Miller