Louis Giambalvo
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Louis Giambalvo (b. February 8, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York), is an American actor, frequently seen on television in guest roles.
His TV credits include: Barney Miller, Hart to Hart, St. Elsewhere, Hill Street Blues, The Love Boat, Remington Steele, Simon and Simon, Fame, Knots Landing, Murder She Wrote, Star Trek: Voyager, Brooklyn South, Ally McBeal, ER, NYPD Blue (Mr. Bucci) and Boston Legal.
Louis' feature films include the 1983 horror/sci fi film Nightmares. He is best known for his rolls in such films as Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), the 1985 comedy film Real Genius as a CIA man, Maj. Carnagle, and Jagged Edge (1985) as Mr. Fabrizzi. His other well known film roll was in the 1988 hit action film The Dead Pool as Gus Wheeler, a nutcase who, in a tragic bid for media attention, pours gasoline on himself, and ends up lighting himself on fire.