Ronald Christ "Ron" Karabatsos (April 22, 1933 – April 17, 2012) was an American actor best known for Flashdance, Get Shorty, and Surviving Christmas.
He died in 2012 at the age of 78.
Film Roles
- Prince of the City as Dave DeBennedeto
- Flashdance as Jake Mawby
- The Cotton Club as Mike Best
- Cold Steel as Fishman
- Wedding Band as Bruno Kavoles
- My Blue Heaven as Ritchie
- Hollywood Heartbreak as L.R. Sharkey
- Rich Girl as Rocco
- Twenty Ninth Street as Philly The Nap
- Where Sleeping Dogs Lie as Stan Reeb
- Jailbait as Kelso
- We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (voice)
- Get Shorty as Momo
- Baby Face Nelson as Big Frankie
- The Crew (2000) as Fat Pauly
- Surviving Christmas as Deli Man
Television Roles
- The Edge of Night as Chummy Davis (1 episode)
- Cheers as Ed (1 episode)
- Riptide as Barney (1 episode)
- Hill Street Blues as Hector Lupa (1 episode)
- Dreams as Frank Franconi (1 episode)
- Family Ties as Bud Carlson (1 episode)
- Different Strokes as Harvey (1 episode)
- Cagney & Lacey as Warden Baxter (1 episode)
- Our Famiy Honor as George Bennett
- Fortune Dane as Captain Cooper (1 episode)
- Brothers as Snood Parker (1 episode)
- Private Eye as Rollo Augustine (1 episode)
- Once A Hero as Mr. Avalon (1 episode)
- We Got It Made as Max Papavasilios, Sr. (24 episodes)
- Newhart as Cal Fuller (1 episode)
- Murder, She Wrote as Pete Gerakaris (1 episode)
- Who's the Boss? as Ron (1 episode)
- Grand as Stavros (1 episode)
- Normal Life as Sgt. Baker (1 episode)
- Dream On as Deli Man (1 episode)
- Coach as Club Manager (1 episode)
- Hunter as Mr. Monks/Lucky Lacy/Brian Carmichael (3 episodes)
- Jake and the Fatman as Ray/J.Z. (2 episodes)
- Matlock as Dominic Vincent/Dave Christopher/Vern Trudell (5 episodes)
- Step by Step as Delivery Man (1 episode)
- Chicago Hope as Anthony Pellicanto (1 episode)
- The Wayans Bros. as Cliff (1 episode)
- The Home Court as Uncle Frank (1 episode)
- LA Heat as Mr. Gobano (1 episode)
- Silk Stalkings as Doc (1 episode)
- Mad About You as Barney Kraft (1 episode)
- The Jamie Foxx Show as Limo Driver/Cabbie #2 (2 episodes)
- Dead Last as Dimitrius (1 episode)
- Karen Sisco as Hector Marcante (1 episode)
