Biography
Ron Karabatsos (1933–2012) was an American character actor. He was born on 22 April 1933 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and died on 17 April 2012 in Beaumont, California.
Before entering acting, Karabatsos worked as a foreman at a General Motors plant and for twenty-four years as a police officer with the Union City Police Department in New Jersey. His screen career began in the early 1980s and continued until 2004. He appeared in supporting roles in films including Prince of the City (1981) as Dave DeBennedeto, Flashdance (1983) as Jake Mawby, The Cotton Club (1984) as Mike Best, Get Shorty (1995) as Momo, and Surviving Christmas (2004) as Deli Man, as well as numerous television series such as Cheers, Family Ties, Murder, She Wrote, and Mad About You.
