Cast & creator
Brian Tarantina
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order, Law & Order
Brian Tarantina (March 27, 1959 – November 2, 2019) was an American stage, screen, and television character actor born in New York City. He was known for his roles on such shows as One Life to Live, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Gilmore Girls.
Also known as: Brain Tarantina
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film credits
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television credits
76
1951–2019 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (76)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Bill Jensen
1999
Law & Order
Corso
1990Law & Order
Rudy
1990Law & Order
Al Manos
1990
The Blacklist
The Courier's Brother
2013
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Johnny Di Rogga
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Vic Bowman
2001
The Sopranos
Mustang Sally
1999
Gilmore Girls
Bootsy
2000
The Good Wife
Frankie Peel
2009
Fringe
Photographer
2008
Person of Interest
Yorke
2011
Heroes
Weasel
2006
Elementary
Walsh
2012
ER
Joe Barkley
1994
Crossing Jordan
Devlin Inmate Martinson
2001
Third Watch
James French
1999
Miami Vice
Rickman
1984
Madam Secretary
Motel Manager
2014
Homicide: Life on the Street
Scott Russell
1993
Spin City
First Homeless Man
1996
Oz
Ronald Poklewaldt
1997
The Equalizer
Lenny DeWitt
1985
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Jackie
2017
Providence
1999
New York Undercover
Eddie Dodge
1994
Sledge Hammer!
Blade (as Brain Tarantina)
1986
The Night Of
Bar Patron
2016
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Mike Bressler
2005
Knight and Day
Scrap Yard Man
2010
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Fighting Neighbor
1999
Donnie Brasco
Bruno
1997
Carlito's Way
Speller
1993
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Bootsy
2016
The Brave One
Gun Store Clerk
2007
New Amsterdam
Mick
2008
Now and Again
Tommy Madden
1999
Jacob's Ladder
Doug
1990
The Black Donnellys
Vinnie Culiari
2007
Born on the Fourth of July
Vet #2 - Miami Convention
1989
The Jury
2004
Jonny Zero
Stick
2005
Uncle Buck
E. Roger Coswell
1989
Deadline
Jimmy the Weasel
2000
BlacKkKlansman
Officer Clay Mulaney
2018
The Cotton Club
Vince Hood
1984
The Kitchen
Burns
2019
Leg Work
George
1987
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Beyer
1951
Ghost Town
Ghost Cop
2008
Summer of Sam
Bobby Del Fiore
1999
City by the Sea
Snake
2002
The January Man
Cone
1989
Rob the Mob
Ronnie
2014
The Associate
Eddie
1996
Critical Condition
Tommy Pinto
1987
Bed of Roses
Randy
1996
Resting Place
Sp4 Beyer
1986
Personal Velocity
Pete Shunt
2002
The Saint of Fort Washington
Fred
1993
Sweet Nothing
Dee Dee
1995
A Crime
Joe
2006
Breaking Brooklyn
Randy
2018
The Photographer
Camera Salesman
2000
#Lucky Number
Blue Collar Mafia
2015
Walking to the Waterline
Lucy 'Replacement'
1998
The Jerky Boys
Geno
1995
Firehouse
Hooded Man
1996
Duane Hopwood
2005
Vibrations
Tough Guy #2
1996
Ask for Jane
Angry Doctor
2019
Unconscious
Morelli
2006
Roberta
Donald
1999
Better Living
Danny
1998
Zarra's Law
Frankie Andreoli
2014