Joe Spano

Biography

Joe Spano is an American actor from San Francisco who works in television, film and theater. He performed with the improvisation group The Wing and played Paris in a college production of Romeo and Juliet in 1967, then helped start the Berkeley Repertory Theatre and stayed with it for ten years. He moved to Hollywood in the late 1970s and took guest television parts and small film roles in American Graffiti (1973) and in The Enforcer (1976). He played Lieutenant Henry Goldblume through the whole seven-year run of Hill Street Blues and has been FBI agent Tobias Fornell since NCIS began. An Emmy for a guest appearance on Midnight Caller came in 1988, and he later played detectives on Murder One and NYPD Blue. Film credits include Apollo 13 (1995), Primal Fear (1996) and Brotherhood of Justice (1986). In 1992 he first appeared on Broadway in a Roundabout Theater revival of The Price by Arthur Miller.

80years old

Turns 81 on July 7in 239 days

Born July 7, 1946San Francisco
Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Also credited as Joseph Peter Spano

Movie Career

Films: 9
Career span: 22 years1980 to 2002

Genres

Drama67%, 6 films
Thriller56%, 5 films
Action33%, 3 films
Crime22%, 2 films
Adventure11%, 1 film

First and latest

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First role
Spano was one of the founders of the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in 1968, took a role in the company's first production, and spent ten years there.
First role
Spano first appeared on Broadway in 1992, in the Roundabout Theater revival of Arthur Miller's The Price alongside Eli Wallach. That production earned a Tony nomination for Best Revival.
First role
Spano belonged to The Wing, an improvisation group. While in college, he made his debut as Paris in a 1967 production of Romeo and Juliet.
Beyond film
Spano also provided the voice for Pasqually the Chef, a character at Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre, from 1977 to 1983.
Beyond film
Spano played a seductive vampire in Dracula: A Musical Nightmare, a cult musical staged in a small Los Angeles theater.

Joe Spano movies on Netflix

Hart's War2002IMDb rating 6.4as Col. J.M. Lange
Ticker2001IMDb rating 3.5as Captain Spano
Break Up1998IMDb rating 5.0as Priest
Primal Fear1996IMDb rating 7.7as Abel Stenner
Apollo 131995IMDb rating 7.7as NASA Director
Fever1991IMDb rating 5.4as Junkman
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake1990IMDb rating 6.0as Chad Spaulding
The Brotherhood of Justice1986IMDb rating 5.5as Bob Grootemat
Roadie1980IMDb rating 5.3as Ace

Best known for

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

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Primal Fear1996 Crime, Drama, Mysteryas Abel Stenner
IMDb rating 7.7297K votes
Hart's War2002 Drama, Waras Col. J.M. Lange
IMDb rating 6.458K votes
Apollo 131995as NASA Director
IMDb rating 7.7343K votes
The Brotherhood of Justice1986as Bob Grootemat
IMDb rating 5.52.7K votes
Ticker2001as Captain Spano
IMDb rating 3.57.8K votes
Roadie1980as Ace
IMDb rating 5.31.5K votes
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake1990as Chad Spaulding
IMDb rating 6.0770 votes
Break Up1998as Priest
IMDb rating 5.02.2K votes

Worked with

Joe Spano shares two films with Kiefer Sutherland, 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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Kiefer Sutherland

Bruce Willis

Tom Sizemore

Dennis Hopper

Keanu Reeves

Tom HanksGregory HoblitDirector, 2 films Larry ElikannDirector, 2 films

Films together

Kiefer Sutherland2 films together, 1986 to 1998
Kiefer Sutherland's page
- Break Up1998IMDb rating 5.0Spano as PriestSutherland as John Box
- The Brotherhood of Justice1986IMDb rating 5.5Spano as Bob GrootematSutherland as Victor
Bruce Willis1 film together, 2002
Bruce Willis's page
- Hart's War2002IMDb rating 6.4Spano as Col. J.M. LangeWillis as Col. William A. McNamara
Tom Sizemore1 film together, 2001
Tom Sizemore's page
- Ticker2001IMDb rating 3.5Spano as Captain SpanoSizemore as Det. Ray Nettles
Dennis Hopper1 film together, 2001
Dennis Hopper's page
- Ticker2001IMDb rating 3.5Spano as Captain SpanoHopper as Alex Swan
Keanu Reeves1 film together, 1986
Keanu Reeves's page
- The Brotherhood of Justice1986IMDb rating 5.5Spano as Bob GrootematReeves as Derek
Tom Hanks1 film together, 1995
Tom Hanks's page
- Apollo 131995IMDb rating 7.7Spano as NASA DirectorHanks as Jim Lovell
Gregory HoblitDirector, 2 films, 1996 to 2002
All films by Gregory Hoblit
- Hart's War2002IMDb rating 6.4Spano as Col. J.M. Lange
- Primal Fear1996IMDb rating 7.7Spano as Abel Stenner
Larry ElikannDirector, 2 films, 1990 to 1991
All films by Larry Elikann
- Fever1991IMDb rating 5.4Spano as Junkman
- The Great Los Angeles Earthquake1990IMDb rating 6.0Spano as Chad Spaulding

Awards

Two awards and honors, one of them major.

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Joe Spano's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Emmy Awards
1989	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	Midnight Caller	Won
Other honors
	Ovation Awards		Won

Online

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