Joe Cortese

Biography

Joe Cortese is an American actor and writer who played lead roles in college productions at Midwestern College in Denison, Iowa, where he studied theater on a drama scholarship, among them Lenny in Of Mice and Men and Pozzo in Waiting for Godot. He moved to New York after graduating and took an associate fashion editor post for Gentlemen's Quarterly at Esquire, then gave up journalism to act and write. Stage credits at ETC in Waiting for Lefty and Momma's Little Angels and two summers with The Eugene O'Neil playwright's foundation came before his first leading film role, in The Death Collector with Joe Pesci, which led him to Hollywood. His films include Monsignor (1982), Ruby (1992), American History X (1998), Against the Ropes (2004) and The Bronx Bull (2016). He also received a 1989 Saturn Award for the miniseries Something's Out There and helped found the MET Theatre in Los Angeles.

78years old

Turns 79 on February 22in 135 days

Born February 22, 1948Paterson
Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20

Movie Career

Films: 8
Career span: 37 years1981 to 2018

Genres

Drama75%, 6 films
Biography38%, 3 films
Crime38%, 3 films
Comedy25%, 2 films
Horror13%, 1 film

First and latest

Joe Cortese movies on Netflix

Green Book2018IMDb rating 8.2as Gio Loscudo
The Bronx Bull2016IMDb rating 4.8as Vito Lazio
The Deported2009IMDb rating 4.3as Dr. Freelander
Against the Ropes2004IMDb rating 5.3as Irving Abel
American History X1998IMDb rating 8.5as Rasmussen
Ruby1992IMDb rating 5.5as Louie Vitali
Monsignor1982IMDb rating 5.1as Ludovico 'Lodo' Varese
Evilspeak1981IMDb rating 5.6as Reverend Jameson

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Green Book2018 Biography, Comedy, Dramaas Gio Loscudo
IMDb rating 8.2704K votes
American History X1998 Crime, Dramaas Rasmussen
IMDb rating 8.51.3M votes
Evilspeak1981as Reverend Jameson
IMDb rating 5.65.7K votes
Against the Ropes2004as Irving Abel
IMDb rating 5.37.6K votes
Ruby1992as Louie Vitali
IMDb rating 5.51.8K votes
Monsignor1982as Ludovico 'Lodo' Varese
IMDb rating 5.11.1K votes
The Bronx Bull2016as Vito Lazio
IMDb rating 4.8817 votes
The Deported2009as Dr. Freelander
IMDb rating 4.3190 votes

Worked with

Joe Cortese shares two films with Don Stark, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Don Stark

Paul Sloan

Tom Sizemore

Bruce Davison

Cloris Leachman

Clint Howard

Tony KayeDirector, 1 film

Peter FarrellyDirector, 1 film

Charles S. DuttonDirector, 1 film

Films together

Don Stark2 films together, 1981 to 2018
Don Stark's page
- Green Book2018IMDb rating 8.2Cortese as Gio LoscudoStark as Jules Podell
- Evilspeak1981IMDb rating 5.6Cortese as Reverend JamesonStark as Bubba Caldwell
Paul Sloan2 films together, 2009 to 2018
Paul Sloan's page
- Green Book2018IMDb rating 8.2Cortese as Gio LoscudoSloan as Copa Maître D' Carmine
- The Deported2009IMDb rating 4.3Cortese as Dr. FreelanderSloan as INS Agent Lopez
Tom Sizemore1 film together, 2016
Tom Sizemore's page
- The Bronx Bull2016IMDb rating 4.8Cortese as Vito LazioSizemore as Tony
Bruce Davison1 film together, 2016
Bruce Davison's page
- The Bronx Bull2016IMDb rating 4.8Cortese as Vito LazioDavison as D.A. Bonomi
Cloris Leachman1 film together, 2016
Cloris Leachman's page
- The Bronx Bull2016IMDb rating 4.8Cortese as Vito LazioLeachman as Lillian Forrester
Clint Howard1 film together, 1981
Clint Howard's page
- Evilspeak1981IMDb rating 5.6Cortese as Reverend JamesonHoward as Stanley Coopersmith
Tony KayeDirector, 1 film, 1998
All films by Tony Kaye
- American History X1998IMDb rating 8.5Cortese as Rasmussen
Peter FarrellyDirector, 1 film, 2018
All films by Peter Farrelly
- Green Book2018IMDb rating 8.2Cortese as Gio Loscudo
Charles S. DuttonDirector, 1 film, 2004
All films by Charles S. Dutton
- Against the Ropes2004IMDb rating 5.3Cortese as Irving Abel

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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