Mario Roccuzzo is an American actor, most commonly known for his
episodic roles on television police dramas, although he has played on
significant sitcoms and films. His appearances include Hill Street
Blues, Barney Miller, and NYPD Blue, as well as on Star Trek: The Next
Generation. He has had over 250 television roles, and a dozen in
feature films. In addition, in 1958 Roccuzzo wrote the famous Eddie
Cochran rock song, "Nervous Breakdown."Roccuzzo's parents were both
actors working in an East Coast Italian repertory, inspiring him to
take the acting career path at an early age. When he was ten, his
father died and his mother relocated to California, where he began
taking night classes for acting, first with Jeff Corey, then Corey
Allen. In 1960, at twenty years of age, he went so far as to appear
uninvited in the office of director John Frankenheimer of Columbia
Studios, asking for a chance to audition for whatever film he was
making next. This led to his first big break, playing Diavolo in the
film The Young Savages.Next, he played Nicky on the top television
show, The Untouchables. He initially became typecast in "bad guy"
roles, but this gradually expanded to general roles in police/crime
shows, both drama and comedy.He has continued to act from that time to
today.
episodic roles on television police dramas, although he has played on
significant sitcoms and films. His appearances include Hill Street
Blues, Barney Miller, and NYPD Blue, as well as on Star Trek: The Next
Generation. He has had over 250 television roles, and a dozen in
feature films. In addition, in 1958 Roccuzzo wrote the famous Eddie
Cochran rock song, "Nervous Breakdown."Roccuzzo's parents were both
actors working in an East Coast Italian repertory, inspiring him to
take the acting career path at an early age. When he was ten, his
father died and his mother relocated to California, where he began
taking night classes for acting, first with Jeff Corey, then Corey
Allen. In 1960, at twenty years of age, he went so far as to appear
uninvited in the office of director John Frankenheimer of Columbia
Studios, asking for a chance to audition for whatever film he was
making next. This led to his first big break, playing Diavolo in the
film The Young Savages.Next, he played Nicky on the top television
show, The Untouchables. He initially became typecast in "bad guy"
roles, but this gradually expanded to general roles in police/crime
shows, both drama and comedy.He has continued to act from that time to
today.
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