Joe Cortese

Joseph Cortese (born February 22, 1948) is an American actor who had major roles in films such as Windows (1980), Evilspeak (1981) and Monsignor (1982).

Joe Cortese
Born	Joseph Cortese (1948-02-22) February 22, 1948 Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater	Midwestern College
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1973–present
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Spouse	Kim Delaney ​ ​ (m. 1989; div. 1994)​
Children	1

Early life

Cortese was born on February 22, 1948, in Paterson, New Jersey. He went to Midwestern College where he earned his BA in theatre. Cortese went to New York City and trained under Milton Katselas.

Career

Cortese has had major roles in films such as Windows (1980), Evilspeak (1981) and Monsignor (1982). His other film appearances include roles in Arizona Slim (1974), Jessi's Girls (1975), The Death Collector (1976), Deadly Illusion (1987), Ruby (1992), Illicit Dreams (1994), American History X (1998) and Against the Ropes (2004).

Personal life

Cortese was married to actress Kim Delaney from 1989 until their divorce in 1994. They have a son, Jack, born circa 1990.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	ref
1974	Arizona Slim	Reggie
1975	Jessi's Girls	Baldry
1976	The Death Collector	Jerry Bolanti
1980	Windows	Bob Luffrono	1st Golden Raspberry Award
1981	Evilspeak	Reverend Jameson	Also known as Evilspeaks
1982	Monsignor	Ludovico 'Lodo' Varese
1987	Deadly Illusion	Detective Paul Lefferts
1992	Ruby	Louis Vitali
1994	Illicit Dreams	Daniel Davis
1995	The Last Word	Jimmy
1998	American History X	Rasmussen
2001	The Shipment	Vincent Florio
2004	Against the Ropes	Irving Abel
2018	Green Book	Gio Loscudo

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	ref
1973	Lotsa Luck	Mr. Smith	Episode: "The Belmont Connection" (S 1: Ep 12)
1980	Visions	Architect	Episode: "He Wants Her Back" (S 4: Ep 3)
1986	Hunter	Marco Brokaw	Episode: "Scrap Metal" (S 2: Ep 15)
	C.A.T. Squad	Richard "Doc" Burkholder	TV film
	Tales from the Darkside	Nicholas	Episode: "The Casavin Curse" (S 2: Ep 24)
1987	Rags to Riches	Frankie	Episode: "Bad Blood" (S 1: Ep 7)
1988	Something Is Out There	Jack Breslin	Main cast
	C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf	Richard "Doc" Burkholder	TV film
1991	Murder, She Wrote	Carmine Abruzzi	Episode: "Family Doctor" (S 7: Ep 11)
	The Man in the Family	Vinnie	Episode: "Honor Bound" (S 1: Ep 1 - Pilot)
1994	Beauty and the Bandit	Slade	TV film
	The Commish	Rosetti	Episode: "Who Do You Trust?" (S 4: Ep 5)
	Renegade	Luke Landry	Episode:"Thrill Kill" (S 3: Ep 10)
1995	Silk Stalkings	Judge Moyne	Episode: "Community Service" (S 4: Ep 20)
1996	Renegade	Sergeant Jack Winslow	Episode:"Self Defense" (S 5: Ep 2)
	Pacific Blue	Gene Savage	Episode: "Deja Vu" (S 2: Ep 11)
	The Sentinel	Detective Jack Pendergrast	Episode: "Deep Water" (S2: Ep3)
1997	Nash Bridges	Jimmy Ryshert	Episode: "Shake, Rattle and Roll" (S 3: Ep 3)
2000	18 Wheels of Justice	Martin Greenwald (Credited as Joe Cortese)	Episodes: "Sleeping Dragons" (S 1: Ep 18) "Legacy of Blood, part 1" (S 1: Ep 20) "Caged, part 2" (S 1: Ep 21)
2003	The Agency	Guest Star	Episode: "Spy Finance" (S 2: Ep 18)
2005	Las Vegas	Calabrini	Episode: "Whatever Happened To Seymour Magoon?" (S 3: Ep 4)
2006	Bones	Lou Mackey	Episode: "The Woman in the Sand" (S 2: Ep 8)
2007	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Sal	Episode: "The Gang Gets Whacked, part 2" (S 3: Ep 13)
2010	The Good Guys	Jimmy Nichols	Episode: "Partners" (S 1: Ep 20)
2011	Fairly Legal	Danny Sabotino	Episode: "Bridges" (S 1: Ep 10)
2014	Perception	Paolo Genardi	Episode: "Curveball" (S 2: Ep 11)
2015	General Hospital	Frank Smith #3	Recurring

External links

• Joe Cortese at IMDb
• Joe Cortese at TV Guide