--- name: "Joseph Bologna" canonical: "https://film.one/person/joseph-bologna" fi1m_id: "joseph-bologna" imdb_id: "nm0004767" tmdb_id: 46946 wikidata_id: "Q1706646" roles: [] born: "30 December 1934" died: "13 August 2017" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 58 average_over: 2 updated: "2026-10-05T04:04:46.416824+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 Bologna ## Identity Joseph Bologna - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joseph-bologna - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** joseph-bologna - **IMDb ID:** nm0004767 - **TMDB ID:** 46946 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1706646 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Bologna, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1706646, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004767/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/46946 Actor. Born 30 December 1934 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 13 August 2017. ## Details - **Born:** 30 December 1934, New York City, New York, USA - **Died:** 13 August 2017 - **Active:** 1999–2006 - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 55 (1), 2000s 61 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Bologna, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1706646, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004767/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/46946 ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*Big Daddy*](https://film.one/film/big-daddy.md) (55) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Joseph Bologna was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter. He was born on 30 December 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, and died on 13 August 2017 in Duarte, California. He studied art history at Brown University and served in the United States Marine Corps before working in advertising and writing comedy material. Bologna frequently collaborated with his wife, actress and writer Renée Taylor, whom he married in 1965. Together they wrote the play and film *Lovers and Other Strangers* (1970), for which they received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay, and the film *Made for Each Other* (1971). His notable acting roles include King Kaiser in *My Favorite Year* (1982), Joey in *The Woman in Red* (1984), and Lenny Koufax in *Big Daddy* (1999). He also voiced characters in *Superman: The Animated Series* (1996–1998) and *Ice Age: The Meltdown* (2006). Bologna appeared in numerous television series, including *The Nanny*, *Married... with Children*, *According to Jim* and *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *Ice Age: The Meltdown* (2006), Fi1m 61, as Mr. Start (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/ice-age-the-meltdown.md) - *Big Daddy* (1999), Fi1m 55, as Mr. Koufax — [page](https://film.one/film/big-daddy.md) ## Complete filmography (71) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Tango Shalom* (2021), as Father Anthony · Producer, Screenplay - *Driving Me Crazy* (2012), as Martin Brown - *Ice Age: The Meltdown* (2006), as Mr. Start (voice) — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/ice-age-the-meltdown.md) - *Boynton Beach Club* (2005), as Harry - *Fathers and Sons* (2005), as Noah - *Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part* (2005), as Louis Angelini - *Everwood* (2002), series, as Max Barrett - *Returning Mickey Stern* (2002), as Mickey Stern · Producer - *According to Jim* (2001), series, as Bill - *Dying on the Edge* (2001), as Cal Roman - *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Giovanni 'Papa' DiMasa - *Blink of an Eye* (1999), as Renfro - *Big Daddy* (1999), as Mr. Koufax — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/big-daddy.md) - *Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure* (1999), as P.T. Wynnsocki - *Martial Law* (1998), series, as Alistair Temple - *The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest* (1997), as Dan Turpin (voice) - *Smoke Alarm: The Unfiltered Truth About Cigarettes* (1997), as Hack - *The Don's Analyst* (1997), as Vincent DeMarco - *Heaven Before I Die* (1997), as Jack - *Superman: The Animated Series* (1996), series, as Dan Turpin (voice) - *Arli$$* (1996), series, as Ned Balfour - *Love Is All There Is* (1996), as Mike Capomezzo · Director, Writer - *Ringer* (1996), as Goldstein - *Caroline in the City* (1995), series, as Lou Spadaro - *Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love* (1994), as Aaron - *Burke's Law* (1994), series, as Max Barnett / Leo Barnett - *Night of the Archer* (1994), as Reggie - *The Nanny* (1993), series, as Alan Beck, Joe Razzo - *Deadly Rivals* (1993), as Anthony Canberra - *The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story* (1992), as Detective Pollina - *Citizen Cohn* (1992), as Walter Winchell - *Jersey Girl* (1992), as Bennie - *Alligator 2: The Mutation* (1991), as David Hodges - *An Inconvenient Woman* (1991), series, as Arnie Zwillman - *Top of the Heap* (1991), series, as Charlie Verducci - *Thanksgiving Day* (1990), as Ned Monk - *Coupe de Ville* (1990), as Uncle Phil - *It Had to Be You* (1989), as Vito Pignoli · Director - *Prime Target* (1989), as Judge Ralph Manza - *Not Quite Human* (1987), as Gordon Vogel - *Married... with Children* (1987), series, as Charlie Verducci - *Rags to Riches* (1987), series, as Nick Foley - *Rags to Riches* (1987), as Nick Foley - *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Jack Barbara - *Sins* (1986), series, as Steve Bryant - *A Time to Triumph* (1986), Actor - *Copacabana* (1985), as Rico Castelli - *Transylvania 6-5000* (1985), as Dr. Malavaqua - *Au secours, elle me veut !* (1985), Actor - *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Brynie Sullivan - *The Joe Piscopo Special* (1984), Actor - *The Woman in Red* (1984), as Joey - *Blame It on Rio* (1984), as Victor Lyons - *Bedrooms* (1984), as Host / Bill / David · Director, Writer - *One Cooks, the Other Doesn't* (1983), as Max Boone - *My Favorite Year* (1982), as King Kaiser - *A Cry for Love* (1980), Writer - *Chapter Two* (1979), as Leo Schneider - *Torn Between Two Lovers* (1979), as Ted Conti - *Woman of the Year* (1976), as Sam Rodino · Writer - *The Big Bus* (1976), as Dan Torrance - *What Now, Catherine Curtis?* (1976), as Peter - *Three for Two* (1975), Writer - *Mixed Company* (1974), as Pete - *Paradise* (1974), as David / Biff / Tony / Nick · Writer - *Calucci's Department* (1973), series, Creator - *Cops and Robbers* (1973), as Joe - *Acts of Love and Other Comedies* (1973), as Arthur Hellman · Writer - *Honor Thy Father* (1973), as Salvatore (Bill) Bonnano - *Made For Each Other* (1971), as Giggy · Writer - *Lovers and Other Strangers* (1970), Screenplay, Theatre Play ## Gallery - ![Joseph Bologna](https://film.one/media/person/5574064/gallery-996561f65c47.jpg) Joseph Bologna — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Joseph_Bologna_1974.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Photo of Joseph Bologna and Renee Taylor (husband and wife in real life) from a television special they wrote and performed in from 1974.](https://film.one/media/person/5574064/gallery-2fb61e3386c3.jpg) Photo of Joseph Bologna and Renee Taylor (husband and wife in real life) from a television special they wrote and performed in from 1974. — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Joseph_Bologna_and_Renee_Taylor_1974.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Joseph Bologna](https://film.one/media/person/5574064/gallery-3650f14dc530.jpg) Joseph Bologna — Image via TMDB - ![Joseph Bologna](https://film.one/media/person/5574064/gallery-0620971d153f.jpg) Joseph Bologna — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - 1971: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *Lovers and Other Strangers* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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