Cast & creator
John Pinette
Best known for Seinfeld, Mannix, Dragnet
John Paul Pinette (/pɪˈnɛt/ pi-NET; March 23, 1964 – April 5, 2014) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and Broadway performer. He toured the comedy club circuit beginning in the 1980s and appeared in cinema and on television. Besides stand-up, Pinette did various impressions, among them Michael Jackson, The Chipmunks, Elvis Presley, Gollum from The Lord of the Rings, Hervé Villechaize (Tattoo from Fantasy Island), an Ewok, actor Marlon Brando (notably Brando's role in The Godfather), as well as a range of regional accents. He occasionally sang in his stand-up routines, working in songs such as "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz, "Will You Be There" from Free Willy, and "Don't Cry for Me Argentina". Description above from the Wikipedia article John Pinette, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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film credits
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television credits
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1951–2020 · acting roles
6.3
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (37)
Showing 37 of 37 credits
Seinfeld
Howie
1989
Mannix
1967
Dragnet
1951
ALF
Howie Anderson
1986
Hawaiian Eye
1959
Peter Gunn
1958
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
John (voice)
1995Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Additional Writing
1995
Branded
1965
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Hank Kohler
1990
Tightrope
1959
Boston Blackie
1951
The Punisher
Bumpo
2004
Hondo
1967
Life's Work
1996
Junior
Clerk
1994
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
1994
Duets
John
2000
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
Trevor Gulf
1992
Vinnie & Bobby
William Melvin Belli
1992
O.K. Crackerby
1965
All You Can Eat
2013
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
Photographer
1995
Simon Sez
Micro
1999
Dear God
Junior
1996
My 5 Wives
Stewart
2000
The Last Godfather
Macho
2010
Reckless Kelly
Sam Delance
1993
John Pinette: Still Hungry
Himself
2011
Do It for Uncle Manny
Sammy Levin
2002
Thanksgiving Day
Delivery Man
1990
The All-Star Show: Comedy Special
2010John Pinette: You Go Now
Himself
2020
John Pinette: I'm Starvin'!
John Pinette
2007John Pinette: I'm Starvin'!
Writer
2007
John Pinette: I Say Nay Nay
Himself
2005John Pinette: I Say Nay Nay
Writer
2005