Vincent Gardenia

Vincent Gardenia

ActorSoundtrack
Born
January 7, 1920
Died
December 9, 1992
Awards
1 wins, 4 nominations

He was honored twice off-Broadway with Distinguished Performance OBIE Award, first in 1960 for "Machinal" and again in 1969 for "Passing Through From Exotic Places." In 1972 he won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a play for "Prisoner on 2nd Avenue." In 1979 he was nominated for Best Actor in…

Biography

He was honored twice off-Broadway with Distinguished Performance OBIE Award, first in 1960 for "Machinal" and again in 1969 for "Passing Through From Exotic Places." In 1972 he won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a play for "Prisoner on 2nd Avenue." In 1979 he was nominated for Best Actor in a musical for "Ballroom." Gardenia was twice nominated with an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, first in 1974 "Bang the Drum Slowly" and again in 1988 for "Moonstruck." He won an Emmy Award in 1990 for Best Supporting Actor in a movie made for television, "Age Old Friends." In 1988 he was honored to be named the Grand Marshal of the Columbus Day Parade in New York City.

Actor

The SuperThe Super(1991)as Big Lou Kritski
L.A. LawL.A. Law(1986)as Murray Melman
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside StoryThe Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story(1990)as Harry Pizer
The Ray Bradbury TheaterThe Ray Bradbury Theater(1985)as Mr. Terle
Quattro piccole donneQuattro piccole donne(1990)

Self

Street Scenes: New York on Film(1992)as Self
The 46th Annual Tony AwardsThe 46th Annual Tony Awards(1992)as Self - Presenter
Night After NightNight After Night(1989)as Self - Guest
Reading RainbowReading Rainbow(1983)as Self
American ExperienceAmerican Experience(1988)as Self - Actor

Archive Footage

Being Mary Tyler MooreBeing Mary Tyler Moore(2023)as Frank Coleman
History of the SitcomHistory of the Sitcom(2021)as Jim Bowman
CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane PauleyCBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley(1979)as Cosmo
HowardHoward(2018)as Mushnik
De PalmaDe Palma(2015)as Doctor Byrd

Known for

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Vincent Gardenia in Death Wish (1974)Vincent Gardenia in Death Wish (1974)Christopher Guest and Vincent Gardenia in Death Wish (1974)Terry Carter, Vincent Gardenia, and Dennis Weaver in McCloud (1970)Vincent Gardenia and Dennis Weaver in McCloud (1970)Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Vincent Gardenia, and Cliff Osmond in The Front Page (1974)

Credit Score: Vincent Gardenia

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#NameScoreYearWinNomKnown★WinsNomsVotes
1Moonstruck37.501988••7.23679013
2Bang the Drum Slowly16.251978••6.7016819
3The Hustler15.001961•7.92991185
4Heaven Can Wait7.501978•6.91925678
5Little Shop of Horrors4.881986•7.10294668
6The Front Page4.881975•7.30016582
7Death Wish3.251974•6.90048183
8The Super3.091991•5.7007090
9Firepower2.381979•5.1001346
10The House on 92nd Street2.0019456.6113551