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Chuck Low
Acting · 1937–2017 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Charles Lewis Low (July 21, 1928 – September 18, 2017) was an American actor. Low was born in New York City, to a Russian mother and Austrian-Polish father. He achieved his biggest success as Morris "Morrie" Kessler in the Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas (1990). The character of Morrie was famous for his "Morrie's Wig Shop" commercial which is seen as comical, and that coupled with his penchant for pestering Jimmy Conway about money leads most of the characters to see him as a nuisance, setting up his eventual murder by Tommy DeVito. Kessler's character is based on Martin Krugman. He was also known for wearing his dark brown leather blazer. He has had small roles in other Robert De Niro films, such as The Mission, The King of Comedy, and most notably in Sergio Leone's 1984 film Once Upon a Time in America as Deborah and Fat Moe's father. He also guest starred in a first-season episode of The Sopranos, as Shlomo Teittleman. He can also be seen in Alan Taylor's 2003 film, Kill the Poor. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for

Law & Order
Hyram Jenkins

The Sopranos
Shlomo Teittleman

GoodFellas
Morris Kessler

Sleepers
Dance Judge

The King of Comedy
Man in Chinese Restaurant

The Mission
Don Cabeza

Mistress
Benrie

Kill the Poor
Bruno

Night and the City
Freddy DiMario
Filmography
- 2003Kill the PoorBruno
- 1999The SopranosShlomo Teittleman
- 1996SleepersDance Judge
- 1992Night and the CityFreddy DiMario
- 1992MistressBenrie
- 1990Law & OrderHyram Jenkins
- 1990GoodFellasMorris Kessler
- 1986The MissionDon Cabeza
- 1982The King of ComedyMan in Chinese Restaurant
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