Leo Rossi
Biography
Date of Birth 1946, Trenton, New Jersey, USA Height 6' 1½" (1.87 m) Mini Biography Personable, dynamic and versatile character actor Leo Rossi has been working profusely in both movies and TV shows alike from the mid-70s to the present day. Rossi was born in 1947 in Trenton, New Jersey and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Leo first began acting in community theater. Although often cast as mean, loutish and despicable characters (he's portrayed more than his fair share of made Mafia guys as well as a substantial number of cops and government agents), Rossi has shown on many occasions that he can play more appealing and sympathetic roles with equal skill and conviction. Leo was solid as crass'n'crude sexist pig "Budd" in Halloween II (1981). He has appeared in several movies for director Jonathan Kaplan: he was excellent as Bonnie Bedelia's insecure, but basically decent husband "Jack Muldowney" in the wonderful Heart Like a Wheel (1983) and memorably chilling as the vile jerk who cheers on Jodie Foster's barroom rape in the acclaimed The Accused (1988). Moreover, Leo has acted in three pictures for director William Lustig: very likable as antsy mob witness "Frank DeSalvo" in Hit List (1989), extremely engaging as eager beaver rookie homicide detective "Sam Dietz" in Relentless (1989) (Rossi reprised this part in three sequels and even co-produced the last two entries), and really funny as crazed serial killer "Turkell" in Maniac Cop 2 (1990). More recently, Rossi had a nice sizable supporting role as Robert De Niro's evil cousin "Carlo" in the hit comedy Analyze This (1999). Among the TV shows Leo Rossi has done guest spots on are "ER" (1994), "Frasier" (1993), "Murder, She Wrote" (1984), "Tour of Duty" (1987), "21 Jump Street" (1987), "Cagney & Lacey" (1982), "T.J. Hooker" (1982), "Amazing Stories" (1985), "Hunter" (1984) and "Hill Street Blues" (1981).
The Accused
Cliff 'Scorpion' Albrect
10th & Wolf
Agent Thornton
Relentless
Sam Dietz
Fast Getaway
Sam
Raw Justice
Lieutenant Atkins
Heart Like A Wheel
Jack Muldowney
Relentless 2 - Dead On
Sam Dietz
Road To Redemption
Sully Santoro
Felony
Detective Kincade
Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes
Det. Sam Dietz
Gotti
Bobby Boriello
The Nightmare Isn't Over: The Making of Halloween II
Self
At The Sinatra Club
Castellano
The Nail
Petey
The Prince and the Pauper
Officer Harold
All In
Dr. Hamilton
10th & Wolf
Agent Thornton
Shut Up and Kiss Me!
Mario
The Last Letter
Judge
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Acme VP, Climbing to the Top
Back by Midnight
Rusty
No Extremo da Loucura
Artie
The Business of Fancydancing
Mr. Williams
One Eyed King
'Big' Joe Thomas
Road To Redemption
Sully Santoro
One Night at McCool's
Joey Dinardo
Separate Ways
The Prey
Conrad Nash
The Mating Habits Of The Earthbound Human
The Female's Father
Analyze This
Carlo Mangano
True Friends
Carmine
The Assault
Zigowski
Med Koldt Blod
Agent Harold Nye
In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King
Moran
Beyond Desire
Frank Zulla
Dream A Little Dream 2
Street Preacher (uncredited)
Mutant Species
Hollinger
The Misery Brothers Y2K
Michael Misery
Felony
Detective Kincade
Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes
Det. Sam Dietz
Raw Justice
Lieutenant Atkins
Rebel Highway: Runaway Daughters
Deputy 2
The Getaway Coup - Schon wieder auf der Flucht
Sam Potter
Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story
Bobby Buttafuoco
Where the Day Takes You
Mr. Burtis
Relentless 2 - Dead On
Sam Dietz
Fast Getaway
Sam
Too Much Sun
George
Maniac Cop 2
Turkell
Relentless
Sam Dietz
Hit List
Frank DeSalvo
Peter Gunn
Det. Russo
The Accused
Cliff 'Scorpion' Albrect
Out of Time
Hawkins
Maniac Cop
Mayor's Chief of Staff (uncredited)
Leonard Part 6
Chef
Russkies
Keefer
Black Widow
Detective Ricci
River's Edge
Jim
Heart Like A Wheel
Jack Muldowney
TJ Hooker - The Complete 1st and 2nd Seasons
Joe Tate / ... (2 episodes, 1983-1986)
Circle of Power
Chris Morris
Halloween II
Budd
Grand Theft Auto
Vegas muscle chief
Mr. Billion
Italian Kidnapper
