Chick Vennera (born Francis Vincent Vennera; March 27, 1947 - July 7, 2021) was an American actor bet known for Thank God It's Friday (1978), Intrepid (2000), and Vegas (1978-1980).
He was married to Joanne Mary Divito and Suzanne E. Messbauer and had two children.
He died in 2021 at the age of 74 from cancer.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1977: Billy Portrait Of A Street Kid as Luis
- 1978: Thank God It's Friday as Marv Gomez
- 1979: Yanks as Danny Ruffelo
- 1980: GIs as Pvt. Joseph Battaglia
- 1981: High Risk as Tony
- 1985: A Bunnys Tale as Frankie
- 1986: Free Ride as Edgar Ness
- 1987: Kidnapped as Tony Leonard
- 1988: The Milagro Beanfield War as Joe Mondragon
- 1988: Last Rites as Nuzo
- 1990: Night Eyes as Shapiro
- 1991: The Terror Within II as Kyle
- 1991: Mc Bain as Roberto Santos
- 1991: Runaway Father as Frank de la Grana
- 1992: Double Threat as Stephen Ross
- 1994: Point Of Seduction Body Chemistry III as Freddie Summers
- 1995: Body Chemistry 4 Full Exposure as Freddie Summers
- 1995: Kissing Miranda as Raul Solo
- 1996: Night Eyes Four Fatal Passion as Alex Stein
- 1996: Alone In The Woods as Perry
- 1997: Tiem Under Fire as Spitz
- 1998: Evasive Action as Edward
- 1999: Tycus as Stan Alton
- 1999: Prophet as Salvator
- 1999: Fugitive Mind as Jimmy Morabito
- 1999: Running Red as Liquor Store Owner
- 1999: Active Stealth as Chiccio
- 1999: Wakko's Wish as Pesto
- 1999: Final Voyage as Dennis
- 2000: Intrepid as Ellerson
- 2001: Air Rage as Fishman
- 2002: Stranded as Vladi
- 2005: Glass Trap as Paolo
Television Roles
- 1975: Lucas Tanner as Roach
- 1975: Baretta as Rudolfo Cruz
- 1975: The Blue Knight as Norm
- 1976: Once An Eagle as Davis
- 1976: Arthur Haileys The Moneychangers as Humphy Lopez
- 1978: The Bastard as Inn Patron (uncredited)
- 1978-1980: Vegas as Mitch Costigan (3 episodes)
- 1985: T.J. Hooker as Joe Bram
- 1985: Hail to the Chief as Raoul
- 1985: Hollywood Beat as Stack
- 1986: Diff'rent Strokes as Spider
- 1986: Night Court as Hector Rivera
- 1986-1987: Foofur as Sam (16 episodes)
- 1989: The Karate Kid as Various
- 1989: The Golden Girls as Enrique Mas/Pepe (3 episodes)
- 1992: Batman: The Animated Series as Twitch
- 1992: Darkwing Duck as Johnny T. Rex
- 1993: Bonkers as Chick
- 1993-1998: Animaniacs as Pesto/Sparrow/Joe P. (22 episodes)
- 1998: Pinky and the Brain as Pesto
- 1994: The Untouchables as Colangelo
- 1995: Pig Sty as Rip
- 1996: Mad About You as Johnny
- 1996: Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures as Lorenzo/walker/Various
- 1997: Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Mr. Goth
- 1998: Cow and Chicken as Shark #1/Shark #2/Salesman #1
- 1998: Air America as Mesarigos
- 1998: JAG as Benny Turpin
- 1999: LA Heat as Johnny Roman
- 2000: Chicken Soup For The Soul as Bill Mackey
- 2000: Batman Beyond as Chauffeur
- 2000: Thats Life as Luciano
- 2002-2004: Static Shock as Ferret (3 episodes)
Video Game Roles
- 1997: Zork: Grand Inquisitor as Hades Beast/House Alarm
- 1998: Animaniacs Ten Pin Alley as Pesto/Soily the Godfeather
- 2009: Bayonetta as Enzo
Shorts
- 1994: Yakkos World An Animaniacs Singalong as Pesto
Writer
- 1980: Vegas
Director
- 1999: Angel In Training
