Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leonardo Cimino (November 4, 1917 - March 3, 2012) was an Italian film, television and stage actor who in 1937 appeared in the original stage production of Marc Blitzstein's "The Cradle Will Rock." Leonardo's most well-known roles were in the 1983 science fiction miniseries, "V," as Abraham Bernstein and the 1987 feature film "The Monster Squad," as the "scary German guy." Cimino made guest appearances on TV shows, including "Naked City," "Kojak," "The Equ...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007
as William
When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and ...
Cradle Will Rock
1999
as VTA - Man in Line
A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.
18 Shades of Dust
1999
as Connie Broglio
Two gangsters threaten the owner of an upscale restaurant after his son can't pay a gambling debt.
Waterworld
1995
as Elder
In a futuristic world where the polar ice caps have melted and made Earth a liquid planet, a beautiful barmaid rescues a mutant seafarer from a floati...
Household Saints
1993
as Mario
A chronicle of three generations of Italian-American women struggling to get by in post-World War II New York’s Little Italy.
Claude
1992
as Daddy V.J.
A hapless, bad-luck prone loser meets a free-spirited Frenchwoman who inspires him to get his life back on track.
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
1991
as Bruno Zambetti
Both sides of the law hunt Costabile 'Gus' Farace for slaying a federal drug agent in 1989 New York.
Hudson Hawk
1991
as Cardinal
Eddie Hawkins, called Hudson Hawk has just been released from ten years of prison and is planning to spend the rest of his life honestly. But then the...
The Freshman
1990
as Lorenzo
After a film student gets his belongings stolen, he meets a mobster bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather. Soon, he finds h...
Q & A
1990
as Nick Petrone
A young district attorney seeking to prove a case against a corrupt police detective encounters a former lover and her new protector, a crime boss who...
Penn & Teller Get Killed
1989
as Ernesto
The "bad boys of magic" go over the edge in this mind-blowing, role-switching comedy murder mystery set in the dizzying world of Atlantic City casinos...
The Seventh Sign
1988
as Head Cardinal
Abby is a pregnant woman with a curious new boarder in the apartment over her garage. Turns out he's heaven-sent and is speeding along the Apocalypse ...
Moonstruck
1987
as Felix
37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, ev...
The Monster Squad
1987
as Scary German Guy
Count Dracula adjourns to Earth, accompanied by Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and the Gillman. The uglies are in search of a powerfu...
Dune
1984
as The Baron's Doctor
In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spi...
Will There Really Be a Morning?
1983
as Adolph Zukor
This is the story of actress Frances Farmer, her struggles with mental illness and involuntary confinement in an insane asylum.
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
1983
as Orestes Anatole
Michael Brennen, a San Francisco private eye gets dragged into a drug-smuggling operation while searching for the girlfriend of a deal client, leading...
Monsignor
1982
as The Pope
The vows of an ambitious young American priest are tested during World War II. Not only does Father John Flaherty get involved with the black market t...
Amityville II: The Possession
1982
as Chancellor
Anthony and Dolores Montelli, along with their four children, move into their dream house in Amityville and are immediately plagued by a string of par...
A Time for Miracles
1980
as Italian Priest
Elizabeth Bayley Seton, America's first native-born saint and founder of the Sisters of Charity, is the subject of this inspiring biopic. After the tr...
Stardust Memories
1980
as Sandy's Analyst
While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.
Hide in Plain Sight
1980
as Don Angelo Venucci
True story of a man in search of his children after his ex-wife enters the Witness Protection Program.
Rappaccini's Daughter
1980
as Rappaccini
Set in 18th Century Italy, RAPPACCINI'S DAUGHTER is the tale of a young scholar named Giovanni (Kristoffer Tabori) who falls in love with a beautiful,...
The Man in the Glass Booth
1975
as Dr. Alvarez
Arthur Goldman is a rich Jewish industrialist, living in luxury in a Manhattan high-rise. He banters with his assistant Charlie, often shocking him wi...
Jeremy
1973
as Cello Teacher
Jeremy is learning cello at an arts school in New York. At school he spots Susan, who practices for a ballet audition, and he falls in love.
Come Back, Charleston Blue
1972
as Frank Mago
Sequel to Cotton Comes to Harlem. Another bad influence is hitting Harlem and Gravedigger and Coffin Ed are the two cops who will stop it. Charleston ...
Stiletto
1969
as Allie Fargo (uncredited)
A rich, jet-setting playboy has a secret life: he's also a professional Mafia hitman. When he decides it's time to retire from that life, he finds tha...
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
1968
as Dino
On his wedding day, in the few remaining hours of his bachelorhood, Barney Kempinski goes off to tour the city and sing his song to life, love and the...
The Confession
1964
as Dr. Paoli
Madame Rinaldi, owner of a bordello, helps thief Mario Forni locate an ancient buried treasure.
The Power and the Glory
1963
Based on Graham Greene's novel about a flawed but devoted priest in 1930s Mexico who attempts to perform his duties while eluding a police lieutenant ...
Mad Dog Coll
1961
as Wickles (Bar Owner)
Killer Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll moves in on gangster Dutch Schultz in 1920s New York.
Give Us Barabbas!
1961
as Caleb