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Don Calfa

Film Producer / Actor | * 12/03/1939 († 76, 12/01/2016) | Brooklyn, New York (United States of America (USA))
Donald George Calfa (December 3, 1939 – December 1, 2016) was an American film and television character actor whose credits spanned over 40 years, playing both comedic and dramatic roles. Although Calfa appeared in many high-profile films and television series, he was perhaps best known for his turn (in a rare leading role) as mortician Ernie Kaltenbrunner in the 1985 cult zombie horror-comedy The Return of the Living Dead, and the bumbling hitman in Weekend at Bernie's. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Crime

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Two friends are invited for a weekend to a luxury island with their boss. The boss gets killed and nobody seems to notice, except for the two friends. In order not to become suspects of murder they tr ...

Weekend at Bernie's

PG-13

1989 | 3.2/5 | 1h 37min
Comedy, Crime
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When foreman Frank shows new employee Freddy a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky, the two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-e ...

The Return of the Living Dead

R

1985 | 3.6/5 | 1h 31min
Horror, Comedy
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In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub. ...

1941

PG

1979 | 2.9/5 | 1h 58min
Action, Comedy, War
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New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitate to kill or maim anyone crossing him. In L.A. the ...

Bugsy

R

1991 | 3.2/5 | 2h 14min
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Movies with Don Calfa as Actor(53)

2015 Sharkskin
as himself2012 Pablo
as himself2011 They Won't Stay Dead: A Look at 'Return of the Living Dead Part II'
as himself2011 More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
as himself2004 UnConventional
as Jack Stark2003 Corpses Are Forever
as Mr. Blunt2003 Night Creep
as Adam2001 Downward Angel
as Patient at Hammersmith1998 Doctor Dolittle
as Jimmy Stevens1998 Progeny
as Office Worker #11995 Terrified
as Lance1995 Cops n Roberts
as Mr. Benedict1993 Necronomicon
as Irving1992 Me, Myself and I
as Wetzel1992 Stay Tuned
as Louie Dragna1991 Bugsy
as Paulie, Vito's Hit Man1989 Weekend at Bernie's
as Ralph Willum1989 Chopper Chicks in Zombietown
as Max1988 Blue Movies
as Howard Buckely1988 The Presidio
as Harold Grand1987 Treasure of the Moon Goddess
as Andre1987 Talking Walls
as Howard1987 The New Homeowner's Guide to Happiness
as Women's Room Lawyer1986 Running Scared
as Ernie Kaltenbrunner1985 The Return of the Living Dead
as E. 'Nick' Vanacuzzi1984 E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind
as Lawrence Monk1983 The Star Chamber
as Driscoll1983 Shooting Stars
as Tohfo1983 The Man Who Wasn't There
as Mr. Cinelli1982 The Day the Bubble Burst
as Goebel1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Telephone Operator1979 1941
as Don Frank1979 The Rose
as Neighbor1979 10
as Harry Fenner1978 The Comedy Company
as 'Go' Trucker1978 Steel Cowboy
as Scarface1978 Foul Play
as Gilbert1977 New York, New York
as Waldo1976 Nickelodeon
as Rosie1975 Peeper
as Einstein1974 Shanks
as Waiter1974 Rhinoceros
as Stosh Gornik1974 Bank Shot
1974 The Law
as Mazella1973 The Rainbow Boys
as Lewis1973 Cinderella Liberty
as Morris1972 Greaser's Palace
as Bananas1972 Goodnight, My Love
as Italian Terrier1970 Pound
as Man Helping Mr. Syllables Walk (uncredited)1969 Putney Swope
as Peter DeCola1969 Utterly Without Redeeming Social Value
as Priest1968 No More Excuses
1967 Thigh Spy

TV Shows/Series with Don Calfa as Actor(10)

as Messenger1985 Amazing Stories
as Miles Seaver1984 Night Court
as Mr. DiLucca1975 Barney Miller
as Angelo Dodi1975 Barney Miller
as Leon Bidell1975 Barney Miller
as Calvin J. Kendall1975 Barney Miller
as Gilbert Lesco1975 Barney Miller
as Arthur Thompson1975 Barney Miller
as Edward Pratken1975 Barney Miller
as Fidelio Ortez1973 Kojak

Movies with Don Calfa as Crew(1)

Production/Producer2003 Corpses Are Forever

Full Name: Don Calfa
Born: Sunday, 12/03 1939 (December) in Brooklyn, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 12/01 2016 (December) in Palm Springs (aged: 76)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Don Calfa frequently works together with these people:
Peter Hyams (12x, Crew)
Robert Downey Sr. (12x, Crew)
Phil Leeds (11x, Actor)
Larry Gelman (10x, Actor)
Lynn Stalmaster (9x, Crew)
Al Ruscio (9x, Actor)
Philip Bruns (8x, Actor)
Rod Colbin (7x, Actor)
Stanley Brock (7x, Actor)
Florence Halop (7x, Actress)
Jay Gerber (7x, Actor)
Reinhold Weege (7x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:75421, Added: 05/24/2018, Last updated: 04/26/2024