---
name: "Joseph Cortese"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joe-cortese"
fi1m_id: "joe-cortese"
imdb_id: "nm0181288"
tmdb_id: 830
wikidata_id: "Q6282277"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 February 1949"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T17:59:14.993756+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Joseph Cortese

## Identity

Joseph Cortese

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joe-cortese
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** joe-cortese
- **IMDb ID:** nm0181288
- **TMDB ID:** 830
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6282277
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cortese, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6282277, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0181288/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/830

Actor. Born 22 February 1949 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 February 1949, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
- **Active:** 1998–2018
- **Also known as:** Joe Cortese, Joseph Michael Cortese , 조셉 코르테스, Джо Кортезе
- **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 67 (1), 2010s 64 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cortese, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6282277, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0181288/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/830

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*American History X*](https://film.one/film/american-history-x.md) (67)
- **Netflix:** [*Green Book*](https://film.one/film/green-book.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Joe Cortese is an American actor. Born in Paterson, New Jersey, he earned a BA in theatre from Midwestern College and trained in New York under Milton Katselas.

Cortese has appeared in films including *Windows* (1980), *Evilspeak* (1981), *Monsignor* (1982), *American History X* (1998) as Rasmussen, *Against the Ropes* (2004) and *Green Book* (2018). His television credits include episodes of *Murder, She Wrote*, *Bones* and *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia*.

He was married to actress Kim Delaney from 1989 to 1994.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Green Book* (2018), Fi1m 64, as Gio Loscudo — [page](https://film.one/film/green-book.md)
- *American History X* (1998), Fi1m 67, as Rasmussen — [page](https://film.one/film/american-history-x.md)

## Complete filmography (62)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Here's Yanni!* (2024), as Yianni · Producer
- *In the Shadowlands* (2024), as Michael Greco
- *Scarlett* (2021), as Johnny
- *The Loudest Voice* (2019), series, as Roger Stone
- *Making a Deal with the Devil* (2019), as Frankie
- *The Last Big Save* (2019), as Frank Zimmer
- *Green Book* (2018), as Gio Loscudo — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/green-book.md)
- *Doobious Sources* (2017), as Magnus Martindale
- *Rules Don't Apply* (2016), as Mobster
- *The Bronx Bull* (2016), as Vito Lazio
- *Perception* (2012), series, as Paolo Genardi
- *Fairly Legal* (2011), series, as Danny Sabbatino
- *The Good Guys* (2010), series, as Jimmy
- *Go Go Tales* (2008), as Danny Cash
- *Shut Up and Shoot!* (2006), as Spencer Spector
- *Bones* (2005), series, as Lou Mackey — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/bones.md)
- *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia* (2005), series, as Sal
- *Against the Ropes* (2004), as Irving Abel
- *Las Vegas* (2003), series, as Nick Calabrini
- *The Shipment* (2001), as Vincent Florio
- *The Agency* (2001), series, as Frank First - Drug Dealer
- *Luckytown* (2000), as Sarni
- *Malevolence* (1999), as Billy Bob Jones
- *Young Hearts Unlimited* (1998), as Sardini
- *American History X* (1998), as Rasmussen — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/american-history-x.md)
- *Nowhere Land* (1998), as Luke Santelli
- *Dellaventura* (1997), series, as Marty Stasski
- *The Sentinel* (1996), series, as Jack Pendergrast
- *Pacific Blue* (1996), series, as Gene Savage
- *The Last Word* (1995), as Jimmy
- *Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit* (1994), as Slade
- *Illicit Dreams* (1994), as Daniel Davis
- *Born to Run* (1993), as Phil
- *To Protect and Serve* (1992), as Kazinski
- *Lady Boss* (1992), series, as Santino Bonnatti
- *Exclusive* (1992), as Oliver
- *Renegade* (1992), series, as Sgt. Jack Winslow
- *Ruby* (1992), as Louie Vitali
- *Dragonfight* (1990), as Baybington
- *The Closer* (1990), as John Morgan
- *Something Is Out There* (1988), series, as Jack Breslin
- *C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf* (1988), as Doc Burkholder
- *Something Is Out There* (1988), series, as Jack Breslin
- *Deadly Illusion* (1987), as Detective Paul Lefferts
- *C.A.T. Squad* (1986), as John 'Doc' Burkholder
- *If Tomorrow Comes* (1986), series, as Joe Romano
- *Letting Go* (1985), as Neil
- *Brothers-in-Law* (1985), as Mickey Gubiacci
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Lt. Jerry Marino
- *Tales from the Darkside* (1984), series, as Nicholas Casavin
- *Hunter* (1984), series, as Marco Brokaw
- *Gone Are the Dayes* (1984), as Frank Delgado
- *Monsignor* (1982), as Ludovico 'Lodo' Varese
- *Computercide* (1982), as Lisa Korter
- *Evilspeak* (1981), as Reverend Jameson
- *Worlds Apart* (1980), as Ram
- *Windows* (1980), as Bob Luffrono
- *Family Enforcer* (1976), as Jerry Bolanti
- *Jessi's Girls* (1975), as Baldry
- *Lotsa Luck* (1973), series, as Mr. Smith
- *Arizona Slim* (1973), as Reggie
- *Object of Desire*, Actor

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