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Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Vincent Schiavelli, 1948-2005: Movie actor was gloom personified
ROME -- Vincent Schiavelli, the droopy-eyed character actor who appeared in scores of movies, including "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Ghost," died Monday at his home in Sicily. He was 57.
He died of lung cancer, said Salvatore Glorioso, mayor of Polizzi Generosa, the Sicilian village where Schiavelli resided.
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The New York-born Schiavelli, whose gloomy look made him perfect to play creepy or eccentric characters, appeared in some 150 film and television productions, according to the Internet Movie Database.
In "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," he played the science teacher Mr. Vargas.
Schiavelli also appeared as Salieri's valet in "Amadeus," as "Cuckoo's Nest" patient Frederickson, the subway ghost in "Ghost," the organ grinder in "Batman Returns" and as Chester in "The People vs. Larry Flynt." He was selected in 1997 by Vanity Fair as one of the United States' best character actors.
Schiavelli studied acting at New York University's School of the Arts.
He also wrote three cookbooks and many food articles for magazines and newspapers, possibly inheriting his love for cooking from his grandfather, who had been a cook for an Italian baron before moving to the United States, the Internet Movie Database said.
His books include "Many Beautiful Things," a compilation of recipes and anecdotes about his visits to Polizzi Generosa.
"He was a great friend, a great chef and a great talker," said Glorioso. "With a smooth, witty conversation, he would make everything look more colorful. I've lost a brother."
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