Jack Scalia
Jack Scalia (born Giacomo Tomaso Tedesco; June 10, 1950) is an American actor and producer. He has had many roles in television series, television movies, and feature films. He is perhaps best known for his role as Chris Stamp on All My Children from 2001 to 2003. He is of Italian and Irish descent; his father was former Brooklyn Dodger Rocky Tedesco. His parents divorced and when his mother remarried his name was changed to Scalia. He was drafted third by the Montreal Expos in 1971 as a pitcher but he was injured and never played in the Major Leagues. He began his career as a clothes model, most notably in a series of ads for Eminence briefs and Jordache jeans, both of which capitalized on his "beefcake" appeal. In 1982, to promote his TV series The Devlin Connection, he took off his shirt and posed, cigarette in hand, for a pin-up wall poster. He was a regular cast member during the final season of Remington Steele in 1987, after which he joined the cast of Dallas in the role of Nicholas Pearce, love interest to Sue Ellen Ewing. His character was killed off at the end of the 1987–88 season when he fell to his death after being pushed from a balcony during a fight with J. R. Ewing. He returned to the series finale in a dream sequence in which he was married to Sue Ellen. From 1989 to 1990, he starred in another tv series, the CBS crime drama Wolf. In 1992, he was cast as Detective Nico "Nick" Bonetti in the short-lived television series Tequila and Bonetti - he replaced another actor in the role during production of the show's first episode. Eight years later, in 2000, Scalia reprised the role of Bonetti in a revival of the series, which was filmed and aired in Italy. In 1993, he portrayed Joey Buttafuoco in Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story, with Alyssa Milano as Amy Fisher. The footage was used in 2012 for Triple Fisher: The Lethal Lolitas of Long Island. From 1994 to 1995, he starred in Pointman, a television series on the Prime Time Entertainment Network. He was an investment banker framed and convicted of fraud. When eventually cleared, Constantine "Connie" Harper becomes the owner of a Florida beach resort, Spanish Pete's, and aids people in need with the use of former prison mates and "the list". He is also known for his role as Chris Stamp on All My Children from 2001 to 2003. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Lead Actor" in 2002. In 2005, he portrayed Charles Keefe in the film Red Eye, with Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy. In 2006, he starred as President Halstrom in The Genius Club for writer/director Tim Chey.
Known For
Credits
- 2020 · Chronicle of a Serial Killer as Capt. Anderson
- 2015 · The Flag as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · The Thanksgiving House as John Ross (Mary's Dad)
- 2012 · Triple Fisher: The Lethal Lolitas of Long Island as Joey Buttafuoco (archive footage from "Casualties of Love")
- 2012 · Jersey Shore Shark Attack as Moretti
- 2010 · Black Widow as Sean
- 2009 · Parks and Recreation as Howard Kurtzwilder
- 2008 · Chicano Blood as Detective Samuel
- 2007 · Nuclear Hurricane as Rusty
- 2007 · Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee as Agent #1
- 2006 · The Genius Club as Mr. President
- 2006 · Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep as Maxwell
- 2006 · End Game as The President
- 2006 · Honeymoon with Mom as Nick Tercel
- 2005 · Taylor as Mark Sullivan
- 2005 · Red Eye as Dep. Sec. Charles Keefe
- 2003 · Hollywood Wives: The New Generation as Michael Scorsinni
- 2002 · Shattered Lies as Captain Sterling
- 2001 · Boys Klub as The Boss
- 2000 · The New Adventures of Tequila & Bonetti as Det. Nick Bonetti
- 2000 · Ground Zero as Michael Brandeis
- 1999 · Silent Predators as Max Farrington
- 1999 · Follow Your Heart as Scott Thompson
- 1998 · Act of War as Jack Gracy
- 1998 · Charades as Barry
- 1998 · The Last Leprechaun as Henry Barridge
- 1998 · Everyone Loves Mel as Bailey Silverwood
- 1998 · Sweet Deception as Brett Newcomb
- 1998 · Hell Mountain as Garrett
- 1997 · Under Oath as Nick Hollit
- 1997 · Fired Up as Frank Reynolds
- 1997 · Dark Breed as Nicholas 'Nick' Saxon
- 1996 · Everything to Gain as Detective Michael DeMarco
- 1996 · The Silencers as Rafferty
- 1995 · Tall, Dark and Deadly as Roy Calvin
- 1995 · Kill Shot as Daniel St. Germain
- 1994 · T-Force as Lt. Jack Floyd
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Max Chamberlain
- 1994 · Beyond Suspicion as Detective Vine Morgan
- 1994 · Shadow of Obsession as Michael Carvella
- 1994 · Pointman as Constantine Harper
- 1994 · Pointman as Constantine 'Connie' Harper
- 1994 · Shattered Image as Brian Dillon
- 1994 · Storybook as Brandons Father
- 1993 · Amore! as Saul Schwartz
- 1993 · Torch Song as Mike Lanahan
- 1993 · Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story as Joseph 'Joey' Buttafuoco
- 1992 · Lady Boss as Lennie Golden
- 1992 · With a Vengeance as
- 1992 · Illicit Behavior as Mike Yarnell
- 1992 · Tequila and Bonetti as Nick Bonetti
- 1991 · Deadly Desire as Frank Decker
- 1991 · Runaway Father as John Payton
- 1991 · Ring of Scorpio as Richard Devereaux
- 1990 · Donor as Dr. Eugene Kesselman
- 1990 · After the Shock as Jack Thompson
- 1990 · The Rift as Wick Hayes
- 1989 · Wolf as
- 1987 · I'll Take Manhattan as Rocco Cipriani
- 1986 · Club Med as O'Shea
- 1985 · The Other Lover as Jack Hollander
- 1985 · Hollywood Beat as Det. Nick McCarren
- 1985 · Berrenger's as
- 1984 · Fear City as Nicky
- 1984 · Amazons as Lt. Tony Monaco
- 1983 · High Performance as
- 1982 · The Devlin Connection as Nick Corsello
- 1982 · Remington Steele as Tony Roselli
- 1981 · The Star Maker as Vince Martino
- 1978 · Dallas as Nicholas Pearce
- 1976 · Battle of the Network Stars as
- Future · Birth of the Black Underworld as Vincent Maranzano