Philip Suriano (born 1948) is an American actor, probably best known
for playing the doomed Dominic Santoro in Martin Scorsese's 1995 film
Casino, based on real-life mobster Michael Spilotro. In Casino, he and
his brother Nicky (Joe Pesci) are buried alive at a cornfield in
Indiana after suffering a severe beating by baseball bats. Another
small but notable appearance by Suriano was in 1989's Lethal Weapon 2
(also with Pesci) as L.A.P.D. Detective Joseph Ragucci, who makes a
bet with Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) and loses, but notably pays him
with an illegal krugerrand.Besides Casino and Lethal Weapon 2, Suriano
has had small roles in other films, such as Goodfellas (again with
Pesci), Jane Austen's Mafia!, and Ocean's Eleven.
for playing the doomed Dominic Santoro in Martin Scorsese's 1995 film
Casino, based on real-life mobster Michael Spilotro. In Casino, he and
his brother Nicky (Joe Pesci) are buried alive at a cornfield in
Indiana after suffering a severe beating by baseball bats. Another
small but notable appearance by Suriano was in 1989's Lethal Weapon 2
(also with Pesci) as L.A.P.D. Detective Joseph Ragucci, who makes a
bet with Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) and loses, but notably pays him
with an illegal krugerrand.Besides Casino and Lethal Weapon 2, Suriano
has had small roles in other films, such as Goodfellas (again with
Pesci), Jane Austen's Mafia!, and Ocean's Eleven.
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