Actors I have met
by numbaseballfan | created - 27 Oct 2012 | updated - 20 Jan 2013 | Public
1. Danny Glover
Actor | Lethal Weapon
Actor, producer and humanitarian Danny Glover has been a commanding presence on screen, stage and television for more than 35 years.
Glover was born in San Francisco, California, to Carrie (Hunley) and James Glover, postal workers who were also active in civil rights. Glover trained at the Black ...
2. Vincent Pastore
Actor | The Sopranos
Pastore was born to an Italian-American family in the Bronx, New York City, and grew up in New Rochelle, New York. Following his graduation from high school, he enlisted as a sailor in the United States Navy and then attended Pace University for three years, before eventually going into the acting ...
3. Cathy Moriarty
Actress | Raging Bull
Bronx-born character actress Cathy Moriarty was just 18 years old, fresh out of high school and had no idea that her life was about to change. Joe Pesci discovered her competing in a bathing-beauty contest at a bar. He invited her to audition for the part of Vikki LaMotta, second wife to champion ...
4. Tony Ganios
Actor | Porky's
Brooklyn born Tony Ganios was literally forced into the film business at the tender age of 18 when his even larger and more powerful uncle Pete made him cut short a powerlifting workout at the Sheridan Square Gym in Manhattan to audition for director Philip Kaufman. As a result, Tony made his film ...
5. David Harris
Actor | The Warriors
David Harris was born on May 23, 1959 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Warriors (1979), Brubaker (1980) and Dead End City (1988).
6. Frank Vincent
Actor | Goodfellas
"Go home and get your shine box....", so said ill-fated Billy Batts in Goodfellas (1990). However, Billy Batts is better known to a legion of crime-film fans as the talented actor, musician, and comedian Frank Vincent. He was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, but was raised in the Greenville ...
7. Vincent Spano
Actor | Baby It's You
Born in Brooklyn, Vincent developed an interest in acting at a young age and was pursuing it professionally by age 14. A year later, he earned a co-starring role in the play "The Shadow Box" and a minor role in the movie The Double McGuffin came two years after that.
At age 18, Spano was cast in The...
8. Bob Gunton
Actor | The Shawshank Redemption
Bob Gunton is an American actor, primarily known for portraying strict and authoritarian characters in popular films. His better known roles include Chief George Earle in "Demolition Man" (1993), Prison Warden Samuel Norton in "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994), medical school dean Dr. Walcott in "...
9. Lou Ferrigno
Actor | The Incredible Hulk
An internationally famous and well respected bodybuilder / actor, Lou Ferrigno first appeared on TV screens in 1977 as the musclebound title character of The Incredible Hulk (1978), the alter ego of meek scientist David Banner. Ferrigno was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1951 and as a child ...
10. Brian O'Halloran
Actor | Clerks
Brian O'Halloran was born on December 20, 1969 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Clerks (1994), Mallrats (1995) and Clerks II (2006).
11. Jeremy London
Actor | Mallrats
Jeremy Michael London and his twin brother Jason London were born in San Diego, California, and were raised in Oklahoma and DeSoto, Texas. Jeremy was the first of the two to start auditioning, but it was Jason who nabbed the first role in the movie The Man in the Moon (1991). Jason also got a role ...
12. Clem Caserta
Actor | A Bronx Tale
Clem Caserta is known for A Bronx Tale (1993), Mafiettes (2009) and Goodfellas (1990).
13. Robert De Niro
Actor | Cape Fear
One of the greatest actors of all time, Robert De Niro was born on August 17, 1943 in Manhattan, New York City, to artists Virginia (Admiral) and Robert De Niro Sr. His paternal grandfather was of Italian descent, and his other ancestry is Irish, English, Dutch, German, and French. He was trained ...
14. David O. Russell
Director | American Hustle
David Owen Russell is an American film writer, director, and producer, known for a cinema of intense, tragi-comedic characters whose love of life can surpass dark circumstances faced in very specific worlds. His films address such themes as mental illness as stigma or hope; invention of self and ...
15. Paul Herman
Actor | American Hustle
Paul Herman was born on March 29, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for American Hustle (2013), Heat (1995) and Silver Linings Playbook (2012). He died on March 29, 2022 in New York City, New York, USA.
16. Shea Whigham
Actor | Take Shelter
Born in Florida, educated at the State University of New York-Purchase, and coming from the NYC based theatre scene, Shea Whigham's big break came when director Joel Schumacher cast him opposite Colin Farrell in Tigerland (2000). He has worked opposite Robert DeNiro, Anthony Hopkins, Christian Bale...
17. Daniel Margotta
Actor | The Brooklyn Banker
Daniel was born and raised in the New York New Jersey Metropolitan area. Throughout all of his life Daniel showed great abilities in both sport and art. Daniel began his show business career while in collage as a Disc Jockey in various night clubs in New York City airing live dance music on Hot 97 ...
18. Edmonte Salvato
Actor | Carlito's Way
Edmonte Salvato is known for Carlito's Way (1993), Table One (2000) and One Tough Cop (1998).
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