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Michael Vincenzo Gazzo is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter American born on 5 april 1923 at Hillside (USA)
Michael Vincenzo Gazzo (April 5, 1923 – February 14, 1995) was an American playwright who later in life became a film and television actor.
Gazzo was a member of the Actors Studio and would later go on to train such actors as Debra Winger, Henry Silva and Tony Sirico. He authored the gritty Broadway play about drug addiction A Hatful of Rain, which ran for 389 performances in 1955 and 1956. It starred Ben Gazzara and Shelley Winters in the two lead roles, and subsequently was adapted into a film by Oscar winning director Fred Zinnemann in 1957. The movie was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Anthony Franciosa). A 1968 made-for-television version (as a filmed play) starred Peter Falk, Sandy Dennis and Michael Parks.
Gazzo's other screen writing credits include the Elvis Presley American musical drama King Creole in 1958. He also authored Broadway play 'The Night Circus' starring Ben Gazzara.
As an actor, Gazzo was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Frank Pentangeli in The Godfather Part II. He lost to Robert De Niro, who played Vito Corleone in the same film.
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Birth name Michael Vincenzo Gazzo
Nationality USA
Birth 5 april 1923 at Hillside (USA)
Death 14 february 1995 (at 71 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 5 april 1923 at Hillside (USA)
Death 14 february 1995 (at 71 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Michael Vincenzo Gazzo (April 5, 1923 – February 14, 1995) was an American playwright who later in life became a film and television actor.
Gazzo was a member of the Actors Studio and would later go on to train such actors as Debra Winger, Henry Silva and Tony Sirico. He authored the gritty Broadway play about drug addiction A Hatful of Rain, which ran for 389 performances in 1955 and 1956. It starred Ben Gazzara and Shelley Winters in the two lead roles, and subsequently was adapted into a film by Oscar winning director Fred Zinnemann in 1957. The movie was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Anthony Franciosa). A 1968 made-for-television version (as a filmed play) starred Peter Falk, Sandy Dennis and Michael Parks.
Gazzo's other screen writing credits include the Elvis Presley American musical drama King Creole in 1958. He also authored Broadway play 'The Night Circus' starring Ben Gazzara.
As an actor, Gazzo was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Frank Pentangeli in The Godfather Part II. He lost to Robert De Niro, who played Vito Corleone in the same film.
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Last Action Hero (1993)
, 2h10Directed by John McTiernan, Brian W. Cook, Vic Armstrong
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about films
Actors Arnold Schwarzenegger, F. Murray Abraham, Charles Dance, Tom Noonan, Austin O'Brien, Art Carney
Roles Torelli
Rating64%
Danny Madigan is a teenage boy living in a crime-ridden area of New York City with his widowed mother Irene. To escape from his harsh reality, Danny often skips school to watch movies at the run-down Pandora movie theater, owned and managed by Danny's friend Nick. Nick receives the film reels for Jack Slater IV, the latest in one of Danny's favorite film series about the titular Los Angeles police detective and violent action hero, and offers to show it to Danny at a private screening just before the world premiere. To mark the occasion, Nick tears up a special ticket he received from Harry Houdini years ago, giving one half of the stub to Danny as a keepsake.
Cookie (1989)
, 1h34Directed by Susan Seidelman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Peter Falk, Dianne Wiest, Michael Vincenzo Gazzo, Emily Lloyd, Jerry Lewis, Bob Gunton
Roles Carmine
Rating54%
Cookie Voltecki (Emily Lloyd) is the illegitimate daughter of mobster Dino Capisco (Peter Falk), who has just finished thirteen years in prison. Since being released from jail, all that Dino wants is to settle some old scores, and make up for lost time with his daughter.
Blood Ties (1986)
Directed by Giacomo Battiato
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Gangster films
Actors Brad Davis, Tony Lo Bianco, Vincent Spano, Barbara De Rossi, Arnoldo Foà, Angelo Infanti
Roles Joseph Salina
Rating60%
Cannonball Run II (1984)
, 1h48Directed by Hal Needham
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Martial arts films, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Jamie Farr, Telly Savalas
Roles Sonny
Rating50%
Having lost the first Cannonball Run race, Sheik Abdul ben Falafel (Jamie Farr) is ordered by his father (Ricardo Montalban) to go back to America and win another Cannonball Run in order to "emblazon the Falafel name as the fastest in the world." When Sheik Abdul points out that there is no Cannonball Run that year, his father simply tells him to "buy one."
Fear City (1984)
, 1h36Directed by Abel Ferrara
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Striptease
Actors Tom Berenger, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Scalia, Melanie Griffith, Michael Vincenzo Gazzo, Rossano Brazzi
Roles Mike
Rating56%
A serial killer who is an expert at martial arts is preying on strippers in Manhattan's Times Square. Night after night, he visits smoky strip clubs, waiting for his victims. The owners of the largest company of strippers in the city are Matt Rossi (Berenger) and Nicky Parzeno (Scalia). Rossi is a retired boxer who retired after having killed an opponent in the ring. He is now seeing their whole business under threat, at the same time as he fears that the woman he loves might be the next victim.
Sudden Impact (1983)
, 1h53Directed by Clint Eastwood
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about animals, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Erotic films, Films about dogs, Rape and revenge films, Auto-justice
Actors Sondra Locke, Clint Eastwood, Pat Hingle, Bradford Dillman, Michael Currie, Jack Thibeau
Roles Threlkis (uncredited)
Rating65%
Artist Jennifer Spencer and her sister are raped by a group of boys, after being betrayed by female friend Ray Parkins. The brutal rape leaves Jennifer's sister permanently catatonic. Ten years later, Spencer seeks revenge. She kills one of the rapists (George Wilburn) with two shots—one in the groin and one in the head—from a .38 snubnosed revolver. Spencer then leaves San Francisco because of the subsequent police investigation. Once relocated in the town of San Paulo, Spencer begins restoring its boardwalk's historic carousel near the beach where the rapes occurred.
Blood Feud (1983)
, 3h30Directed by Mike Newell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about families
Actors Robert Blake, Cotter Smith, Forrest Tucker, Ernest Borgnine, Danny Aiello, Brian Dennehy
Roles Johnny Masseta
Rating67%
It is the mid-1950s. Wealthy young Robert F. Kennedy is beginning to make a name for himself in Washington, D.C., as is older brother John F. Kennedy, a United States senator from Massachusetts.
The Winter of Our Discontent (1983)
, 1h45Directed by Waris Hussein
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Donald Sutherland, Teri Garr, Tuesday Weld, E. G. Marshall, Michael Vincenzo Gazzo, Richard Masur
Roles Marullo
Rating64%
The story is about a Long Islander named Ethan Allen Hawley (played by Donald Sutherland) who works as a clerk in a grocery store he used to own, but is now owned by an Italian immigrant (played by Michael V. Gazzo). His wife (Teri Garr) and kids want more than what he can give them because of his lowly position.
Back Roads (1981)
, 1h30Directed by Martin Ritt
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, David Keith, Dan Shor, M. Emmet Walsh, Míriam Colón
Roles Tazio
Rating56%
Amy Post (Field) is a $20-a-trick hooker in Mobile, Alabama. One night she entertains Elmore Pratt (Jones), an ex-boxer who has just been fired from his job at a car wash. He cannot pay her for services rendered.
Body and Soul (1981)
, 1h49Directed by George Bowers
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films
Actors Jayne Kennedy, Perry Lang, Michael Vincenzo Gazzo, Kim Hamilton, Peter Lawford, Ola Ray
Roles Frankie
Rating46%
Le champion Léon ne veut pas devenir boxeur, mais pour sauver sa petite sœur qui nécessite des traitements médicaux, il décide de participer au titre pour financer les soins.
The Border (1980)
, 1h30Directed by Christopher Leitch
Genres Action
Themes Films about immigration
Actors Telly Savalas, Michael Vincenzo Gazzo, Eddie Albert, Noé Murayama
Roles Chico Suarez
Rating46%
Frank Cooper, la police d'immigration supérieur, reste un combat quotidien contre les mafias opérant entre le Mexique et les États-Unis. Bien qu'il ait une bonne règle avec les plus pauvres des villes mexicaines près de la frontière. Deux sont Leina et Benny, deux jeunes garçons qui ont décidé de se marier et ont choisi Frank comme meilleur homme. Les problèmes ne tardent pas à apparaître lorsque Suarez, une des forces locales de gangster Benny à travailler pour lui dans leur sale besogne. Maintenant, pour Frank, le travail devient personnel.
Alligator (1980)
, 1h32Directed by Lewis Teague, Jon Hess
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror comedy, Action, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Natural horror films, Giant monster films, Comedy horror films, Disaster films
Actors Robert Forster, Joseph Bologna, Robin Riker, Michael Vincenzo Gazzo, Dee Wallace, Dean Jagger
Roles Chief Clark
Rating40%
A teenage girl purchases a baby American alligator while on vacation with her family at a tourist trap in Florida. After the family returns home to Chicago, the alligator, named Ramón by the girl, is promptly flushed down the family's toilet by her surly, animal-phobic father and ends up in the city's sewers.
Cuba Crossing (1980)
, 1h32Genres Thriller
Themes Political films
Actors Stuart Whitman, Robert Vaughn, Woody Strode, Albert Salmi, Michael Vincenzo Gazzo, Caren Kaye
Roles Rossellini (as Michael Gazzo)
Rating39%
Un aventurier est pris dans un complot pour tuer Fidel Castro..
, 1h42Directed by Gilbert Moses
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Basketball films, Musical films
Actors Jonathan Winters, Stockard Channing, Margaret Avery, Jack Kehoe, Michael Vincenzo Gazzo, Peter Isacksen
Roles Harry the Trainer
Rating53%
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh tells the story of a struggling professional basketball team, the Pittsburgh Pythons, whose continuous losing streak and lack of talent has made them the laughing stock of Pittsburgh. Several players ask to be transferred to other teams, partly due to the bad publicity and the presence of the difficult but highly paid star player, Moses Guthrie (Julius Erving).
Love and Bullets (1979)
, 1h43Directed by John Huston, Stuart Rosenberg
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Transport films, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Rod Steiger, Henry Silva, Bradford Dillman, Strother Martin
Roles Lobo
Rating56%
Phoenix Police Detective Charlie Congers is tasked to assist the FBI in bringing a gangster's girlfriend, Jackie Pruitt, back to the USA to testify. The FBI thinks she can give inside information to law enforcement that will put Joe Bomposa behind bars once and for all.