Dan Grimaldi (born March 7, 1946) is an American actor and mathematics professor who is known for his roles as twins Philly and Patsy Parisi on the HBO television series The Sopranos, various characters on Law & Order (1991–2001), Don't Go in the House (1979), The Junkman (1982), Men of Respect (1990), and The Yards (2000).
Education Grimaldi has a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Fordham University, a master's degree in operations research from New York University, and a PhD in data processing from the City University of New York, and teaches in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn, New York.
Career In addition to his role on The Sopranos, he has also had some minor film credits, most notably as mother-fixated pyromaniac Donny Kohler in the 1980 slasher film Don't Go in the House, and some guest TV appearances, including several episodes on Law & Order as well as appearing in 2011 as Tommy Barrone Sr. in "Moonlighting", the 9th episode of the 2nd season of the CBS show Blue Bloods. He appeared as an executive in the 2000 film The Yards and Grimaldi also voices "Frank" for the video game Mafia.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1979 Don't Go in the House Donny Kohler 1981 Longshot Cop #11982The JunkmanLarry Bergleman1983 Deadline Auto Theft Carl 1986 Joey Ted 1989 Mortal Sins Giraldi 1990 Men of Respect Carmine 1994 Crooklyn Con Ed Man 1994 North Hot Dog Vendor 1994 Daddy's Girl Short film 1996 West New York Police Captain 1999The Stand-In Mr. Rosensweig 2000 The Yards Executive One 2008 iMurders Carmine Romano 2009 Chasing the Green Peter Allen 2014 The Quitter Michael Lembo 2016 The Atlantic Motel William Short film
Television Year Title Role Notes 1991–2001 Law & Order Various 5 episodes 1991 The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Waiter 1 episode 1997 New York Undercover Mike Waites 1 episode 1998 NYPD Blue Joe Latona TV series; 1 episode 1999 Third Watch Bartender TV series; 1 episode 2000–2007 The Sopranos Patsy Parisi / Philly Parisi 47 episodes 2003 Dragnet Alvin Moresco 1 episode 2011 Blue Bloods Tommy Barrone Sr. 1 episode
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2002 Mafia Frank Colletti(voice)
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HBO.com