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Glenn Taranto (born 1958 or 1959) is an American actor and screenwriter, who played Gomez Addams in The New Addams Family.
He has appeared in six of Paul Haggis' projects.
Taranto's first screenplay, Stolen, starring Josh Lucas and Jon Hamm, was produced by A2 Entertainment and Code Entertainment and released to American theatres in 2010.
In 2020, Taranto played the role of Don Ennio Salieri in the 2020 video game Mafia: Definitive Edition, a remake of the 2002 video game by Illusion Softworks.[1][2] Taranto previously lent his voice and likeness to a minor character in Mafia III.
Early life and education
editRaised in Island Heights, New Jersey, Taranto performed in school musicals at St. Joseph High School (since renamed as Donovan Catholic High School).[3]
Filmography
editFilm and television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Rude Awakening | Bob Hope | |
| 1992 | All My Children | Security Guard | Episode: #1.5721 |
| 1992–1993 | Law & Order | Manetti (1992) Squad Room Detective (1993) |
Episodes: "Blood Is Thicker" (1992) "Wedded Bliss" (1992) "Profile" (1993) |
| 1993 | Columbo | Engineer | Episode: "Butterfly in Shades of Grey" |
| 1993–1994 | Murder, She Wrote | Mechanic (1993) Jimmy Russell (1994) |
Episodes: "The Survivor" (1993) "A Nest of Vipers" (1994) |
| 1994 | General Hospital | Ballistics Expert | Episode: #1.8110 |
| 1994 | Forsaken | Priest | Short |
| 1994–2000 | Days of Our Lives | Strip Club Manager/Marty Archer/P.A. Announcer | 11 episodes |
| 1997 | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | Mr. Escobedo | |
| 1998–1999 | The New Addams Family | Gomez Addams/Long John/Julius | Main role; 65 episodes |
| 2002 | NYPD Blue | Jerry Hopkins | Episode: "Safari, So Good" |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Marconi | Episode: "Suspect" |
| 2003 | Tilt | Miguel Saavedra | Short |
| 2003 | Charmed | Foreman | Episode: "The Power of the Three Blondes" |
| 2004 | The Tao of Pong | Larry | Short |
| 2004 | Crash | Country DJ | Voice Only |
| 2004 | A Night at Sophie's | George | |
| 2005 | The Devil's Rejects | Anchorman | |
| 2005 | Desperate Housewives | Undercover Cop | Episode: "The Ladies Who Lunch" |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Bus Driver | Episode: "Burn Out" |
| 2006 | George Bush Goes to Heaven | Jim | |
| 2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Bardo | Episode: "Brothers of Nablus" |
| 2009 | Armored | Joe The Cook | |
| 2009 | Stolen | Chollie | |
| 2009 | Charlie Valentine | Mob collector | |
| 2009 | In the Valley of Elah | Detective Wayne | |
| 2009 | Castle | Douglas Lawson | Episode: "Vampire Weekend" |
| 2010 | Rules of Engagement | Mr. Micelli | Episode: "Mannequin Head Ball" |
| 2010 | The Next Three Days | Hospital Security Guard | |
| 2010 | PrimeMates | Pablo | |
| 2010 | CSI: NY | James Sheehan | Episode: "The 34th Floor" |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LA | Sgt. Greeley | Episode: "Ballona Greek" |
| 2011 | Torchwood | Security Chief | Episode: "Miracle Day: Rendition" |
| 2011 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Security Man | Episode: "Greed" |
| 2014 | NCIS | Eddie Kowolski | Episode: "So It Goes" |
| 2015 | Agent Carter | Detective Prendergast | Episode: "Valediction" |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mafia III | Police Chief Earl Wilson | |
| 2020 | Mafia: Definitive Edition | Don Ennio Salieri |
References
edit- ^ Zuluaga, Diego (September 24, 2020). "Mafia: Definitive Edition (PC) Review | An Offer You Can't Refuse". UnGeek. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "The supporting cast of Mafia: Definitive Edition". Mafia - Official Website. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ Collins, Karyn D. "Area man living out an actor's dream life" Archived December 26, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, Asbury Park Press, September 15, 1991. Accessed December 25, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Glenn Taranto has come a long way since the days when he walked the boards as a member of the drama club at the old St. Joseph High School in Toms River (now known as Monsignor Donovan High School), performing in his high school's productions of musicals like South Pacific and 1776. These days, Taranto, 32, whose parents, Elizabeth and Louis Sr., still live in Island Heights, is living a dream performing in one of the hottest off-Broadway plays to ever hit New York as well as performing in a showcase or workshop production of a play he wrote."