Robert Miano
Robert Miano (born September 25, 1942) is an American actor.
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| Born | September 25, 1942 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Spouse(s) | Silvia Spross (2014-present) |
Early life
Miano was born in New York City and raised in the Southeast Bronx area.
At the age of fifteen, he started a fledgling singing career when a talent agent heard him singing with a doo-wop group on a Bronx street corner. This would lead to a recording of "Kingdom Of Love" by the Preludes on the Cub Label, a new subsidiary of MGM Records.
Years later, at an open casting call, Robert auditioned for the lead rock singer in the play "Satyricon". He landed the role. The musical was presented at the Stratford Shakespearean festival in Ontario, Canada and was a success. Afterwards, he traveled to Europe. He spent the next 21⁄2 years traveling around the world as a troubadour. Miano earned his living by singing and playing his guitar on the streets, in restaurants and bars wherever he found an audience.
Career
Miano started his film career in 1974 in New York, when director Michael Winner cast him as one of the muggers in the original Death Wish, with Charles Bronson.
Soon afterwards, director Howard Koch, familiar with Miano from his singing career, offered Robert a role in the movie Badge 373 with Robert Duvall.[1]
Miano moved to Los Angeles and has spent the last 30 years as a character actor, appearing in over 100 feature films and numerous television programs. He is perhaps best known for repeatedly playing mobster characters.[2]
Miano portrayed real-life Bonanno crime family capo Alphonse "Sonny Red" Indelicato in the 1997 film Donnie Brasco, alongside Al Pacino, Michael Madsen and Johnny Depp. He also co-starred in the film The Funeral, with Christopher Walken, Chris Penn and Benicio del Toro.
In 1994 and 1995, Miano played Bronx mob boss Joe Scully on the soap opera General Hospital. There his character was the one-time mentor and possible future rival to resident mobster Sonny Corinthos.
In 2005, Miano appeared on stage as King Heironymous in the children's play The Christmas Princess.
Miano also played a mobster character called Frank "Frankie Eyes" Chalmers on the sci-fi series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and real-life Mafia boss Vito Genovese in the 1999 made-for-TV movie Lansky, written by David Mamet.
In 2013 Miano played the mature prophet, Daniel in The Book of Daniel.
In 2015 Miano's film An Act of War was released on Netflix. The film was directed by Ryan M. Kennedy and produced by Atit Shah.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1973 | Badge 373 | Sweet William's Hood | |
| 1974 | Death Wish | Mugger | |
| 1976 | The Money | Steve Eppinonoymus | |
| Alex & The Gypsy | Young Shepard | ||
| 1982 | Vice Squad | Duty Seargent | |
| The Concrete Jungle | Stone | ||
| Kiss Me Goodbye | Michael | ||
| 1983 | Chained Heat | Stone | |
| 1984 | Firestarter | Blinded Agent | |
| Fear City | Hitman #2 Minor | ||
| 1986 | Club Life | Ferd | |
| Hollywood Vice Squad | Luchessi | ||
| 1987 | China Girl | Enrico Perito | |
| Open House | Shapiro | ||
| Weeds | Parole Board | ||
| 1988 | Traxx | Arturo | |
| 1989 | Midnight | Arnold | |
| Easy Wheels | Nick | ||
| Ministry of Vengeance | Ali Aboud | ||
| 1990 | Blue Desert | William Karp | |
| The Rain Killer | Allenby | ||
| 1991 | Hangfire | Ace | |
| Driving Me Crazy | Omar | ||
| The Last Hour | Frankie | ||
| Diplomatic Immunity | Serrano | ||
| A Time to Die | Eddie | ||
| 1992 | Out for Blood | Jerry Geisler | |
| Bikini Summer II | Joshua | ||
| 1993 | Silver | Det. Howard | |
| Deadly Rivals | The Interrogator | ||
| Quest of the Delta Knights | Incense Merchant | (Video) | |
| No Escape No Return | Larry | ||
| Midnight Kiss | Capt. Nicoletti | ||
| GodFather III Screen Test | (Video short) | ||
| 1994 | Taxi Dancers | Miguelito | |
| Lookin' Italian | Charlie | ||
| 3 Ninjas Kick Back | Shuttle Driver | ||
| Guardian Angel | David | ||
| Night of the Archer | Oscar Lucci | ||
| 1995 | Ballistic | Businessman | |
| Uninhibited | 'Papa' Escobar | ||
| 1996 | Overkill | Ben Anderson | |
| Irresistible Impulse | Detective Nicolette | (Video) | |
| The Funeral | Enrico | ||
| The Killer Inside | Detective Nicoletti | ||
| 1997 | Opposite Corners | Carmine | |
| Donnie Brasco | Sonny Red | ||
| Laws of Deception | Raymond Kelsey | ||
| Executive Target | Jack | ||
| Lesser Prophets | Sal | ||
| 1998 | Smoke Signals | Burt Cicero | |
| Matter of Trust | Ben | ||
| Back to Even | Volanta | ||
| Detour | Gianni Grasso | (Video) | |
| Butter | Visconti | ||
| The Last Siege: Never Surrender | John Gathers | ||
| The Perfect Shadow | Joaquin | ||
| 1999 | Thick as Thieves | Riles | |
| Malevolence | Holbrook | ||
| Unconditional Love | Harry Peskel | ||
| Cool Crime | Uncle Bruce | ||
| Two Shades of Blue | Alvin Stone | ||
| Running Red | Chambers | (Video) | |
| Ballad of the Nightingale | Uncle Frankie | ||
| Hitman's Run | Dominic Catania | ||
| Storm Catcher | General William Jacobs | ||
| She's Too Tall | Omar | ||
| Night of Terror | (Video) | ||
| 2000 | Luckytown | Tony DeCarlo | |
| Our Lips Are Sealed | Emil Hatchew | ||
| Dungeons & Dragons | Azmath | ||
| The Black Rose | Agent Marzetti | ||
| 2002 | The Stickup | Lt. Vincent Marino | |
| Whacked! | Lucky Salvatore | ||
| Cock & Bull Story | Charlie Murray | ||
| Turn of Faith | Louie Muro | ||
| 2003 | Studio City | Carmine | (Short) |
| Submarines | Sajid Kahn | (Video) | |
| 2004 | Killer Weekend | Detective Luke Nicolleti | |
| Sin's Kitchen | Vinnie | ||
| Shadow of Fear | Mr. Davis | ||
| 2005 | Edison | Droste | |
| Today You Die | Bruno | (Video) | |
| Chasing Ghosts | Anthony Parramatti | ||
| Confessions of a Pit Fighter | Mario | ||
| The Story of Bob | Officer Paul Fiorentino | (Short) | |
| Devil's Highway | Joe | ||
| 2006 | Unbeatable Harold | Drunk Customer | |
| Even Money | Pit Boss | ||
| The Still Life | Mr. Rifken | ||
| Vagabond | Ivan Mangele | ||
| The System Within | Richard Lord | ||
| 2007 | Sugar Creek | Pete St. Clair | |
| 2007 | You're So Dead | Julius | |
| The Indian | Dr. Reed | ||
| The Third Nail | Father Antonio | ||
| No Names | (Short) | ||
| Lady Samurai | Ian Stanley | ||
| 2008 | The Stick Up Kids | Levine | (Video) |
| Safehouse | Antonio Moffa | ||
| Fashion Victim | Gianni Versace | ||
| David & Fatima | Dr. Levi | ||
| 2:22 | Willy | ||
| Exact Bus Fare | Razelli | (Short) | |
| The Beneficiary | Peter | (Short) | |
| Waiting for the Miracle | Fulci | (Short) | |
| The Sit Down | Paulie | (Short) | |
| Resurrection County | Parson | ||
| 2009 | Without | Man 02 | (Short) |
| Fast & Furious | Braga Double | ||
| Giallo | Inspector Mori | ||
| Sarah's Choice | Henry | (Video) | |
| 2010 | American Mobster | Marco Leone | |
| Cage Free | Detective Gonzalez | ||
| Death Calls | FBI Agent Padilla | ||
| Nightbeasts | Straw Hat Man | ||
| Awakening Arthur | Arthur | (Short) | |
| Underground | |||
| Little Fockers | Party Parents | ||
| The Sinners | The Father | ||
| Minor League: A Football Story | Coach Whistler | ||
| Family Virtues | (Short) | ||
| Boston Girls | Sargent Joseph Scotto | ||
| 2011 | Memphis Rising: Elvis Returns | Nicoletti | |
| Impulse Black | Dr. Max Osbourne | ||
| Mysteria | Aleister | ||
| Brotherhood | Nico Palermo | ||
| A Comic Trap | Waldbalm | (Video short) | |
| 2012 | Locked in a Room | Attorney Kelogg | |
| A Kiss and a Promise | Det. Joseph Bello | ||
| The Final Shift | Maslow | ||
| A Fallen Angel | Cerberus | (Short) | |
| Rose's Diet | Vito | (Short) | |
| The Encounter: Paradise Lost | Bruno Mingarelli | ||
| Beyond the Trophy | Gino Del Porto | ||
| Revan | Silvani | ||
| Piece of a Cake | Fettucini | ||
| Match Made | Charlie | (Short) | |
| 2013 | Lady of RAGE | The Smithsonian | (Short) |
| Broken Blood | Capra | ||
| Samuel Bleak | Reverend John | ||
| Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End | Narrator (voice) | ||
| The Book of Esther | Mordecai | ||
| The Cloth | Lewis | ||
| Independence | Tom | (Video short) | |
| Chavez Cage of Glory | Bret Johnson | ||
| Blood of Redemption | Sergio (Serge) Grimaldi | ||
| The Book of Daniel | Old Daniel | ||
| Pendejo (Idiot) | Rodney | ||
| 63lbs | Mr. Prescot | (Short) | |
| 2014 | Lost in Gray | Frank | (Short) |
| Reflections | Dr. Grimaldi | (Short) | |
| No Loose Ends | (Short) | ||
| Being American | Atash | ||
| In the Company of Strangers | Mr. Greenberg | ||
| 2015 | An Act of War | Sully | |
| Til the Dust Is Gone | (Short) | ||
| If I Tell You I Have to Kill You | Detective Wilkes | ||
| No Way Out | Rodolfo | ||
| The Two Pamelas | Detective Galento | ||
| Ghost Aliens | Doctor Stewart | ||
| 2016 | The Green Fairy | Schwyzerdutsch | (Documentary) |
| Tunnel Vision | Robert French | (Short) | |
| Last Stop | Albert | ||
| A Fighting Chance | Bob | (Short) | |
| Parasites | Wilco | ||
| Assassin X | Joey | ||
| Happy Birthday | El Gato Enfermo | ||
| Bloody Bobby | Old Man Granger | ||
| A Winter Rose | Jimmy | ||
| Emperor of the Free World | Giovanni | ||
| 2017 | Call Me King | Elio | |
| Girls Trip | Hobo Bob | ||
| Executor | Isaac | ||
| The Neighborhood | Joey B | ||
| Sunset Park | 'Gramps' Sarcione | ||
| Dream Wagon | |||
| The American Connection | Bobby | ||
| 2018 | Inheritance | Giovanni Delvecchio | |
| The Actor | General Eugene Clark / Abdulrahman | ||
| Attack in LA | Wilco | ||
| Frank and Ava | Hank Sanicola | ||
| Defeated | Tony | ||
| 2019 | Ian's Realm Saga Concept Film | The Wizard, Silvio | (Short) |
| Get Gone | Don Maxwell | ||
| A Brief Wait | (Short) | ||
| Muna | Luca | Nigerian film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1976 | The Streets of San Francisco | Joey Lucero | Episode: "Police Buff" |
| Bridger | Modoc Leader | TV movie | |
| Spencer's Pilots | Pete Carlislie | Episode: "The Matchbook" | |
| Police Story | Cop #3 | Episode: "Thanksgiving" | |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Roth | Episode: "The Creatures Who Came on Sunday" |
| 1979 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Assault Team Bravo member | Episode: "Wolfpack" |
| How the West Was Won | Antoine | Episode: "L'Affaire Riel" | |
| 1980 | Barnaby Jones | Hit-Man | Episode: "The Killing Point" |
| 1981 | CHiPs | Jesus | Episode: "Sharks" |
| Fantasy Island | Cavalier | Episode: "Cyrano/The Magician" | |
| 1984 | Cagney & Lacey | Jogger | Episode: "Insubordination" |
| 1985 | Finder of Lost Loves | Mechanic | Episode: "Tricks" |
| A Death in California | Episode #1.2 | ||
| MacGyver | Black | Episode: "Target MacGyver" | |
| 1982-1985 | T. J. Hooker | Alex Lucas / Ernie Hanks / George Coleman / Keller | 4 episodes |
| 1984-1985 | Knots Landing | Mechanic / Slim | 2 episodes |
| 1986 | Outrage! | Santini | TV movie |
| The A-Team | Episode: "Alive at Five | ||
| 1987 | Hunter | Karl | Episode: "Straight to the Heart" |
| Sidekicks | Chaffee | Episode: "Read Between the Lines" | |
| Crime Story | Phil Ross | Episode: "Robbery, Armed" | |
| 1988 | Divorce Court | Mr. Conti | Episode: "Conti vs Conti" |
| Sonny Spoon | Milton | Episode: "Ratman Can" | |
| 1990 | El Diablo | Bandit #1 | TV movie |
| Matlock | Ken Groman / William Hodges | Episode: "The Brothers" | |
| 1991 | Jake and the Fatman | Manny Pacheco | Episode: "Pretty Baby" |
| Superboy | Garrett Waters | Episode: "Wish for Armageddon" | |
| Blood Ties | Vampire Hunter #3 | TV movie | |
| Pros and Cons | Burns | Episode: "Fire and Ice" | |
| 1993 | Bob | Robber | Episode: "I'm Getting Remarried in the Morning" |
| 1994 | Frasier | Rocco | Episode: "You Can't Tell a Crook by His Cover" |
| Blindfold: Acts of Obsession | Officer Parker | TV movie | |
| 1996 | Caroline in the City | Pauly Brown | Episode: "Caroline and the Gift" |
| 1997 | High Tide | Episode: "Dead Men Don't Snore" | |
| 1998 | Mike Hammer, Private Eye | Angel Grammatico | Episode: "Lucky in Love" |
| 1999 | Vengeance Unlimited | Michael Sanricci | Episode: "Judgment" |
| Air America | Episode: "Catch-23" | ||
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Frankie Eyes | Episode: "Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang" | |
| Lansky | Vito Genovese | TV movie | |
| L.A. Heat | Alfredo Matessa | 2 episodes | |
| Acapulco H.E.A.T. | Tully Sims | Episode: "Code Name: The Stolen Leg" | |
| Early Edition | Mr. Escobar | Episode: "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" | |
| Ryan Caulfield: Year One | Episode: "A Night at the Gashole" | ||
| 2000 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Clint Redman | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | The Shield | Eddie Crosby | Episode: "Blowback" |
| The Jersey | Episode: "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Jersey" | ||
| 2004 | Skeleton Man | Blind Indian | TV movie |
| The Young and the Restless | Bertolli Lewis | 4 episodes | |
| 2005 | Larva | Sheriff Lester | TV movie |
| 2012 | Low Lifes | Don | TV movie |
| 2014 | Charlie Murphy's Law | Mr. Phelps | Episode: "Reunions" |
| The Sparrows | Gus Sparrow | Episode: "Trailer" | |
| 2017 | Sangre Negra | Vincent Sabatini | 2 episodes |
| Broken Dreams Blvd | Abe Zemmle | TV movie | |
| A Venice Tale | Bartender Dad | TV movie | |
| 2019 | What/If | Mr. Willis | 2 episodes |
Video Game
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | It Came from the Desert | Sheriff (voice) | |
| 1995 | Phantasmagoria | Zoltan 'Carno' Carnovasch | (Video Game) |
| 1996 | Eraser - Turnabout | File Clerk | (Video Game) |
References
- "Robert Miano | Biography, Photos, Movies, TV, Credits". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
External links
- Robert Miano on IMDb
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