Joseph Badalucco Jr. Explained

Joseph Badalucco Jr.
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation:Actor
Relatives:Michael Badalucco (brother)

Joseph Badalucco Jr. is an American set dresser and property master who later added an overlapping career as an actor, best known for portraying Jimmy Altieri on The Sopranos, and Detective "Jelly" Grimaldi on Third Watch.

Career

Badalucco began his career as a carpenter on film sets in the late-1970s, working on Woody Allen films including Annie Hall, Manhattan, Interiors. His work extended into set dresser, first on Stardust Memories, then into props and later property master, such as The Godfather Part III and The Good Shepherd.

After becoming an actor in the 1990s, he had minor film roles in Godzilla and The Siege.[1] On television, he had recurring roles as Jimmy Altieri on The Sopranos, and Detective "Jelly" Grimaldi on Third Watch.[2]

Filmography (actor)

Film

!Year!Title!Role
1992Whispers in the DarkUndercover Cop
1996RansomLiquor Store Cop
1998GodzillaForklift Driver
1998The SiegeEMT
2002UnfaithfulTrain conductor
2002Two Weeks NoticeConstruction Foreman
2004KinseyRadio Repairman
2008Ghost TownAccident Bystander
2009The Invention of LyingBlue Collar Guy

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999–2001The SopranosJimmy AltieriRecurring role (season 1), guest (season 3)
2004–2005Third WatchJelly GrimaldiRecurring role (seasons 4–6)
2007The Black DonnellysJoey BadaluceEpisode: "When the Door Opens"
2009Life on MarsCarboneEpisode: "Take a Look at the Lawmen"
2013Zero HourLanceEpisode: "Escapement"
2014Black BoxEddieEpisode: "Who Are You?"
2016The Night OfDetective3 episodes
2017The PathBank ManagerEpisode: "Oz"

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sherman, Fraser A. . Screen Enemies of the American Way: Political Paranoia About Nazis, Communists, Saboteurs, Terrorists and Body Snatching Aliens in Film and Television . January 10, 2014 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-6225-4 . en.
  2. Book: Hammond, Michael . Contemporary Television Series . May 4, 2005 . Edinburgh University Press . 978-0-7486-7964-5 . en.