Joe Marinelli

Joseph Anthony Marinelli (January 21, 1957 – June 22, 2025) was an American actor.

Life and career Marinelli had guest-starring roles on various syndicated night-time series, including NYPD Blue, Lethal Weapon, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Desperate Housewives, Numb3rs, and Victorious. He also appeared in commercials and documentaries.

Marinelli was filming The Morning Show for Apple TV, where he played the role of Director Donny Spagnoli. He lived in Los Angeles with his wife, French hornist Jean Marinelli, and sons Vincent, a film editor and David, a music producer.

Marinelli died of stomach cancer in Burbank, California on June 22, 2025, at the age of 68.

Filmography Year Title Role Director Notes 1984 Cagney & Lacey Crime Scene Officer James Frawley TV series (1 episode) 1985 Carmen Joey Alexander Payne Short Hill Street Blues Mortuary Guy Christian I. Nyby II TV series (1 episode) 1986 Stingray Guard #1 David Hemmings TV series (1 episode) 1987 L.A. Law Gordon Bass Sharron Miller TV series (1 episode) 1988–1990 Santa Barbara Bunny Tagliatti Rick Bennewitz, Rob Schiller... TV series (170 episodes)Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Comic Actor: Daytime (1990) 1991 The Passion of Martin Father Alexander Payne DEA Anthony Maracotta Jr. Peter Ellis TV series (1 episode) Hunter Mickey Dolan Tony Mordente TV series (1 episode) Equal Justice D'Alessio Barbara Amato TV series (1 episode) Midnight Caller Tony D'Arco James Quinn TV series (1 episode) They Came from Outer Space Dino Manze Gary Walkow TV series (1 episode) 1992 Mann & Machine Mr. Cromwell Armand Mastroianni TV series (1 episode) Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures Giacomo Casanova Kristoffer Tabori TV series (1 episode) 1993 Guiding Light Pauly Roy B. Steinberg TV series (1 episode) 1995 Donor Unknown Paolo John Harrison TV movie Models Inc. Stan Driscoll Linda Day TV series (1 episode) 1997 ER Joey Sarah Pia Anderson TV series (1 episode) NYPD Blue Danny DeMarco Michael W. Watkins TV series (1 episode) 1999–2001 General Hospital Joseph Sorel William Ludel TV series (14 episodes) 1999 The King of Queens Neal Rob Schiller TV series (1 episode) 2000 JAG Messers Tony Wharmby TV series (1 episode) 2002 NYPD Blue Gene Greaves Matthew Penn TV series (1 episode) The District Cutter's Attorney Jim Charleston TV series (1 episode) The West Wing Morris Vincent Misiano TV series (1 episode) 2004 Sideways Frass Canyon Pourer Alexander Payne One Last Ride Carmine Tony Vitale The Assassination of Richard Nixon Mel Samuels Niels Mueller The Practice Rocco Jeannot Szwarc & Bill D'Elia TV series (2 episodes) 2005 Skylab Fred Masters Mark Landsman Short 2006 Cutting Room Vincent Ian Truitner Love Made Easy Benito Peter Luisi 2007 Numbers Phillip Berelli John Behring TV series (1 episode) 2008 House Director David Straiton TV series (1 episode) 2009 Castle Jimmy Moran Bryan Spicer TV series (1 episode) 2010 Parenthood Professor Romano Lawrence Trilling TV series (1 episode) 2011 Victorious Chancellor's Minion Steve Hoefer TV series (1 episode) Desperate Housewives Father David Warren TV series (1 episode) 2013 Ray Donovan Amelio Jeremy Podeswa TV series (1 episode) 2014 Legends Professor Terrence O'Hara TV series (1 episode) Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Adamo Dioli Ron Underwood TV series (1 episode) 2015 Switched at Birth Motorist Ron Lagomarsino TV series (1 episode) 2016 Insecure Jeweler Debbie Allen TV series (1 episode) 2018 Disjointed Salvatore Scarlotti Richie Keen TV series (1 episode) Lethal Weapon Stan Clayne Crawford TV series (1 episode) 2019 Giuseppe's Opus Giuseppe Trevor Downs Short 2019–2023 The Morning Show Donny Spagnoli Mimi Leder, David Frankel... TV series (22 episodes) 2020 Hollywood Sidney Franklin Ryan Murphy TV series (1 episode)