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Joseph Rigano (April 2, 1933 – March 27, 2014)[1] was an American character actor.

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Joseph Rigano
Born	April 2, 1933 New York City
Died	(2014-03-27)March 27, 2014 (aged 80) New York City
Occupation	Actor

He often played stereotypical mobsters in films such as Casino, Analyze This and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai. He is often recognized for his hoarse, wheezy voice.

Rigano was a regular cast member on Vincent Pastore's The Wiseguy Show on Sirius Satellite Radio's Raw Dog 104. He was sometimes credited as Joe Rigano.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1961	Hey, Let's Twist!	Vinnie	Uncredited
1965	Three Rooms in Manhattan	Jean	Uncredited
1969	Out of It	Vinnie
1982	Dear Mr. Wonderful	Artie
1995	Casino	Vincent Borelli
1998	The City	The Contractor
1999	Analyze This	Dominic Manetta
1999	Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai	Joe Rags
1999	Mickey Blue Eyes	Tony Risolli
1999	Sweet and Lowdown	Stagehand
2000	The Crew	Frankie 'Rash' Decuello
2001	Twelve	Ed Danoff
2002	Hollywood Ending	Projectionist
2002	The Blue Lizard	Casino Guy
2002	High Times' Potluck	Rigano
2002	Four Deadly Reasons	Sapiro
2003	This Thing of Ours	Joe
2003	Coffee and Cigarettes	Joe	(segment "Those Things'll Kill Ya")
2003	Season of the Hunted	Joe
2005	Johnny Slade's Greatest Hits	Sam
2008	Meatballs, Tomatoes and Mobsters	Don Forchenzo
2009	Mnemonica	The Messenger
2010	Lotto	Benny The Bone
2011	Humdinger	Carbone	(final film role)

References

External links

• Joseph Rigano at IMDb

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