Robert LaSardo

Robert LaSardo is an American character actor.

Robert LaSardo
Born
Robert LaSardo

(1963-09-20) September 20, 1963
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Years active1987–present

Early life

LaSardo was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began his career studying at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City where he became an honors student,[1] before attending the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. He spent four years in the U.S. Navy. For two of those years, he handled Navy attack dogs in the Aleutian Islands.

Career

LaSardo started his acting career in 1987 with the independent film China Girl by Abel Ferrara. After several smaller roles he appeared in such TV series as The X-Files, CSI: Miami, Nip/Tuck and Femme Fatales, most often playing bad guys, in particular drug dealers or gang leaders. He also appeared in feature films as bad guys in several movies, including Waterworld and The Mule.

He has appeared often in independent horror movies, such as in The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence), Autopsy, and Parlor. In 2020, he appeared in Hope for the Holidays with Sally Kirkland.[2]

In December 2021, it was reported that LaSardo has been cast in The Legend of Jack and Diane, a feature film described as a female-led revenge thriller written and directed by Bruce Bellocchi, starring Tom Sizemore, Lydia Zelmac, David Tomlinson and Carlo Mendez. The film's producers include Bellocchi, and filming began in Los Angeles on January 17, 2022.[3][4]

Personal life

LaSardo lives with his family in California.[5]

Due to his work in the Navy, he supports USA Cares, an organization that supports families of soldiers.[6]

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Notes
1987 China Girl Carlo Forza
1988 Moving Perry
1988 Short Circuit 2 'Spooky'
1988 Ich und Er Tony
1989 Rooftops 'Blade'
1989 True Blood Luis
1989 Renegades Skinhead
1989 Penn & Teller Get Killed 1st Mugger
1990 Hard to Kill Punk
1990 King of New York Italian Guard
1991 Out for Justice Bochi
1994 Léon: The Professional Drug Dealer Deleted scenes
1994 Jimmy Hollywood ATM Robber
1994 Blood Run 'Spike'
1994 Drop Zone 'Deputy Dog'
1994 Last Man Standing Kazz
1995 Waterworld 'Smitty'
1996 Livers Ain't Cheap Eric Fidel
1996 Tiger Heart Paulo
1997 Gang Related DEA Agent Sarkasian
1998 Strangeland Matt Myers
1999 In Too Deep Felipe Batista
1999 Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies Gries
1999 Blue Streak Twitchy Suspect
2000 Mercy Streets
2001 Bubble Boy Motorcyclist
2003 In Hell Usup
2004 Latin Dragon Paco
2005 Dirty Roland
2007 Never Down Rico Also writer
2007 Half Past Dead 2 Rivera
2008 Autopsy Scott
2008 Death Race Hector 'The Grim Reaper' Grimm
2008 Tortured Mo
2010 Wrath of Cain Redfoot
2012 Tomorrow You're Gone Ornay Corale
2012 Junkie Nicky
2015 The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) Inmate #297
2015 Jurassic City Corporal Ignacio
2015 Parlor 'The Artist'
2016 Show Me Your Tat
2016 Everlasting Rocky
2016 Calico Skies Macarena
2017 Psych: The Movie 'El Proveedor'
2017 Blood Circus Deke
2018 Silencer Lazarus
2018 Cynthia Pete
2018 Home Stay Diego Forza
2018 Lake of Shadows Cruz Lopez
2018 The Mule Emilio
2019 Attack of the Unknown Hades
2019 The Talking Tree 'Mouse' Sanchez
2021 Narco Sub Spyder
2022 Damon's Revenge Victor
2022 The Legend of Jack and Diane Cesar

Television

Year Film Role Notes
1989-1990 China Beach Corporal Jesus 'Answer Man' Zappara 5 episodes
1993-2003 NYPD Blue Freddie Ascención / Héctor Acevedo / Kiki / Luis Hernandez 4 episodes
1994-1997 Renegade Scott Zane / Felipe / Víctor 4 episodes
1996-2000 Pacific Blue Adam Beckwith 2 episodes
1996-2000 Nash Bridges Baby Boy Doe / Doyle 2 episodes
1997 Murder One Osvaldo Cesarus 2 episodes
1999 Martial Law Héctor Flores 2 episodes
1999-2002 V.I.P. New World Order Leader 3 episodes
2000 The X-Files 'Cissy' Alvarez Episode: "The Amazing Maleeni"
2002 The Shield Joe 'Jo-Jo' Rizal 1 episode
2002 Fastlane Owen 'Shadow' Little 1 episode
2003 Touched by an Angel Lionel 1 episode
2003 Boomtown Pope 1 episode
2003-2010 Nip/Tuck Escobar Gallardo 10 episodes
2004 Cold Case Jesús Torres 1 episode
2005 Sex, Love & Secrets Arturo 3 episodes
2005-2007 General Hospital Manny Ruiz 28 episodes
2005 Ghost Whisperer Julian Borgia 2 episodes
2006 Bones Miguel Villeda 1 episode
2007 Life S1E3 "Let Her Go"
2006-2011 CSI: Miami Memmo Fierro 5 Seasons
2007-2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Emilio Alvarado 1 episode
2010 Chase Eduardo 'El Lobo' Lopez S1E2 "Repo"
2011 Femme Fatales Laz Swan S1E3 "Bad Medicine"
2011 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Luca 1 episode
2011-2012 In Plain Sight Carlos Ramirez, Witness 2 episodes
2013 Bad Samaritans Doug 5 episodes
2020 Dave Don Quixote 1 episode

Books by LaSardo

  • 2014 Life Sentence: A true story about love, lunacy and fame, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, ISBN 978-1496125354
  • 2015 Playing With Fire, Glover Lane Press, ISBN 978-0615506920
  • 2017 Gabriel's Trial, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, ISBN 978-0615506920

References

  1. Robert LaSardo profile, soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital; accessed October 9, 2021.
  2. "An unexpected Christmas film". Progress Times. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  3. D'Alessandro, Anthony (2021-12-14). "Tom Sizemore Joins Female Revenge Thriller 'The Legend Of Jack And Diane'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  4. Grobar, Matt (January 20, 2022). "Carlo Mendez Replaces Alvaro Orlando In 'The Legend Of Jack And Diane'; Wendie Malick To Star In Musical 'Mother Of All Shows'". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  5. Spotlight: Robert LaSardo, on House of Tortured Souls
  6. Actor Robert Lasardo, Releases Tattoo Poetry Book, on ladinenclub
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