TATA, Joe E. 1936–(Joe Tata, Joey Tata)

PERSONAL

Born September 13, 1936; father, a vaudeville performer sometimes known as Rosey the Singing Barber; children: a daughter.

Addresses: Publicist— Liza Anderson, Warren Cowan & Associates Public Relations, 8899 Beverly Blvd., Suite 919, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Career: Actor. Jerry Lewis Telethon, Los Angeles, cohost for ten years; voice performer for television and radio commercials; celebrity speaker at corporate events.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

(As Joey Tata) Private Mike Neddick, No Time for Sergeants, ABC, 1964–1965.

Rudy King, General Hospital, ABC, 1987.

Nathaniel "Nat" Bussicio (some sources spell name Buccigio), Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1991–1995.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Voice, The Bastard (also known as The Kent Family Chronicles ), syndicated, 1978.

Art Williams, Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (also known as Jacqueline Susann's "Valley of the Dolls 1981 " and Valley of the Dolls ), CBS, 1981.

Elliot, Hollywood Wives, ABC, 1985.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Dr. Hernandez, Along Came a Spider, ABC, 1970.

Pee Wee Reese, It's Good to Be Alive, CBS, 1974.

Bobby Dimasco (some sources cite Bobby DiMosco), Dead Man on the Run, ABC, 1975.

Charley, The Last Survivors, NBC, 1975.

Detective Linsky, Death Scream (also known as Street-kill and The Woman Who Cried Murder ), ABC, 1975.

Kelton, Kill Me If You Can (also known as The Caryl Chessman Story ), NBC, 1977.

Groves, Terror Out of the Sky (also known as The Revenge of the Savage Bees ), CBS, 1978.

Lefty Gomez, A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story, NBC, 1978.

Pete, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II, ABC, 1980.

Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop (also known as The Other Side of Fear ), NBC, 1980.

Cavelli, High Mountain Rangers, CBS, 1987.

Lieutenant Johns, Terminal (also known as Robin Cook's Terminal ), NBC, 1996.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, Beverly Hills 90210: The Final Goodbye, Fox, 2000.

Himself, Beverly Hills 90210: 10–Year High School Reunion, Fox, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Farrell, "The Mist of Silence," Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, ABC, 1964.

(As Joey Tata) Dr. Michael Stone, "For Jimmy, the Best of Everything," Ben Casey, ABC, 1964.

(As Joey Tata) Joey, "Gomer Learns a Bully," Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., CBS, 1964.

(As Joey Tata) Joey, "Guest in the Barracks," Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., CBS, 1964.

(As Joey Tata) "The Children of Spider County," The Outer Limits, ABC, 1964.

First goon, "Dizzoner the Penguin," Batman, ABC, 1966.

First goon, "Hizzoner the Penguin," Batman, ABC, 1966.

Tallow, "Give 'Em the Axe," Batman, ABC, 1966.

Tallow, "The Ring of Wax," Batman, ABC, 1966.

Verlaine, "Invasion," The Time Tunnel, ABC, 1966.

(As Joey Tata) Bonapart, "Reign of Terror," The Time Tunnel, ABC, 1966.

(As Joe Tata) Roulette croupier, "Odds on Evil," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1966.

(As Joey Tata) Tony Garlotti, "The Pizza Parlor," Hogan's Heroes, CBS, 1966.

(As Joey Tata) "Meantime, We Shall Express Our Darker Purpose," Ben Casey, ABC, 1966.

Corpsman, "Deadly Amphibians," Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, ABC, 1967.

(Uncredited) Frank Brent, "Fires of Death," Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, ABC, 1967.

Suleiman the Great, "I'll Be a Mummy's Uncle," Batman, ABC, 1968.

King Said, "Nitro," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1969.

(As Joey Tata) Morrison, "Sylvia," The Immortal, ABC, 1970.

Al Naylor, "The Last Job," The F.B.I., ABC, 1971.

Barney Leeds, "Turnabout," The F.B.I., ABC, 1971.

Bellboy, "The Ex–Secretary," Green Acres, CBS, 1971.

Gas station attendant, "What Happened to Sunday?," Mannix, CBS, 1971.

Al, "Bag Woman," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1972.

Noel Simmons, "Substation," Adam–12, NBC, 1972.

Augie, "A World without Sundays," Mannix, CBS, 1973.

Craig Hanawald, "Training Division: The Rookie," Adam–12, NBC, 1973.

Eby, "A Problem of Innocence," Mannix, CBS, 1973.

Frank Ducas, "Easy Rap," Adam–12, NBC, 1973.

Neighbor, "Honest," Emergency!, NBC, 1973.

"Love and the Burglar Joke," Love, American Style, ABC, 1973.

Solly Marshall, "Profit and Loss: Parts 1 & 2," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1974.

"Trial by Terror," Ironside, NBC, 1974.

Agent Hanzer, "Roundabout," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1975.

Higgins, "The Man Who Died Twice," Cannon, CBS, 1975.

Joe Slosser, "Coffin Corner," Cannon, CBS, 1975.

Vukovitch, "Vice: 24 Hours," Police Story, NBC, 1975.

Willie Thompson, "The Gearjammers: Parts 1 & 2," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1975.

Bobby Waldron, "Underground," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1976.

Solly Marshall, "In Hazard," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1976.

Solly Marshall, "A Portrait of Elizabeth," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1976.

Jimmy Ricks, "End of the Line," Police Story, NBC, 1977.

Little Angel, "Circle of Treachery," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1977.

Mike Trevino, "The Queen of Peru," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1977.

"Solitaire," Police Woman, NBC, 1977.

Joe, "The Fine Art of Crime," Wonder Woman (also known as The New Adventures of Wonder Woman ), CBS, 1978.

Norman Abbott Kline, "Heartaches of a Fool," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1978.

Sal, "Local Man Eaten by Newspaper," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1978.

"Accomplice to Murder," Quincy, M.E. (also known as Quincy ), NBC, 1978.

Dixon, "Casualty of War," Vega$, ABC, 1980.

Mickey Enright, "Black Cat Killer," Vega$, ABC, 1980.

Vinnie Rilato, "Heist," Vega$, ABC, 1981.

Bartender, "Manna from Heaven," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1984.

Nick, "Goodbye, Sara," Finder of Lost Loves, ABC, 1984.

"King of the Cowboys," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1984.

"Sex Trap," Mike Hammer, CBS, 1984.

Dr. Dyre, "Breakpoint," Matt Houston, ABC, 1985.

McGrudy, "Champ!," The A–Team, NBC, 1985.

"The Long Weekend" (also known as "Love Hurts"), Hollywood Beat, ABC, 1985.

"Some Day My Prints Will Come," Crazy Like a Fox, CBS, 1985.

Alex Hayes, "Red Leader," Tales from the Darkside, syndicated, 1987.

Benny Travis, "Innocence ... A Broad," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1987.

Nathaniel "Nat" Bussicio (some sources spell name Buccigio), "Every Dream Has Its Price (Tag)," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1990.

Nathaniel "Nat" Bussicio (some sources spell name Buccigio), "The Gentle Art of Listening," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1990.

Nathaniel "Nat" Bussicio (some sources spell name Buccigio), "Higher Education," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1990.

Nathaniel "Nat" Bussicio (some sources spell name Buccigio), "One on One," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1990.

Mr. Trickle, "The Reporter," Hunter, NBC, 1991.

Himself, "Devil in a Blue Dress," Grosse Pointe, The WB, 2000.

Inspector, "Look Who's Barking," Charmed, The WB, 2001.

Himself and Nathaniel "Nat" Bussicio (some sources spell name Buccigio), Beverly Hills 90210: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

Also appeared in episodes of Lost in Space, CBS; Playhouse 90, CBS; and The Red Skelton Show, NBC and CBS.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Special Agent Bertino, O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (also known as O'Hara, U.S. Treasury: Operation Cobra and O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra ), CBS, 1971.

D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill (also known as Conspiracy to Kill ), NBC, 1971.

Father John Lucas, Mobile Two, ABC, 1975.

Film Appearances:

Fate Is the Hunter, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1964.

(As Joe Tata) Coroner's assistant, Hickey & Boggs, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1972.

Marshall, Unholy Rollers (also known as Leader of the Pack ), American International Pictures, 1972.

Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sex but Were Afraid to Ask (also known as Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sex ), United Artists, 1972.

Joe, Sisters of Death, United Video, 1978.

Waiter, Ya Gotta Believe, 1982.

Norm, Love Is Like That (also known as Bad Love and Wild Angel ), A–Pix Entertainment, 1996.

Also appeared in Sisters.