Robert Costanzo

Robert Jason Costanzo (born October 20, 1942) is an American film, television and voice actor.^[1] A character actor with an acting career spanning over 40 years, who is often found playing surly New York City types such as crooks, low-level workers and policemen, and mixes both drama and comedy roles.

Robert Costanzo
Costanzo in 2021
Born	Robert Paul Costanzo (1942-10-20) October 20, 1942 (age 81) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Other names	Robert P. Costanzo Bob Castanze
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1975–present

He is also a voice actor, best known as the voice of Harvey Bullock in the DC Animated Universe, and often serves as a voice double for Danny DeVito, most notably as Philoctetes in the Hercules TV show and the Kingdom Hearts video game series.

Early life

Born in Brooklyn, New York, he is the son of actor Carmine Costanzo and is of Italian descent.^[2] He attended both the St. Francis Preparatory School and the St. Francis College.^[3]

Career

His first role was in the 1975 movie Dog Day Afternoon playing a cop, although this was an uncredited part.^[4] This was followed by a role as a paint store customer in the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever. Other movie roles include Total Recall, Die Hard 2, Dick Tracy, City Slickers, and Down and Derby. His television appearances are varied, with him appearing in Lois & Clark, Boston Legal, Hannah Montana, Friends and Joey as the father of main character Joey Tribbiani, Days of Our Lives, The Golden Girls and numerous other series. He also starred as Commissioner Stenchler in the Sega CD game Sewer Shark.

He is also a cartoon voice actor and has done voices on shows including Disney's Hercules: The Animated Series, The Fairly OddParents, The Zeta Project, House of Mouse, Duckman, Bonkers, and Random! Cartoons, among others. He also did the voice of Detective Harvey Bullock in the DC Animated Universe, consisting of Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, The New Batman Adventures and Static Shock, as well as in the theatrical release Mask of the Phantasm, and the video releases Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, and Mystery of the Batwoman. He also played a vocal role in the 2006 video game The Sopranos: Road to Respect as Angelo and in the 2010 video game Mafia II as Joe Barbaro and Federico "Derek" Pappalardo.

He returned to reprise his voice role of Harvey Bullock for the release of the video game Batman: Arkham Origins in 2013.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1975	Dog Day Afternoon	New York Policeman	Uncredited
1977	Between the Lines	Austin's Men
	The Goodbye Girl	Liquor Store Salesman
	Saturday Night Fever	Paint Store Customer
1978	Bloodbrothers	Vic
1980	Fatso	Johnny
1982	Shoot the Moon	Leo Spinelli
1983	The Star Chamber	Sgt. Spota
	Two of a Kind	Captain Cinzari
1984	Up the Creek	Campus Guard Charlie
1986	The Lightship	Stump
	The Boss' Wife	Eddie
1990	Total Recall	Agent Harry
	Dick Tracy	Lips' Bodyguard
	Die Hard 2	Sergeant Vito Lorenzo
	Masters of Menace	Pilot
1991	Delusion	Myron Sales
	City Slickers	Sal
1992	We're Talking Serious Money	Michael
	Unlawful Entry	Bail Bondsman
	Honeymoon in Vegas	Sidney Tomashefsky
1993	The Cemetery Club	Morty
	Relentless 3	Roy Kalewsky	Direct-to-video
	Man's Best Friend	Detective Kovacs
	Batman: Mask of the Phantasm	Detective Harvey Bullock	Voice[5]
1994	North	Al
1995	Dream a Little Dream 2	Mr. McVie	Direct-to-video
	For Better or Worse	Ranzier
	Forget Paris	Waiter
1996	Underworld	Stan
1997	Lunker Lake	'Weasel' Swindell
	Wounded	Stu Sachen
1998	Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero	Detective Harvey Bullock	Voice Direct-to-video[5]
	Hoods	Mario
	Air Bud: Golden Receiver	Coach Fanelli
	With Friends Like These...	Johnny DiMartino
1999	The 4th Floor	Exterminator
	Do You Wanna Dance?	Father Chris Kerhulas
2000	The Last Producer	Moogian
	Wannabes	Mr. Letto
2002	The Rose Technique	Vince Trane	Direct-to-video
2003	Carolina	Perfect Date Contestant
	Alex & Emma	Bus Driver
	Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman	Det. Harvey Bullock	Voice Direct-to-video[5]
2005	Down and Derby	Claude
	In the Mix	Tony 'Fat Tony'
2007	Urban Decay	Fetz
2008	The Flyboys	Carmine
	The Big Shot-Caller	Rudy Lessor
2010	Undisputed III: Redemption	Gio Farnatti	Direct-to-video
2011	Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer	Mr. Birnbaum
2012	Foodfight!	Maximilius Moose	Voice[5]
2013	Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn	Lenny Leone
2015	Last Days of Coney Island	Max	Voice Short film
2016	Stevie D	Tony Muccerino
2018	Frank and Ava	Willie
2019	Beast Mode	Chrome Mangle
	El Coyote	Giovanni Fransesco
2020	Snowbird	Bud	Short film
2021	Dutch	Tony 'Fat Tony' Cerone
TBA	Respect the Jux	Porn King	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977–1982	Barney Miller	Bill Kerlin, Ed Foronjy, Vincent Thorndyke	3 episodes
1978	Rhoda	Male Student	Episode: "Rhoda Cheats"
	The Bob Newhart Show	Sal Petrone	Episode: "Crisis in Education"
	Baretta	Kresler	Episode: "Woman Trouble"
1978–1979	Joe & Valerie	Vincent Pizo	6 episodes
1978–1983	Alice	Lenny, Male Customer	3 episodes
1979	Lou Grant	Tannenberg	Episode: "Romance"
1979–1980	The Last Resort	Murray	15 episodes
1979–1981	The White Shadow	Mr. Pettrino	4 episodes
1981	Soap	Carny	1 episode
	Charlie's Angels	Mac Gossett	Episode: "Taxi Angels"
	Checking In	Hank Sabatino	4 episodes
1982	Million Dollar Infield	Artie Levitas	Television film
	It's a Living	Vinnie 'The Hat'	Episode: "Horsing Around"
	Police Squad!	Leo	Episode: "Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood)"
1982-1986	Cagney & Lacey	Scafali, Monk	2 episodes
1982–1988	St. Elsewhere	Mr. Broadwater	3 episodes
1983	Gimme a Break!	Mr. Brandt	Episode: "Glenlawn Street Blues"
	Blood Feud	Rocky	Television film
	We Got It Made	Mike	Episode: "David's Birthday"
1984	The New Mike Hammer	Ari Artel	Episode: "Seven Dead Eyes"
	Hill Street Blues	Lester Franco	3 episodes
	Hunter	Benny	Episode: "Flight on a Dead Pigeon"
	Mama Malone	Albert	Episode: "Father Romeo"
	Who's the Boss?	Robaire	Episode: "Dinner for Two"
	The Vegas Strip War	Stan Markham	Television film
1984–1987	Family Ties	Various	5 episodes
1984	The Ratings Game	Nunzio	Television film
1985	The Fall Guy	Duke	Episode: "Split Image"
	Street Hawk	Phil Simkins	Episode: "Follow the Yellow Gold Road"
	The Twilight Zone	Joe Rubello	Episode: "Healer"[6]
	Stir Crazy	Coach Lou Paterno	Episode: "The Football Story"
1986	ALF	Bert	Episode: "Baby, You Can Drive My Car"
	You Again?	Cop	Episode: "Good Neighbors"
1986–1987	L.A. Law	Vinnie La Rosa	3 episodes
1986–1995	Murder, She Wrote	Lieutenant Greco, Freddie, Rudlfo Petrocelli	3 episodes
1987	Charles in Charge	Hank Holloway	Episode: "Feud for Thought"
	She's the Sheriff	Frankie Fontaine	Episode: "Monkey Business"
	Night Court	Santa	Episode: "Let It Snow"
1988	Tales from the Darkside	Vincent Dessari	Episode: "The Deal"
	Duet	Marty	Episode: "No Reservations"
	The Law & Harry McGraw	Roscoe	Episode: "Waiting Game"
	The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick	Sid	Television film
	Annie McGuire	Officer Murphy	Episode: "The Hold-Up"
	Day by Day	Max	Episode: "Won't You Be My Neighbor?"
1989	Columbo	Sergeant Russo	Episode: "Columbo Goes to the Guillotine"
	Quantum Leap	Chuck Thompson	Episode: "Camikazi Kid - June 6, 1961"
	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Slade Bender	Episode: "Manhunt"
1989–1990	The Tracy Ullman Show	Tony 'Big Tony' Manetti	2 episodes
1990	Glory Days	Lieutenant V.T. Krantz	6 episodes
	The Golden Girls	Coach Odlivak	Episode: "Feelings"
	Uncle Buck	Bernie	Episode: "Fire Sale"
1991	Sisters	Sidney Getz	Episode: "80%"
	Sibs	Leo	Episode: "Audie's Bad Day"
	Growing Pains	Ernie	Episode: "The Young and the Homeless"
1992	Maid for Each Other	Lieutenant Jardine	Television film
	On the Air	Plumber	1 episode
	Brooklyn Bridge	Mr. Cavaretti	2 episodes
	Jack's Place	Moe Jablonski	Episode: "Forever"
	Bodies of Evidence	Detective Alfie	Episode: "The Cold Light of Day"
	Beverly Hills, 90210	Clarence The Angel (voice)	Episode: "It's a Totally Happening Life"
	Civil Wars	DeRubumpre	Episode: "A Partridge in a Pair's Tree"
1992–1995	Batman: The Animated Series	Detective Harvey Bullock	Voice, 21 episodes[5]
1993	Doogie Howser, M.D.	Mr. Healy	Episode: "Eleven Angry People... and Vinnie"
	Almost Home	Bob 'Big Bob' Petrelli	Episode: "Bowling for Daddies"
	Bonkers	Crunchy Potato Chip	Voice, episode: "Springtime for the Iguana"
	NYPD Blue	Alfonse Giardella	6 episodes
	The Mommies	Santa #2	Episode: "Christmas"
	Empty Nest	Millard	Episode: "Read All About It"
1994	Diagnosis: Murder	Bobby Rebetta	Episode: "Shaker"
	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Duke	Episode: "The Philadelphia Story"
1994–1995	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	Louie, Gun Shop Owner	2 episodes
1995	Santo Bugito	Fingers	Voice, episode: "Load 'O Bees"
	Friends	Joey Tribbiani Sr.	Episode: "The One with the Boobies"
	Platypus Man	Sal	Episode: "Lou's the Boss"
1995–1996	Charlie Grace	Artie Crawford	9 episodes
1996	Duckman	Additional Voices	Episode: "A Room with a Bellevue"
	Mad About You	Door Guy	Episode: "Hot & Cold"
	Partners	Max Lobster	Episode: "You Quit?"
	Townies	Mr. Rosano	Episode: "The Life of Ryan"
1997	Superman: The Animated Series	Detective Harvey Bullock	Voice, episode: "World's Finest"[5]
	Kenan & Kel	Mr. Maniaci	Episode: "Safe and Sorry"
	Murphy Brown	Dry Cleaner	Episode: "Oh, Danny Boy"
	The Nanny	Juror #4	Episode: "Samson, He Denied Her"
	Party of Five	Arnie Horn	Episode: "Hitting Bottom"
	Caroline in the City	Tony	Episode: "Caroline and the Ombudsman"
	Rugrats	Vinnie	Voice, episode: "Looking for Jack"[5]
	Teen Angel	Uncle Lou	Episode: "Steve & Marty & Jordan & Uncle Lou"
1997–1998	The New Batman Adventures	Detective Harvey Bullock	Voice, 8 episodes[5]
1998	Police Academy	Marcus Erroneous	Episode: "Angel on My Back"
	The Tony Danza Show	Charlie Falcone	Episode: "C'gar Face"
	Early Edition	Sal	Episode: "Blackout"
	The Magical World of Walt Disney	Philoctetes	Recurring voice role
1998–1999	Hercules		Voice, 29 episodes
1999	DiResta	Vic DiResta	5 episodes
	Ally McBeal	George Chisholm	Episode: "Civil War"
	Todd McFarlane's Spawn	Mr. Orvetti	Voice, episode: "The Mindkiller"[5]
	Cousin Skeeter	Mr. Schinkenslayer	Episode: "Two Men and a Baby Pig"
2000	G vs E	Dino Corfu	Episode: "Wonderful Life"
	Falcone	Jackie Savino	Episode: "Lealta"
	Bull	Pete	Episode: "To Have and to Hold"
	Norm	Tony DiBenedetto	Episode: "Norm vs. the Sacrifice"
2000-2006	Family Guy	Biff, Louie Anderson, Danny DeVito	Voice, 2 episodes
2001	Kate Brasher	Larry	Episode: "Kate"
	61*	'Toots' Shor	Television film
	Going to California	Al Weeks	Episode: "Hurricane Al: A Tale of Key Largo"
	Providence	Carlo	Episode: "Best Man"
	Call Me Claus	Teamster Santa	Television film
2001-2003	The Fairly OddParents	Easter Bunny, Construction Worker Ape, Ape Truck Driver	Voice, 2 episodes[5]
2002	As Told by Ginger	Chef Bob	Voice, episode: "Fast Reputation"
	The Zeta Project	Titus Sweete	Voice, 2 episodes[5]
	House of Mouse	Philoctetes "Phil"	Voice, episode: "Donald Wants to Fly"
	Bram & Alice	Buddy Royal	Episode: "Paul-Pot"
2003	Static Shock	Detective Harvey Bullock	Voice, episode: "Hard as Nails"[5]
	Mickeypalooza	Philoctetes "Phil"	Voice, television special
	ER	Pernicious Anemia Man	Episode: "No Strings Attached"
2004	Rock Me Baby	Franco	Episode: "Look Who's Talking"
	Helter Skelter	Leno LaBianca	Television film
	NCIS	Jimmy 'Naps' Napolitano	Episode: "The Boneyard"
	Will & Grace	Paul	2 episodes
2005	CSI: NY	Frank Meadows	Episode: "Recycling"
	Mind of Mencia	Italian Man	1 episode
	The Young and the Restless	Hotel Desk Clerk	1 episode
2006	Joey	Joey Tribbiani Sr.	Episode: "Joey and the Dad"
2006–2010	Days of Our Lives	Sal Bandino, Motel Clerk	8 episodes
2007	Dirt	Tony	Episode: "The Thing Under the Bed"
	Boston Legal	Wayne Picker	Episode: "Duck and Cover"
2007-2010	Hannah Montana	Al Blaine, Jersey Guy	2 episodes
2008	The Spectacular Spider-Man	Sullivan Edwards	Voice, episode: "Intervention"[5]
2009	Random! Cartoons	Bossman	Voice, episode: "Flavio"
	Reno 911!	Don Bronzoni	Episode: "Dangle's Murder Mystery"
	Castle	Sal Tenor	Episode: "A Death in the Family"
2013	Kickin' It	Harvey	Episode: "Queen of Karts"
2015	About a Boy	Dennis, The Deceiver	Episode: "About a Babymoon"
2016	2 Broke Girls	Luigi	Episode: "And the Show and Don't Tell"
	Modern Family	Earl Chambers	Episode: "Halloween IV: Revenge of Rod Skyhook"
2017	9JKL	Massimo	Episode: "High Steaks"
2018	OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes	Big Cheese	Voice, episode: "Action News"[5]
	Champions	Uncle Bud	8 episodes
2019	9-1-1	Jack Kramer	Episode: "Kids Today"
2020	Just Roll with It	Joey 'Coconuts'	Episode: "The Great Coconuts Caper"
2021	El Coyote the Prequel	Bobby	Episode: "Witness Protection"
2021	Tacoma FD	Enzo	Episode: "Pickleball"

Video games

Year	Title	Role
1992	Sewer Shark	Stenchler
1994	The Adventures of Batman & Robin	Detective Harvey Bullock
2002	Kingdom Hearts	Philoctetes
2005	Kingdom Hearts II
2006	The Sopranos: Road to Respect	Angelo
2010	Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep	Philoctetes
2010	Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight	Additional Voices
2010	Mafia II	Joe Barbaro, Derek Pappalardo[5]
2013	Batman: Arkham Origins	Detective Bullock
2018	Thief of Thieves	Geoffredo Rotolo

References

1. "Robert Costanzo". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03.
2. "Robert Costanzo Biography". filmreference.com.
3. "Robert Costanzo, the Essential Worker | The Lowbrow Reader". Retrieved 2022-12-21.
4. Filmography of Robert Costanzo
5. "Robert Costanzo (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 16, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
6. "The Twilight Zone (1985): Healer". February 4, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-02-04. Retrieved April 16, 2024.

External links

• Robert Costanzo at IMDb
• Robert Costanzo at the Internet Broadway Database