Vincent Gardenia
Vincent Gardenia was an actor, born 1920, died 1992.
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).
Movies (18)
- Moonstruck (1987)
- Death Wish (1974)
- Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
- The Hustler (1961)
- Death Wish II (1982)
- Heaven Can Wait (1978)
- Murder, Inc. (1960)
- Skin Deep (1989)
- Cold Turkey (1971)
- The Front Page (1974)
- The Super (1991)
- Greased Lightning (1977)
- Cop Hater (1958)
- Where’s Poppa? (1970)
- Lucky Luciano (1973)
- Fire Sale (1977)
- Firepower (1979)
- Thornwell (1981)