Italian-American New York City actor and playwright Robert Glaudini made his film debut in Lady Liberty (1971),also known as "La mortality". He then went on to star in two offbeat experimental features for underground independent filmmaker Jon Jost: as the seedy private investigator "Frank Goya" in Angel City (1977) and the titular scuzzy drug dealer in Chameleon (1978).
Glaudini's notable film roles include edgy hero "Dr. Paul Dean" in the futuristic 3-D science fiction-horror film Parasite (1982),effectively nasty as the evil magician "DelGatto" in The Alchemist (1983),and as scientist "Dr. Wolf" in the quirky science fiction sleeper Wavelength (1983).
He also appeared as sleazy wrestling promoter "Dr. Tweed" in Grunt! The Wrestling Movie (1985),"FBI agent Nash" in the powerful Mississippi Burning (1988),and creepy high school janitor "Shultz" in the fun teen slasher romp Cutting Class (1989).
Glaudini's television work includes guest spots on the TV shows Hunter (1984) and Crime Story (1986). Outside of his film and television work, he has had a long and distinguished stage career as both an actor and playwright.
As a playwright, Glaudini has written the plays "The Poison Tree", "Dutch Heart of Man", and "Jack Goes Boating". He is also a member of the New York stage ensemble "LAByrinth Theater Company" since 2004.
Glaudini is the father of actress Lola Glaudini, and he portrayed her extremely dysfunctional father on three episodes of the TV series NYPD Blue (1993),although they never appeared in the same episode.
