Mario Gallo (actor)
American film and television actor
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Mario Gallo (March 22, 1923 – October 30, 1984) was an American film and television actor. He was perhaps best known for playing Mario, the Jake LaMotta trainer in the 1980 Martin Scorsese film Raging Bull.[3]
Mario Gallo | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 22, 1923 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 30, 1984 (aged 61) Ontario, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Film and television actor |
| Years active | 1949–1983 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 4[2] |
Life and career
Gallo was born in Brooklyn, New York.[2] He worked in New York, moving to Los Angeles, California in the 1950s.[4] Gallo guest-starred in television programs including Peter Gunn, Police Woman, The Rockford Files, Wagon Train, Baretta, The Untouchables, Johnny Staccato and Columbo.[2][4] He also appeared in films such as Too Late Blues, Aloha Bobby and Rose, Raging Bull, King Kong, A Woman Under the Influence, The Laughing Policeman and Capone.[2][4]
In 1976, Gallo co-starred in the new CBS drama television series Delvecchio, playing Sgt. Dominick Delvecchio's father Tomaso.[4][5]
In 1980, director Martin Scorsese cast Gallo in Raging Bull, for the role of Mario, Jake LaMotta's trainer, who shares the fighter's disgust after the thrown fight.[3]
Death
Gallo died in October 1984 of liver cancer at his home in Ontario, California, at the age of 61.[2][4][6]
