Tony Rosato
Known for: Acting
Antonio Rosato (26 December 1954 – 10 January 2017) was an Italian-Canadian actor and comedian who appeared in television and films. He was best known as a cast member on both SCTV and Saturday Night Live. In fact, Rosato is one of only three actors (along with Robin Duke and Martin Short) to be cast members of both SCTV and SNL and the first not born in either the United States or Canada. Celebrities impersonated by Rosato on SCTV include: Lou Costello (whom he also impersonated when he was a cast member on SNL), William Conrad, Danny Thomas, Woodstock co-organizer Chip Monck, SNL cast member John Belushi, Tony Orlando, Don Ho, and Ella Fitzgerald. His characters on SNL, despite his short tenure, were memorable as well, and included Ed Asner (in character as Lou Grant), Captain Kangaroo, and U.S. Attorney General Ed Meese. He also voiced Luigi in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World. From Wikipedia.
Filmography
Series
Saturday Night Live
Jerry Hemphill / Mike Short / Various
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
1975
Series
L.A. Law
Richard Cruz
1986
Series
Due South
Clifford
1994
Series
Highlander: The Series
Benny Carbassa
1992
Series
Relic Hunter
Stewie Harper
1999
Series
Wiseguy
1987
Series
Doc
Don
2001
Series
Doc
Jake
2001
Series
Atomic Betty
Additional Voices
2004
Series
Second City Television
Self - Various Characters
1976
Series
FX: The Series
Sammy Valenzuela
1996
Series
The Littlest Hobo
Samuels (uncredited)
1979
Series
The Littlest Hobo
Cab driver
1979
Series
Monster by Mistake
1999
Series
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Luigi (voice)
1990
Series
Super Mario World
Luigi (voice)
1991
Series
Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension
1998
Series
Pelswick
2000
Series
George and Martha
1999
Film
Switching Channels
Joker
1988
Series
Diamonds
1987
Film
The Silent Partner
Person Standing Outside Bank Door Being Unlocked (uncredited)
1978
Film
The Christmas Switch
Salesman
2014
Film
Real Gangsters
Mario
2013
Series
Amanda's
Aldo
1983
Series
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Self
2006
Hollywood Off-Ramp
Ben Harvey
2000
Film
Mystery Date
Sharpie
1991
Film
Sicilian Vampire
Maitre D' at Don Giovanni's
2015
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
Joe DeVito (uncredited)
1986
Film
Hands of a Stranger
Anthony Ligouri
1987
Film
Nothing Personal
Pickup Truck Driver
1980
Film
Rent-a-Kid
Cliff Haber
1995
Film
Family Plan
Cliff Haber
1997
Film
You Belong to Me
Ernie
2002
Film
Hearts of Fire
Woody
1987
Film
In the Doghouse
Tom Cheehak
1998
Film
Sugartime
Frank Ferraro
1995
Film
Mafia Doctor
Det. Ralph Disanti
2003
Film
The Good Fight
Philip Brown
1992
Film
Busted Up
Irving Drayton
1986
Film
Brown Bread Sandwiches
Older Michaelangelo Buonanotte (voice)
1989
Film
Popeye Doyle
Wise-ass Reporter
1986
Film
No Deposit
Detective Tony Charkoff
2015
Film
Separate Vacations
Harry Blender
1986
Film
Hog Wild
Bull
1980
Film
Improper Channels
Dr. Arpenthaler
1981
The Day They Came to Arrest the Book
Mr. Lopez
1987
Film
The Conspiracy of Fear
Raintree
1996
Film
It Was You Charlie
Gus
2013
Film
In Defense of a Married Man
Frank Ticelli
1990
Film
The Haunting of Lisa
Dr. Perry Azzaro
1996
Film
The Red Maple Leaf
Vincent Marcella
2017
Film
Seeds of Doubt
1998
Film
One Police Plaza
Sol
1986
Film
The Big Fat Stone
Morrie Goldstein
2014
Film
Kissinger and Nixon
Charles Colson (Special Counsel to the President)
1995
Film
Coming Unglued
Marty
1999
Film
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
Mat's Boss
1989
Film
City of Shadows
Rosie
1987
Film
The Diamond Fleece
1992
Film
Super Mario World: Koopa's Stone Age Quests
Luigi (Voice)
2009