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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

39

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-04-22

Day of Death

2012-04-17 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

Ron Karabatsos

Biography

Ronald Christ Karabatsos (1933–2012) was an American character actor.

Known For

Acting

Surviving Christmas

2004

Surviving Christmas

as

Deli Man

Flashdance

1983

Flashdance

as

Jake Mawby

Cold Steel

1987

Cold Steel

as

Fishman

Legs

1983

Legs

as

Mr. Rizzo

Rich Girl

1991

Rich Girl

as

Rocco

Hollywood Heartbreak

1988

Hollywood Heartbreak

as

L.R. Sharkey

Brotherly Love

1985

Brotherly Love

as

Anthony Scarnato

Jailbait

1993

Jailbait

as

Kelso

The Cotton Club

1984

The Cotton Club

as

Mike Best

Hear No Evil

1982

Hear No Evil

as

Lt. Lew Healy

Get Shorty

1995

Get Shorty

as

Momo

Dead in the Water

1991

Dead in the Water

as

Mike Welch

Wedding Band

1990

Wedding Band

as

Bruno Kavoles

29th Street

1991

29th Street

as

Philly the Nap

My Blue Heaven

1990

My Blue Heaven

as

Ritchie

Prince of the City

1981

Prince of the City

as

Dave DeBennedeto

Missing Pieces

1983

Missing Pieces

as

Claude Papazian

The Crew

2000

The Crew

as

Fat Pauly

Dreams

Dreams

as

Frank Franconi

Cheers

Cheers

as

Ed

Family Ties

Family Ties

as

Bud Carlson

Hunter

Hunter

as

Brian Carmichael / Lucky Lacy / Mr. Monks

Mad About You

Mad About You

as

Barney Kraft

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Pete Gerakaris

Coach

Coach

as

Club Manager

Grand

Grand

as

Stavros

The Jamie Foxx Show

The Jamie Foxx Show

as

Limo Driver

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

as

Warden Baxter

The Home Court

The Home Court

as

Uncle Frank

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

as

Anthony Pellicanto

Matlock

Matlock

as

Vern Trudell

Matlock

Matlock

as

Dominic Vincent

Matlock

Matlock

as

Dave Christopher

Production

Crew

Directing