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.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Magic Island
2017
as Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2009
as Self
Documentary on the film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
Oliviero Rising
2009
as Albino
A young and charming employee finds himself victim of an "office intrigue" engineered by his attractive female boss.
Golden Door
2006
as Don Luigi
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
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!
2005
as Federico II
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
Baadasssss!
2004
as Jerry
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
2004
as Specs
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
2003
as Frank Frigenti
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
2003
as Hellman
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
2003
as Thomas Horelick (Blind Man)
A drama about how to let go of our emotional "baggage" and start living in the moment.
Ferrari
2003
as Mr. Paradise
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
2002
as Marcello
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'
2002
as Self - Salieri's Valet
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
2002
as Regisseur Baldi
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
A short documentary about the making of Danny Devito’s film Death to Smoochy.
Hey Arnold! The Movie
2002
as Mr. Bailey (voice)
Arnold and his friends must recover a stolen document in order to prevent the neighborhood from being bulldozed.
Death to Smoochy
2002
as Buggy Ding Dong
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
2001
as Wednesday
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
2001
as Charley Grebbini
A cab driver takes a young actor across America to interview for a role in a Jack Kerouac movie.
The Pooch and the Pauper
2000
as Willy Wishbow
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
2000
as Cab Driver
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
1999
as Maynard Smith
The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.
The Prince and the Surfer
1999
as Baumgarten
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
1999
as Emmet
A masseur gets mixed up in the family plots at the mansion of a recently deceased Beverly Hills millionaire.
Inferno
1999
as Mr. Singh
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
1999
as Frank
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
1998
as Dr. Matthew Jeeder M.D.
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
1998
as Carney Boss
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
1998
as Vincent
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
1998
as Gary
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
1998
as Self
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
1997
as Self
Behind the scenes interviews for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997
as Dr. Kaufman
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
1997
as Jailer
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
1996
as Chester
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
1996
as Mr. Bailey (voice)
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
1996
as Leonardo
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
1995
as Sommelier
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
1995
as Ivan
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
1995
as Vinovich
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
1995
as Mr. Barrow
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
1995
as Waldo Fudd
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
1995
as The Mayor
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
1994
as Cutwater
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
1994
as Knaggs
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
1994
as Harry
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
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
1992
as Mystic
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
1992
as Organ Grinder
Batman must face The Penguin, a sewer-dwelling gangleader intent on being accepted into Gotham society. Meanwhile, another Gotham resident finds hers...
Ted & Venus
1991
as Publisher
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
1991
as Dentist
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
1990
as Roman Hart
An archaeologist is haunted by a nightmare in which his family is murdered.
Ghost
1990
as Subway Ghost
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
1990
as Mullins
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
1990
as Angelo, desk clerk
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
1989
as Jean
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
1989
as Priest
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
1989
as Vet
Three criminals run into complications when they attempt to smuggle emeralds across the Mexican border.
Dorf and the First Games of Mount Olympus
1988
as Leonard
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
1988
as Receptionist
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
1987
as Lazarus
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
1987
as Leonard
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...
1985
as Mr. Kerber
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
1985
as Skinny
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
1984
as Maroni's Building Planner (uncredited)
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
1984
as Skip Imperali
A New Jersey trucker creates a hit TV show with help from his girlfriend in the ratings business.
Amadeus
1984
as Salieri's Valet
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
1984
as John O'Connor
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
1984
as The Priest
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
1984
as Phil Porzinski
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
1982
as Mr. Vargas
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
1982
as Carl
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
1981
as B.J.
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
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
1981
as Theatre Owner (voice)
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
1980
as Leo
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
1980
as Tom Adams
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
1980
as Mario Romani
A week in the life of "The Gong Show" host and creator Chuck Barris.
The Return
1980
as Prospector
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
1980
as Medic
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
1980
as J.W. White
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
1979
as Brother Bruno
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
1979
as Guard
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
1978
as Dimitri
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
1978
as Man at Party
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
1977
as Train Traveler (uncredited)
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
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
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
1976
as Party Guest (uncredited)
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
1975
as Bruce Fredrickson
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
1975
as Music Guru
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
1974
as Check Out Man
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
1974
as Thin Man (uncredited)
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
1971
as Schiavelli
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
Music video by ZZ Top from 1994 album "Antenna"