Vincent Schiavelli

Vincent Schiavelli

1948-11-10 Brooklyn, New York, USA 97 Credits

Biography

Vincent Andrew Schiavelli (November 11, 1948 – December 26, 2005) was an American character actor and food writer noted for his work on stage, screen, and television, often described as "the man with the sad eyes." He was notable for his numerous supporting roles. Schiavelli was also well known for his height, standing 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m). He often attributed his unique facial appearance and great height to Marfan syndrome.

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Magic Island

Magic Island

2017

as Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)

Acting
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

2009

as Self

2.0
Acting

Documentary on the film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"

Oliviero Rising

Oliviero Rising

2009

as Albino

Acting

A young and charming employee finds himself victim of an "office intrigue" engineered by his attractive female boss.

Golden Door

Golden Door

2006

as Don Luigi

6.5
Acting

The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, and a widower, decides to emigrate to the US with all ...

Once Upon a Time in Polizzi

2005

as Himself

Acting

The film follows Vincent Schiavelli as he returns to Polizzi Generosa, the very town in Sicily his grandparents emigrated from in 1901.

Miracolo a Palermo!

Miracolo a Palermo!

2005

as Federico II

5.2
Acting

One day in Palermo and in the life of young boy Toto who is madly in love with the beautiful teenager Lina.

La bambina dalle mani sporche

2005

as Silvia Roibes

Acting
Baadasssss!

Baadasssss!

2004

as Jerry

6.5
Acting

Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Playin...

Tomb of Terror

Tomb of Terror

2004

as Specs

3.2
Acting

In this horror anthology edited from older Full Moon releases, three tales of terror are told. In "ASCENT FROM HELL" ('Dark Angel: The Ascent') an you...

The Undesirables

The Undesirables

2003

as Frank Frigenti

7.0
Acting

USA, 1951. When a group of Italian immigrants suspected to have connections with the Mafia are sent back to Italy with the brand of "undesirable", a j...

Maximum Surge

Maximum Surge

2003

as Hellman

1.6
Acting

When a super computer is linked to a video game network, the computer programmer who designed the game must enter the virtual reality world of his fan...

Baggage

Baggage

2003

as Thomas Horelick (Blind Man)

Acting

A drama about how to let go of our emotional "baggage" and start living in the moment.

Ferrari

Ferrari

2003

as Mr. Paradise

7.1
Acting

Story of Enzo Ferrari's rise from a successful race driver to one of the most famous entrepreneurs of all time. Being interviewed by a fictitious, int...

The 4th Tenor

The 4th Tenor

2002

as Marcello

3.6
Acting

A restaurant owner falls in love with an opera singer and, desperate to impress her, travels to Italy to learn how to sing.

The Making of 'Amadeus'

The Making of 'Amadeus'

2002

as Self - Salieri's Valet

7.4
Acting

This riveting film takes a look behind the scenes at one of the 20th century's cinema classics and at one of contemporary cinema's most maddeningly br...

Solino

Solino

2002

as Regisseur Baldi

7.1
Acting

The movie portrays the story of an Italian family emigrated in Germany in the 1970s. Romano (Gigi Savoia), the father, decides to open a pizzeria whic...

Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

2002

as Self

Acting

A short documentary about the making of Danny Devito’s film Death to Smoochy.

Hey Arnold! The Movie

Hey Arnold! The Movie

2002

as Mr. Bailey (voice)

6.5
Acting

Arnold and his friends must recover a stolen document in order to prevent the neighborhood from being bulldozed.

Death to Smoochy

Death to Smoochy

2002

as Buggy Ding Dong

5.9
Acting

Tells the story of Rainbow Randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children's TV show, who is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by s...

Snow White

Snow White

2001

as Wednesday

5.9
Acting

Snow White's mother dies during childbirth, leaving baby Snow and father John for dead on an icy field, who then receives a visit from one of Satan's ...

American Saint

American Saint

2001

as Charley Grebbini

6.0
Acting

A cab driver takes a young actor across America to interview for a role in a Jack Kerouac movie.

The Pooch and the Pauper

The Pooch and the Pauper

2000

as Willy Wishbow

3.1
Acting

The bulldog Liberty (who's thoughts we're able to hear) is the "First Dog of the USA", i.e. the president's dog. As such he has a lot of representativ...

American Virgin

American Virgin

2000

as Cab Driver

3.2
Acting

When your father is a pornographer, what can you do to shock him? If you're Katrina Bartalotti, you announce that you're going to lose your virginity ...

Man on the Moon

Man on the Moon

1999

as Maynard Smith

7.2
Acting

The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.

The Prince and the Surfer

The Prince and the Surfer

1999

as Baumgarten

3.4
Acting

The classic Twain story "The Prince and the Pauper" gets a modern slant when Prince Edward of Gelfland switches places with Southern California surfer...

Love Kills

Love Kills

1999

as Emmet

2.0
Acting

A masseur gets mixed up in the family plots at the mansion of a recently deceased Beverly Hills millionaire.

Inferno

Inferno

1999

as Mr. Singh

6.1
Acting

Eddie Lomax is a drifter who has been in a suicidal funk since the death of his close friend Johnny. Riding his motorcycle into a small desert town wh...

Heat Vision and Jack

Heat Vision and Jack

1999

as Frank

5.9
Acting

As the result of a NASA miscalculation, Astronaut Jack Austin flew too close to the sun, the rays expanding his mind and making him the smartest man o...

Milo

Milo

1998

as Dr. Matthew Jeeder M.D.

4.3
Acting

Four young grade-school girls witness the murder of one of their classmates during what they thought was just an innocent game. The killer is a strang...

Rusty: A Dog's Tale

Rusty: A Dog's Tale

1998

as Carney Boss

5.8
Acting

Two orphans named Jory and Tess live with their grandparents. However, their cousins Bart and Bertha try to take them away because the two kids have t...

Casper Meets Wendy

Casper Meets Wendy

1998

as Vincent

6.0
Acting

When a warlock threatens Wendy the Good Little Witch, she and her aunts hide out at a resort where Casper the Ghost is vacationing with his uncles. Al...

Restons groupés

Restons groupés

1998

as Gary

5.2
Acting

A group of French tourists goes on an organized trip to visit the American West. A dream trip from California to Las Vegas, passing through national p...

Kurt & Courtney

Kurt & Courtney

1998

as Self

6.0
Acting

After rocker Kurt Cobain's death, ruled a suicide, a film crew arrives in Seattle to make a documentary. Director Nick Broomfield talks to lots of peo...

Completely Cuckoo

Completely Cuckoo

1997

as Self

5.7
Acting

Behind the scenes interviews for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Tomorrow Never Dies

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997

as Dr. Kaufman

6.4
Acting

A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now James Bond must take on this evil mas...

The Beautician and the Beast

The Beautician and the Beast

1997

as Jailer

6.7
Acting

A New York City beautician is mistakenly hired as the school teacher for the children of the president of a small Eastern European country.

The People vs. Larry Flynt

The People vs. Larry Flynt

1996

as Chester

7.0
Acting

Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living p...

Arnold's Christmas

Arnold's Christmas

1996

as Mr. Bailey (voice)

9.0
Acting

When Arnold receives Mr. Hyunh's name in the boarding house's annual Secret Santa draw, he decides to make it the most special Christmas ever for the ...

American Yakuza II

American Yakuza II

1996

as Leonardo

5.4
Acting

An ex-cop finds himself caught up in a battle between Japanese mobsters and local gangland thugs and discovers that he was framed for wrong-doings by ...

Two Much

Two Much

1995

as Sommelier

5.4
Acting

Art Dodge is a painter-turned-gallerist drowning in debt. He gets in over his head when a con job leads to an engagement with a rich divorcee. He gets...

The Courtyard

The Courtyard

1995

as Ivan

4.7
Acting

Architect Jonathan moves into an LA courtyard apartment complex; then one of his neighbors is murdered ... by mistake ... Jonathan was the intended vi...

Lord of Illusions

Lord of Illusions

1995

as Vinovich

6.0
Acting

During a routine case in L.A., NY private investigator Harry D'Amour stumbles over members of a fanatic cult who are preparing for the resurrection of...

A Little Princess

A Little Princess

1995

as Mr. Barrow

7.6
Acting

When her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended...

Escape to Witch Mountain

Escape to Witch Mountain

1995

as Waldo Fudd

5.4
Acting

The tale of two orphan twins with special powers who go looking for their origins. The two are hindered by an avaricious tycoon who only wants to expl...

3 Ninjas Knuckle Up

3 Ninjas Knuckle Up

1995

as The Mayor

5.0
Acting

Rocky, Colt and TumTum must battle an evil wealthy toxic waste dumper in order to save a local Indian tribe and their friend Joe. The 3 Ninjas must he...

The Whipping Boy

The Whipping Boy

1994

as Cutwater

6.5
Acting

A bored little prince makes a poor rat hunter his whipping boy but after his pranks at the royal court almost causes a war with the neighbor king he r...

Lurking Fear

Lurking Fear

1994

as Knaggs

4.9
Acting

The storm-swept and depopulated town of Leffert’s Corners has been terrorized for decades by grotesque creatures that breed in the depths beneath the ...

Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition

Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition

1994

as Harry

5.0
Acting

In the middle of the desert, a solipsistic Japanese-American woman, along with her elderly and paralysed friend Barbara, runs the Desert Rose Cafe. Th...

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

1993

as Miner

1.0
Acting

Life in space. Beam-ins. Intergalactic war. What about getting a driver's license or doing the laundry? This one-hour special features dozens of space...

Miracle Beach

Miracle Beach

1992

as Mystic

5.7
Acting

Down on his luck, Scotty McKay becomes the master of a very lonely genie, who brings him wealth, power and true love. Miracles can happen!

Batman Returns

Batman Returns

1992

as Organ Grinder

6.9
Acting

Batman must face The Penguin, a sewer-dwelling gangleader intent on being accepted into Gotham society. Meanwhile, another Gotham resident finds hers...

Ted & Venus

Ted & Venus

1991

as Publisher

4.3
Acting

Ted is a 1970s Venice Beach poet who spends his days drifting along the boardwalk, reciting his poetry to anyone who will listen. His life changes whe...

Another You

Another You

1991

as Dentist

5.4
Acting

George has been in a mental hospital for 3 years and is finally ready to go out into the real world again. Eddie Dash, a dedicated con-man, is suppose...

Playroom

Playroom

1990

as Roman Hart

3.9
Acting

An archaeologist is haunted by a nightmare in which his family is murdered.

Ghost

Ghost

1990

as Subway Ghost

7.2
Acting

After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.

Waiting for the Light

Waiting for the Light

1990

as Mullins

6.6
Acting

When single mom Kay Harris inherits a failing small-town diner, her eccentric Aunt Zena attempts to liven things up with a 'ghostly' practical joke. B...

Mister Frost

Mister Frost

1990

as Angelo, desk clerk

6.1
Acting

Frost is arrested and committed for murder after he is apprehended burying his victims in the garden. However, even while under psychiatric care and t...

Valmont

Valmont

1989

as Jean

6.7
Acting

Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that h...

Homer and Eddie

Homer and Eddie

1989

as Priest

5.5
Acting

A mentally disabled man gets help from a sociopath when he tries to reunite with his dying father, who years earlier disowned him.

Cold Feet

Cold Feet

1989

as Vet

4.0
Acting

Three criminals run into complications when they attempt to smuggle emeralds across the Mexican border.

Dorf and the First Games of Mount Olympus

Dorf and the First Games of Mount Olympus

1988

as Leonard

6.0
Acting

Avid diminutive sportsman Derk Dorf is now an Olympian who must organize the first Olympic Games. He presents various disciplines, but his fellow citi...

Time Out

Time Out

1988

as Receptionist

1.0
Acting

Drama about a young Dane who has traveled to America to find the father he can hardly remember. In New Mexico he gets to know the daughter of a politi...

Bride of Boogedy

Bride of Boogedy

1987

as Lazarus

6.6
Acting

In this sequel to the made-for-television Disney family classic, Mr. Boogedy, the Davis family deals with the return of Mr. Boogedy and his never-endi...

Dorf On Golf

Dorf On Golf

1987

as Leonard

5.7
Acting

Dorf on Golf is a 1987 comedy film starring Tim Conway, Vincent Schiavelli and Michele Smith. The film is the first in a series of eight films release...

Better Off Dead...

Better Off Dead...

1985

as Mr. Kerber

6.6
Acting

High school student Lane Meyer sinks into suicidal depression when his girlfriend dumps him for jock Roy Stalin, the high school ski racing champion. ...

Lots of Luck

Lots of Luck

1985

as Skinny

7.0
Acting

A middle-aged Annette Funicello stars in this made-for-Disney film about a blue-collar family whose lives are forever transformed when they win the lo...

Johnny Dangerously

Johnny Dangerously

1984

as Maroni's Building Planner (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.

The Ratings Game

The Ratings Game

1984

as Skip Imperali

5.7
Acting

A New Jersey trucker creates a hit TV show with help from his girlfriend in the ratings business.

Amadeus

Amadeus

1984

as Salieri's Valet

8.0
Acting

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Viennese...

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

1984

as John O'Connor

6.0
Acting

Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

1984

as The Priest

4.8
Acting

A lonely wood-carver named Geppetto wishes for a son one night before going to bed. The Blue Fairy comes while he sleeps and partially grants the wish...

Kidco

Kidco

1984

as Phil Porzinski

6.4
Acting

A boy who lives at a country club where his father works decides to make some extra money by selling composted horse manure as fertilizer, and has his...

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

1982

as Mr. Vargas

6.8
Acting

Based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe, Fast Times follows a group of high school students growing up in Southern California. S...

Night Shift

Night Shift

1982

as Carl

6.0
Acting

A nebbish of a morgue attendant gets shunted back to the night shift where he is shackled with an obnoxious neophyte partner who dreams of the "one gr...

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

1981

as B.J.

4.6
Acting

Flash used to be a talented baseball player, but he took to drinking and now he sells stolen watches in the streets. One day he meets Chu Chu, who, be...

Comedy of Horrors

1981

as Gregory

Acting

The story is set at Beacon House, a small honeymoon hotel hexed by a haunt, which is located along a scenic but desolate stretch of the North Carolina...

American Pop

American Pop

1981

as Theatre Owner (voice)

6.9
Acting

The history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, with each male descendant possessing differ...

Seed of Innocence

Seed of Innocence

1980

as Leo

5.0
Acting

A love story about two teenagers who fall in love, have a child, and escape from their families in an attempt to make life for themselves in New York ...

Nightside

Nightside

1980

as Tom Adams

Acting

Danny Dandoy is a good-humored, streetwise cop working the dusk-to-dawn shift in Los Angeles with his somewhat naive new partner, Macey, in this propo...

The Gong Show Movie

The Gong Show Movie

1980

as Mario Romani

3.7
Acting

A week in the life of "The Gong Show" host and creator Chuck Barris.

The Return

The Return

1980

as Prospector

5.9
Acting

Two young children and an adult in a small town have an encounter with an alien spaceship. 25 years later the children are reunited as adults in the s...

White Mama

White Mama

1980

as Medic

8.0
Acting

A poor, elderly white woman living in a tenement in a black ghetto is befriended by a neighborhood boy, and the two of them form a mutually beneficial...

Escape

Escape

1980

as J.W. White

5.0
Acting

The true story of Dwight Worker, an American who was caught smuggling drugs in Mexico, and sentenced to fortress-like Lecumberri Prison where he endur...

The Frisco Kid

The Frisco Kid

1979

as Brother Bruno

6.1
Acting

Rabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congregation's new rabbi. An innocent and inexperienced t...

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

1979

as Guard

4.8
Acting

Before the adventures that made them legends, they were charming mastermind Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy, and crack-shot outlaw Harry Alon...

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

1978

as Dimitri

4.7
Acting

When a decaying Russian satellite crashes on the island, the Professor uses a key component for a barometer. With that device, he learns that a massiv...

An Unmarried Woman

An Unmarried Woman

1978

as Man at Party

6.7
Acting

A wealthy woman from Manhattan's Upper East Side struggles to deal with her new identity and her sexuality after her husband of 16 years leaves her fo...

Another Man, Another Chance

Another Man, Another Chance

1977

as Train Traveler (uncredited)

6.0
Acting

Young Jeanne falls in love with photographer Francis, who soon takes her with him when he emigrates to America. In a small town in the still wild west...

The Selling of Vince D'Angelo

1976

as Vince's Right Hand Man

4.0
Acting

Danny DeVito stars in and directs this critically acclaimed short film which was part of the ground breaking HBO/Cinemax anthology series, "Likely Sto...

Angels

1976

as Tex

1.0
Acting

Leon, the "world's most controversial artist," is in trouble. God, who works in mysterious ways through his angels, has decided that it's Leon's time ...

Next Stop, Greenwich Village

Next Stop, Greenwich Village

1976

as Party Guest (uncredited)

6.4
Acting

An aspiring Jewish actor moves out of his parents' Brooklyn apartment to seek his fortune in the bohemian life of Greenwich Village in 1953.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975

as Bruce Fredrickson

8.4
Acting

A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and...

The Happy Hooker

The Happy Hooker

1975

as Music Guru

3.8
Acting

Having emigrated to New York and immediately got the kiss-off from her mother-besotted fiance, a Dutch lass takes a well-paid office job and starts li...

For Pete's Sake

For Pete's Sake

1974

as Check Out Man

5.6
Acting

Henrietta Robbins borrows money from a loan shark to finance her husband's investment in the stock market. However, when their stock plummets, she scr...

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

1974

as Thin Man (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, t...

Taking Off

Taking Off

1971

as Schiavelli

6.9
Acting

Unable to deal with her parents, Jeannie Tyne runs away from home. Larry and Lynn Tyne search for her, and in the process meet other people whose chil...

ZZ Top: Breakaway

N/A

as Vampire

8.0
Acting

Music video by ZZ Top from 1994 album "Antenna"