Robert Costanzo

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Robert Jason Costanzo (born October 20, 1942) is an American actor and voice actor. He has an acting career spanning over forty years as a character actor with nearly 300 credits to his name and is often found playing surly New York City types such as crooks, low-level workers and policemen, and mixes both drama and comedy roles. He is also a prominent voice actor and often serves as a voice double for Danny DeVito.

Known For

Friends

Joey Tribbiani Sr.

Total Recall

Harry

Die Hard 2

Sgt. Vito Lorenzo

Family Guy

Danny DeVito (voice)

Family Guy

Biff / Louie Anderson (voice)

Dog Day Afternoon

New York Policeman (uncredited)

Modern Family

Earl Chambers

9-1-1

Jack Kramer

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	Rhythm Is a Dancer MOVIE	Tony
2023	Queen of Knives MOVIE	Sal
2022	Tulsa King TV	Ernie Anastasio
2022	Respect the Jux MOVIE	PORN KING
2021	Dutch MOVIE	Fat Tony Cerone
2020	Beast Mode MOVIE	Chrome Mangle
2019	El Coyote MOVIE	Giovanni Fransesco
2019	Tacoma FD TV	Enzo
2018	Champions TV	Uncle Bud
2018	9-1-1 TV	Jack Kramer
2017	9JKL TV	Massimo
2016	The Snowy Day MOVIE	Anthony (voice)
2015	Last Days of Coney Island MOVIE	Max
2015	A Way Out MOVIE	Vick
2015	Sharkskin MOVIE	Self
2014	The Last American Guido MOVIE	Uncle Felix
2014	About a Boy TV	Dennis the Deceiver
2014	2 Dead 2 Kill MOVIE	The Deuce
2013	Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn MOVIE	Lenny Leone
2012	Foodfight! MOVIE	Maximilius Moose (voice) (as Bobby Constanza)
2011	2 Broke Girls TV	Luigi
2011	Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer MOVIE	Herb
2011	Difficult to Stay Alive and Die MOVIE	Geo
2010	Wild Ride MOVIE	Self
2010	Undisputed III: Redemption MOVIE	Farnatti
2009	Modern Family TV	Earl Chambers
2009	Castle TV	Sal Tenor
2009	Darkroom MOVIE	Luke
2008	Random! Cartoons TV	Bossman (voice)
2008	The Warehouse Job MOVIE	Victor
2008	The Flyboys MOVIE	Carmine
2008	The Big Shot-Caller MOVIE	Rudy
2007	Dirt TV	Tony
2007	Urban Decay MOVIE	Fetz
2006	Hannah Montana TV	Jersey Guy
2006	Hannah Montana TV	Al Blaine
2006	All In MOVIE	Drunk #1
2006	Jesus, Mary and Joey MOVIE	Rocco
2005	In The Mix MOVIE	Fat Tony
2005	Searching for Bobby D MOVIE	Aldo
2005	The Third Wish MOVIE	Mr. Forelli
2005	Down and Derby MOVIE	Claude
2004	Boston Legal TV	Wayne Picker
2004	CSI: NY TV	Frank Meadows
2004	Joey TV	Joey Sr.
2004	Helter Skelter MOVIE	Leno LaBianca
2004	Mafioso: The Father The Son MOVIE	Antonio Paradiso
2004	Life on Liberty Street MOVIE	Gil
2003	Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman MOVIE	Detective Bullock (voice)
2003	NCIS TV	Jimmy 'Jimmy Naps' Napolitano
2003	Rock Me Baby TV	Franco
2003	Reno 911! TV	Don Bronzoni
2003	The Fairly OddParents: Abra Catastrophe! The Movie MOVIE	Easter Bunny/Construction Worker Ape/Ape Truck Driver (voice)
2003	Alex & Emma MOVIE	Bus Driver
2003	Stuart Little: The Animated Series TV	(voice)
2002	Bram & Alice TV	Self
2002	The Rose Technique MOVIE	Vince Trane
2001	Call Me Claus MOVIE	Teamster Santa
2001	MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate MOVIE	Beat Cop
2001	Going to California TV	Al Weeks
2001	Time Squad TV	Self
2001	Above & Beyond MOVIE	Joseph Fanelli
2001	The Zeta Project TV	Self
2001	Disney's House of Mouse TV	Philoctetes (voice)
2000	As Told by Ginger TV	Chef Bob (voice)
2000	Static Shock TV	Detective Bullock (voice)
2000	The Last Producer MOVIE	Moogian
2000	Bull TV	Self
2000	Baby Bedlam MOVIE	Danny
2000	Mambo Café MOVIE	Fat Tony
1999	Hercules: Zero to Hero MOVIE	Philoctetes (voice) (archive sound)
1999	The 4th Floor MOVIE	Exterminator
1999	The Norm Show TV	Self
1999	Family Guy TV	Danny DeVito (voice)
1999	Family Guy TV	Biff / Louie Anderson (voice)
1999	Providence TV	Carlo
1999	Do You Wanna Dance? MOVIE	Fr. Chris
1998	Lunker Lake MOVIE	Weasel Swindell
1998	Will & Grace TV	Paul
1998	With Friends Like These MOVIE	Johnny DiMartino
1998	Hercules TV	Philoctetes (voice)
1998	Air Bud: Golden Receiver MOVIE	Coach Jimmy Fanelli
1998	Hoods MOVIE	Mario
1998	Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero MOVIE	Detective Harvey Bullock (voice)
1997	The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest MOVIE	Detective Bullock (voice)
1997	Teen Angel TV	Uncle Lou
1997	The New Batman Adventures TV	Detective Harvey Bullock
1997	The New Batman Adventures TV	Detective Harvey Bullock (voice)
1997	Ally McBeal TV	George Chisholm
1997	Plump Fiction MOVIE	Montello Hungry
1997	Fired Up TV	Mr. Agular
1997	Wounded MOVIE	Stu Sachen
1996	Early Edition TV	Sal
1996	Townies TV	Self
1996	Superman: The Animated Series TV	Detective Bullock (voice)
1996	Kenan & Kel TV	Mr. Maniaci
1996	Underworld MOVIE	Stan
1996	For Which He Stands MOVIE	Izzy
1995	Caroline in the City TV	Tony
1995	Charlie Grace TV	Crawford
1995	Rave Review MOVIE	Peter Watki
1995	The Naked Truth TV	Skip's father
1995	Partners TV	Self
1995	Dream a Little Dream 2 MOVIE	Mr. McVie
1995	Forget Paris MOVIE	Waiter
1995	For Better or Worse MOVIE	Ranzier
1995	Ring of Fire III: Lion Strike MOVIE	Louie
1995	The Maharaja's Daughter TV	Di Fazio
1995	Platypus Man TV	Sal
1995	The Misery Brothers MOVIE	Grandpa Miserio
1995	Santo Bugito TV	Fingers (voice)
1994	Lady in Waiting MOVIE	Charlie Burns
1994	Friends TV	Joey Tribbiani Sr.
1994	ER TV	Pernicious Anemia Patient
1994	Party of Five TV	Arnie Horn
1994	North MOVIE	Al
1994	Duckman TV	Self
1994	Storybook MOVIE	Panzius
1993	Batman: Mask of the Phantasm MOVIE	Detective Bullock (voice)
1993	Man's Best Friend MOVIE	Detective Kovacs
1993	The Nanny TV	Juror #4
1993	Diagnosis: Murder TV	Bobby Rebetta
1993	NYPD Blue TV	Alfonse Giardella
1993	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman TV	Louie
1993	Relentless 3 MOVIE	Roy Kalewsky
1993	The Cemetery Club MOVIE	Morty
1992	Mad About You TV	Door Guy
1992	Batman: The Animated Series TV	Detective Bullock / Rocco (voice)
1992	Batman: The Animated Series TV	Rocco (voice)
1992	Batman: The Animated Series TV	Detective Bullock (voice)
1992	Honeymoon in Vegas MOVIE	Sidney Tomashefsky
1992	Unlawful Entry MOVIE	Bail Bondsman
1992	Bodies of Evidence TV	Self
1992	Jack's Place TV	Self
1992	We're Talkin' Serious Money MOVIE	Michael
1992	Maid for Each Other MOVIE	Lt. Jardine
1991	Reasonable Doubts TV	Self
1991	The Torkelsons TV	Big Bob Petrelli
1991	Brooklyn Bridge TV	Self
1991	Sibs TV	Leo
1991	Rugrats TV	Self
1991	City Slickers MOVIE	Sal
1991	Delusion MOVIE	Myron Sales
1991	Eddie Dodd TV	Self
1990	Beverly Hills, 90210 TV	Clarence the Angel (voice)
1990	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air TV	Duke
1990	Glory Days TV	V. T. Krantz
1990	Die Hard 2 MOVIE	Sgt. Vito Lorenzo
1990	Dick Tracy MOVIE	Lips' Bodyguard
1990	Total Recall MOVIE	Harry
1990	Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase TV	Eddie
1989	Little White Lies MOVIE	Self
1989	My Boyfriend's Back MOVIE	Nick
1989	Doogie Howser, M.D. TV	Self
1989	Quantum Leap TV	Chuck Thompson
1988	Miracle at Beekman's Place MOVIE	Mario D'Agostino
1988	Murphy Brown TV	Self
1988	Crossing the Mob MOVIE	Self
1988	Empty Nest TV	Self
1988	The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick MOVIE	Sid
1988	Day by Day TV	Max
1987	Star Trek: The Next Generation TV	Slade Bender
1987	She's the Sheriff TV	Frankie Fontaine
1987	The Tracey Ullman Show TV	Self
1986	Little Spies MOVIE	Bernie
1986	ALF TV	Tow truck driver Bert
1986	L.A. Law TV	Vinnie La Rosa
1986	Triplecross MOVIE	Jack Avalon
1986	The Boss' Wife MOVIE	Eddie
1985	The Lightship MOVIE	"Stump"
1985	The Twilight Zone TV	Joe Rubello (segment "Healer")
1985	Growing Pains TV	Ernie
1985	The Golden Girls TV	Coach Odlivak
1985	Street Hawk TV	Phil Simkins
1984	The Ratings Game MOVIE	Nunzo
1984	1st & Ten TV	Jake
1984	The Vegas Strip War MOVIE	Stan Markham
1984	Charles in Charge TV	Hank Holloway
1984	Murder, She Wrote TV	Freddie
1984	Tales from the Darkside TV	Vincent Dessari
1984	Murder, She Wrote TV	Det. Lt. Greco
1984	Murder, She Wrote TV	Rudolfo Petrocelli
1984	Who's the Boss? TV	Self
1984	Hunter TV	Benny
1984	Up the Creek MOVIE	Campus Guard Charlie
1984	Night Court TV	Santa
1983	Two of a Kind MOVIE	Capt. Cinzari
1983	The Star Chamber MOVIE	Sgt. Spota
1983	Likely Stories, Vol. 4 MOVIE	Self
1982	St. Elsewhere TV	Mr. Broadwater
1982	Honeyboy MOVIE	Tiger's Trainer
1982	Family Ties TV	Max Schneider
1982	Family Ties TV	Sam
1982	Family Ties TV	Larry Briganti
1982	Family Ties TV	Andrew the Waiter
1982	Family Ties TV	Carmine
1982	Cagney & Lacey TV	Scafali
1982	Cagney & Lacey TV	Monk
1982	Police Squad! TV	Self
1982	The Million Dollar Infield MOVIE	Artie Levitas
1982	Shoot the Moon MOVIE	Leo Spinelli
1982	Fame TV	Self
1981	Sizzle MOVIE	Al Capone
1981	The Fall Guy TV	Self
1981	Checking In TV	Self
1981	Hill Street Blues TV	Self
1981	Hill Street Blues TV	Lester Franco
1980	Fatso MOVIE	Johnny
1979	The Last Resort TV	Murray
1978	The White Shadow TV	Mr. Pettrino
1978	Bloodbrothers MOVIE	Vic
1978	Joe and Valerie TV	Vincent Pizo
1978	A Question of Guilt MOVIE	Norman Picher
1978	Just Tell Me You Love Me MOVIE	Hotel Security
1977	Saturday Night Fever MOVIE	Paint Store Customer
1977	The Goodbye Girl MOVIE	Liquor Store Salesman
1977	Lou Grant TV	Self
1977	Between the Lines MOVIE	Austin's Man
1976	Charlie's Angels TV	Mac Gossett
1976	Alice TV	Self
1975	Dog Day Afternoon MOVIE	New York Policeman (uncredited)
1975	Barney Miller TV	Bill Kerlin
1975	Barney Miller TV	Professor Vincent Thorndyke
1975	Barney Miller TV	Ed Foronjy
1975	Baretta TV	Self
1974	Rhoda TV	Self
1972	The Bob Newhart Show TV	Self
1971	Columbo TV	Sgt. Russo
1954	The Wonderful World of Disney TV	Bernie
	Sinatra! Eternity MOVIE	Willie

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