Mario Gallo (actor)

Mario Gallo
Born(1923-03-22)March 22, 1923
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 30, 1984(1984-10-30) (aged 61)
Ontario, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film and television actor
Years active1949–1983
Spouses
Shirley Smith Gallo
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(div. 1956)​
[1]
  • Marlene Gallo[2]
Children4[2]

Mario Gallo (March 22, 1923 – October 30, 1984) was an American film and television actor. He was perhaps best known for playing Mario, the Jake LaMotta trainer in the 1980 Martin Scorsese film Raging Bull.[3]

Life and career

Gallo was born in Brooklyn, New York.[2] He worked in New York, moving to Los Angeles, California in the 1950s.[4] Gallo guest-starred in television programs including Peter Gunn, Police Woman, The Rockford Files, Wagon Train, Baretta, The Untouchables, Johnny Staccato and Columbo.[2][4] He also appeared in films such as Too Late Blues, Aloha Bobby and Rose, Raging Bull, King Kong, A Woman Under the Influence, The Laughing Policeman and Capone.[2][4]

In 1976, Gallo co-starred in the new CBS drama television series Delvecchio, playing Sgt. Dominick Delvecchio's father Tomaso.[4][5]

In 1980, director Martin Scorsese cast Gallo in Raging Bull, for the role of Mario, Jake LaMotta's trainer, who shares the fighter's disgust after the thrown fight.[3]

Death

Gallo died in October 1984 of liver cancer at his home in Ontario, California, at the age of 61.[2][4][6]

References

  1. ^ "Actor Divorced". The Lincoln Star. Nebraska. July 14, 1956. p. 12. Retrieved September 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Mario Gallo". The San Francisco Examiner. California. November 3, 1984. p. 14. Retrieved September 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b Canby, Vincent (November 14, 1980). "Robert De Niro in 'Raging Bull'". The New York Times. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Actor Mario Gallo, 61; 'Delvecchio' Character". Los Angeles Times. California. November 3, 1984. p. 67. Retrieved September 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010, 2d Ed. McFarland. p. 251. ISBN 9780786486410 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Actor Mario Gallo, 'Delvecchio' character, dies in Ontario at 61". The San Bernardino County Sun. California. November 3, 1984. p. 37. Retrieved September 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon