Sam Coppola

Sam Coppola

1935-07-31 Jersey City, New Jersey, USA 44 Credits

Biography

Sam Coppola was born on July 31, 1935 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Saturday Night Fever (1977), Fatal Attraction (1987) and Jacob's Ladder (1990). He was married to Helen Shinnick. He died on February 5, 2012 in Leonia, New Jersey.

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Run It

2013

as Vinny

Acting

Two thugs, a substitute teacher, and a young student get tangled up in violent crimes that unexpectedly bind them together in an unforgiving day.

Over/Under

Over/Under

2013

as Vinnie

3.8
Acting

A man becomes a bookie after losing his job as a day trader.

Driving Me Crazy

Driving Me Crazy

2012

as Larry Petterson

Acting

Meet Elliot Brown. He is one of Brooklyn's most neurotically sweet and eligible bachelors . . . who also happens to be pushing forty and living with h...

Reunion

Reunion

2009

as Max

Acting

Ten years after the death of a close friend, a group of Yale graduates who formed a secret society to make the world a better place reunite, only to d...

House of Satisfaction

House of Satisfaction

2008

as Barry

Acting

Has-been rock star Jesse Limbo ventures from a life of dereliction to New York City in search of his long-lost teenage son. While there, he confronts...

Heavy Petting

Heavy Petting

2007

as Old Codger #1

4.2
Acting

Charlie thinks he's met the perfect woman, but in order to be with her, he must first get past her dog. Just when he thinks all is lost, he realizes t...

The Warrior Class

The Warrior Class

2007

as Abe Rosencranz

4.0
Acting

Rookie lawyer Alec Brno has just been assigned the case of his career: exposing a billion-dollar oil scam led by a ruthless mafia boss. When he reluct...

Nola

Nola

2003

as Gus

7.0
Acting

An urban fairy tale-romantic comedy, in which Nola, an aspiring songwriter, leaves an abusive Kansas home and journeys to New York to find her biologi...

Empire

Empire

2002

as Bobby Gold

6.0
Acting

Big time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big deal with a new friend who happens to be a Wall St. ...

Friends and Family

Friends and Family

2001

as Carlo Ricci

5.8
Acting

Gay New York couple Stephen Torcelli and Danny Russo have something to hide from Stephen's parents -- their jobs as Mafia enforcers. When the Torcelli...

The Big Heist

The Big Heist

2001

as Paul Castellano

4.9
Acting

Based on the 1986 book "The Heist: How a Gang Stole $8,000,000 at Kennedy Airport and Lived to Regret It", by Ernest Volkman and John Cummings, this ...

Sally

Sally

2000

as Dr. Felch

3.6
Acting

Jack is driving aimlessly on a road to nowhere with his imaginary girlfriend, Sally, when he meets Beth. The duo becomes a trio when escaped mental pa...

Blue Moon

Blue Moon

2000

as Bill

5.0
Acting

Hoping to revitalize their marriage, an elderly couple from New York (Gazzara, Moreno) go on vacation to the Catskills.

The Deli

The Deli

1997

as Mr. Bishop

4.0
Acting

An enchanting slice-of-life comedy about a hard luck gambler who gets in over his head when he starts putting his store's profits on the line.

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions

1996

as Jan Kaplovitz

10.0
Acting

Detectives Cagney and Lacey come face-to-face with their true feelings about capital punishment when they're assigned to the city's first capital murd...

Palookaville

Palookaville

1995

as Mr. Kott, Money Truck Driver

5.8
Acting

Jerry and his two pals, Russ and Syd, are just looking for some easy money to help them break out of their nowhere lives in their nowhere town. Despit...

The Counterfeit Contessa

The Counterfeit Contessa

1994

as Mel Nardino

5.5
Acting

Gina Nardino, a young saleswoman at the food counter of a posh department store, falls hard for a society stud, and, through a series of accidents, im...

Money for Nothing

Money for Nothing

1993

as Bartender Lindey

5.6
Acting

When unemployed dockworker Joey Coyle finds $1.2 million that fell off of an armored car, he decides to do the logical thing: take the money and run. ...

Joey Breaker

Joey Breaker

1993

as Sid Kramer

3.6
Acting

Joey is a player, a hot-shot movie agent in New York. If a deal can be made, he'll make it. If a rising talent can be snapped up, he'll be the first i...

Citizen Cohn

Citizen Cohn

1992

as Carmine Galante

6.2
Acting

As lawyer and power broker Roy Cohn lies dying of AIDS in a private hospital room, ghosts from his past visit him as he reflects on his life and loves...

Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace

Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace

1991

as Albie Carbone

5.5
Acting

Both sides of the law hunt Costabile 'Gus' Farace for slaying a federal drug agent in 1989 New York.

A Kiss Before Dying

A Kiss Before Dying

1991

as Detective Michaelson

5.6
Acting

Infatuated with the idea of becoming rich, college student Jonathan Corliss secretly dates Dorothy Carlsson to gain the approval of her wealthy father...

Street Hunter

Street Hunter

1990

as Jannelli

5.8
Acting

Logan Blade is a tough police officer who has to confront a gang led by ruthless Colonel Walsh.

Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's Ladder

1990

as Taxi Driver

7.4
Acting

After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rap...

Blue Steel

Blue Steel

1990

as PBA Representative

5.8
Acting

Rookie cop Megan Turner orders a burglar to drop his gun. He whirls to shoot. Too late. Turner fires, killing him instantly. When someone lifts the as...

Murder in Black and White

Murder in Black and White

1990

as Dave

Acting

A recently appointed black police commissioner is killed. So, Frank Janek is assigned to investigate.

She's Back

She's Back

1989

as Det. Brophy

3.3
Acting

A henpecked electrician is nagged by his recently deceased wife into taking revenge on the gang responsible for her death.

Internal Affairs

Internal Affairs

1988

as Dave

7.0
Acting

A skilled police detective in a case involving the strange, sadistic murder of a young prostitute who has been killed in exactly the same fashion as a...

Zits

Zits

1988

as Principal

3.9
Acting

When their music teacher needs an expensive operation after being mugged, a group of precocious middle school students attempt to raise the money by s...

Fatal Attraction

Fatal Attraction

1987

as Fuselli

6.8
Acting

A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.

Cat & Mousse

1987

as Bernie

Acting

It's a revenge scheme. It's a dessert topping! It's a revenge scheme. It's a dessert topping! Gosh darn it, it's both! The world's most vengeful cat t...

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

1983

as Schoyer

5.4
Acting

English professor Susan Selky lives alone in a Brooklyn apartment with her young son, Alex. When Alex fails to return home from school one afternoon, ...

A Question of Honor

A Question of Honor

1982

as John

7.0
Acting

Television account of an honest New York narcotics cop who becomes unwillingly involved in a plan to uncover corruption in his department.

King Crab

King Crab

1980

as Otto

Acting

Two brothers take over the family seafood business, and battle each other for control of the company - and their father's attention.

Hardhat & Legs

Hardhat & Legs

1980

as Aldo

4.5
Acting

A sex education teacher falls for a construction worker with a gambling problem.

The $5.20 an Hour Dream

The $5.20 an Hour Dream

1980

as Harry

Acting

A debt-ridden divorced mother and factory worker strives to get a higher-paying job on the traditionally all-male main assembly line.

Saturday Night Fever

Saturday Night Fever

1977

as Fusco

6.7
Acting

Tony spends his Saturdays at a disco where his stylish moves raise his popularity among the patrons. But his life outside the disco is not easy and th...

Death Journey

Death Journey

1976

as Detective Johnson

4.7
Acting

Fearful that their star witness might be murdered, two attorneys hire a protector to bring him from Los Angeles to New York. Jesse Crowder (Fred Willi...

The Super Cops

The Super Cops

1974

as Detective (uncredited)

6.0
Acting

The true story of two New York City cops. Greenberg & Hantz fought the system, became detectives and were known on the streets as "Batman & Ro...

Crazy Joe

Crazy Joe

1974

as Chick

6.0
Acting

The rise and fall of a Mafia gangster, based on the life of murdered New York gangster "Crazy" Joey Gallo.

Serpico

Serpico

1973

as Cop (uncredited)

7.5
Acting

New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.

Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside

Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside

1973

as Cop #1

Acting

Two New York City cops investigate a drug-smuggling ring that they believe is run by New York-based foreign diplomats.

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

1971

as Julie

5.0
Acting

A Brooklyn mobster and his gang try to rub out their rivals.

The Anderson Tapes

The Anderson Tapes

1971

as Private Detective

6.2
Acting

Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to rob the enti...