George DiCenzo
Born: 1940-04-21 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Died: 2010-08-09
Known For: Acting
Biography
George Ralph DiCenzo (April 21, 1940 – August 9, 2010) was an American actor, and one-time associate producer for Dark Shadows. He was in the show business for over 30 years, with extensive film, TV, stage, and commercial credits. DiCenzo notably played Marty's grandfather Sam Baines in the film Back to the Future. He also had a minor role in William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist III. DiCenzo died on August 9, 2010, as a result of sepsis.
Filmography
2004
- Hustle as Bartlett Giamatti
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Raoul Sabatelli
- Hotel as Boris
- Tempted as Byron Blades
2000
- Wonderland as Therapist
- It Had to Be You as Mel
1999
- Judging Amy as Atty. Barr
1998
- Illuminata as Jailor
1997
- Lesser Prophets as Jerry
1995
- Down, Out and Dangerous as Lance Fredericks
1994
1993
- NYPD Blue as Pete Russell
- Animaniacs as Commandant (voice)
- Joe's Life
- Gypsy Eyes as Wyden Burrows
1992
- Batman: The Animated Series as Ubu (voice)
- Bodies of Evidence as Robert Stiles
1991
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion as Albert Nardone
1990
- Law & Order as Eddie Palmieri
- Equal Justice as Arnold Bach
- The Exorcist III as Stedman
1989
- Sing as Mr. Marowitz
- Memories of Manon as Dorgan
- Face of the Enemy as James Wald
1988
- Paradise as Ned Wick
- The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking as Mr. Dan Blackheart
1987
- DuckTales as Brigadier Broccoli (voice)
- Jake and the Fatman as Pat LaToni
- Walk Like a Man as Bob (Bub) Downs
- Warm Hearts, Cold Feet as Scotty
1986
- Matlock as George Wilton
- Blacke's Magic
- If Tomorrow Comes as Anthony Orsatti
- About Last Night... as Mr. Favio
- Omega Syndrome as Philadelphia 'Phil' Horton
- Joshua and the Battle of Jericho as (voice)
1985
- The Equalizer as Dorgan
- Back to the Future as Sam Baines
- She-Ra: Princess of Power as Bow / Sea Hawk / Hordak / Tung Lashor / Dylamug / Vultak
- Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling as (voice)
- He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword as Bow / Hordak (voice)
- He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special as Hordak / Bow (voice)
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Johnny Blaze
1983
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
- Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land as Bowdish
- Cowboy as Davis Bentlow
1982
1981
- Dynasty as Charles Dalton
- Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends as Captain America / Steve Rogers (voice)
- The Gangster Chronicles
- Blackstar
- McClain's Law as Lt. Edward DeNisco
- Gangster Wars as Arnold Rothstein
- Rivkin: Bounty Hunter as Tony Caruso
- Killing at Hell's Gate as Sam Caldwell
1980
- Magnum, P.I. as M. Barry Aldridge
- The Ninth Configuration as Capt. Fairbanks
- The Night the City Screamed as Cliff Barrankos
- Reunion as Vincent Scozzola
1979
- The Frisco Kid as Darryl Diggs
- High Midnight as Bennett
1978
- To Kill a Cop as Captain Cornworth
- To Kill a Cop as Capt. Cornworth
- The Jordan Chance as Sheriff DeVega
1977
- Eight Is Enough
- How the West Was Won as Tomaz
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind as Major Benchley
- Hunter as Rafik Saraffi
- Aspen as Abe Singer
- Space Academy
- Space Sentinels
- The Choirboys as Lt. Grimsley
- The Hostage Heart as Chief George Reinhold
1976
- Helter Skelter as Vincent Bugliosi
- McNaughton's Daughter as Jack Perrili
- Helter Skelter as Vincent Bugliosi
1975
- Baretta
- The Swiss Family Robinson as Suramin
- Las Vegas Lady as Eversull
- Last Hours Before Morning as Owings
1974
- The Rockford Files as Harry Stoner
- The Manhunter
- The Invasion of Carol Enders as Dr. Palmer
- Murder Works Overtime as Pacciardi
1973
- Barnaby Jones as Landau
- Kojak as Harry Ferguson
- Police Story
- Doc Elliot as Jim Semple
- The Night Strangler as Underground Tour Guide (uncredited)
- The Blue Knight as Zoot Lafferty
- The Blue Knight as Zoot Lafferty
- The Norliss Tapes as Man in Langdon Gallery
1972
- The Waltons as Calvin Satterfield
- The Streets of San Francisco as Frank Ciano
- Delphi Bureau as Langtree
- Across 110th Street as Patrolman
- Kung Fu as Jess
1971
- Cannon
- Going Home as Sergeant
1970
- House of Dark Shadows as Deputy (uncredited)
1969
- Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon ... (Producer's Assistant)
1968
- Hawaii Five-O as Len Jessup
1967
- Ironside as Paul Benson
1965
- The F.B.I. as Dave
1955
- Gunsmoke as Newt