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Full Name
  
John Mengatti

Role
  
Actor

Name
  
John Mengatti


Years active
  
1972–present

Occupation
  
actor/producer

Spouse
  
Lisa Nash-Jones (m. 2006)

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Born
  
September 21, 1954 (age 69) (
1954-09-21
)
New York, New York, U.S.

Movies and TV shows
  
Similar People
  
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John Mengatti (born September 21, 1954, in New York City) is an American actor primarily famous for his role as Nick Vitaglia, Salami's cousin, on the CBS television series The White Shadow. Mengatti joined the cast midway through the second season and was a fan favorite with his distinctive New York-style accent. In 1982 he had guest appearances on The Facts of Life and CHiPs. In 1984, he appeared in Meatballs Part II.

After The White Shadow, Mengatti had sparse television and movie acting roles until 1986. He dropped out of acting for a while, but recently resurfaced on NYPD Blue in 2004 in a recurring role as Officer Howard.

He was in the movie Knights of the City (originally Cry of the City), a 1986 action adventure film starring Leon Isaac Kennedy, Nicholas Campbell, John Mengatti and Janine Turner. It was directed by Dominic Orlando and written by Leon Isaac Kennedy and filmed in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and Hollywood, Florida.

Filmography

Actor
2004
Land of the Free? as
Walker
2001
NYPD Blue (TV Series) as
Officer Howard / Uniform Howard
- Oedipus Wrecked (2002) - Officer Howard
- In-Laws, Outlaws (2001) - Uniform Howard
1997
Days of Our Lives (TV Series) as
Commander Santero
- Episode #1.8072 (1997) - Commander Santero
1990
Dead Men Don't Die as
Officer Ramirez
1986
Knights of the City as
Mookie
1986
Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) as
Billy De Salvo
- Act of Conscience (1986) - Billy De Salvo
1985
Stir Crazy (TV Series) as
Pepper
- Pilot (1985) - Pepper
1985
E/R (TV Series) as
Jake
- All Tied Up (1985) - Jake
1984
Meatballs Part II as
Armand 'Flash' Carducci
1983
For Love and Honor (TV Series) as
Pvt. Dominick Petrizzo
- The Real Thing (1984) - Pvt. Dominick Petrizzo
- Bloodline (1984) - Pvt. Dominick Petrizzo
- The Price of Dreams (1983) - Pvt. Dominick Petrizzo
- Mixed Signals (1983) - Pvt. Dominick Petrizzo
- Team Work (1983) - Pvt. Dominick Petrizzo
- Learning Experience (1983) - Pvt. Dominick Petrizzo
- Mind Games (1983) - Pvt. Dominick Petrizzo
- N.O.K. Hagedorn (1983) - Pvt. Dominick Petrizzo
- Old Friends (1983) - Pvt. Dominick Petrizzo
- The Big Party (1983) - Pvt. Dominick Petrizzo
- Rite of Passage (1983) - Pvt. Dominick Petrizzo
- For Love and Honor (Pilot) (1983) - Pvt. Dominick Petrizzo
1983
Hadley's Rebellion as
Bobby Clark
1982
CHiPs (TV Series) as
Boz
- This Year's Riot (1982) - Boz
1982
Nine to Five (TV Series) as
Fast Freddie
- The Party's Over (1982) - Fast Freddie
1982
Tag: The Assassination Game as
Randy Simonetti
1982
The Facts of Life (TV Series) as
Paul Largo
- Jo's Cousin (1982) - Paul Largo
1982
Taxi (TV Series) as
The Boy
- Nina Loves Alex (1982) - The Boy
1979
The White Shadow (TV Series) as
Nick Vitaglia / Student
- A Day in the Life (1981) - Nick Vitaglia
- Burnout (1981) - Nick Vitaglia
- Cops (1981) - Nick Vitaglia
- Psyched Out (1981) - Nick Vitaglia
- Car Repo (1981) - Nick Vitaglia
- Trial and Error (1981) - Nick Vitaglia
- B.M.O.C. (1981) - Nick Vitaglia
- Mister Hero (1981) - Nick Vitaglia
- The Vanity Fare (1981) - Nick Vitaglia
- No Blood, No Foul (1980) - Nick Vitaglia
- Christmas Story (1980) - Nick Vitaglia
- If Your Number's Up, Get It Down (1980) - Nick Vitaglia
- Georgia on My Mind (1980) - Nick Vitaglia
- Reunion: Part 2 (1980) - Nick Vitaglia
- Reunion: Part 1 (1980) - Nick Vitaglia
- A Few Good Men (1980) - Nick Vitaglia
- Coolidge Goes Hollywood (1980) - Nick Vitaglia
- The Death of Me Yet? (1980) - Nick Vitaglia
- The Hitter (1980) - Nick Vitaglia
- The Russians Are Coming (1980) - Nick Vitaglia
- Out at Home (1980) - Nick Vitaglia
- Gonna Fly Now (1980) - Nick Vitaglia
- The Stripper (1980) - Nick Vitaglia
- Links (1980) - Nick Vitaglia
- Salami's Affair (1980) - Nick Vitaglia
- Artist (1980) - Nick Vitaglia
- Feeling No Pain (1980) - Nick Vitaglia
- A Christmas Present (1979) - Nick Vitaglia
- Delores, of Course (1979) - Nick Vitaglia
- Sliding By (1979) - Nick Vitaglia
- Needle (1979) - Nick Vitaglia
- Me? (1979) - Nick Vitaglia
- Globetrotters (1979) - Nick Vitaglia
- Sudden Death (1979) - Student
1976
Laverne & Shirley (TV Series) as
Pool Hall Patron
- Good Time Girls (1976) - Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
Producer
1987
The Witching of Ben Wagner (TV Movie) (co-producer)

References

John Mengatti Wikipedia