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Louis Guss

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Louis Guss
Louis Guss in the TV series Decoy, episode Blind Date, 1958
Born(1918-01-04)January 4, 1918
New York City, New York, United States
DiedSeptember 29, 2008(2008-09-29) (aged 90)
New York City, New York, US
OccupationAmerican actor
Years active1938–2006

Louis Guss (January 4, 1918 – September 29, 2008) was an American character actor with a long line of screen credits, having appeared in hundreds of TV series, feature films and stage productions, specializing in blue-collar ethnic roles, over a five decade career. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Don Zaluchi in The Godfather (1972), Joseph Magliocco in Crazy Joe (1974), Raymond Capomaggi in Moonstruck (1987), Nathan Grodner in The Yards (2000), and Jerry "the Hammer" Fungo in The Crew (2000).

Guss was born in New York City on January 4, 1918.[1]

His last role was in Sidney Lumet's Find Me Guilty in 2006.[2]

Broadway plays in which Guss appeared included The Girl on the Via Flaminia (1954), Handful of Fire (1958), One More River (1960), Once There Was a Russian (1961), The Night of the Iguana (1961), Mother Courage and Her Children (1963), Arturo Ui (1963), Diamond Orchid (1965), Flora, The Red Menace (1965), But, Seriously (1969), Ghandi (1970), and Captain Brassbound's Conversion (1972).[1]

Death

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Guss died at the age of 90 in 2008 from natural causes.[2]

Partial filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Louis Guss". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Actor Louis Guss dies at 90". Variety. November 3, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
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