Joe Cortese

Actor Joe Cortese appeared on the big screen many times over the course of his Hollywood career. Cortese's early acting career consisted of roles in various films, such as "Death Collector" (1976), "Windows" (1980) and the Clint Howard horror movie "Evilspeak" (1981). He also appeared in the drama "Monsignor" (1982) with Christopher Reeve, "Deadly Illusion" (1987) and "C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf" (1988). He continued to act in productions like "The Closer" (1990), the action movie "To Protect and Serve" (1992) with C. Thomas Howell and "Ruby" (1992) with Danny Aiello. He also appeared in "Illicit Dreams" (1995). In his more recent career, he tackled roles in "Nowhere Land" (2000), the comedic drama "The Shipment" (2002) with Matthew Modine and the biopic drama "Against the Ropes" (2004) with Meg Ryan. He also worked in television during these years, including roles in "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" (FX, 2004-) and "Bones" (Fox, 2005-). Cortese most recently acted on "Perception" (TNT, 2011-14).