Raymond Serra

Raymond Serra

Born: August 13, 1936
Died: June 20, 2003
in New York City, New York, USA

Movies for Raymond Serra...

Hot Ice, No-one Is Safe
Title: Hot Ice, No-one Is Safe
Character: Charlie the Bullet
Released: September 16, 2010
Type: Movie
No one is safe in this action filled suspense. Who can you trust, when you don't even recognize yourself anymore?
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Mail Order Bride
Title: Mail Order Bride
Character: robber
Released: October 31, 2003
Type: Movie
Nobody likes to be made a fool of, especially no the mafia. So, when it comes to light that a number of men from The Mob in New York have fallen for a Russian mail-order bride, who has blatantly ripped each of them off, their boss is not impressed. In fact, Tony Santini thinks the only way to prove that you shouldn't mess with the mob is to send his nephew to Russia to bring back the beautiful but manipulative Nina.
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Title: The Job
Released: March 14, 2001
Type: TV
Mike McNeil is a decorated New York City detective whose toughest assignment is himself. He's struggling to balance a challenging personal life with a job that leaves him wondering on a daily basis if he is the last sane person in New York. His unconventional approach to his job makes him a great cop, even on the most trying days. The only thing he can't figure out is why, if he's the only sane guy around, everyone's always looking at him like he's crazy.
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Wannabes
Title: Wannabes
Character: Uncle Tommy
Released: June 29, 2000
Type: Movie
When two brothers Angelo and the younger Paulie, get into a fight,it's broken up by the local Mafia don, the much feared and respected Santo. Fed up with their dead-end-jobs, Angelo, Paulie and two freinds abandon the 9-5 grind
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
Title: The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
Character: Colosimo
Released: October 27, 1999
Type: Movie
In the twentieth film in the series, in 1950's Wyoming, middle-aged Indiana Jones and his friend Grey Cloud have obtained a sacred ceremonial pipe and end up in a snow-logged cabin. When Jones uncovers a soprano sax, he is reminded of his college days in 1920's Chicago, waiting tables at Colosimo's restaurant and becoming obsessed with Jazz music. When Colosimo was murdered, young Indy got caught up in the investigation together with his roommate Eliot Ness and young reporter Ernest Hemingway.
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18 Shades of Dust
Title: 18 Shades of Dust
Character: Sammy Coppola
Released: September 1, 1999
Type: Movie
18 Shades of Dust - Hitman's Journal
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The Shepherd
Title: The Shepherd
Character: Father Rizzo
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
In a futuristic wasteland, a mercenary saves a woman and her son from lethal cultists.
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Safe Men
Title: Safe Men
Character: Barber
Released: August 7, 1998
Type: Movie
Two untalented singers are mistaken for a pair of major league safe crackers in Providence, Rhode Island. The two are pressed into service by the local hoodlums and quickly find themselves in conflict with their professional colleagues. Romantic interest is added by the daughter of the underworld leader who won't date the men she knows are gangsters.
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Title: FX: The Series
Character: Jimmy
Released: September 9, 1996
Type: TV
Rollie Tyler, a special effects expert, helps his detective friend solve crimes by making criminals see what they want to see. But what is real and what is illusion?
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Gotti
Title: Gotti
Character: Frank LoCascio
Released: August 17, 1996
Type: Movie
John Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises to become the head of the Gambino family and the most well-known mafia boss in America. Life is good, but suspicion creeps in, and greed, rule-breaking and his high public profile all threaten to topple him.
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Sugar Hill
Title: Sugar Hill
Character: Sal Marconi
Released: February 25, 1994
Type: Movie
In the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, the Mafia steps in when a drug dealer quits his partner brother to lead a straight life with his girlfriend.
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Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
Title: Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
Character: Sam Giancana
Released: August 4, 1993
Type: Movie
The 1960s. Bobby Kennedy is in power in Washington. Marilyn Monroe is a legendary film star. For years there has been widespread speculation and rumors of a secret romance between Marilyn and Bobby. Now that story is told for the first time in this account of two very public figures whose brief romance fired the imaginations of millions and fueled debate over their mysterious and untimely deaths.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
Title: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
Character: Chief Sterns
Released: March 22, 1991
Type: Movie
The Turtles and the Shredder battle once again, this time for the last cannister of the ooze that created the Turtles, which Shredder wants to create an army of new mutants.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Title: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Character: Chief Sterns
Released: March 30, 1990
Type: Movie
A quartet of humanoid turtles, trained by their mentor in ninjitsu, must learn to work together to face the menace of Shredder and the Foot Clan.
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Money, Power, Murder.
Title: Money, Power, Murder.
Character: Richie
Released: December 10, 1989
Type: Movie
Peter Finley is a cable-TV newsman who is led into a network of sin and conspiracy when he has interest in a missing anchorwoman's story.
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Alone in the Neon Jungle
Title: Alone in the Neon Jungle
Character: Sgt. Sal Ruby
Released: January 17, 1988
Type: Movie
A by-the-book female police officer is assigned to the most corrupt precinct in Pittsburgh and told to get it cleaned up.
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A Time to Remember
Title: A Time to Remember
Character: Frank Villano
Released: November 25, 1987
Type: Movie
It is small town America in the 1950's. Twelve year-old Angelo Villano has one dream: to someday sing like his idol, Mario Lanza. His grandmother, Mama Theresa encourages him; and his beautiful voice catches the attention of the formidable but kind Father Walsh who arranges for him to receive formal training. This infuriates Angelo's widowed father, Frank, who wants his son to be a steelworker like him. Determined to "make a man out of him", Frank forbids Angelo from singing. When Angelo is chased by bullies into the path of an oncoming car, he recovers all but his voice, retreating into a silent world that no one can touch. One night, locked in the church basement, the frightened Angelo experiences a spectacular vision, a true Christmas miracle, that changes his life. And when his vision and his voice return during Christmas Eve Mass, no one can deny the beauty and blessing of his amazing gift.
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Nasty Hero
Title: Nasty Hero
Character: Vic
Released: September 25, 1987
Type: Movie
Chase has just got out of jail for a crime he didn't commit, and goes in search of a gang that have kidnapped his friend's niece.
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The Ghost Valley
Title: The Ghost Valley
Character: Dara's Father
Released: September 16, 1987
Type: Movie
The efforts of an aspiring filmmaker to include an unwilling female in his production.
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Title: CBS Summer Playhouse
Character: Carmine
Released: June 12, 1987
Type: TV
CBS anthology series airing unsold television pilots during the summer season.
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The Saint in Manhattan
Title: The Saint in Manhattan
Character: Carmine
Released: June 12, 1987
Type: Movie
Simon Templar returns to New York via Concorde and is feeling restless, until a note from an old flame surfaces. This TV movie was an unsold pilot for an attempted series revival.
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Forever, Lulu
Title: Forever, Lulu
Character: Alphonse
Released: November 13, 1986
Type: Movie
When Elaine, an adventurous young woman from Germany, arrives in New York City, she sets out to be a famous writer. After a brief stint at a mundane job, Elaine falls on hard times and also becomes intrigued by a mysterious stranger named Lulu. Before long, Elaine gets roped into situations involving theft, murder and the mob. Can the beleaguered expatriate with big dreams turn her life around and steer clear of crime and chaos?
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Title: Crime Story
Character: Noah Ganz
Released: September 19, 1986
Type: TV
The hard-boiled saga of hair-trigger cop Lieutenant Mike Torello and his obsessive pursuit of ruthless gangster Ray Luca.
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The House of Ramón Iglesia
Title: The House of Ramón Iglesia
Released: April 14, 1986
Type: Movie
Ramón Iglesia, the head of a Puerto Rican family living in Long Island, encounters difficulties fulfilling his dream of moving back to Puerto Rico. Portrays many of the hardships faced by Puerto Ricans and other Hispanics in the United States, including confrontation among family members as traditional Hispanic values conflict with American values.
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A Deadly Business
Title: A Deadly Business
Character: DiNardi
Released: March 13, 1986
Type: Movie
The movie, and true story, is about how Harold began working for the garbage industry in New Jersey only to find out that it was run by the Mafia. Having been in and out of jail most of his life, Harold feared more jail time and so went to the FBI. Harold went undercover to get as much illegal information that he could. The information he got helped put away dozens of Mafia men. Harold is currently in the witness protection program.
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Title: Spenser: For Hire
Released: September 20, 1985
Type: TV
Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.
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Title: The Equalizer
Character: Antonio
Released: September 18, 1985
Type: TV
Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as "The Equalizer." It is a service for victims of the system who have exhausted all possible means of seeking justice and have nowhere to go. McCall promises to even out the odds for them.
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Prizzi's Honor
Title: Prizzi's Honor
Character: Bocca
Released: June 14, 1985
Type: Movie
Charley Partanna is a hitman who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime families in the US. When he sees Irene Walker, it's love at first sight. But he soon finds that she, too, is a killer for hire. Charley can overlook his suspicions, but he can't turn off his heart. And the couple must remember that even if they love each other, the Prizzis love only money.
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The Purple Rose of Cairo
Title: The Purple Rose of Cairo
Character: Hollywood Executive
Released: March 1, 1985
Type: Movie
Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.
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Title: Murder, She Wrote
Character: Ben Eigers
Released: September 30, 1984
Type: TV
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
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Splitz
Title: Splitz
Character: Vito Napoliani
Released: May 31, 1984
Type: Movie
Three sororities must compete in a series of sports contests to determine which one will lose their sorority house. The odds are stacked against the Phi Betas until they're joined by an all-girl rock band.
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The Dollmaker
Title: The Dollmaker
Character: Joe
Released: May 13, 1984
Type: Movie
During World War II, hard-luck farmer Colvis Nevels leaves his rural Kentucky home to take a factory job in bustling Detroit. Reluctantly accompanying Colvis is his long-suffering wife, Gertie, a talented woodcarver set in her traditional ways. When the perils of city life and Colvis' reckless squandering of money send the Nevels into precarious financial straits, Gertie starts a business making hand-carved dolls in order to provide for her family.
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Alphabet City
Title: Alphabet City
Character: Gino
Released: March 4, 1984
Type: Movie
A New York City drug dealer decides to get out of the business, but has to flee from mobsters.
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Vigilante
Title: Vigilante
Character: Court Officer
Released: May 18, 1982
Type: Movie
New York City factory worker Eddie Marino is a solid citizen and regular guy, until the day a sadistic street gang brutally assaults his wife and murders his child. When a corrupt judge sets the thugs free, he goes berserk and vows revenge.
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Bill
Title: Bill
Character: Harry
Released: December 22, 1981
Type: Movie
Bill, an intellectually disabled man, ventures out into the world for the first time, having spent most of his life in a dreary inner city institution. He is taken in by a kind family and learns what it means to love and be loved for the first time in his life.
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Wolfen
Title: Wolfen
Character: Detective (as Ray Serra)
Released: July 24, 1981
Type: Movie
A New York City cop and an expert criminologist trying to solve a series of grisly deaths in which the victims have seemingly been maimed by feral animals discover a sinister connection between the crimes and an old legend.
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Arthur
Title: Arthur
Character: Racetrack Owner
Released: July 17, 1981
Type: Movie
Arthur is a 30-year-old child who will inherit $750 million if he complies with his family's demands and marries the woman of their choosing.
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Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
Title: Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
Character: Tony Parisi
Released: December 7, 1980
Type: Movie
Based on Bleier's 1975 autobiography of the same name, it tells the story of how, after becoming a running back for the Steelers in 1968, he was then drafted by the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
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Hoodlums
Title: Hoodlums
Character: Willie
Released: September 16, 1980
Type: Movie
Loretta is a singer and escort in a mob-owned NYC nightclub and illegal casino. The favorite working girl of manager George, Loretta is unhappy with her current occupation and looking for a way out. George, meanwhile, is losing his stranglehold on the business. Complications arise when Loretta finds herself falling for a man she meets in her off-hours.
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Title: When the Whistle Blows
Released: March 14, 1980
Type: TV
Short-lived comedy about construction workers enjoying themselves. The crew was all male except for Lucy--Randy the college grad; Buzz the extrovert; Martin the hunk; Norm, an older man married to Dottie; Bulldog the foreman; Hanrahan; and Darlene, who runs the bar that's "their place."
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Hardhat & Legs
Title: Hardhat & Legs
Character: Vinnie
Released: February 9, 1980
Type: Movie
A sex education teacher falls for a construction worker with a gambling problem.
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Title: Archie Bunker's Place
Released: September 23, 1979
Type: TV
Archie Bunker's Place is an American sitcom originally broadcast on the CBS network, conceived in 1979 as a spin-off and continuation of All in the Family. While not as popular as its predecessor, the show maintained a large enough audience to last for four seasons, until its cancellation in 1983. In its first season, the show performed so well that it knocked Mork & Mindy out of its new Sunday night time slot.
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Manhattan
Title: Manhattan
Character: Pizzeria Waiter
Released: April 25, 1979
Type: Movie
Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.
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Voices
Title: Voices
Character: Track Regular
Released: March 14, 1979
Type: Movie
An up-and-coming nightclub singer falls in love with a shy young deaf teacher who aspires to be a dancer.
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Hooch
Title: Hooch
Character: Vinnie
Released: September 2, 1977
Type: Movie
Hooch is an inexpensive regional exploitation action-comedy (hicksploitation) about a small county in the Appalachians and its many moonshine-brewing inhabitants, who are all struggling to make a living. The older "brewers" are pissed off at the success of handsome young upstart Eddie Joe, who is charmingly stealing their regular customers. Meanwhile, the owner of the country store (also a moonshiner) conspires with a trio of carpetbagging Mafioso who want to take over the moonshine business in that county as an extension of their Northern business ventures.
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Marathon Man
Title: Marathon Man
Character: Truck Driver
Released: October 8, 1976
Type: Movie
A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.
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Dog Day Afternoon
Title: Dog Day Afternoon
Character: New York Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)
Released: September 21, 1975
Type: Movie
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.
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The Switch or How to Alter Your Ego
Title: The Switch or How to Alter Your Ego
Character: Ralph White (as Tony Raymond)
Released: December 1, 1974
Type: Movie
A shy, withdrawn female scientist invents a formula that turns her into a horny, oversexed nymphomaniac.
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The Gambler
Title: The Gambler
Character: Benny
Released: October 2, 1974
Type: Movie
New York City English professor Axel Freed outwardly seems like an upstanding citizen. But privately Freed is in the clutches of a severe gambling addiction that threatens to destroy him.
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Title: Kojak
Character: Al Gregorio
Released: October 24, 1973
Type: TV
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.