Portrait of Vincent Gardenia

Acting

Vincent Gardenia

Career

Active from 1957 to 1991, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 55 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Vincent Gardenia Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    3.6, average 4.7
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Spiritual
    1.1, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Eccentric Characters 4
  • Cult Classic 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Dark Comedy 2
  • 1970s Cinema 2
  • Marriage of Convenience 2
  • Cynical & Witty 2
  • Satirical Comedy 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • New York Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

81
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 78
Howard
Howard (2018)
GoodWatch score 78

as Mr. Mushnik (archive footage)

1990s

2 titles · average score 26
The Super
The Super (1991)
GoodWatch score 26

as Big Lou Kritski

The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story (1990)

as Harry Pizer

1980s

22 titles · average score 62
Skin Deep
Skin Deep (1989)
GoodWatch score 42

as Barney

Age-Old Friends
Age-Old Friends (1989)

as Michael Aylott

Moonstruck
Moonstruck (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

as Cosmo Castorini

Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
GoodWatch score 80

as Mushnik

Movers & Shakers
Movers & Shakers (1985)
GoodWatch score 35

as Saul Gritz

Dark Mirror
Dark Mirror (1984)

as Detective Al Church

Charley's Aunt
Charley's Aunt (1983)

as Stephen Spettigue

Death Wish II
Death Wish II (1982)
GoodWatch score 41

as Det. Frank Ochoa

The Dream Merchants
The Dream Merchants (1980)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Peter Kessler

Home Movies
Home Movies (1980)
GoodWatch score 49

as Doctor Byrd

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980)
GoodWatch score 51

as Stoney

Breaking Away
Breaking Away (1980)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Ray Stohler

1970s

28 titles · average score 62
The House by the Edge of the Lake
The House by the Edge of the Lake (1979)
GoodWatch score 50

as Old Painter

Goldie and the Boxer
Goldie and the Boxer (1979)

as Sam Diamond

Fire Sale
Fire Sale (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

as Benny Fikus

The Big Racket
The Big Racket (1976)
GoodWatch score 72

as Uncle Pepe

Luna di miele in tre
Luna di miele in tre (1976)
GoodWatch score 51

as Frankie, the journalist

Death Wish
Death Wish (1974)
GoodWatch score 63

as Frank Ochoa

The Front Page
The Front Page (1974)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sheriff

Bang the Drum Slowly
Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)
GoodWatch score 66

as Dutch Schnell

Lucky Luciano
Lucky Luciano (1973)
GoodWatch score 59

as Colonel Charles Poletti

Little Murders
Little Murders (1971)
GoodWatch score 71

as Carol Newquist

Cold Turkey
Cold Turkey (1971)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mayor Wappler

Where’s Poppa?
Where’s Poppa? (1970)
GoodWatch score 73

as Coach Williams

1960s

21 titles · average score 68
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob (1969)
GoodWatch score 82

as Vito Lugana

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Eddie Cortina

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Lewis George Parma / Vito Lugana

The Monkees
The Monkees (1966)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Bruno

The Rat Patrol
The Rat Patrol (1966)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Colonel Centis

The Big Valley
The Big Valley (1965)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Briggs / John Sample

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Capt. Bill Gibbs

Mad Dog Coll
Mad Dog Coll (1961)
GoodWatch score 54

as Dutch Schultz

Ben Casey
Ben Casey (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

The Defenders
The Defenders (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Peter Chakris / Sullivan

The Hustler
The Hustler (1961)
GoodWatch score 84

as Bartender

1950s

6 titles · average score 69
Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Crudelli / Musso

Cop Hater
Cop Hater (1958)
GoodWatch score 54

as Danny the Gimp

The Night America Trembled
The Night America Trembled (1957)

as Dick

Decoy
Decoy (1957)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Bull

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Charles Shepherd

Twelve Angry Men
Twelve Angry Men (1954)
GoodWatch score 76

as Bailiff

1940s

1 title · average score 65
Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Dick