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Gaetano Lisi(1940-2020)

  • Actor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
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Gaetano Lisi was born on 30 August 1940 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987), Carlito's Way (1993) and The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974). He was previously married to Katharine Ross. He died on 16 December 2020 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.
BornAugust 30, 1940
DiedDecember 16, 2020(80)
BornAugust 30, 1940
DiedDecember 16, 2020(80)
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Known for

Steve Martin and John Candy in Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
7.6
  • Cab Driver - New York
  • 1987
Al Pacino in Carlito's Way (1993)
Carlito's Way
7.9
  • Club Patron(as Gaetano 'Tom' Lisi)
  • 1993
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
7.6
  • Additional Crew
  • 1974
Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell in Groundhog Day (1993)
Groundhog Day
8.1
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Gaetano 'Tom' Lisi, second unit)
  • 1993

Credits

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Actor

  • Bruce Willis and Halle Berry in Perfect Stranger (2007)
    Perfect Stranger
    • Newsstand Vendor
    • 2007
  • Ice-T, Sam Waterston, Mariska Hargitay, Camryn Manheim, Christopher Meloni, Jeffrey Donovan, Mehcad Brooks, Kelli Giddish, and Danielle Moné Truitt in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    • Foreman
    • Technician
    • TV Series
    • 1997–2003
  • Drew Barrymore in Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
    Riding in Cars with Boys
    • Sweeny's Owner
    • 2001
  • Big Daddy (1999)
    Big Daddy
    • Hot Dog Vendor
    • 1999
  • Al Pacino in Carlito's Way (1993)
    Carlito's Way
    • Club Patron (as Gaetano 'Tom' Lisi)
    • 1993
  • Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, and Joe Pesci in Goodfellas (1990)
    Goodfellas
    • Paul #3
    • 1990
  • Steve Martin and John Candy in Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
    Planes, Trains & Automobiles
    • Cab Driver - New York
    • 1987
  • Big Trouble (1986)
    Big Trouble
    • Gaetano Lopez
    • 1986
  • Wise Guys (1986)
    Wise Guys
    • Hood
    • 1986
  • Too Scared to Scream (1984)
    Too Scared to Scream
    • Guard
    • 1984
  • Gena Rowlands and John Adames in Gloria (1980)
    Gloria
    • Mister
    • 1980
  • Joanne Woodward in Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973)
    Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
    • Student in Theatre
    • 1973

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • An Unexpected Family (1996)
    An Unexpected Family
    • first assistant director: New York
    • TV Movie
    • 1996
  • Secret Sins (1995)
    Secret Sins
    • first assistant director
    • 1995
  • Woody Harrelson and Kiefer Sutherland in The Cowboy Way (1994)
    The Cowboy Way
    • first assistant director: second unit (as Gaetano 'Tom' Lisi)
    • 1994
  • Mr. Wonderful (1993)
    Mr. Wonderful
    • second second assistant director (as Gaetano 'Tom' Lisi)
    • 1993
  • Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell in Groundhog Day (1993)
    Groundhog Day
    • first assistant director: second unit (as Gaetano 'Tom' Lisi)
    • 1993
  • Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, and Madonna in A League of Their Own (1992)
    A League of Their Own
    • first assistant director: second unit
    • 1992
  • Eddie Murphy in Boomerang (1992)
    Boomerang
    • assistant director: second unit (as Tom Lisi)
    • 1992
  • Steve Guttenberg, Tom Selleck, Ted Danson, and Robin Weisman in Three Men and a Little Lady (1990)
    Three Men and a Little Lady
    • second second assistant director: New York
    • 1990
  • Bill Murray in Scrooged (1988)
    Scrooged
    • first assistant director: second unit, New York
    • 1988
  • Steve Martin and John Candy in Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
    Planes, Trains & Automobiles
    • assistant director: New York
    • 1987
  • Mariangela Melato and Ryan O'Neal in So Fine (1981)
    So Fine
    • second assistant director
    • 1981
  • Gena Rowlands and John Adames in Gloria (1980)
    Gloria
    • second unit director
    • 1980

Producer

  • Melissa Sue Anderson in James at 16 (1977)
    James at 16
    • associate producer (as Tom Lisi)
    • TV Series
    • 1978
  • Adrienne Barbeau, Stephanie Faracy, Livia Ginise, Kenneth Mars, Randy Stumpf, George Whiteman, and Erica Yohn in The Fighting Nightingales (1978)
    The Fighting Nightingales
    • associate producer (as Tom Lisi)
    • TV Movie
    • 1978
  • Murder in Peyton Place (1977)
    Murder in Peyton Place
    • associate producer (as Tom Lisi)
    • TV Movie
    • 1977
  • Wanted: The Sundance Woman (1976)
    Wanted: The Sundance Woman
    • associate producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1976

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Gaetano 'Tom' Lisi
  • Born
    • August 30, 1940
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 16, 2020
    • Englewood, New Jersey, USA(complications from COVID-19)
  • Spouse
    • Katharine RossAugust 19, 1974 - December 31, 1979 (divorced)

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