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Robert Pastorelli (1954–2004)


Beefy, roughhewn actor Robert Pastorelli was a former boxer and an admitted drug addict before he cleaned up his act and pursued theater work in New York in such 1970s productions as "Rebel Without a Cause," "The Rainmaker," and "Death of a Salesman," he headed west and turned to film and TV in 1982... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2005 Be Cool
Joe Loop
 
2003 Hack (TV series)
Lewis Bernard
Blind Faith (2003) … Lewis Bernard
 
2003 Partners and Crime (TV movie)
 
2002 Touched by an Angel (TV series)
Joe
A Rock and a Hard Place (2002) … Joe
 
2002 Women vs. Men (TV movie)
Nick
 
2001 South Pacific (TV movie)
Luther Billis
 
2001 The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (TV movie)
Clyde Claymore
 
2000 Bait
Jaster
 
1998 Heist
T-Bone
 
1988-1998 Murphy Brown (TV series)
Eldin Bernecky / Elvin
 
1998 Modern Vampires (TV movie)
The Count
 
1997 A Simple Wish
Oliver
 
1995 The West Side Waltz (TV movie)
Sookie Cerullo
 
1995 Double Rush (TV series)
Johnny Verona
Love Letters (1995) … Johnny Verona
Hell's Angel (1995) … Johnny Verona
 
1995 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV series)
Sgt. Louie
Little Red Riding Hood (1995) … Sgt. Louie (voice)
 
1994 Batman (TV series)
Manny
Riddler's Reform (1994) … Manny (voice)
 
1994 The Paint Job
Willie
 
1994 The Yarn Princess (TV movie)
Jake Thomas
 
1993 Harmful Intent (TV movie)
Devlin O'Shea
 
1993 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Joey Bustamente
 
1992 Folks!
Fred
 
1992 FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Tony (voice)
 
1988 Lady Mobster (TV movie)
Matteo Villani
 
1988 Memories of Me
Al (Broccoli)
 
1987-1988 Beauty and the Beast (TV series)
Tony Perotta / Vick Ramos
Everything Is Everything (1988) … Vick Ramos
An Impossible Silence (1987) … Tony Perotta
 
1988 My Sister Sam (TV series)
Robert Celli
It's My Party and I'll Kill If I Want To (1988) … Robert Celli
 
1987 Night Court (TV series)
Lorenzo Amador
Let It Snow (1987) … Lorenzo Amador
 
1987 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV series)
Vinnie Vingo
Sons of Gunz (1987) … Vinnie Vingo
 
1987 The Spirit (TV movie)
 
1987 Hands of a Stranger (TV movie)
Handyman
 
1987 MacGyver (TV series)
Arnie
Out in the Cold (1987) … Arnie
 
1987 Outrageous Fortune
Dealer #2
 
1987 Miami Vice (TV series)
Vespa
Down for the Count: Part 2 (1987) … Vespa
 
1986 Throb (TV series)
The Host
Bus of Dreams (1986) … The Host
 
1986 Too Close for Comfort (TV series)
Vic Paradise
Monroe's Critical Condition (1986) … Vic Paradise
 
1985-1986 Remington Steele (TV series)
Weasel
 
1985-1986 Mary (TV series)
Mr. Yummy
Beans (1986) … Mr. Yummy
Chicago Hi-Lo (1985) … Mr. Yummy
 
1983-1985 Newhart (TV series)
Biker / Prisoner
Still the Beavers (1985) … Biker
Ricky Nelson, Up Your Nose (1983) … Prisoner
 
1985 The A-Team (TV series)
 
1985 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
Man (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes")
Dead Woman's Shoes/Wong's Lost and Found Emporium (1985) … Man (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes")
 
1983-1985 Hill Street Blues (TV series)
Bobby Stellin / Jimmy Frumento
Fathers and Huns (1985) … Bobby Stellin
A Hill of Beans (1983) … Jimmy Frumento
 
1985 Braker (TV movie)
Forensics Specialist
 
1985 California Girls (TV movie)
Mechanic
 
1985 Berrenger's (TV series)
Bernie
Hidden Agenda (1985) … Bernie
 
1985 Hunter (TV series)
Willie Wakefield
The Avenging Angel (1985) … Willie Wakefield
 
1985 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Ken
Almost Foolproof (1985) … Ken
 
1984 T.J. Hooker (TV series)
2nd Rapist - Dancer
The Confession (1984) … 2nd Rapist - Dancer
 
1984 I Married a Centerfold (TV movie)
Guard
 
1983 Knight Rider (TV series)
Leroy
Custom K.I.T.T. (1983) … Leroy
 
1983 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV series)
Adler
The Black Widow (1983) … Adler
 
1983 Tucker's Witch (TV series)
Murder Is the Key (1983)
 
1983 St. Elsewhere (TV series)
Danny Christiano
Graveyard (1983) … Danny Christiano
 
1982-1983 Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
Cop #2 / Rosen
Beauty Burglars (1982) … Cop #2
 
1982 Barney Miller (TV series)
Edward Guthrie
Altercation (1982) … Edward Guthrie
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
2001 South Pacific (TV movie) (performer: "There Is Nothing Like A Dame", "Bloody Mary")
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
2003 CBS at 75 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 TV Tales (TV series)
Himself
Murphy Brown (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Murphy Brown: TV Tales (TV documentary)
 
1997-2001 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 March 2001 (2001) … Himself
Episode dated 10 July 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1994-1997 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 October 1997 (1997) … Himself
Episode dated 17 April 1995 (1995) … Himself
Episode dated 18 March 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1997 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode #5.31 (1997) … Himself - Guest
Robert Pastorelli/Craig Kilborn/Live (1997) … Himself - Guest
 
1996 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.196 (1996) … Himself
 
1992 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 21 September 1992 (1992) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2005 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

TV commercial for M&M chocolate candy (1994) See more »

Publicity Listings:

5 Articles  | See more »

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

You do a show and go home and don't realize the impact you're having. Then one day you're returning Christmas presents at a mall in New Jersey and you hear people behind you talking. You think, 'Oh, yeah. I do that TV thing. Yeah.' See more »

Trivia:

His drug overdose death occurred at the time the authorities were in the stages of reopening the investigation into the shooting 1999 death of his girlfriend. Pastorelli was not a suspect, but a "person of interest". The case, initially ruled an accident or suicide, was subsequently closed after his death. See more »

Nickname:

Bobby See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini