---
name: "Louis Guss"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/louis-guss"
fi1m_id: "louis-guss"
imdb_id: "nm0348927"
tmdb_id: 20973
wikidata_id: "Q603600"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 January 1918"
died: "29 September 2008"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T23:43:48.815387+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."
---

# Louis Guss

## Identity

Louis Guss

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/louis-guss
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** louis-guss
- **IMDb ID:** nm0348927
- **TMDB ID:** 20973
- **Wikidata ID:** Q603600
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Guss, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q603600, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0348927/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20973

Actor. Born 4 January 1918 in New York, New York. Died 29 September 2008.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 January 1918, New York, New York
- **Died:** 29 September 2008
- **Active:** 1986–1987
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 acting, 1 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 93 (1), 1980s 80 (2)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Guss, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q603600, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0348927/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20973

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Moonstruck*](https://film.one/film/moonstruck.md) (84)

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

## Biography

Louis Guss (4 January 1918 – 29 September 2008) was an American character actor. Born in New York City, he appeared in hundreds of television series, feature films and stage productions over a career spanning five decades, often in blue-collar ethnic roles.

He is known for roles including Don Zaluchi in *The Godfather* (1972), the Newsvendor in *Highlander* (1986), Raymond Capomaggi in *Moonstruck* (1987), and Nathan Grodner in *The Yards* (2000). His final screen role was as a court clerk in *Find Me Guilty* (2006). Guss appeared on Broadway from 1954 in productions including *The Girl on the Via Flaminia*, *The Night of the Iguana* and *Mother Courage and Her Children*.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (2) — the average rests on these

- *Moonstruck* (1987), Fi1m 84, as Raymond Capomaggi — [page](https://film.one/film/moonstruck.md)
- *Highlander* (1986), Fi1m 75, as Newsvendor — [page](https://film.one/film/highlander.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *The Godfather* (1972), Fi1m 93, as Don Zaluchi (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-godfather.md)

## Complete filmography (70)

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

- *100 Centre Street* (2001), series, as Bailiff
- *The Crew* (2000), as Jerry 'The Hammer' Fungo
- *The Yards* (2000), as Nathan Grodner
- *Two Family House* (2000), as Donato
- *Night Falls on Manhattan* (1997), as Court Clerk
- *The Single Guy* (1995), series, as Rosie Flowers
- *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as Joseph Collito
- *The Counterfeit Contessa* (1994), as Anthony Nardino
- *The Nanny* (1993), series, as Irving Koenig
- *The Cemetery Club* (1993), as Ed Bonfigliano
- *Used People* (1992), as Uncle Normy
- *Mad About You* (1992), series, as Mel Wertzel
- *The Commish* (1991), series, Actor
- *The Man in the Family* (1991), series, Actor
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Yost, Vincent Carpenara — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *True Colors* (1990), series, as Wexler
- *Glory Days* (1990), series, as Sammy
- *Morton's by the Bay* (1989), series, as Harry
- *Quantum Leap* (1989), series, as Alfonso
- *Slaves of New York* (1989), as Vardig
- *Original Sin* (1989), as Rossi
- *Frank Nitti: The Enforcer* (1988), Actor
- *Moonstruck* (1987), as Raymond Capomaggi — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/moonstruck.md)
- *The Bronx Zoo* (1987), series, Actor
- *Seize the Day* (1986), as Rubin
- *Highlander* (1986), as Newsvendor — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/highlander.md)
- *Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter* (1986), as Grandpa Ragon
- *The Golden Girls* (1985), series, as Marvin — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-golden-girls.md)
- *Sno-Line* (1985), as Gus
- *Tales from the Darkside* (1984), series, as Old Man
- *Silver Spoons* (1982), series, as Hilarious Hal
- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), series, Actor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md)
- *Bakers' Dozen* (1982), series, Actor
- *The Clue According to Sherlock Holmes* (1980), as Mr. Loomis
- *Willie & Phil* (1980), as Mr. D'Amico
- *Trapper John, M.D.* (1979), series, Actor
- *Hart to Hart* (1979), series, Actor
- *Taxi* (1978), series, as Maxie Melcher — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/taxi.md)
- *CHiPs* (1977), series, Actor
- *Sugar Time!* (1977), series, Actor
- *New York, New York* (1977), as Frankie Harte Band Member
- *Tabitha* (1977), series, Actor
- *Fun with Dick and Jane* (1977), as Phone Co. Customer
- *Nickelodeon* (1976), as Dinsdale
- *Quincy, M.E.* (1976), series, as Spence
- *Charlie's Angels* (1976), series, as Lunchie
- *No Deposit, No Return* (1976), as Freddie
- *Lucky Lady* (1975), as Bernie
- *The Art of Crime* (1975), as Dodo
- *Lepke* (1975), as Max Rubin
- *Baretta* (1975), series, Actor
- *Terror on the 40th Floor* (1974), as Charley
- *Harry O* (1974), series, Actor
- *Rhoda* (1974), series, Actor
- *Harry and Tonto* (1974), as Dominic
- *The Super Cops* (1974), as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- *Crazy Joe* (1974), as Magliocco
- *Kojak* (1973), series, as Fred, Karl Scheer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)
- *The Third Girl from the Left* (1973), as Murray
- *Maude* (1972), series, as Delivery Man, Cleaner
- *The Godfather* (1972), as Don Zaluchi (uncredited) — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/the-godfather.md)
- *Sanford and Son* (1972), series, Actor
- *All in the Family* (1971), series, as Sam, Delivery Man — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/all-in-the-family.md)
- *The Odd Couple* (1970), series, as Man in Waiting, Arnold, Ed, Moe, Burglar #1
- *The Outsider* (1968), series, Actor
- *Mannix* (1967), series, Actor
- *Ready for the People* (1964), as Joe Damico
- *Route 66* (1960), series, Actor
- *Naked City* (1958), series, as Skull, Angie
- *Decoy* (1957), series, as Hotel Manager, Augie, Henchman

## Gallery

- ![Louis Guss](https://film.one/media/person/118910/gallery-b0838573c4f4.jpg) Louis Guss — TV episode screenshot (Peter Rodgers Organization), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Louis_Guss_in_Decoy_%28Blind_Date%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Louis Guss in The Godfather - publicity still (cropped) (1972)](https://film.one/media/person/118910/gallery-b714716927f5.jpg) Louis Guss in The Godfather - publicity still (cropped) (1972) — unknown (Paramount Pictures), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Louis_Guss_in_The_Godfather.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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