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Vincent Gardenia

1920–1992 · American actor

Vincent Gardenia was an Italian American stage, film and television actor. He was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, first for Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) and again for Moonstruck (1987). He also portrayed Det. Frank Ochoa in Death Wish (1974) and its 1982 sequel, Death Wish II, and played Mr. Mushnik in the musical film adaptation Little Shop of Horrors (1986). His other notable feature films include Murder Inc. (1960), The Hustler (1961), The Front Page (1974), Greased Lightning (1977), Heaven Can Wait (1978) and The Super (1991).

Vincent Gardenia, in order

  1. 1959 Cop Hater: acted · directed by William Berke · audiences 40%
  2. 1960 Murder, Inc.: acted · directed by Stuart Rosenberg
  3. 1961 Mad Dog Coll: acted · directed by Greydon Clark
  4. 1961 Parrish: acted · directed by Delmer Daves · audiences 57%
  5. 1961 The Hustler: acted · directed by Robert Rossen · critics 95%, audiences 92% · streaming on Plex
  6. 1962 A View from the Bridge: acted · directed by Sidney Lumet · critics 80%, audiences 67% · streaming on Tubi
  7. 1970 Where's Poppa?: acted · directed by Carl Reiner · critics 82%, audiences 69% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
  8. 1971 Cold Turkey: acted · directed by Norman Lear · critics 57%, audiences 66% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
  9. 1971 Little Murders: acted · directed by Alan Arkin
  10. 1972 Hickey & Boggs: acted · directed by Robert Culp
  11. 1973 Bang the Drum Slowly: acted · directed by John D. Hancock · critics 89%, audiences 63% · streaming on Kanopy
  12. 1973 Lucky Luciano: acted · directed by Francesco Rosi
  13. 1974 Death Wish: acted · directed by Michael Winner
  14. 1974 The Front Page: acted · directed by Billy Wilder · critics 61%, audiences 74% · streaming on Prime Video
  15. 1976 House of Pleasure for Women: acted · directed by Pupi Avati
  16. 1976 La banca di Monate: acted · directed by Francesco Massaro
  17. 1976 Luna di miele in tre: acted · directed by Carlo Vanzina
  18. 1976 The Big Racket: acted · directed by Enzo G. Castellari
  19. 1977 Fire Sale: acted · directed by Alan Arkin
  20. 1977 Greased Lightning: acted · directed by Michael Schultz
  21. 1978 Heaven Can Wait: acted · directed by Buck Henry and Warren Beatty · critics 84%, audiences 69% · streaming on MGM+, Hoopla
  22. 1979 Firepower: acted · directed by Michael Winner
  23. 1979 The House by the Edge of the Lake: acted · directed by Alfonso Brescia and Enzo G. Castellari
  24. 1980 Home Movies: acted · directed by Brian De Palma · audiences 39%
  25. 1980 The Last Flight of Noah's Ark: acted · directed by Charles Jarrott
  26. 1982 Death Wish II: acted · directed by Michael Winner
  27. 1982 Odd Squad: acted · directed by Enzo Barboni
  28. 1983 Kennedy (TV series): acted · directed by Jim Goddard · streaming on Peacock, Roku Channel, Pluto TV
  29. 1984 Dark Mirror: acted · directed by Richard Lang
  30. 1985 Movers & Shakers: acted · directed by William Asher · audiences 26%
  31. 1986 Little Shop of Horrors: acted · directed by Frank Oz
  32. 1987 Moonstruck: acted · directed by Norman Jewison · critics 89%, audiences 81% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
  33. 1988 Cheeeese: acted · directed by Bernard Weber
  34. 1989 Cavalli si nasce: acted · directed by Sergio Staino
  35. 1989 Skin Deep: acted · directed by Blake Edwards · critics 36%, audiences 57% · streaming on Prime Video
  36. 1991 The Super: acted · directed by Rod Daniel · critics 0%, audiences 45% · streaming on fuboTV, Roku Channel, YouTube (free)