Joe E. Tata Biography (1936-)

Born September 13, 1936; father, a vaudeville performer sometimes known as Rosey the Singing Barber; children: a daughter. Addresses: Publicist: Liza Anderson, Warren Cowan & Associates Public Relations, 8899 Beverly Blvd., Suite 919, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
(As Joey Tata) Private Mike Neddick, No Time for Sergeants, ABC, 1964-1965
Rudy King, General Hospital, ABC, 1987
Nathaniel "Nat" Bussicio (some sources spell name Buccigio), Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1991-1995
Miniseries
Voice, The Bastard (also known as The Kent Family Chronicles), syndicated, 1978
Art Williams, Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (also knownas Jacqueline Susann's "Valley of the Dolls 1981" and Valley of theDolls), CBS, 1981
Elliot, Hollywood Wives, ABC, 1985
Movies
Dr. Hernandez, Along Came a Spider, ABC, 1970
Pee Wee Reese, It's Good to Be Alive, CBS, 1974
Bobby Dimasco (some sources cite Bobby DiMosco), Dead Man on the Run, ABC, 1975
Charley, The Last Survivors, NBC, 1975
Detective Linsky, Death Scream (also known as Streetkill and The Woman Who Cried Murder), ABC, 1975
Kelton, Kill Me If You Can (also known as The Caryl Chessman Story), NBC, 1977
Groves, Terror Out of the Sky (also known as The Revenge of theSavage Bees), CBS, 1978
Lefty Gomez, A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story, NBC,1978
Pete, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II, ABC, 1980
Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop (also known as The Other Side of Fear), NBC, 1980
Cavelli, High Mountain Rangers, CBS, 1987
Lieutenant Johns, Terminal (also known as Robin Cook's Terminal), NBC, 1996
Specials
Himself, Beverly Hills 90210: The Final Goodbye, Fox, 2000
Himself, Beverly Hills 90210: 10-Year High School Reunion, Fox, 2003
Episodic
Farrell, "The Mist of Silence," Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, ABC, 1964
(As Joey Tata) Dr. Michael Stone, "For Jimmy, the Best of Everything," Ben Casey, ABC, 1964
(As Joey Tata) Joey, "Gomer Learns a Bully," Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.,CBS, 1964
(As Joey Tata) Joey, "Guest in the Barracks," Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., CBS, 1964
(As Joey Tata) "The Children of Spider County," The Outer Limits,ABC, 1964
First goon, "Dizzoner the Penguin," Batman, ABC, 1966
First goon, "Hizzoner the Penguin," Batman, ABC, 1966
Tallow, "Give `Em the Axe," Batman, ABC, 1966
Tallow, "The Ring of Wax," Batman, ABC, 1966
Verlaine, "Invasion," The Time Tunnel, ABC, 1966
(As Joey Tata) Bonapart, "Reign of Terror," The Time Tunnel, ABC,1966
(As Joe Tata) Roulette croupier, "Odds on Evil," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1966
(As Joey Tata) Tony Garlotti, "The Pizza Parlor," Hogan's Heroes,CBS, 1966
(As Joey Tata) "Meantime, We Shall Express Our Darker Purpose," Ben Casey, ABC, 1966
Corpsman, "Deadly Amphibians," Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, ABC, 1967
(Uncredited) Frank Brent, "Fires of Death," Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, ABC, 1967
Suleiman the Great, "I'll Be a Mummy's Uncle," Batman, ABC, 1968
King Said, "Nitro," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1969

(As Joey Tata) Morrison, "Sylvia," The Immortal, ABC, 1970
Al Naylor, "The Last Job," The F.B.I., ABC, 1971
Barney Leeds, "Turnabout," The F.B.I., ABC, 1971
Bellboy, "The Ex-Secretary," Green Acres, CBS, 1971
Gas station attendant, "What Happened to Sunday?," Mannix, CBS, 1971
Al, "Bag Woman," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1972
Noel Simmons, "Substation," Adam-12, NBC, 1972
Augie, "A World without Sundays," Mannix, CBS, 1973
Craig Hanawald, "Training Division: The Rookie," Adam-12, NBC, 1973
Eby, "A Problem of Innocence," Mannix, CBS, 1973
Frank Ducas, "Easy Rap," Adam-12, NBC, 1973
Neighbor, "Honest," Emergency!, NBC, 1973
"Love and the Burglar Joke," Love, American Style, ABC, 1973
Solly Marshall, "Profit and Loss: Parts 1 & 2," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1974
"Trial by Terror," Ironside, NBC, 1974
Agent Hanzer, "Roundabout," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1975
Higgins, "The Man Who Died Twice," Cannon, CBS, 1975
Joe Slosser, "Coffin Corner," Cannon, CBS, 1975
Vukovitch, "Vice: 24 Hours," Police Story, NBC, 1975
Willie Thompson, "The Gearjammers: Parts 1 & 2," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1975
Bobby Waldron, "Underground," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1976
Solly Marshall, "In Hazard," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1976
Solly Marshall, "A Portrait of Elizabeth," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1976
Jimmy Ricks, "End of the Line," Police Story, NBC, 1977
Little Angel, "Circle of Treachery," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1977
Mike Trevino, "The Queen of Peru," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1977
"Solitaire," Police Woman, NBC, 1977
Joe, "The Fine Art of Crime," Wonder Woman (also known as The New Adventures of Wonder Woman), CBS, 1978
Norman Abbott Kline, "Heartaches of a Fool," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1978
Sal, "Local Man Eaten by Newspaper," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1978
"Accomplice to Murder," Quincy, M.E. (also known as Quincy), NBC, 1978
Dixon, "Casualty of War," Vega$, ABC, 1980
Mickey Enright, "Black Cat Killer," Vega$, ABC, 1980
Vinnie Rilato, "Heist," Vega$, ABC, 1981
Bartender, "Manna from Heaven," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1984
Nick, "Goodbye, Sara," Finder of Lost Loves, ABC, 1984
"King of the Cowboys," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1984
"Sex Trap," Mike Hammer, CBS, 1984
Dr. Dyre, "Breakpoint," Matt Houston, ABC, 1985
McGrudy, "Champ!," The A-Team, NBC, 1985
"The Long Weekend" (also known as "Love Hurts"), Hollywood Beat, ABC, 1985
"Some Day My Prints Will Come," Crazy Like a Fox, CBS, 1985
Alex Hayes, "Red Leader," Tales from the Darkside, syndicated, 1987
Benny Travis, "Innocence ... A Broad," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1987
Nathaniel "Nat" Bussicio (some sources spell name Buccigio), "Every DreamHas Its Price (Tag)," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1990
Nathaniel "Nat" Bussicio (some sources spell name Buccigio), "The GentleArt of Listening," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1990
Nathaniel "Nat" Bussicio (some sources spell name Buccigio), "Higher Education," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1990
Nathaniel "Nat" Bussicio (some sources spell name Buccigio), "One on One," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1990
Mr. Trickle, "The Reporter," Hunter, NBC, 1991
Himself, "Devil in a Blue Dress," Grosse Pointe, The WB, 2000
Inspector, "Look Who's Barking," Charmed, The WB, 2001
Himself and Nathaniel "Nat" Bussicio (some sources spell name Buccigio),Beverly Hills 90210: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
Also appeared in episodes of Lost in Space, CBS; Playhouse 90, CBS; and The Red Skelton Show, NBC and CBS.
Pilots
Special Agent Bertino, O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (also known as O'Hara, U.S. Treasury: Operation Cobra and O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra), CBS, 1971
D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill (also known as Conspiracy to Kill), NBC, 1971
Father John Lucas, Mobile Two, ABC, 1975
Film Appearances
Fate Is the Hunter, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1964
(As Joe Tata) Coroner's assistant, Hickey & Boggs, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1972
Marshall, Unholy Rollers (also known as Leader of the Pack), American International Pictures, 1972
Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sex but Were Afraid to Ask (also known as Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sex), United Artists, 1972
Joe, Sisters of Death, United Video, 1978
Waiter, Ya Gotta Believe, 1982
Norm, Love Is Like That (also known as Bad Love and WildAngel), A-Pix Entertainment, 1996
Also appeared in Sisters.

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