Charles Cioffi, a veteran character actor who has portrayed many cops and crooks in projects including… Klute, shaft, Get love Christy! and X-FilesHis family announced that he died Friday at his home in Marina del Rey. He was 90 years old.
The New York native has also appeared seven times on Broadway – playing John Hancock in the musical 1776 Which ran from 1969 to 1972 – and was in television series such as Hope Ryan, As the world turns, Days of our lives (Like the revenge-seeking bomber businessman Ernesto Toscano) and All my children.
He also played Tom Cruise’s widowed father in the film All the right moves (1983).
Charles Michael Cioffi was born in New York on October 31, 1935. He attended Michigan State University, made his acting debut at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, and made his Broadway debut in 1968. King Lear For Lincoln Center Repertory Theater.
In the 1971 films, he portrayed the killer who stalks call girl Bree Daniels (Jane Fonda) in Alan J. Pakula’s film. Klute and Lieutenant Vic Andruzzi, a New York City cop who reluctantly takes on Richard Roundtree’s private eye, V.I shaftdirected by Gordon Parks.
Cioffi gets tough in gangster movies Lucky Luciano (1973), The Don is dead (1973) and Crazy atmosphere (1974) He was Lt. Matt Reardon, the boss of Teresa Graves’ character, on the ABC cop show 1974-1975 Get love Christy!
Later, President George Morris was alongside Telly Savalas at four Kojak Television films that aired from 1989 to 1990 and feature FBI Section Chief Scott Blevins in six episodes, including the pilot, of X-Files From 1993-1997.
Cioffi’s resume included films The thief who came to dinner (1973), The other side of midnight (1977), Time after time (1979), Costa-Gavras Missing (1982), Remo Williams: The adventure begins (1985), neoses (1992) and People used (1992) and television periods Bonanza, FBI, Electronic women, Hawaii Five-O, Flamingo Road, Lou Grant, taxi, Saint elsewhere, Law and order, Los Angeles Law, NYPD blue, larry sanders show, Freezer and Practice.
Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Anne, and their two sons.
