Know Your “That Guy”: Robert Loggia

Robert Loggia

Born: January 3, 1930

Number of Roles: 209

Best Known for Playing: Gruff, Crusty Old Guy

First Appearance: Frankie Peppo in Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)

Most Recent Appearance: Seamus White in Fake (2010)

Notable Roles:

• Feech La Manna on The Sopranos
• General William Grey in Independence Day
• Nick Mancuso on Mancuso, FBI
• Sykes in Oliver & Company
• MacMillan in Big
• Jason Cutler in Over the Top
• Frank Lopez in Scarface
• Byron Mayo in An Officer and a Gentlemen

Fun Facts:

• Served in the Army
• Got a degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia
• Friend of Merv Griffin
• Started acting on Broadway in the ’50’s

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