Joe Dallesandro
About
Biography
Filmography
Family & Companions
Bibliography
Notes
His official Web site is at www.joedallesandro.com
"After 'Flesh' came out, I got this script from Joe Levine--yeah, Joseph Levine! But I didn't think the script was good. I looked at it, and I thought, I can 'improve' the lines better myself. At least, my way would be more real. I mean, I appreciate it, sure--and if something really right came along, I'd take a look at it, and maybe do it. But I want to stick with Paul and Andy. Our stuff is getting bigger and bigger." --Joe Dallesandro in a 1969 interview
Biography
Tall, androgynous leading man who made his name in several of director Paul Morrissey's collaborations with Andy Warhol.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Producer (Feature Film)
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Cast (Special)
Life Events
1967
Appeared in first film, Andy Warhol's "The Loves of Ondine"
1968
Starred in "Flesh", the first of Paul Morrissey's trilogy; cast as a male hustler
1970
Portrayed a junkie in Morrissey's "Trash"
1972
Rounded out Morrissey's trilogy by playing a former child actor trying for a career as a rock star in "Heat"
1974
First film not for Warhol or Morrissey, "The Gardener/Seeds of Evil", directed by James H Kay
1974
Moved to Europe and made films primarily in Italy
1974
Appeared as a servant in "Blood for Dracula/Andy Warhol's Dracula", also directed by Morrissey
1974
Played the stableboy in "Flesh for Frankenstein/Andy Warhol's Frankenstein", helmed by Morrissey
1975
Cast as a singing mute (with dubbed vocals) in Louis Malle's "Black Moon"
1976
Starred opposite Sylvia Kristel in Walerian Borowczyk's "La Marge/The Margin/The Streetwalker"
1978
Acted opposite Maria Schneider in Jacques Rivette's "Merry Go Round"
1979
Had small supporting role as an actor in "Tapage Nocturne", directed by Catherine Breillat
1984
Portrayed gangster Lucky Luciano in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Cotton Club"
1984
Appeared in an episode of "Miami Vice" (NBC)
1986
TV series debut as regular on the short-lived syndicated cop drama "Fortune Dane"
1987
Played a rival mobster to Ray Sharkey's Sonny Steelgrave in a memorable arc of "Wiseguy" (CBS)
1988
Cast as a fictionalized Dutch Schultz in Blake Edwards' "Sunset"
1990
Played a devout evangelist in John Waters' "Cry-Baby"
1992
Acted in Tamra Davis' "Guncrazy" (aired on Showtime)
1992
Filmed cameo appearance as himself in Robert Altman's "The Player"; scene cut from released print but restored for the home video release
1995
Co-starred with Whoopi Goldberg in the direct-to-video release "Theodore Rex"
1999
Appeared as himself in the quasi-documentary "Beefcake"
1999
Had supporting role of a dumb hitman in "The Limey"
Family
Companions
Bibliography
Notes
His official Web site is at www.joedallesandro.com
"After 'Flesh' came out, I got this script from Joe Levine--yeah, Joseph Levine! But I didn't think the script was good. I looked at it, and I thought, I can 'improve' the lines better myself. At least, my way would be more real. I mean, I appreciate it, sure--and if something really right came along, I'd take a look at it, and maybe do it. But I want to stick with Paul and Andy. Our stuff is getting bigger and bigger." --Joe Dallesandro in a 1969 interview
