Robert Jason Costanzo (born October 20, 1942) is an American film, television and voice actor. He has an acting career spanning over 40 years and is often found playing surly

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types such as crooks, low-level workers and policemen, and mixes both drama and comedy roles. He is also a prominent voice actor and often serves as a voice double for

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Early life

Born in

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, New York, he is the son of actor Carmine Constanzo and is of Italian descent. He attended both the St. Francis Preparatory School and the St. Francis College.

Career

His first role was in the 1975 movie ''

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'' playing a cop, although this was an uncredited part.Filmography of Robert Costanzo
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'', '' Dick Tracy'', ''

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'', and '' Down and Derby''. His television appearances are varied, with him appearing in '' Lois & Clark'', '' Boston Legal'', '' Hannah Montana'', '' Friends'' and '' Joey'' as the father of main character

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, '' Days of Our Lives'', '' The Golden Girls'' and numerous other series. He also starred as Commissioner Stenchler in the Sega CD game ''

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''. He is also a cartoon voice actor and has done voices on shows including '' Disney's Hercules: The Animated Series'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Disney's House of Mouse'', ''

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'', '' Bonkers'', and ''

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'', among others. He also did the voice of Detective Harvey Bullock in the

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, consisting of '' Batman: The Animated Series'', '' Superman: The Animated Series'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as in the theatrical release '' Mask of the Phantasm'', and the video releases '' Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero'', and '' Mystery of the Batwoman''. He also played a vocal role in the 2006 video game '' The Sopranos: Road to Respect'' as Angelo and in the 2010 video game ''

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'' as Joe Barbaro and Federico "Derek" Pappalardo. He played softball in Los Angeles with actors Bruno Kirby and Leo Rossi in the late 1970s. He returned to reprise his voice role of Harvey Bullock for the release of the video game '' Batman: Arkham Origins'' in 2013.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Costanzo, Robert 1942 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors American male video game actors American male voice actors American people of Italian descent Male actors from New York City People from Brooklyn