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Joe Regalbuto
ACTOR

Joe Regalbuto

Known for Friends · Family Guy · Criminal Minds

Joe Regalbuto is an American actor and director. He is known for his role as Frank Fontana on the CBS television sitcom Murphy Brown, which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 1989.

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Born
Aug 24, 1949
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

Joe Regalbuto is an American actor and director. He is known for his role as Frank Fontana on the CBS television sitcom Murphy Brown, which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 1989.

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Known For

TVFriends
FriendsDirector · 1994
★ 8.4
TVFamily Guy
Family GuyFrank Fontana / Bull / Editor (voice) · 1999
★ 7.4
TVCriminal Minds
Criminal MindsCommander Marks · 2005
★ 8.3
TVNCIS
NCISGeorge Ellis · 2003
★ 7.6
TVCastle
CastleDan O'Grady · 2009
★ 8.0
TVGhost Whisperer
Ghost WhispererBill Bradford · 2005
★ 8.1
TVWizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly PlaceDirector · 2007
★ 8.6
TVCurb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your EnthusiasmSal · 2000
★ 8.1

Filmography

Movies

The Goodbye GirlRichard III Cast
1977
SchizoidJake
1980
Cheaper to Keep HerChuck
1981
Divorce Wars: A Love StoryBarry Fields
1982
Honkytonk ManHenry Axle
1982
MissingFrank Teruggi
1982
Six Weeks
1982
The Sword and the SorcererDarius
1982
The Other WomanJeff Marisol
1983
The Star ChamberArthur Cooms
1983
Invitation to HellTom Peterson
1984
LassiterPeter Breeze
1984
Street Hawk: The MovieNorman Tuttle
1984
Love Lives OnDr. Dan
1985
FuzzbucketDad
1986
Raw DealMarvin Baxter
1986
That Secret Sunday
1986
FJ
Fatal JudgementCharlie Capute
1988
Police Story: Cop KillerGrady Dolin
1988
Deadly WeaponFuller
1989
Prime TargetTom Janssen
1989
Leona Helmsley: The Queen of MeanPaul Summerton
1990
The Love Boat: A Valentine VoyageTony Blanchard
1990
Writer's BlockDet. Mark Browning
1991
Other MothersRen Henson
1993
Bodily HarmStan Geffen
1995
Mockingbird Don't SingDr. Norm Glazer
2001
Bottle ShockBill
2008
Fire TwisterMitch
2015

Television

Barney MillerOfficer Earl Slatic-Sanitation Police · 1 eps
1975
Barney MillerPeter Rankin · 1 eps
1975
Eight Is Enough1 eps
1977
Mork & Mindy3 eps
1978
Knots LandingHarry Fisher · 6 eps
1979
The Associates13 eps
1979
Bosom Buddies1 eps
1980
Magnum, P.I.Don Eddie Rice · 2 eps
1980
Best of the West1 eps
1981
Cagney & Lacey1 eps
1982
Late Night with David LettermanSelf · 2 eps
1982
St. ElsewhereAttorney Michaelson · 1 eps
1982
Ace Crawford, Private EyeToomey · 5 eps
1983
Hardcastle and McCormick1 eps
1983
Night CourtBert Felch · 1 eps
1984
Who's the Boss?Don · 2 eps
1984
Amazing StoriesMerle · 1 eps
1985
Scene of the CrimeLee Perkins · 1 eps
1985
Street HawkNorman Tuttle · 13 eps
1985
The Golden GirlsJeremy · 1 eps
1985
All Is ForgivenElliott Fusco · 1 eps
1986
MatlockArthur Prescott · 2 eps
1986
T
ThrobDirector
1986
J.J. StarbuckSteven Capstone · 1 eps
1987
Jake and the Fatman1 eps
1987
Murphy BrownFrank Fontana · 247 eps
1988
Murphy BrownDirector
1988
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Police StoryGrady Dolin · 1 eps
1988
FriendsDirector
1994
Touched by an AngelDonnie Mancuso · 1 eps
1994
InkDirector
1996
Ally McBealHarvey Hall · 1 eps
1997
Smart GuyDirector
1997
For Your LoveDirector
1998
JesseDirector
1998
M
MaggieDirector
1998
Family GuyFrank Fontana / Bull / Editor (voice) · 1 eps
1999
KJ
Katie JoplinDirector
1999
Curb Your EnthusiasmSal · 1 eps
2000
NikkiDirector
2000
TitusDirector
2000
The AgencyCIA Tech · 1 eps
2001
George LopezDirector
2002
Greetings from TucsonDirector
2002
All About the AndersonsDirector
2003
I'm with HerDirector
2003
Like FamilyDirector
2003
NCISGeorge Ellis · 1 eps
2003
The Big HouseDirector
2004
Criminal MindsCommander Marks · 1 eps
2005
Ghost WhispererBill Bradford · 1 eps
2005
Out of PracticeDirector
2005
UnscriptedJoe Regalbuto · 1 eps
2005
Twenty Good YearsRichard · 1 eps
2006
Wizards of Waverly PlaceDirector
2007
CastleDan O'Grady · 1 eps
2009
PartnersDirector
2014
Saint GeorgeDirector
2014
Murphy BrownFrank Fontana · 13 eps
2018
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of AmericaDoctor Carlton · 1 eps
2026

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