Glenn Taranto
| Glenn Taranto | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 27, 1959 Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, Screenwriter |
Glenn Taranto (born January 27, 1959) is an American actor and screenwriter, perhaps best known for his role as Gomez on The New Addams Family. He has of course an Italian distant relative because Taranto is an Apulian city.
He is a member of Academy Award Winner Paul Haggis unofficial stock company having appeared in six projects for the highly acclaimed writer, director.
Taranto's first screenplay, Stolen (Originally titled "The Boy In The Box"), starring Josh Lucas and Jon Hamm was produced by A2 Entertainment and Code Entertainment and released to American theatres in 2010.
Mr. Taranto has recently completed his second screenplay "3-Way Split", an action-heist comedy.
Glenn was born and raised in New Jersey. He resided in Brooklyn, NY from July 1981 until September 1992 and has lived in Los Angeles since October 1992.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Rude Awkening | Bob Hope | |
| 1992 | All My Children | Security Guard | Episode: #1.5721 |
| 1992-3 | Law & Order | Manetti (1992) Squad Room Detective (1993) | Episodes: "Blood Is Thicker" (1992) "Wedded Bliss" (1992) "Profile" (1993) |
| 1993 | Columbo | Engineer | Episode: "Butterfly in Shades of Grey" |
| 1993-4 | Murder, She Wrote | Mechanic (1993) Jimmy Russell (1994) | Episodes: "The Survivor" (1993) "A Nest of Vipers" (1994) |
| 1994 | General Hospital | Ballistics Expert | Episode: #1.8110 |
| 1994 | Forsaken | Priest | Short |
| 1994-2000 | Days of Our Lives | Strip Club Manager/Marty Archer/P.A. Announcer | 11 episodes |
| 1997 | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | Mr. Escobedo | |
| 1998-9 | The New Addams Family | Gomez Addams/Long John/Julius | 65 episodes |
| 2002 | NYPD Blue | Jerry Hopkins | Episode: "Safari, So Good"# |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Marconi | Episode: "Suspect" |
| 2003 | Tilt | Miguel Saavedra | Short |
| 2003 | Charmed | Foreman | Episode: "The Power of the Three Blondes" |
| 2004 | The Tao of Pong | Larry | Short |
| 2004 | Crash | Country DJ | Voice Only |
| 2004 | A Night at Sophie's | George | |
| 2005 | The Devil's Rejects | Anchorman | |
| 2005 | Desperate Housewives | Undercover Cop | Episode: "The Ladies Who Lunch" |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Bus Driver | Episode: "Burn Out" |
| 2006 | George Bush Goes to Heaven | Jim | |
| 2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Bardo | Episode: "Brothers of Nablus" |
| 2009 | Armored | Joe The Cook | |
| 2009 | Stolen | Chollie | |
| 2009 | Charlie Valentine | Mob collector | |
| 2009 | In the Valley of Elah | Detective Wayne | |
| 2009 | Castle (TV series) | Douglas Lawson | Episode: "Vampire Weekend" |
| 2010 | Rules of Engagement | Mr. Micelli | Episode: "Mannequin Head Ball" |
| 2010 | The Next Three Days | Hospital Security Guard | |
| 2010 | PrimeMates | Pablo | |
| 2010 | CSI: NY | James Sheehan | Episode: "The 34th Floor" |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LA | Sgt. Greeley | Episode: "Ballona Greek" |
| 2011 | Torchwood | Security Chief | Episode: "Miracle Day: Rendition" |
| 2011 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Security Man | Episode: "Greed" |
| 2014 | NCIS (TV series) | Eddie Kowolski | Episode: "So It Goes" |
| 2015 | Agent Carter | Detective Prenergast | Episode: "Valediction" |