Raymond Serra (born Aurelio Lacagnina; August 13, 1936 – June 20, 2003) was an American character actor known for his many supporting roles in film and television over a 30-year career. He and his wife, Gayle, had four children.
Select filmography
Films
The Gambler (1974) - Benny Minor Character
The Switch or How to Alter Your Ego (1974) - Ralph White Major Character
Dog Day Afternoon (1975) - New York Plainclothes Cop (uncredited) Marathon Man (1976) - Truck Driver The Death Collector (1976) - Doctor Hooch (1977) Contract on Cherry Street (1977) - Jimmy Monks Voices (1979) - Track Regular Manhattan (1979) - Pizzeria Waiter Fighting Back (1980) - Tony Parisi Bolero (1981) Arthur (1981) - Racetrack Owner Wolfen (1981) - Detective Bill (1981) - Harry Splitz (1982) - Vito Napoliani Vigilante (1982) - Court Officer Alphabet City (1984) - Gino The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) - Hollywood Executive Prizzi's Honor (1985) - Bocca Stone Pillow (1985) - Stan Forever, Lulu (1987) - Alphonse La vallée fantôme (1987) - Le père de Dara A Time to Remember (1987) - Frank Villano Alone in the Neon Jungle (1988) - Sgt. Sal Ruby Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) - Chief Sterns Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) - Chief Sterns Sugar Hill (1994) - Sal Marconi The Silence of the Hams (1994) - Agent Prostitute #1 Gotti (1996) - Frank LoCascio Safe Men (1998) - Barber Shepherd (1998) - Father Rizzo Men of Means (1998) - Tommy C. 18 Shades of Dust (1999) - Goon #3 Wannabes (2000) - Uncle Tommy Mafioso: The Father, the Son (2001) - Don Salvatore Dead Canaries (2003) - Sammy Caso Mail Order Bride (2003) - Robber Our Italian Husband (2004) - Copy Shop Owner Hot Ice, No-one Is Safe (2010) - Charlie the Bullet (final film role)
Television
The Practice (1976) The Edge of Night (1956) - Eddie Lorimar (1982) Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976) - Joe Sweeney Kojak (1977) - Al Gregorio Love, Sidney (1982) - John Powerhouse (1982) - Lt. Al Gambrino Archie Bunker's Place (1983) - Marty Marquetti Spenser: For Hire (1986) - Joe Broz American Playhouse (1984-1986) - Callas / J. Edgar Hoover Crime Story (1986) - Noah Ganz The Equalizer (1987) - Antonio CBS Summer Playhouse (The Saint in Manhattan) (1987) - Carmine True Blue (1990) Who's the Boss? (1991) - Gus Stone Murphy Brown (1991) - Super Matlock (1992) - Jay Cutler Nurses (1992) - Officer Torres Knots Landing (1993) - Deputy Reasonable Doubts (1993) - Eddie Novak The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1993) - Colosimo Murder, She Wrote (1993) - Ben Eigers The Job (2001) - Man in Store
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1936 births
2003 deaths
American male film actors
American male television actors
American people of Italian descent
Male actors from New York (state) 20th-century American male actors