Gerry Mendicino
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Gennaro "Gerry" Mendicino (born May 18, 1950) is a Canadian actor.
Mendicino was born in North Bay, Ontario, and graduated from the University of Windsor Drama School in 1973.[1] Throughout his career he has been able to play a wide range of versatile characters. He began on the television series King of Kensington and went on to host the popular children's television series Polka Dot Door. He portrayed Sam Ramone in the television series Ready or Not. His most notable film role came as Uncle Taki in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding franchise.[2]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Bedroom Eyes | Man In Hallway | |
| 1988 | Milk and Honey | ||
| 1990 | Gate 2: The Trespassers | Maitre d' | |
| 1991 | If Looks Could Kill | Herb Corben | |
| 1992 | Edsville | The Mechanic / Organist | Short film |
| 1993 | Change of Heart | Raoul | |
| 1994 | Foreign Bodies | ||
| 1994 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Officer Walchuk | |
| 1996 | No One Could Protect Her | Officer Lasser | |
| 1997 | That Old Feeling | Maitre d' | |
| 1997 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Teamster | |
| 1998 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Slave Trader | |
| 1998 | Dirty Work | Manetti | |
| 2000 | Woman Wanted | Vinnie | |
| 2002 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | Uncle Taki | |
| 2002 | Between Strangers | Detective | |
| 2002 | Saint Monica | Frank | |
| 2004 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Johnnie | |
| 2004 | Moss | Jacob Schump | Short film |
| 2005 | Looking for Angelina | Mazzei | |
| 2005 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Market Co-Worker | |
| 2005 | Short Tongue Freddy | Doney "Fat Doney" | Short film |
| 2006 | Lucky Number Slevin | Benny Begin | |
| 2006 | Homie Spumoni | Rosa's Owner | |
| 2007 | Hairspray | Drunk | |
| 2008 | Lucky 10 | Bar Owner | Short film |
| 2008 | Blindness | Silver Haired Doctor | |
| 2009 | Saw VI | Hank | |
| 2009 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Dr. Howell | |
| 2010 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Don Tazio | |
| 2012 | Havana 57 | Captain Ramiro Ibanez | |
| 2014 | Americanistan | Old Man | Short film |
| 2014 | Dr. Cabbie | Bruno Babagelata | |
| 2015 | Life | The Tailor | |
| 2016 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 | Uncle Taki | |
| 2023 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Polka Dot Door | Host | TV series |
| 1975 | King of Kensington | Carlo | Episode: "The Christmas Show" |
| 1977 | King of Kensington | Vito | Episode: "Gladys' Restaurant" |
| 1982 | Seeing Things | Episode: "Eyes Too Big for His Stomach" | |
| 1986 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Landers | TV movie |
| 1986 | Night Heat | Episode: "Dead Ringer" Episode: "Vantage Point" | |
| 1987 | Night Heat | Episode: "And Baby Makes Grief" | |
| 1988 | Katts and Dog | Episode: "The Hit" | |
| 1988 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Lieutenant Jack Snyder | Episode: "Full Disclosure" |
| 1988 | Street Legal | Captain Mastromantei | Episode: "A Powerful Prison Story" |
| 1989 | War of the Worlds | T.J. | Episode: "The Angel of Death" |
| 1990 | On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story | TV movie | |
| 1992 | Street Legal | Doctor | Episode: "November" |
| 1992 | Forever Knight | Episode: "Dying for Fame" | |
| 1992 | In the Eyes of a Stranger | TV movie | |
| 1993 | Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembeneck Story | Fortyish Man | TV movie |
| 1993 | Matrix | Matrix's Father | Episode: "Lapses in Memory" |
| 1993–1997 | Ready or Not | Sam Ramone | 31 episodes |
| 1994 | Forever Knight | Councillor Cardelli | Episode: "Faithful Followers" |
| 1994 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Dominic | Episode: "May I Ride with You" |
| 1995 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Dominic | Episode: "May I Walk with You" |
| 1995 | Dark Eyes | Fred Kantor | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1995 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Demetrius | Episode: "Say Cheese" |
| 1995 | Degree of Guilt | Ramon | TV movie |
| 1995 | Sugartime | Libonati | TV movie |
| 1995 | Goosebumps | Nila's Driver | Episode: "Return of the Mummy" |
| 1996 | Traders | Moran | Episode: "The Enemy Without" |
| 1996 | Double Jeopardy | Priest | TV movie |
| 1996 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Gary Reynolds | TV movie |
| 1996 | Gotti | Peter Gotti | TV movie |
| 1997 | La Femme Nikita | George Hardin | Episode: "Charity" |
| 1997 | Any Mother's Son | Judge | TV movie |
| 1997 | Let Me Call You Sweetheart | TV movie | |
| 1998 | Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science | Mike | Episode: "The Queen of Cons" |
| 1998 | Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Niko Andonowski | Episode: "The Labyrinth" |
| 1998 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Sergeant Sokates | TV movie |
| 1998 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Don Migliaccio | TV miniseries |
| 1999 | Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business | Chief Thorpe | Television film |
| 1998 | Naked City: A Killer Christmas | Tony | TV movie |
| 1999 | Omertà – Le dernier des hommes d'honneur | The Don | TV series |
| 1999 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Mr. Drake | TV movie |
| 1999 | Rocky Marciano | Emcee | TV movie |
| 1999 | Vendetta | Charles Mantranga | TV movie |
| 1999 | Execution of Justice | Deputy Sheriff | TV movie |
| 1999 | Relic Hunter | Dimitri Vordalos | Episode: "Myth of the Maze" |
| 1999–2000 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Taurus / Cornelius Van Lundt (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2000 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Norm Hellman | TV movie |
| 2000 | Twice in a Lifetime | Ernesto Javier Lopez | Episode: "Expose" |
| 2001 | Twice in a Lifetime | Vince Santorini | Episode: "Mama Mia" |
| 2001 | Relic Hunter | Kalifa | Episode: "Out of the Past" |
| 2001 | Boss of Bosses | Father Vicente | TV movie |
| 2001 | Wild Iris | Vito Delgaccio | TV movie |
| 2001 | Tracker | Nicholas Tavoulis | Episode: "Trust" |
| 2001 | Blue Murder | Sal Farentino | Episode: "Collateral Damage" |
| 2001 | Stolen Miracle | Mary's Landlord | TV movie |
| 2002 | Guilt by Association | Warden Fletcher | TV movie |
| 2002 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Judge John Thompson | TV movie |
| 2003 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Don Rizzi | TV miniseries |
| 2003 | Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye | Ron Randall / Ronnie Sloane | Episode: "The Hunter" |
| 2003 | DC 9/11: Time of Crisis | CIA Director George Tenet | TV movie |
| 2004 | Il duce canadese | Cederna | TV miniseries |
| 2004 | Missing | Mr. Marone | Episode: "Lost Sister" |
| 2004 | Doc | Mr. Harlow | Episode: "Choices of the Heart" |
| 2004 | Reversible Errors | Gus Leonidas | TV movie |
| 2004 | What Katy Did | Signor Rinaldo | TV movie |
| 2004 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Detective | Episode: "Time Stands Still: Part 2" |
| 2004 | Kevin Hill | Judge Thomas Meadows | Episode: "Full Metal Jessie" |
| 2005 | Mayday | Captain El-Habashi | Episode: "Death and Denial" |
| 2006 | Mayday | Captain Germano | Episode: "Hidden Danger" |
| 2007 | 72 Hours: True Crime | David Lopez | Episode: "Dead End" |
| 2008 | Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid | Nikos | TV movie |
| 2009 | Mayday | Frans Wenas | Episode: "The Plane That Vanished" |
| 2009 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Demir Bey | Episode: "Missing" |
| 2009 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Episode: "Who Dies Best" | |
| 2010 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Hector | Episode: "Red Door/Paint It Black" |
| 2011 | Desperately Seeking Santa | Mr. Moretti | TV movie |
References
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