Polizos, Vic

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Polizos, Vic

(Vic Ploizis)

PERSONAL

Married Christine Estabrook (an actress), May, 1998; children: two.

Career: Actor.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Billy Baylock, Brubaker, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980.

Desk clerk, Eddie Macon's Run, Universal, 1983.

Construction worker, The Muppets Take Manhattan, TriStar, 1984.

Hays, C.H.U.D., New World Pictures, 1984.

FBI interrogator, The Falcon and the Snowman, Orion, 1985.

Phil Vittimizzare, Prizzi's Honor, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985.

Police officer, Heaven Help Us (also known as Catholic Boys), TriStar, 1985.

Coroner, Night of the Creeps (also known as Homecoming Night), TriStar, 1986.

Detective Hunker, A Fine Mess (also known as Black Edwards' "A Fine Mess"), Columbia, 1986.

Sulock, Russkies, New Century Vista Film Company, 1987.

Richie Vento, Harlem Nights, Paramount, 1989.

Brogan, Graveyard Shift (also known as Stephen King's "Graveyard Shift"), Paramount, 1990.

Pudge Riley, Flesh and Bone, Paramount, 1993.

Hannon, Eraser, Warner Bros., 1996.

Assistant coroner, One Eight Seven (also known as 187), Warner Bros., 1997.

Captain Monroe, Light It Up, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999.

Sid Babich, Whatever It Takes, Starlight/Pioneer Entertainment, 1999.

Boris and Smitty, Living in Walter's World (short film), Filmmakers Alliance/Clown Logic Films, 2003.

Paddy Raye, Lovers, Liars and Lunatics, Benson Entertainment, 2006.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Mr. Wheeler, "Concealed Enemies," American Playhouse, PBS, 1984.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Cab driver, Sessions, ABC, 1983.

Clark Thurlow, Child's Cry, CBS, 1986.

Commissioner Ward, Condor, CBS, 1986.

Lou Keller, Acceptable Risks, ABC, 1986.

Larry Sanders, Naked Lie, CBS, 1989.

Charlie, Fever, HBO, 1991.

Detective James, Kiss of a Killer, ABC, 1993.

Jack Andrews, Indictment: The McMartin Trial, HBO, 1995.

Jim, Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (also known as Serving in Silence and Serving in Silence: The Colonel Grethe Cammermeyer Story), NBC, 1995.

Sam Hague, Winchell, HBO, 1998.

"Annie" (musical), The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1999.

Tommy, Jane Doe: The Wrong Face, The Hallmark Channel, 2004.

Collinwood, Detective (also known as Arthur Hailey's "Detective"), Lifetime, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Bakas, "King of America," American Playhouse, PBS, 1982.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Sergeant Raymondo, "Dr. Wyler, I Presume," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1984.

Fabro, "The Big Fall," Hunter, NBC, 1985.

Jesse, "The Magnificent Repossession," Stir Crazy, CBS, 1985.

Jimmy Fisher, "Intestinal Fortitude," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1985.

Fuad, "The Escape," MacGyver, ABC, 1986.

Milt, "The Avenging Angel," Misfits of Science, NBC, 1986.

Sergeant Raymondo, "The Boom Boom Womb," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1986.

"Hyde-and-Seek," Crazy Like a Fox, CBS, 1986.

"The Trouble with Harry," The A Team, NBC, 1986.

Anthony Serrera, "New Blood," Wiseguy, CBS, 1987.

Killer, "Poppy's by the Tree: Parts 1 & 2," Married … with Children (also known as Not the Cosbys), Fox, 1987.

Dave McPhee, "The Wrecker's Ball," Family Ties, NBC, 1989.

Al Vogel, "Ex-Wives and Videotape," L.A. Law, NBC, 1990.

General Duchesne, "You, Babe," China Beach, ABC, 1990.

Jack Morgan, "Home-Ec," Roseanne, ABC, 1991.

Tabachnik, "The Baby Shower," Seinfeld, NBC, 1991.

Joe Thomopolous, "Tony and the Honeymooners," Who's the Boss?, ABC, 1992.

Ron Hall, "Dairy Queen," Picket Fences, CBS, 1993.

Bill Corman, The Preston Episodes, Fox, 1995.

Curtis, "Kissing Cousins," The Marshal, ABC, 1995.

Fire marshal Hauser, "Boxer Rebellion," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1995.

Lieutenant Sam Kriley, "Nailed," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1995.

Paulie Tortorici, "The Show We Wrote the Day We Found out We Were Going on Opposite Roseanne," Double Rush (also known as Lickety Split), CBS, 1995.

Union boss, "How to Murder Your Lawyer," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1995.

Agent Frank Burst, "Pusher," The X-Files, Fox, 1996.

Ben, "Looking for Mrs. Goodbar," Mr. Rhodes, NBC, 1996.

Mike Rhodes, "The ABC's of Murder," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1996.

Truck driver, "The Sample," Mad about You (also known as Loved by You), NBC, 1996.

Customer, "The Next Day," Fired Up (also known as Fired), NBC, 1997.

Lieutenant Albert Danes, "Bazooka Jarod," The Pretender, NBC, 1997.

Man, "Waiting for Peugeot," Grace under Fire (also known as Grace under Pressure), ABC, 1997.

Nick, "The Witness," George & Leo, CBS, 1997.

"Contact Sport," Players, NBC, 1997.

"My Feral Lady," Duckman (animated; also known as Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man), USA Network, 1997.

Fred, "Twisted Sisters," Malcolm & Eddie, UPN, 1998.

Manfred, "Free and Clear," Party of Five, Fox, 1998.

Manfred, "Square One," Party of Five, Fox, 1998.

Rico Castillo, "Suspicious Minds," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1999.

"Forty-Eight Minutes," L.A. Doctors (also known as L.A. Docs), CBS, 1999.

Detective Jesmer, "Gray vs. Gray," Judging Amy, CBS, 2000.

Bobby, "In My Room," Grounded for Life, Fox, 2001.

Guard, "Home Plates," Raising Dad (also known as In Your Dreams and Wake Up, Dad), The WB, 2002.

Lou Harcourt, "Secrets & Lies: Part 2," Crossing Jordan (also known as Untitled Tim Kring Project), NBC, 2002.

Detective Wes Pegler, "The Making of a Trial Attorney," The Practice, ABC, 2003.

Father Murphy, "Christmas Trees," Malcolm in the Middle (also known as Fighting in Underpants), Fox, 2003.

Detective Frank Richmond, "Schadenfreude," Boston Legal (also known as Fleet Street, The Practice: Fleet Street, and The Untitled Practice), ABC, 2005.

Lee in 2005, "The Woods," Cold Case, CBS, 2005.

Carlo, "Check Your Head," Without a Trace (also known as Vanished and W.A.T.), CBS, 2006.

Detective Frank Richmond, "Whose God Is It Anyway?," Boston Legal (also known as Fleet Street, The Practice: Fleet Street, and The Untitled Practice), ABC, 2006.

Marius, "Double Down," Numb3rs (also known as Numbers and Num3ers), CBS, 2006.

Shep Cale, "Fallout," Jericho, CBS, 2006.

Shep Cale, "Four Horsemen," Jericho, CBS, 2006.

Appeared in episodes of other series, including an appearance as Frank Tolliver in John Grisham's "The Client" (also known as The Client), CBS.