Discovered by Mike Nichols while serving on the NYPD, Joe first role was in "The Godfather". He continued playing police in many films; while also acting as technical assistant for "Kojak" he became Telly Savalas' right-hand man in many projects. Played a co-starring role in "Eischeid", then ran two successful companies providing security for films and celebrities, inlcuding Telly Savalas, Frank Sinatra, Tom Hanks, Liza Minnelli and more. Now writing and producing his own films with his company Blue Shirt Prods. LLC, in New York.