Frank Joseph Pellegrino was the owner of the ultra-exclusive eatery Rao’s, located in East Harlem. Via his connection to director Martin Scorsese, a Rao’s regular, he broke into acting with the role of Johnny Dio, the cigar-smoking prison chef, in the 1990 gangster film Goodfellas. His most notable role came in the form of FBI New Jersey bureau chief Frank Cubitoso on the acclaimed drama series The Sopranos.
Movie | Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National Enquirer | 2014 |
Movie | My Dog Tulip | 2009 |
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent Homo Homini Lupus |
2002 |
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Big Apple Best Laid Plans |
2001 |
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Big Apple No Good Deed... |
2001 |
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Third Watch After Time |
2001 |
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Big Apple Episode One |
2001 |
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Law & Order Tabula Rasa |
1999 |
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F/X: The Series Unfinished Business |
1997 |
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Swift Justice Horses |
1996 |
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Swift Justice Bad Medicine |
1996 |
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New York Undercover Man's Best Friend |
1995 |
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Law & Order Purple Heart |
1995 |
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New York Undercover Buster and Claudia |
1995 |
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New York Undercover High on the Hog |
1995 |
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New York Undercover Sins of the Father |
1994 |
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True Blue The Beast |
1990 |
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Big Apple Follow the Blender |
1970 |