Louis Guss (January 4, 1918 – September 29, 2008) was an American character actor with a long line of screen credits, having appeared in hundreds of TV series, feature films and stage productions, specializing in blue-collar ethnic roles, over a five decade career. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Don Zaluchi in ''

The Godfather ''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same title. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caa ...

'' (1972), Joseph Magliocco in '' Crazy Joe'' (1974), Raymond Capomaggi in ''

Moonstruck ''Moonstruck'' is a 1987 American romantic comedy-drama film directed and co-produced by Norman Jewison, written by John Patrick Shanley, and starring Cher, Nicolas Cage, Danny Aiello, Olympia Dukakis, and Vincent Gardenia. The film follows L ...

'' (1987), Nathan Grodner in '' The Yards'' (2000), and Jerry "the Hammer" Fungo in '' The Crew'' (2000). His last role was in Sidney Lumet's '' Find Me Guilty'' in 2006.

Death

Guss died at the age of 90 in 2008 from natural causes.

Partial filmography

*'' Love with the Proper Stranger'' (1963) - Flooey (uncredited) *''

'' (1972) - Don Zaluchi (uncredited) *'' The Laughing Policeman'' (1973) - Gus Niles *'' Crazy Joe'' (1974) - Magliocco *'' The Super Cops'' (1974) - Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) *''

Harry and Tonto ''Harry and Tonto'' is a 1974 road movie written by Paul Mazursky and Josh Greenfeld and directed by Mazursky. It features Art Carney as Harry in an Oscar-winning performance. Tonto is his pet cat. Plot Harry Coombes (Art Carney) is an elderly ...

'' (1974) - Dominic *'' Lepke'' (1975) - Max Rubin *''

Lucky Lady ''Lucky Lady'' is a 1975 American comedy-drama film directed by Stanley Donen and starring Liza Minnelli, Gene Hackman, Burt Reynolds and Robby Benson. Its story takes place in 1930 during Prohibition in the United States. The film is notable fo ...

'' (1975) - Bernie *''

No Deposit, No Return ''No Deposit, No Return'' is a 1976 American crime comedy film directed by Norman Tokar and produced by Walt Disney Productions. The film was written by Arthur Alsberg and Don Nelson, and stars David Niven, Darren McGavin, Don Knotts, Herschel ...

'' (1976) - Freddie *''

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'' (1976) - Dinsdale *'' Fun with Dick and Jane'' (1977) - Phone Co. Customer *'' New York, New York'' (1977) - Frankie Harte Band Member *'' H.O.T.S.'' (1979) - Bugs Benny *'' Willie & Phil'' (1980) - Mr. D'Amico *'' Highlander'' (1986) - Newsvendor *''Sno-Line'' (1986) - Gus *'' Seize the Day'' (1986) - Rubin *'' Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter'' (1986) - Grandpa Ragon *''

'' (1987) - Raymond Cappomaggi *''

American Blue Note ''American Blue Note'' is a 1989 drama film directed by Ralph Toporoff, who wrote the screenplay with Gilbert Girion. It stars Peter MacNicol, Carl Capotorto, Tim Guinee Timothy S. Guinee (born November 18, 1962) is an American stage, televis ...

'' (1989) - Abe Katz *'' Slaves of New York'' (1989) - Vardig *'' Used People'' (1992) - Uncle Normy *'' The Cemetery Club'' (1993) - Ed Bonfigliano *'' Night Falls on Manhattan'' (1996) - Court Clerk *'' A Wake in Providence'' (1999) - Uncle Guy *'' Two Family House'' (2000) - Donato *''

Girlfight ''Girlfight'' is a 2000 American sports drama film written and directed by Karyn Kusama and starring Michelle Rodriguez in both of their film debuts. It follows Diana Guzman, a troubled teenager from Brooklyn who decides to channel her aggressio ...

'' (2000) - Don *'' The Yards'' (2000) - Nathan Grodner *''Pedestrian'' (2000) *'' The Crew'' (2000) - Jerry 'The Hammer' Fungo *''A Tale of Two Pizzas'' (2003) - Emilio *'' Find Me Guilty'' (2006) - Court Clerk (final film role)

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* * * 1918 births 2008 deaths Male actors from New York City American male film actors American male television actors American male stage actors 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1910s-stub