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Occupation
  
Actor, Playwright

Role
  
Actor

Name
  
Ralph Peduto


Spouse(s)
  
Laura Peduto

Years active
  
1984–2012

Children
  
Oceanna Peduto

Born
  
March 9, 1942 (
1942-03-09
)

Died
  
May 12, 2014, Santa Cruz, California, United States

Movies
  
Getting Even with Dad, Patch Adams, True Believer, Visions of Murder, Metro

Similar People
  
Howard Deutch, Thomas Carter, Joseph Ruben, Tom Shadyac

IN MEMORIAM 2014 (Vol.4)


Ralph Peduto (March 9, 1942 – May 12, 2014) was an American actor, playwright, writer and director. Peduto's film roles included Mrs. Doubtfire in 1993, The Rock in 1996, and Patch Adams in 1998, while his television credits included guest spots in Cheers and Hill Street Blues. He ultimately appeared in more than 100 film and television roles, as forty television commercials. An acting teacher as well as an actor, Peduto founded Acting On Camera, an acting school in Santa Cruz, California.

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Life and career

Peduto was born on March 9. 1942, in Jersey City, New Jersey, to a working-class Italian American family. He was the eldest of three children of James and Helen Peduto. He attended James J. Ferris High School and graduated from William L. Dickinson High School in Jersey City (He was later inducted into Dickinson's Hall of Fame in 2000). Peduto enlisted in the U.S. Army and was stationed in South Korea during the Vietnam War era. He then attended Rutgers University after returning to the United States.

In 1973, Peduto moved from New Jersey to Monterey Bay Area to accept a broadcasting position at KRML, an AM radio station in Carmel, California. He first began acting at Cabrillo College. He soon wrote and produced theater plays at Cabrillo, including "Root Rock," his autobiographical musical which debuted in 1979.

Peduto transitioned to roles in Hollywood films, television shows and commercials during the 1980s. He appeared in television and films from the 1980s to the 2000s. Peduto also had an extensive career in television commercials. His best known commercial work was as the "Midas Man", a character and spokesman for the Midas automotive centers, in which he urged consumers to depend on Midas.

Peduto was a longtime resident of Capitola, California.

Ralph Peduto died on May 12, 2014, just twelve days after being diagnosed with leukemia, at the age of 72. He was survived by his wife of 45 years, Laura Peduto, and their two children, Maro Peduto and Oceanna Ceja.

Filmography

Actor
2012
The Forger as
Churchgoer
2011
Blur as
Halleck
2009
The Godfather II (Video Game) as
Carmine Rosato (voice)
2008
The Godfather II: Crime Rings (Video Game) as
Carmine Rosato (voice)
2007
The Godfather: Blackhand Edition (Video Game) as
Jimmy DeNunzio / Emilio Barzini Jr. / Leon Grossi (voice)
2007
The Godfather: The Don's Edition (Video Game) as
Jimmy DeNunzio / Cuneo Racket Boss / Artie Manzanero (voice)
2006
Car Babes as
Uncle Steve
2006
The Godfather: Mob Wars (Video Game) as
Jimmy DeNunzio (voice)
2006
Valley of the Heart's Delight as
Vegetable Man
2006
The Godfather (Video Game) as
Jimmy DeNunzio / Additional Voices (voice)
2003
Monk (TV Series) as
Gravedigger
- Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man (2003) - Gravedigger
2003
Kung Phooey! as
Ralph
2000
Just One Night as
Driver 1
2000
Action (TV Series) as
Hot Dog Vendor
- Dragon's Blood (2000) - Hot Dog Vendor
2000
It's a Miracle (TV Series documentary) as
Nick Tassone
- Shooting the Rapids; Baby New Year; Message from Ted (2000) - Nick Tassone
2000
Family Law (TV Series) as
Guard
- Necessity (2000) - Guard
1999
Paradise Cove as
Banner
1999
Norm (TV Series) as
Cory
- Gambling Man (1999) - Cory
1999
Nash Bridges (TV Series) as
Sal
- Frisco Blues (1999) - Sal
1998
Patch Adams as
Organizer
1997
Party of Five (TV Series) as
Fish Vendor
- Fight or Flight (1997) - Fish Vendor
1997
Lego Island (Video Game) as
Papa Brickolini (voice)
1997
Metro as
Bail Bondsman Hawkins
1996
The Rock as
F.B.I. Agent Hunt
1995
Psychic Detective (Video Game) as
Officer Griggs
1994
Getting Even with Dad as
Chapman
1993
Mrs. Doubtfire as
Cop
1993
Visions of Murder (TV Movie) as
Policeman #1
1991
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love (TV Movie) as
Waiter
1989
Taken Away (TV Movie) as
Boss
1989
A Fine Romance (TV Series) as
Detective
- Th-Th-Th-That's All Folks (1989) - Detective
1989
Jesse Hawkes (TV Series) as
McGregor
- When Good Stockbrokers Go Bad (1989) - McGregor
1989
True Believer as
Court Officer
1988
Splash, Too (TV Movie) as
Policeman #2
1988
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer (TV Movie)
1987
Cheers (TV Series) as
Bob
- The Crane Mutiny (1987) - Bob
1987
Hill Street Blues (TV Series) as
Bus Driver
- The Cookie Crumbles (1987) - Bus Driver
1987
Sledge Hammer! (TV Series) as
Police Officer
- Brother, Can You Spare a Crime? (1987) - Police Officer
1986
The Brotherhood of Justice (TV Movie) as
Teacher
1984
Partners in Crime (TV Series) as
Marc Gaynor
- The Set-Up (1984) - Marc Gaynor
Thanks
2014
Special Collector's Edition (TV Series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
- Blu-ray: Masters del Universo (2014) - (in memory of)

References

Ralph Peduto Wikipedia


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