---
name: "Joe E. Tata"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joe-e-tata"
fi1m_id: "joe-e-tata"
imdb_id: "nm0851053"
tmdb_id: 102901
wikidata_id: "Q967117"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 September 1936"
died: "25 August 2022"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T12:07:11.551613+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."
---

# Joe E. Tata

## Identity

Joe E. Tata

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joe-e-tata
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** joe-e-tata
- **IMDb ID:** nm0851053
- **TMDB ID:** 102901
- **Wikidata ID:** Q967117
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_E._Tata, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q967117, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0851053/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/102901

Actor. Born 13 September 1936 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 25 August 2022.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 September 1936, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 25 August 2022
- **Also known as:** Joey Tata
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_E._Tata, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q967117, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0851053/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/102901

## Streaming the US now

- **Paramount+:** [*Beverly Hills, 90210*](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md) (74)

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## Biography

Joe E. Tata was an American television actor. Born Joseph Evan Tata on 13 September 1936 in New York City, he died on 24 August 2022 in Los Angeles.

Tata began his screen career in 1960 and appeared in numerous series, including *Batman* (1966), *The Rockford Files*, *Mission: Impossible* and *Charmed* (1998). He is best known for portraying Nat Bussichio, the owner of the Peach Pit diner, in all ten seasons of *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990–2000), appearing in 238 episodes. He reprised the role in three episodes of the 2008 spin-off series *90210* and made his final screen appearance in *Mystery Girls* (2014).

The son of a vaudevillian, Tata was married to Susan Levy from 1976 until their divorce; they had one daughter.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, latimes.com, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), Fi1m 74, as Nat Bussichio — [page](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md)

## Complete filmography (66)

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

- *90210* (2008), series, as Nat Bussichio
- *Grosse Pointe* (2000), series, as Joe E. Tata
- *Charmed* (1998), series, as Police Inspector
- *Terminal* (1996), as Lt. Johns
- *Love Is Like That* (1992), as Norm
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), series, as Nat Bussichio — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md)
- *Snoops* (1989), series, as Finley
- *High Mountain Rangers* (1987), as Joseph 'Nitro' Capelli
- *Hollywood Beat* (1985), series, as Earl Cain
- *Hollywood Wives* (1985), series, as Elliot
- *Crazy like a Fox* (1984), series, Actor
- *Tales from the Darkside* (1984), series, as Alex Hayes
- *Finder of Lost Loves* (1984), series, as Nick
- *Hunter* (1984), series, as Mr. Trickle
- *The A-Team* (1983), series, as Bookie McGrudy
- *Matt Houston* (1982), series, Actor
- *Hotel* (1982), series, as Jimbo
- *Simon & Simon* (1981), series, Actor
- *Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981"* (1981), as Art Williams
- *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), series, as Benny Travis
- *Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop* (1980), Actor
- *Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II* (1980), as Pete
- *Terror Out of the Sky* (1978), as Groves
- *Vega$* (1978), series, Actor
- *The Bastard* (1978), series, as (voice, uncredited)
- *Confessions of the D.A. Man* (1978), as Lt. Ficklen
- *A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story* (1978), as Gomez
- *Kill Me If You Can* (1977), as Kelton
- *Monster Squad* (1976), series, as Trouble
- *Sisters of Death* (1976), as Joe
- *Wonder Woman* (1975), series, as Joe
- *Death Scream* (1975), as Det. Linsky
- *Mobile Two* (1975), as Father John Lucas
- *Dead Man on the Run* (1975), as Bobby Dimasco
- *The Last Survivors* (1975), as Charley
- *The Rockford Files* (1974), series, as Agent Hanzer, Sal, Willie, Solly Marshall, Mike Trevino, Norman Abbott Kline — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)
- *Police Woman* (1974), series, as Blat
- *It's Good to Be Alive* (1974), as 'Pee Wee' Reese
- *Barnaby Jones* (1973), series, as Little Angel
- *The Unholy Rollers* (1972), as Marshall
- *Hickey & Boggs* (1972), as Coroner's Assistant
- *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), series, Actor
- *Temperatures Rising* (1972), series, as Nails
- *Emergency!* (1972), series, as Neighbor
- *A Clockwork Blue* (1972), as Homer
- *Cannon* (1971), series, Actor
- *O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra* (1971), as Special Agent Bertino
- *Which Way to the Front?* (1970), as Corporal (uncredited)
- *Along Came a Spider* (1970), as Dr. Hernandez
- *Adam-12* (1968), series, as Craig Hanawald, Noel Simmons, Frank Ducas
- *Mannix* (1967), series, as Fred Eby, Gas Station Attendant, Augie
- *Cimarron Strip* (1967), series, as Gomer
- *Batgirl* (1967), as Mothman #1
- *Ironside* (1967), series, as Garvey
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), series, as Roulette Croupier, King Said, Al — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *The Time Tunnel* (1966), series, as Verlaine, Napoleon Bonaparte (as Joey Tata)
- *Batman* (1966), series, as Tallow, Goon, Suleiman
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Barney Leeds, Al Naylor, Elliott, Stan Kuyler
- *Hogan's Heroes* (1965), series, as Tony Garlotti
- *Lost in Space* (1965), series, as Purple Robot (voice), Zalto's Dummy (voice)
- *Green Acres* (1965), series, as Bellboy
- *Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.* (1964), series, as Joey
- *No Time for Sergeants* (1964), series, Actor
- *The Outer Limits* (1963), series, as Deputy (as Joey Tata)
- *Ben Casey* (1961), series, Actor
- *Peter Gunn* (1958), series, Actor

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