Gennaro "Gerry" Mendicino (born May 18, 1950) is a Canadian actor, best known for portraying Sam Ramone in Ready or Not and Uncle Taki in My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
Career
Gerry Mendicino was born in North Bay, Ontario. He graduated from Windsor University's Drama School and began his career on King of Kensington and as the host of the popular children show Polka Dot Door. His list of accomplishments include the roles of Sam Ramone in the award-winning television series Ready or Not in 1993, Uncle Taki in the feature film My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Dominic in Kung Fu: The Legend Continues. In 2009, he played Hank in the horror thriller Saw VI.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Bedroom Eyes | Man in Hallway |
| 1985 | The Park Is Mine | Landers |
| 1988 | Milk and Honey | |
| 1990 | The Gate II: Trespassers | Maitre d' |
| On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story | ||
| 1991 | If Looks Could Kill | Herb Corben |
| 1992 | In the Eyes of a Stranger | |
| Edsville | Mechanic / Organist | |
| 1993 | Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story | Fortyish Man |
| Change of Heart | Raoul | |
| 1994 | The Circle Game | Officer Walchuk |
| Foreign Bodies | ||
| 1995 | Degree of Guilt | Ramon |
| Sugartime | Libonati | |
| 1996 | Double Jeopardy | Priest |
| No One Could Protect Her | Chief Lasser | |
| A Husband, a Wife and a Lover | Gary Reynolds | |
| Gotti | Peter Gotti | |
| 1997 | That Old Feeling | Maitre d' |
| The Wrong Guy | Teamster | |
| Any Mother's Son | Judge | |
| Let Me Call You Sweetheart | ||
| 1998 | The Fixer | Sergeant Sokates |
| The Big Hit | Slave Trader | |
| Dirty Work | Manetti | |
| Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business | Chief Thorpe | |
| Naked City: A Killer Christmas | Tony | |
| 1999 | What Katy Did | Signor Rinaldo |
| The Wrong Girl | Mr. Drake | |
| Rocky Marciano | Emcee | |
| Vendetta | Charles Mantranga | |
| Woman Wanted | Vinnie | |
| Execution of Justice | Deputy Sheriff | |
| 2000 | A Tale of Two Bunnies | Norm Hellman |
| One True Love | Tuxedo Don | |
| 2001 | Boss of Bosses | Father Vicente |
| Wild Iris | Vito Delgaccio | |
| On Their Knees | Joey | |
| Stolen Miracle | Mary's Landlord | |
| 2002 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | Uncle Taki |
| Guilt by Association | Warden Fletcher | |
| Between Strangers | Detective | |
| Saint Monica | Frank | |
| The Interrogation of Michael Crowe | Judge John Thompson | |
| 2003 | DC 9/11: Time of Crisis | CIA Director George Tenet |
| 2004 | A Hole in One | Johnnie |
| Reversible Errors | Gus Leonidas | |
| Moss | Jacob Schump | |
| 2005 | Looking for Angelina | Mazzei |
| The Perfect Man | Market Co-Worker | |
| Short Tongue Freddy | Fat Doney | |
| 2006 | Lucky Number Slevin | Benny Begin |
| Homie Spumoni | Rosa's Owner | |
| 2007 | Hairspray | Drunk |
| 2008 | Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid | Nikos |
| Lucky 10 | Bar Owner | |
| Blindness | Silver Haired Doctor | |
| 2009 | Saw VI | Hank |
| The Ache | Dr. Howell | |
| 2010 | The Dogfather | Don Tazio |
| 2011 | Desperately Seeking Santa | Mr. Moretti |
| 2012 | Havana 57 | Captain Ramiro Ibanez |
| 2013 | Prosecuting Casey Anthony | Bob Garcia |
| 2014 | Americanistan | Old Man |
| Dr. Cabbie | Bruno Babagelata | |
| 2015 | Life | Tailor |
| 2016 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 | Uncle Taki |
| 2017 | The Wrong Bed: Naked Pursuit | Joey Levine |
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Polka Dot Door | Host |
| 1974 | Dr. Simon Locke | Tony |
| 1975-1977 | King of Kensington | Vito / Carlo |
| 1982 | Seeing Things | |
| 1986-1987 | Night Heat | |
| 1988-1992 | Street Legal | Doctor / Captain Mastromantei |
| 1988 | Katts and Dog | |
| Adderly | ||
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Lt. Jack Snyder | |
| 1989 | War of the Worlds | T.J. |
| 1992-1994 | Forever Knight | Councillor Cardelli |
| 1993-1997 | Ready or Not | Sam Ramone |
| 1993 | Matrix | Matrix's Father |
| 1994-1995 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Dominic |
| 1995 | Dark Eyes | Fred Kantor |
| The Hardy Boys | Demetrius | |
| Goosebumps | Nila's Driver | |
| 1996 | Traders | Moran |
| F/X: The Series | Investor | |
| 1997 | La Femme Nikita | George Hardin |
| 1998 | Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science | Mike |
| PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Niko Andonowski | |
| The Last Don II | Don Migliaccio | |
| 1999-2000 | Avengers | Taurus / Cornelius Van Lundt |
| 1999-2001 | Relic Hunter | Kalifa / Dimitri Vordalos |
| 1999 | Omertà - Le dernier des hommes d'honneur | The Don |
| 2000-2001 | Twice in a Lifetime | Vince Santorini / Ernesto Javier Lopez |
| 2001 | Tracker | Nicholas Tavoulis |
| Blue Murder | Sal Farentino | |
| 2003 | The Last Chapter II: The War Continues | Don Rizzi |
| Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye | Ronnie Sloane / Ron Randall | |
| 2004 | Il duce canadese | Cederna |
| 1-800-Missing | Mr. Marone | |
| Doc | Mr. Harlow | |
| Degrassi: The Next Generation | Detective | |
| Kevin Hill | Judge Thomas Meadows | |
| 2005-2009 | Mayday | Frans Wenas / Captain Germano / Captain El Habashi |
| 2007 | 72 Hours: True Crime | David Lopez |
| 2009 | The Listener | Demir Bey |
| The Ron James Show | ||
| 2010 | The Bridge | Hector |
| 2012 | Warehouse 13 | Father Domenico |
| 2013-2014 | Murdoch Mysteries | Mr. Rico / Dr. Antonio Rico |
| 2014 | Space Riders: Division Earth | Manny |
| 2018 | Carter | Tony Combover |
Video Games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Black Mirror | Fisherman / Vicar |
| 2014 | Far Cry 4 | Additional Voices |
| 2018 | Assassin's Creed: Origins | Pothinus |
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