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Joe Spano is a Actor American born on 7 july 1946 at San Francisco (USA)

Joe Spano

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Birth name Joseph Peter Spano
Nationality USA
Birth 7 july 1946 (77 years) at San Francisco (USA)

Joseph Peter "Joe" Spano (born July 7, 1946) is an American actor who came to prominence through his role as Lt. Henry Goldblume on Hill Street Blues. Spano is now best known for his work on NCIS as FBI Special Agent Tobias Fornell.

Biography

Spano was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Virginia Jean (née Carpenter) and Vincent Dante Spano, a physician. Spano and his wife Joan Zerrien, a therapist, were married in 1980. They have two adopted daughters.

Usually with

Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris
(2 films)
Ron Howard
Ron Howard
(3 films)
Rob Nilsson
Rob Nilsson
(1 films)
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Filmography of Joe Spano (24 films)

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Actor

Frost/Nixon, 2h2
Directed by Ron Howard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Théâtre, Transport films, Political films, Films based on plays
Actors Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Rebecca Hall, Toby Jones, Matthew Macfadyen
Rating76% 3.8478653.8478653.8478653.8478653.847865
A series of news reports document the role of Richard Nixon in the 1972 Watergate scandal, prior to his 1974 resignation speech. Meanwhile, David Frost has finished recording an episode of his talk show in Australia and watches on television as Nixon leaves the White House.
Fracture
Fracture (2007)
, 1h52
Directed by Gregory Hoblit
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn, Rosamund Pike, Embeth Davidtz, Billy Burke
Roles Judge Joseph Pincus
Rating72% 3.600643.600643.600643.600643.60064
Theodore "Ted" Crawford (Anthony Hopkins), a wealthy and talented Irish aeronautical engineer in Los Angeles, discovers that his wife Jennifer (Embeth Davidtz) is having an affair with police detective Robert Nunally (Billy Burke). After confronting his wife, Crawford shoots her, seriously wounding her, and immediately confesses the crime to Nunally at the scene.
Hollywoodland, 2h6
Directed by Allen Coulter
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy-drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Superman films, Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Adrien Brody, Diane Lane, Ben Affleck, Bob Hoskins, Robin Tunney, Kathleen Robertson
Roles Howard Strickling
Rating64% 3.2478853.2478853.2478853.2478853.247885
In June 1959, Louis Simo (Adrien Brody), a Los Angeles private investigator more interested in generating an income than in devotion to his clients, is spying on the wife of a man named Chester Sinclair to find if she is cheating. On a visit to his own ex-wife Laurie, Simo learns that his son is upset over the recent death of actor George Reeves, who played Superman on television. Reeves was found dead inside his Beverly Hills home with a gunshot wound to the head, which police ruled a suicide.
Hart's War
Hart's War (2002)
, 2h5
Directed by Gregory Hoblit
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Prison films, Political films, Évasion
Actors Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell, Terrence Howard, Cole Hauser, Marcel Iureș, Linus Roache
Roles Col. J.M. Lange
Rating63% 3.150633.150633.150633.150633.15063
During World War II, U.S. Army intelligence officer First Lieutenant Thomas Hart (Farrell) is captured by German forces. While interrogating Hart, the Germans coerce him to divulge intelligence by taking away his boots, causing his feet to become frostbitten and badly injured, and leaving him, naked, in a very cold cell. He is then transferred by train to Stalag VI-A prisoner of war camp at Hemer, Germany. While en route, a P-51 Mustang attacks (the letters POW were painted on the top of the train, but got covered by thick snow). To save themselves, the POWs leave the train and spell P-O-W with their bodies and prevent further strafing.
Texas Rangers, 1h30
Directed by Steve Miner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Political films
Actors James Van Der Beek, James Coburn, Rachael Leigh Cook, Ashton Kutcher, Dylan McDermott, Usher
Roles M. Dunnison
Rating52% 2.607842.607842.607842.607842.60784
Ten years after the Civil War has ended, the Governor of Texas asks Leander McNelly (Dylan McDermott) to recommission a company of Rangers to help uphold the law along the Mexican border. Aside from a few seasoned veterans, the recruits are young men who have little or no experience with guns or policing crime. The antagonist of the story is John King Fisher (Alfred Molina) who is stealing cattle from Texas cattle barons like Richard Dukes and Victor Logan and driving them into Mexico, where he sells them to the Mexican army.
Ticker
Ticker (2001)
, 1h35
Directed by Albert Pyun
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Transport films, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Dennis Hopper, Steven Seagal, Ice-T, Kevin Gage, Tom Sizemore, Jaime Pressly
Roles Captain Winters
Rating35% 1.753761.753761.753761.753761.75376
The film begins with a SWAT team going into the house of a United States Senator. Someone is holding the Senator hostage. The bomb squad arrives in a helicopter and they rappel down into the house. Frank Glass (Seagal) is in charge of the bomb squad. Glass finds a bomb in the basement and works to disarm it while the SWAT team is in a shootout with some of the hostage takers.
Logan's War: Bound by Honor
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Actors Eddie Cibrian, Chuck Norris, Joe Spano, Jeff Kober, R. D. Call, Brendan Ryan Barrett
Roles Special Agent John Downing
Rating52% 2.606092.606092.606092.606092.60609
Logan's War : La colère du tueur : Logan Fallon, un petit garçon âgé de 10 ans, est témoin de l'assassinat barbare de ses parents. Bouleversé, il se jure alors de venger leur mort quand il sera adulte... Quinze ans plus tard, ayant développé des talents dans la pratique des arts martiaux sous la tutelle de son oncle, Jake Falcon, Logan décide enfin d'accomplir sa terrible mission. En se faisant passer pour un tueur à gages, il parvient rapidement à infiltrer le milieu du crime de Chicago et à gagner, bientôt, la confiance de l'homme qui avait commandité l'assassinat de ses parents, le redoutable Albert Talgorno. Il organise dans sa tête un plan minutieux pour parvenir à ses fins.
Logan's War: Bound by Honor, 1h30
Genres Action, Adventure
Actors Chuck Norris, Joe Spano, Jeff Kober, Eddie Cibrian, R. D. Call, Brendan Ryan Barrett
Roles Special Agent John Downing
Rating52% 2.606092.606092.606092.606092.60609
Des criminels tuent la famille du jeune Logan Fallon (Eddie Cibrian), qui est ensuite élevé par son oncle Jake Fallon (Chuck Norris). Celui-ci montre à Logan comment se battre, et lui apprend l'usage des armes à feu. Devenu adulte, Logan décide de s'engager dans l'armée pour se venger et tuer les assassins de sa famille.
Primal Fear, 2h9
Directed by Gregory Hoblit
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Assassinat
Actors Richard Gere, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton
Roles Stenner
Rating76% 3.8496453.8496453.8496453.8496453.849645
Martin Vail (Richard Gere) is a Chicago defense attorney who loves the public spotlight and does everything he can to get his high-profile clients acquitted on legal technicalities. One day, he sees a news report about the arrest of Aaron Stampler (Edward Norton), a young altar boy from Kentucky with a severe stutter, who is accused of brutally murdering the beloved Archbishop Rushman (Stanley Anderson). Vail jumps at the chance to represent the young man pro bono.
Her Costly Affair, 1h36
Directed by John Tiffin Patterson
Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Actors Bonnie Bedelia, Brian Austin Green, Joe Spano, Gina Philips, Steven Gilborn, Roma Maffia
Roles Carl Weston
Rating50% 2.530492.530492.530492.530492.53049
Dr. Diane Weston is a college professor who teaches English literature. Not entirely happy with her life, she trusts a colleague Sally with her desire of an adventurous life. Because she is not getting a lot of sympathy from her husband Carl and teenage daughter Tess, she isn't bothered with the special attention of Jeff. Jeff is a transfer student he moved after the mysterious death of his girlfriend. He immediately falls in love with Diane and explains that she reminds him of his former girlfriend. She initially denies his attempts to seduce her and focuses on recapturing the passion with her husband. However, when he cancels a romantic trip with her to attend a tennis match with Tess, she agrees to accompany Jeff on a trip.
Apollo 13
Apollo 13 (1995)
, 2h20
Directed by Ron Howard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Disaster, Documentary, Adventure, Historical
Themes Space adventure films, La fin du monde, Transport films, Dans l'espace, Films about the Apollo program, Sur la Lune, Aviation films, Space opera, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Ed Harris, Kathleen Denise Quinlan
Roles NASA Director
Rating76% 3.847523.847523.847523.847523.84752
On July 20, 1969, astronaut Jim Lovell hosts a party, where guests watch on television as Neil Armstrong takes his first steps on the Moon during Apollo 11. After the party, Lovell, who had orbited the Moon on Apollo 8, tells his wife Marilyn that he intends to walk on the Moon's surface.
The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?, 1h36
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Joe Spano, David Lascher, Michael A. Goorjian, Renée O'Connor, Scott Michael Campbell, Blayne Weaver
Roles Richard Koons
Rating59% 2.9594652.9594652.9594652.9594652.959465
Dans la ville de Comfort au Texas, une communauté baptiste organise un camp d'été avec des jeunes en provenance de tout le pays.
Blind Faith, 3h10
Directed by Paul Wendkos
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Robert Urich, Joanna Kerns, Jay Underwood, Johnny Galecki, Dennis Farina, Joe Spano
Roles Sal Caccaro
Rating70% 3.535353.535353.535353.535353.53535
In Toms River, New Jersey, in 1982, the Marshalls are an apparently happy family living the American Dream. Rob Marshall has been recognized as one of the 50 best insurance salesmen in the United States, and is supported by his wife Maria and three sons, 18-year-old Roby, 17-year-old Chris and 12-year-old John.
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake, 3h
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about earthquakes
Actors Joanna Kerns, Dan Lauria, Bonnie Bartlett, Lindsay Frost, Joe Spano, Michael T. Weiss
Roles Chad Spaulding
Rating59% 2.9601452.9601452.9601452.9601452.960145
The movie begins with a small tremor beginning in the hills outside of Los Angeles near a United States Geological Survey (USGS) research post which cuts to a scene of a teenage girl on a date with her boyfriend at the Earthquake Ride at Universal Studios Hollywood. The girl is later revealed to be Heather, daughter of Clare Winslow (Joanna Kerns), who is a seismologist with the U.S.G.S.