John Costelloe (actor)
John Costelloe | |
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.jpg) Costelloe in Kazaam (1996) | |
| Born | November 8, 1961 |
| Died | December 16, 2008 (aged 47) Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
John A. Costelloe (November 8, 1961 – December 16, 2008) was an American actor best known for his role as Jim "Johnny Cakes" Witowski, the lover of Vito Spatafore, in the HBO television series The Sopranos.
Costelloe, a former FDNY firefighter, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on December 16, 2008, at the age of 47. His body was found two days later at his home in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.[1]
Shortly before his death, Costelloe had been playing a hustler in the hit ensemble play Gang of Seven.[2]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Last Exit to Brooklyn | Tommy | |
| 1989 | Black Rain | The Kid | |
| 1990 | Die Hard 2 | Sergeant Oswald Cochrane | |
| 1991 | The Hard Way | Fake Dead Guy / Cop | |
| 1991 | Billy Bathgate | Lulu | |
| 1993 | Joey Breaker | Randy Jeter | |
| 1993 | Manhattan Murder Mystery | Policeman #1 | |
| 1994 | Who Do I Gotta Kill? | Billy "Bink-Bink" Borelli | |
| 1994–1996 | New York Undercover | John Santucci | 5 episodes |
| 1995 | Kiss of Death | Cleary | |
| 1996 | Kazaam | Travis | |
| 2000 | Law & Order | Colin Parnell | Episode: "Endurance" |
| 2003 | Crooked Lines | Manny | |
| 2004 | The Kings of Brooklyn | Miller | |
| 2006 | The Sopranos | Jim Witowski | 4 episodes |
| 2008 | Doubt | Warren Hurley |
References[edit]
- ^ Tragedy Strikes Sopranos Star, New York Post, December 25, 2008.
- ^ "Sopranos star John Costelloe commits suicide". Mirror.co.uk. 2008.
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Categories:
- 1961 births
- 2008 deaths
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male stage actors
- People from Sunset Park, Brooklyn
- Suicides by firearm in New York City
- Burials at Green-Wood Cemetery
- 20th-century American male actors
- 2008 suicides
- American people of Irish descent
- Male actors from Brooklyn