Louis Guss
Date of birth: 1918-01-04
Place of birth: New York, New York
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Louis Guss was an American character actor with a long line of screen credits, having appeared in hundreds of TV series, feature films and stage productions, specializing in blue-collar ethnic roles, over a five decade career.
Movie Credits
Moonstruck
1987-12-16
37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts
Crazy Joe
1974-02-08
The rise and fall of a Mafia gangster, based on the life of murdered New York gangster "Crazy" Joey
The Yards
2000-04-27
In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts
The Godfather
1972-03-14
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer
1988-04-17
Al Capone may be the most famous Chicago mobster, but his successor, Frank "The Enforcer" Nitti (Ant
Seize the Day
1986-09-09
Tommy Wilhelm (Robin Williams) is a salesman. An honest, hard-working guy who has lost his job, his
Nickelodeon
1976-12-21
In the silent film era, attorney Leo Harrigan and gunslinger Buck Greenway are hired to stop an ille
The Clue According to Sherlock Holmes
1980-12-26
Sherlock Holmes is merely a framing device for the real story: The Treasure of Alpheus T. Winterborn
The Art of Crime
1975-12-03
A Romani antique dealer, who is also a private detective, gets involved in a murder case when one of
Lucky Lady
1975-12-25
When an American booze smuggler gets murdered in Prohibition-era Mexico, his widow, a nightclub sing
Beggarman, Thief
1979-11-26
In this sequel to "Rich Man, Poor Man," moviemaker Gretchen Jordache, the until-now unseen sister, s
The Counterfeit Contessa
1994-04-04
Gina Nardino, a young saleswoman at the food counter of a posh department store, falls hard for a so
New York, New York
1977-06-21
An egotistical saxophone player and a young singer meet on V-J Day and embark upon a strained and ro
Sno-Line
1985-09-13
A New York City district attorney secretly runs a cocaine-smuggling ring in Texas. When the mob trie
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
1986-01-01
Gino, a bank executive is not having a good day. After giving birth to their eighth child, his wife
Lepke
1975-05-23
Lepke is the feared leader of "Murder Incorporated" in this underworld drama based on the life of Lo
The Super Cops
1974-03-20
The true story of two New York City cops. Greenberg & Hantz fought the system, became detectives and
Highlander
1986-03-07
He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on t
No Deposit, No Return
1976-02-05
Two rich children devise a way to escape their grandfather and visit their mother. Unfortunately for
Ready for the People
1964-10-01
In a barroom fight over Connie Zelenko, Eddie Dickinson is badly wounded and Connie's boyfriend is k
Original Sin
1989-02-20
When his son is kidnapped a man has to face his past demons in speaking to a Mafia don about it.
Terror on the 40th Floor
1974-09-17
A number of business people, keeping the Christmas Eve office party going longer than was originally
Willie & Phil
1980-08-15
Life imitates art when two Manhattanites — pompous teacher Willie and quiet photographer Phil — beco
Fun with Dick and Jane
1977-03-18
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in
Harry and Tonto
1974-08-12
Harry is a retired teacher in his 70s who has lived in the Upper West Side of New York City all his
Night Falls on Manhattan
1997-03-21
A newly elected District attorney finds himself in the middle of a police corruption investigation t
The Third Girl from the Left
1973-10-16
A chorus girl comes to the realization that she is not getting any younger and that her longtime rel
Slaves of New York
1989-03-18
Meet the denizens of New York City: artists, prostitutes, saints, and seers. All are aspiring toward
The Cemetery Club
1993-02-03
The story of three Pittsburgh widows who meet every year to visit their husband's graves and talk ab
Used People
1992-12-16
At her husband's funeral, Pearl, Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an
The Crew
2000-08-21
Four retired mobsters plan one last crime to save their retirement home.
Two Family House
2000-01-21
Buddy Visalo (Michael Rispoli) is a factory worker, a frustrated crooner who once had a shot at the