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ShaniFaye · 12-27-2005, 05:30 AM

aka Vincent Schiavelli

I thought surely somebody would have posted this already.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movi....ap/index.html

Quote:

Character actor Vincent Schiavelli dead
'Ghost,' 'Cuckoo's Nest' actor claimed by lung cancer

Monday, December 26, 2005; Posted: 1:13 p.m. EST (18:13 GMT)

ROME, Italy (AP) -- Droopy-eyed character actor Vincent Schiavelli, who appeared in scores of movies, including "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Ghost," died Monday at his home in Sicily. He was 57.

He died of lung cancer, said Salvatore Glorioso, mayor of Polizzi Generosa, the Sicilian village where Schiavelli resided.

Schiavelli, whose gloomy look made him perfect to play creepy or eccentric characters, made appearances in some 150 film and television productions, according to the Internet Movie Database.

Among the movies: "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," "Amadeus," "Batman Returns," and "The People vs. Larry Flynt." He was selected in 1997 by Vanity Fair as one of America's best character actors.

Schiavelli, who was born and raised in New York, studied acting at New York University's School of the Arts.

He also wrote three cookbooks and many food articles for magazines and newspapers, possibly inheriting his love for cooking from his grandfather, who had been a cook for an Italian baron before moving to the United States, according to IMDb.

"He was a great friend, a great chef and a great talker," Glorioso, who has known Schiavelli for almost four years, said in a telephone interview.

"With a smooth, witty conversation, he would make everything look more colorful. I've lost a brother," he said.

Schiavelli also had worked in Italy, including in 2001 when he directed a theater piece in Sicily based on nine fables.

A funeral service will be held Tuesday in Polizzi Generosa, Glorioso said.

I've loved this guy since fast times at ridgemont high. he was also in one of my most fav movies in the world, better off dead.

Poppinjay · 12-27-2005, 06:05 AM

somebody swatted the newspaper out of my hand on the metro this morning. Hmmmmm......

Mr. Mojo · 12-30-2005, 11:36 AM

You also forgot he played John O'Connor in <b>Buckaroo Banzai</b>

"They're only monkey-boys. We can crush them here on earth, Lord Whorfin."

Willravel · 12-30-2005, 11:54 AM

He was also a hologram on Star Trek TNG. What a talented actor. Best wished for his family, friends, and fans.

12-27-2005, 06:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
Poppinjay You had me at hello Location: DC/Coastal VA	somebody swatted the newspaper out of my hand on the metro this morning. Hmmmmm...... __________________ I think the Apocalypse is happening all around us. We go on eating desserts and watching TV. I know I do. I wish we were more capable of sustained passion and sustained resistance. We should be screaming and what we do is gossip. -Lydia Millet

12-30-2005, 11:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mr. Mojo Addict Location: NYC	You also forgot he played John O'Connor in <b>Buckaroo Banzai</b> "They're only monkey-boys. We can crush them here on earth, Lord Whorfin." __________________ When I jerk off I feel good for about twenty seconds and then WHAM it's right back into suicidal depression

12-30-2005, 11:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	He was also a hologram on Star Trek TNG. What a talented actor. Best wished for his family, friends, and fans.