Monday, January 27, 2020

Dick Balduzzi obit

Actor Richard Kenneth “Dick” Balduzzi Has died

 

He was not on the list.


Busy American supporting actor of Italian parentage who was a familiar face on the small screen during the golden years of television. Balduzzi chose his career path while serving in the U.S. Navy. After studying at the Goodman Theatre School of Drama in Chicago he moved to New York and began to act in off-Broadway plays. To make ends meet, he also held a job at Toots Shor's iconic restaurant in Manhattan, a famous meeting place for Hollywood celebrities. A fortuitous encounter with the casting director of The Jackie Gleason Show (1952) led to several gigs on the show from 1957, Balduzzi playing a variety of minor characters, from waiters to elevator operators. It took another seven years and a move to Los Angeles for the actor to secure regular work. From 1964, he was served best by being cast in sitcoms -- helping to enliven, among others, I Dream of Jeannie (1965), Gidget (1965), Bewitched (1964), That Girl (1966) and Barney Miller (1975) --, often as police officers, salesmen or in friendly servile parts. Infrequent offerings in motion pictures included a private soldier in the war picture Kelly's Heroes (1970) (filmed in Yugoslavia), a party guest in Pete 'n' Tillie (1974) and a prisoner in Michael Keaton's zany Johnny Dangerously (1984). Until his retirement from the screen in 1990, Balduzzi supplemented his income by working a variety of other jobs, including as hotel clerks and bellhops (roles he often essayed on TV), short order cooks, as a dance instructor and acting teacher.

 

Actor

Columbo Goes to College (1990)

Columbo Goes to College

7.7

TV Movie

Janitor

1990

 

Christine Cromwell (1989)

Christine Cromwell

7.5

TV Series

Service Manager

1989

1 episode

 

Woody Harrelson, Melissa Gilbert, and Fernando López in Killer Instinct (1988)

Killer Instinct

5.4

TV Movie

Mr. Cerutti

1988

 

William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)

Jake and the Fatman

6.4

TV Series

Mr. McCormic

1987

1 episode

 

Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)

Murder, She Wrote

7.2

TV Series

Gil Stokes

1987

1 episode

 

Catherine Keener, Pat Morita, Kevin Conroy, Jack Wallace, and Richard Yniguez in Ohara (1987)

Ohara

6.9

TV Series

Tucker

1987

1 episode

 

Kevin Costner, Harvey Keitel, Charlie Sheen, Christopher Lloyd, and John Lithgow in Amazing Stories (1985)

Amazing Stories

7.4

TV Series

Drunk Santa #1

1985

1 episode

 

Comedy Factory (1985)

Comedy Factory

5.0

TV Series

Hernandez

1985

1 episode

 

Brothers-in-Law (1985)

Brothers-in-Law

5.8

TV Movie

Bailiff

1985

 

Into the Night (1985)

Into the Night

6.4

Aerospace Engineer

1985

 

George Peppard, Mr. T, Dirk Benedict, and Dwight Schultz in The A-Team (1983)

The A-Team

7.5

TV Series

Trainer Mick Halligan

1985

1 episode

 

Michael Keaton and Joe Piscopo in Johnny Dangerously (1984)

Johnny Dangerously

6.5

Prisoner (as Dick Dalduzzi)

1984

 

Simon & Simon (1981)

Simon & Simon

7.0

TV Series

Curt Rapp

1984

1 episode

 

Carpool (1983)

Carpool

5.1

TV Movie

Fred Grubb

1983

 

Cocaine and Blue Eyes (1983)

Cocaine and Blue Eyes

4.9

TV Movie

Barkeep

1983

 

Zapped! (1982)

Zapped!

4.9

Waiter

1982

 

James Coburn in Darkroom (1981)

Darkroom

7.2

TV Series

Louis

1982

1 episode

 

Zorro: The Gay Blade (1981)

Zorro: The Gay Blade

6.2

Old Man

1981

 

Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)

The Postman Always Rings Twice

6.6

Sign Man #1

1981

 

Barry Bostwick and Deborah Raffin in Foul Play (1981)

Foul Play

6.1

TV Series

Truck Driver

1981

1 episode

 

Johnny the Dog in Here's Boomer (1980)

Here's Boomer

6.6

TV Series

Fielding

1980

1 episode

 

Dom DeLuise in Fatso (1980)

Fatso

6.2

Phil

1980

 

Michael Keaton and Jim Belushi in Working Stiffs (1979)

Working Stiffs

6.7

TV Series

Fred

1979

1 episode

 

Kate Mulgrew in Mrs. Columbo (1979)

Mrs. Columbo

5.6

TV Series

Mac

1979

1 episode

 

Ron Carey, Max Gail, Ron Glass, James Gregory, Steve Landesberg, Hal Linden, and Jack Soo in Barney Miller (1975)

Barney Miller

8.3

TV Series

Mr. Duggan

1978

1 episode

 

The Rockford Files (1974)

The Rockford Files

8.2

TV Series

Don Silver

1978

1 episode

 

Geneviève Bujold in Coma (1978)

Coma

6.9

1st Maintenance Man

1978

 

The Amazing Spider-Man (1977)

The Amazing Spider-Man

6.2

TV Series

Delivery Man

1977

1 episode

 

The San Pedro Bums (1977)

The San Pedro Bums

5.8

TV Movie

Mr. Donelli

1977

 

The Bionic Woman (1976)

The Bionic Woman

6.7

TV Series

Rogers

1977

1 episode

 

Jo Ann Harris, Shelly Novack, and Robert Stack in Most Wanted (1976)

Most Wanted

7.0

TV Series

Gary Powell

1977

1 episode

 

John Schuck in Holmes and Yoyo (1976)

Holmes and Yoyo

5.9

TV Series

Musician

1976

1 episode

 

Rock Hudson and Susan Saint James in McMillan & Wife (1971)

McMillan & Wife

7.2

TV Series

Jake Morrison

1975

1 episode

 

David McCallum in The Invisible Man (1975)

The Invisible Man

6.6

TV Series

Agent Stern

1975

1 episode

 

Bob Crane and Patricia Harty in The Bob Crane Show (1975)

The Bob Crane Show

6.0

TV Series

Petri

1975

1 episode

 

Kojak (1973)

Kojak

7.1

TV Series

The Bartender

Angie

1973–1975

2 episodes

 

A Shadow in the Streets

7.1

TV Movie

Bense

1975

 

Cannon (1971)

Cannon

6.8

TV Series

Mart Tweedy

Sam

1973–1975

2 episodes

 

Angie Dickinson in Police Woman (1974)

Police Woman

6.6

TV Series

Mr. Torson

1974

1 episode

 

Newman's Law (1974)

Newman's Law

6.1

Conrad

1974

 

Susan Strasberg, Tony Musante, and Simon Oakland in Toma (1973)

Toma

7.6

TV Series

1974

1 episode

 

Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran, Don Most, and Anson Williams in Happy Days (1974)

Happy Days

7.4

TV Series

Joe

1974

1 episode

 

"Phyllis" Carmine Caridi, Cloris Leachman TV Pilot

Pete 'n' Tillie

7.0

TV Movie

Alan Kipeck

1974

 

Sally Field in The Girl with Something Extra (1973)

The Girl with Something Extra

6.7

TV Series

Minister

1974

1 episode

 

The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971)

The New Dick Van Dyke Show

6.6

TV Series

Luchino Leonardo

1974

1 episode

 

Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)

Police Story

7.5

TV Series

Meyer

1974

1 episode

 

Message to My Daughter (1973)

Message to My Daughter

6.6

TV Movie

Father on Train

1973

 

Anthony Quinn, Robert Forster, Frederic Forrest, and Carlos Romero in The Don Is Dead (1973)

The Don Is Dead

6.2

Benny (uncredited)

1973

 

The F.B.I. (1965)

The F.B.I.

7.4

TV Series

1973

1 episode

 

Susan Dey, Danny Bonaduce, David Cassidy, Suzanne Crough, Brian Forster, and Shirley Jones in The Partridge Family (1970)

The Partridge Family

6.5

TV Series

Marv Fillmore

Homer Peck

Elevator Boy

1970–1973

3 episodes

 

Thicker Than Water

7.8

TV Series

1973

1 episode

 

Edward Asner, Valerie Harper, and Mary Tyler Moore in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

8.3

TV Series

Philly

Fred

1971–1973

3 episodes

 

Paul Lynde and Elizabeth Allen in The Paul Lynde Show (1972)

The Paul Lynde Show

6.7

TV Series

Freddy Morton

1973

1 episode

 

Alan Alda and Barbara Feldon in Playmates (1972)

Playmates

6.6

TV Movie

Bartender

1972

 

Patty Duke and Ted Bessell in Two on a Bench (1971)

Two on a Bench

5.8

TV Movie

Luckins

1971

 

Hans Conried in The Partners (1971)

The Partners

7.2

TV Series

Paramedic

1971

1 episode

 

The Feminist and the Fuzz (1971)

The Feminist and the Fuzz

5.8

TV Movie

First Man

1971

 

The Bill Cosby Show (1969)

The Bill Cosby Show

6.1

TV Series

Male Teacher #2

Mr. Green

1970–1971

3 episodes

 

Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland, Telly Savalas, and Don Rickles in Kelly's Heroes (1970)

Kelly's Heroes

7.6

Private Fisher

1970

 

Joan Blondell, Robert Brown, Bridget Hanley, Bobby Sherman, and David Soul in Here Come the Brides (1968)

Here Come the Brides

7.6

TV Series

Butch

Billy

Jason's Man

1968–1969

5 episodes

 

Under the Yum Yum Tree (1969)

Under the Yum Yum Tree

7.1

TV Movie

1969

 

Marlo Thomas in That Girl (1966)

That Girl

7.2

TV Series

Messenger

Glenn Davidson

Police Sergeant

1966–1969

3 episodes

 

It Takes a Thief (1968)

It Takes a Thief

7.5

TV Series

Officer

1968

1 episode

 

Sally Field in The Flying Nun (1967)

The Flying Nun

6.5

TV Series

Man #2

Korman

1967

2 episodes

 

Carl Betz and Stephen Young in Judd for the Defense (1967)

Judd for the Defense

7.7

TV Series

Reporter

1967

1 episode

 

John Forsythe in A Bell for Adano (1967)

A Bell for Adano

7.5

TV Movie

Duty officer

1967

 

Frank Aletter, Mike Mazurki, Jack Mullaney, Cliff Norton, and Joe E. Ross in It's About Time (1966)

It's About Time

6.0

TV Series

Blakely

1967

1 episode

 

Love on a Rooftop (1966)

Love on a Rooftop

7.1

TV Series

Trask

1966

1 episode

 

Camp Runamuck (1965)

Camp Runamuck

7.7

TV Series

Elliott

1966

1 episode

 

Marty

TV Movie

Angie

1965

 

Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorehead, and Dick York in Bewitched (1964)

Bewitched

7.6

TV Series

Policeman

Salesman

1965

3 episodes

 

Gidget (1965)

Gidget

6.8

TV Series

Mr. Corella

1965

1 episode

 

Barbara Eden in I Dream of Jeannie (1965)

I Dream of Jeannie

7.4

TV Series

Sammy

1965

1 episode

 

Whitney Blake, Shirley Booth, Bobby Buntrock, and Don DeFore in Hazel (1961)

Hazel

7.2

TV Series

Pete

1965

1 episode

 

Inger Stevens and William Windom in The Farmer's Daughter (1963)

The Farmer's Daughter

7.5

TV Series

News Vendor

1965

1 episode

 

The Lawbreakers

7.3

TV Series

Harvey Marsh

1964

1 episode

 

Ben Casey (1961)

Ben Casey

7.1

TV Series

1964

1 episode

 

Jackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows in The Jackie Gleason Show (1952)

The Jackie Gleason Show

8.5

TV Series

Bellhop

1957

1 episode

 

Additional Crew

Faces (1968)

Faces

7.4

pre-production

1968

 

Soundtrack

Kevin Costner, Harvey Keitel, Charlie Sheen, Christopher Lloyd, and John Lithgow in Amazing Stories (1985)

Amazing Stories

7.4

TV Series

performer: "The Twelve Days of Christmas"

1985

1 episode


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