Guastaferro, Vincent

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GUASTAFERRO, Vincent

(Vincent F. Guastaferro, Vincent Gustaferro)

PERSONAL

Education: DePaul University, M.F.A.

Addresses: Agent—Peter Strain and Associates, 5455 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1812, Los Angeles, CA 90036.

Career: Actor.

Awards, Honors: RiverRun International Film Festival Award (with others), best ensemble acting, 2000, for Jacks or Better; National Board of Review Award, 2000, Florida Film Critics Circle Award, 2001, and Online Film Critics Society Award, 2001, all best ensemble cast, all with others, for State and Main.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Gang member, King of the Mountain, Universal, 1981.

Deputy Rick Cologne, Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (also known as Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI), Paramount, 1986.

First police officer, Legal Eagles, Universal, 1986.

Marvin Nadler, Nothing in Common, TriStar, 1986.

Kenny, Things Change, Columbia, 1988.

Pastori, Shocker (also known as Shocker: No More Mr. Nice Guy), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989.

Paulie, Next of Kin, Buena Vista, 1989.

Borelli's man, State of Grace, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990.

Hotel clerk, Megaville, RKO Radio Pictures, 1990.

Lieutenant Senna, Homicide, Warner Bros., 1991.

Thug, Eyes of an Angel (also known as The Tender), LIVE Home Video, 1991.

Gordo, Trouble Bound, 1993.

Angry man at support group, Touch Me, New Films International, 1997.

Pete, Liberty Heights, Warner Bros., 1999.

Sid Bishop, Sweet and Lowdown (also known as Woody Allen Fall Project 1998), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999.

George, Jacks or Better, ITN Distribution, 2000.

Uberto Pazzi-Sforzo, State and Main (also known as Sequences et consequences), Fine Line Features, 2000.

Tapeman, Maniacts, RGH/W. P. Donnelly and Associates, 2001.

Naylor, Spartan, Warner Bros., 2004.

Manager, Edmond, First Independent Pictures, 2005.

Some sources cite appearances in The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, Buena Vista, 1998; and The Prince of Mulberry Street.

Television Appearances; Series:

Desk sergeant Vincent "Vinnie" Agostino, NYPD Blue, ABC, 1993–95.

Mark, Days of Our Lives (also known as Days and DOOL), NBC, 1995.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Ted Malinouski, In a Child's Name, CBS, 1991.

Hank Sanicola, Sinatra, Fox, 1992.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Al Capone, Frank Nitti: The Enforcer (also known as Nitti), ABC, 1988.

Carmen Nunzio, Jr., Trenchcoat in Paradise, CBS, 1989.

Michael Cerrito, L.A. Takedown (also known as L.A. Crimewave and Made in L.A.), NBC, 1989.

Kill or Be Killed, NBC, 1990.

Lieutenant Pete Alcantara, Tagget (also known as Dragonfire), USA Network, 1991.

Police officer, "The Water Engine," TNT Screenworks, TNT, 1992.

Michael Vega, Midnight Run for Your Life, syndicated, 1994.

Dave, Hoods, Starz!, 1999.

Gino Fish, Spenser: Small Vices (also known as Robert B. Parker's "Small Vices"), Arts and Entertainment, 1999.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Some sources cite an appearance in the special Neil Diamond … Hello Again, CBS, 1986.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Jack Steffan, "The Yankee Clipper," Hardcastle and McCormick, ABC, 1985.

Technician, "Dreams for Sale," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1985.

Bubs, "The Boxer," What's Happening Now!, syndicated, 1987.

Sergeant Loper, "Copycat," Sable, ABC, 1987.

"The Battle of Las Vegas," Crime Story, NBC, 1987.

(As Vincent Gustaferro) John Kousakis, "Brrump-Bump," Wiseguy, CBS, 1990.

(As Vincent Gustaferro) John Kousakis, "Let Them Eat Cake," Wiseguy, CBS, 1990.

(As Vincent Gustaferro) John Kousakis, "Meltdown," Wiseguy, CBS, 1990.

(As Vincent Gustaferro) John Kousakis, "Sanctuary," Wiseguy, CBS, 1990.

Thomas Castillo, "Watching the Detectives," The Flash, CBS, 1990.

Bart Morrison, "The Grab," Hunter, NBC, 1991.

Phillip Bromberg, "A Long, Fat, Frontal Confrontation," Civil Wars, ABC, 1991.

Ed Mize/Neville, "The Two Faces of Ed," The Commish, ABC, 1992.

(As Vincent F. Guastaferro) Lynheim, "The Face," Viper, NBC, 1994.

Belzer, "Ordinary People," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman), ABC, 1995.

Nick, "The Look," Home Improvement, ABC, 1995.

Monty, "The Big Apple Can Bite Me," Cybill, CBS, 1996.

Dr. Quinlan, "R & R," Space: Above and Beyond (also known as Above and Beyond), Fox, 1996.

Drug enforcement agent Bill Mungo, High Incident, ABC, 1996.

Officer Kendall, "The Way We Weren't," Minor Adjustments, UPN, 1996.

Officer Kendall, "Witness," Minor Adjustments, UPN, 1996.

"The Brooke Stops Here," Melrose Place, Fox, 1996.

Detective Lyons, "Intermission," Leaving L.A., ABC, 1997.

Henry Mancuso, "Fisticuffs," Brooklyn South, CBS, 1997.

Sergeant Vincent Agostini, "My Wild Irish Nose," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1997.

"A Reverend Runs through It," Brooklyn South, CBS, 1997.

Benny, "Scriptus Interruptus," Becker, CBS, 1999.

Sergeant Jack Nicorella, "The Beat Goes On," The Beat, UPN, 2000.

Stan Bosick, "The Third Guy," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU and Special Victims Unit), NBC, 2000.

Fred, "The Delivery," The Beast, ABC, 2001.

Investigating police officer, "Sweet Sorrow," The Division (also known as Heart of the City), Lifetime, 2002.

Frankie, "Cross My Heart," It's All Relative, ABC, 2004.

Ernie Gambelli, "2162 Votes," The West Wing, NBC, 2005.

Mr. Barstatis, "Volcano," Without a Trace (also known as Vanished), CBS, 2005.

Sandy Schultz, "One Nation, under Surveillance," Las Vegas, NBC, 2005.

Appeared in episodes of other series, including Any Day Now, Lifetime; and V.I.P. (also known as V.I.P.—Die Bodyguards), syndicated.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Sylvester in segment three, True Life Stories, ABC, 1981.

Stage Appearances:

Joey, The Old Neighborhood, American Repertory Theatre, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1997–98.

Appeared in Chicago productions of Cowboy Mouth, Cowboys #2, and P.S. Your Cat Is Dead; and in Los Angeles productions of Bullpen, Creeps, Detective Story, Heart Stopper, Lakeboat, and No Place to Be Somebody; also appeared as Gutman, Camino Real; as Ben, The Dumb Waiter; as Artie, The House of Blue Leaves; as Puck, A Midsummer Night's Dream; as the title role, Scapino; as Bernie, Sexual Perversity in Chicago; and as Grumio, The Taming of the Shrew.

WRITINGS

Teleplays; Episodic:

"One Nation, under Surveillance," Las Vegas, NBC, 2005.

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