Vincent Schiavelli Dies

[steveo21]

ROME - Character actor Vincent Schiavelli, who appeared in scores of movies, including "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Ghost," died Monday at his home in Sicily. He was 57.

He died of lung cancer, said Salvatore Glorioso, mayor of Polizzi Generosa, the Sicilian village where Schiavelli resided.

Schiavelli, whose gloomy, droopy-eyed look made him perfect to play creepy or eccentric characters, made appearances in some 150 film and television productions, according to the Internet Movie Database.

Among the movies: "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," "Amadeus," "Batman Returns," and "The People vs. Larry Flint." He was selected in 1997 by Vanity Fair as one of America's best character actors.

Schiavelli, who was born and raised in New York, studied acting at New York University's School of the Arts.

He also wrote three cookbooks and many food articles for magazines and newspapers, possibly inheriting his love for cooking from his grandfather, who had been a cook for an Italian baron before moving to the United States, according to IMDB.

"He was a great friend, a great chef and a great talker," Glorioso, who has known Schiavelli for almost four years, said in a telephone interview.

"With a smooth, witty conversation, he would make everything look more colorful. I've lost a brother," he said.

Schiavelli also had worked in Italy, including in 2001 when he directed a theater piece in Sicily based on nine fables.

A funeral service will be held Tuesday in Polizzi Generosa, Glorioso said.

[Dead Money]

Wow I remember him from Fast times at Ridgemont high... RIP

Her's a list of some of the movies.... Unbelievable some of them you have to think really hard.. Character Actors get no cred man, what a life.

# "Bambina dalle mani sporche, La" (2005) (mini) TV Series .... Silva Roibes

# Miracolo a Palermo! (2005) .... Federico II

# A Pena do pana (2004) .... Mr. Baker/U furnaiu/Il fornaio

... aka Pena del pane, La (Italy)

... aka The Cost of Bread (USA)

# Indesiderabili, Gli (2003) .... Frank Frigenti

# How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass (2003) .... Jerry

... aka Baadasssss! (USA: new title)

... aka Badass (USA)

... aka Gettin' the Man's Foot Outta Your Baadasssss! (USA: new title)

# Maximum Surge Movie (2003) (TV) .... Hellman

... aka Game Over (USA: video title)

# Baggage (2003/I) .... Thomas Horelick (Blind Man)

# Ferrari (2003) (TV) .... Mr. Paradise

# The 4th Tenor (2002) .... Marcello

# Solino (2002) .... Regisseur Baldi

# Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002) (voice) .... Mr. Bailey

# Death to Smoochy (2002) .... Buggy Ding Dong

... aka Tötet Smoochy (Germany)

# Emperor: Battle for Dune (2002) (VG) .... Yanich Kobal

# Snow White (2001) (TV) .... Wednesday (Yellow)

... aka Blanche-Neige (Canada: French title)

... aka Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (USA)

# American Saint (2001) .... Charley Grebbini

# 3 Strikes (2000) .... Cortino

# American Virgin (2000) (as Vince Schiavelli) .... Cab Driver

... aka Live Virgin (France) (UK) (USA: working title)

# The Prince and the Surfer (1999) .... Baumgarten

# Man on the Moon (1999) .... Maynard Smith

... aka Mondmann, Der (Germany)

# Treehouse Hostage (1999) (uncredited) .... Gardener

# Coyote Moon (1999) (V) .... Mr. Singh

... aka Inferno (UK: TV title) (USA)

... aka Desert Heat (USA)

# Heat Vision and Jack (1999) (TV) .... Frank/Paragon

# The Pooch and the Pauper (1999) (TV) .... Willy Wishbow

# Milo (1998) .... Dr. Matthew Jeeder M.D.

# Rusty: A Dog's Tale (1998) .... Carney Boss

... aka Rusty: The Great Rescue (USA: video title)

# Casper Meets Wendy (1998) (TV) .... Vincent

# Restons groupés (1998) .... Gary

# Cena informale, La (1998)

# Dry Martini (1998) .... Versini

# Love Kills (1998) .... Emmet

# Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) .... Dr. Kaufman

# The Beautician and the Beast (1997) .... Jailer

# Blade Runner (1997) (VG) .... Bullet Bob

# "The Eddie Files" (1997) TV Series .... Vincent

# Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny (1997) (VG)

... aka Lands of Lore 2 (USA: short title)

# The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) .... Chester

... aka Larry Flynt (Canada: French title)

# Back to Back (1996) (TV) .... Leonardo

... aka Back to Back: American Yakuza 2

# Two Much (1995) .... Sommelier

... aka Loco de amor (Spain)

... aka Two Much (Spain)

# The Whipping Boy (1995) (TV) .... Cu****er

... aka Prince Brat and the Whipping Boy

... aka Prinz und der Prügelknabe, Der (Germany)

# Lord of Illusions (1995) .... Vinovich

... aka Clive Barker's Lord of Illusions

# Escape to Witch Mountain (1995) (TV) .... Waldo Fudd

# A Little Princess (1995) .... Mr. Barrow

# 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up (1995) .... The Mayor

# Brothers' Destiny (1995) (TV) .... Davisport

... aka Long Road Home

... aka The Road Home

# The Courtyard (1995) (TV) .... Ivan

# Lurking Fear (1994) .... Knaggs

... aka H.P. Lovecraft's Lurking Fear (USA: complete title)

# Corpse Killer (1994) (VG) (voice) .... Dr. Hellman

# Cultivating Charlie (1994) .... Martin

# Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun (1993) (V) .... Miner #1

# Painted Desert (1993) .... Harry

# Batman Returns (1992) .... Organ Grinder

# Miracle Beach (1992) .... Mystic

# Another You (1991) .... Dentist

# Ted and Venus (1991) .... Publisher

# Waiting for the Light (1990) .... Mullins

# Ghost (1990) .... Subway Ghost

# Mister Frost (1990) .... Angelo, desk clerk

... aka Mr. Frost (USA: closing credits title)

# Penny Ante: The Motion Picture (1990) .... Davidson

# Playroom (1990) .... Roman Hart

... aka Schizo

# Valmont (1989) .... Jean

# Homer & Eddie (1989) .... Priest

# Cold Feet (1989) .... Vet

# Time Out (1988) .... The Receptionist

# Dorf and the First Games of Mount Olympus (1988) (V) .... Leonard

# Bride of Boogedy (1987) (TV) .... Lazarus

# Dorf on Golf (1987) (V) .... Leonard

# "Fast Times" (1986) TV Series .... Mr. Hector Vargas

... aka Fast Times at Ridgemont High

# Better Off Dead... (1985) .... Mr. Kerber

... aka Better Off Dead (USA)

# Lots of Luck (1985) (TV) .... Skinny

# The Ratings Game (1984) (TV) .... Skip

... aka The Mogul (bootleg title)

# Amadeus (1984) .... Salieri's valet

... aka Amadeus: The Director's Cut (USA: director's cut)

... aka Peter Shaffer's Amadeus (USA: complete title)

... aka Peter Shaffer's Amadeus: Director's Cut (USA: director's cut)

# The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) .... John O'Connor

... aka The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (USA: short title)

# Kidco (1984) .... Phil Porzinski

# Miss Lonelyhearts (1983) (TV) .... Sick-Of-It-All

# "Likely Stories, Vol. 4" (1983) TV Series

# Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) .... Mr. Vargas

# Night Shift (1982) .... Carl

# Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981) .... B.J

# American Pop (1981) (voice) .... Theatre Owner

# Seed of Innocence (1980) .... Leo

... aka Teen Mothers

# Nightside (1980) (TV) .... Tom Adams

# The Gong Show Movie (1980) .... Mario Romani

# White Mama (1980) (TV) .... Medic

# Escape (1980) (TV) .... J.W. White

# The Return (1980) .... Prospector

... aka Earthright

... aka The Alien's Return (USA: reissue title)

# The Frisco Kid (1979) .... Brother Bruno

... aka No Knife

# Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) .... Guard

# Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978) (TV) .... Dimitri

# An Unmarried Woman (1978) .... Man at Party

# Un autre homme, une autre chance (1977) (uncredited) .... Train Traveler

... aka Another Man, Another Chance (USA)

... aka Another Man, Another Woman (UK)

# Angels (1976) .... Tex

# Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976) (uncredited) .... Man at Rent Party

# One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) .... Frederickson

# The Happy Hooker (1975) .... Music Guru

# For Pete's Sake (1974) .... Check-out Man

... aka July Pork Bellies

# The Great Gatsby (1974) (uncredited) .... Thin Man

# "The Corner Bar" (1972) TV Series .... Peter Panama (1972)

# Taking Off (1971) .... Schiavelli

[DeanCollins]

One flew over the ****oo's nest (Fredrickson) , Mr. Vargas (fast times). He was in 100's of films. That's a shame

[The Sir]

I best remember him from Fast Times and Better Offf Dead

[ntotoro]

"Pardon me, Lane, but I noticed that you and Beth were no longer dating... "

[China]

I also remember him in Ghost. How about this one, a classic:

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)