Tony Giorgio

Joseph Anthony Giorgio (September 27, 1923 – February 1, 2012) was an Italian-American actor and known for his portrayal of Bruno Tattaglia in Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 film The Godfather.

Career

Giorgio was a prolific stage magician and card manipulator. He ran away from home at the age of 12 to join a circus and eventually performed at venues including conventions, fraternal clubs, country clubs, casinos, and film studios. He was hired by Playboy Clubs in the 1960s to be their resident gambling expert, and he gave paid lectures on the nature of confidence games and gambling scams. He was one of the first performers at The Magic Castle nightclub, winning Close-up Magician of the Year in the 1990s.

Giorgio acted in films such as The Godfather (1972), Black Gunn (1972), Magnum Force (1973), Foxy Brown (1974), Capone (1975), Escape to Witch Mountain (1975), The Sting II (1983), The Lonely Guy (1984), Night Train to Terror (1985) and American Me (1992).

Death On February 1, 2012, aged 88, Giorgio died of heart failure.

Filmography

Film 1966 A Big Hand for the Little Lady as "Steamboat" (uncredited) 1968 Sol Madrid as Tall Man (uncredited) 1968 The Wrecking Crew as Agent (uncredited) 1969 Changes as Joe, Arcade Owner (uncredited) 1969 Paint Your Wagon as Card Player (uncredited) 1972 The Godfather as Bruno Tattaglia 1972 Black Gunn as Ben 1973 Harry in Your Pocket as 1st Detective 1973 Magnum Force as Frank Palancio 1974 Foxy Brown as Eddie 1974 Adam-12 11/12/1974 as Bandit 1975 Escape to Witch Mountain as Hunter #2 1975 Capone as Antonio "Tony The Scourge" Lombardo 1978 Record City as Mr. F 1983 The Sting II as Rossovich, Macalinski's Man 1984 The Lonely Guy as Writer At Party 1985 Night Train to Terror as Satan (segment "The Night Train") 1987 Cry Wilderness as The Sheriff 1992 American Me as Don Antonio Scagnelli 1997 My Brother Jack as Rocco

Television

1967 Run for Your Life as Castro; 1 episode 1967 Mannix as Sanford; 1 episode 1968 The Monkees as Otto; 1 episode 1968 The Outcasts as Card Dealer; 1 episode 1969-1971 Mission: Impossible as Dealer / Foyer Guard / First Man / Meerghan / Croupier; 7 episodes 1970 I Dream of Jeannie as Torpedo; 1 episode 1970 Adam 12 as Carjacker in “Child Stealer” episode 1971 The Doris Day Show as Ed, The Maître d'; 1 episode 1971 Mission Impossible as Croupier; 1 episode 1973 Jigsaw as Man; 1 episode 1974 Marcus Welby, M.D. as Vito; 1 episode 1974 Police Story as Cashier; 1 episode 1974 The F.B.I. as M. Giorgio; 1 episode 1975 Adam-12 as Michael Funicello; 1 episode 1975 Emergency! as Lorenzo; 1 episode 1975 Bronk as Killer; 1 episode 1975 The Six Million Dollar Man as Abe Collins; 1 episode 1975 Kojak as Bill Wilson; 1 episode 1975 Switch as Bruno; 1 episode 1976 The Bionic Woman as Aaron Creighton; 1 episode 1978 Charlie's Angels as Carl; 1 episode 1978 Columbo as Harry Parkman; 1 episode 1980 Fantasy Island as Croupier; 1 episode 1981 B. J. and the Bear as The Magician; 1 episode 1981 Hart to Hart as Cheshire; 1 episode 1982 Simon & Simon as Sam Boyle; 1 episode 1984 Falcon Crest as Croupier; 1 episode 1984 The A-Team as Mr. Carlin; 1 episode 1985 Hunter as John Vincent; 1 episode 1985 Moonlighting as Tony; 1 episode 1986 Brothers as Mr. Santini; 1 episode 2004 The Practice as Client #1; 1 episode (final appearance)