Joseph Sirola

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Joseph Sirola
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Cast of The Montefuscos (1975). Sal Viscuso, John Aprea, Linda Dano, Bill Cort. Middle row: Phoebe Dorin, Naomi Stevens, Joseph Sirola, Ron Carey. Front: Dominique Pinassi, Jeffrey Palladini, Damon Raskin and Robby Paris.
Born Joseph Anthony Sirola
(1929-10-07)October 7, 1929
Carteret, New Jersey, U.S.
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New York, U.S.
Alma mater Columbia University[2]
Occupation Commercial, film, television, theatre actor and theatre producer
Years active 1959–2015

Joseph Anthony Sirola (October 7, 1929 – February 10, 2019), also known as The King of the Voice-Overs,[3][4] was an American commercial, film, television, theatre actor and theatre producer.

Life and career

Sirola was born in Carteret, New Jersey to Croatian parents Anton, a carpenter and Ana (née Dubrovich), who ran a boardinghouse at 363 West 19th Street in Chelsea. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1947 and earned a Bachelor of Science in Business from Columbia University in 1951.[5][6] He then worked as a sales promotion manager at the multinational personal care corporation Kimberly-Clark, at the age of 28.[7]

Sirola began his career in 1959, as appearing in the soap opera television series The Brighter Day, playing the role of Peter Nino.[8] Later in his career, he co-starred in a Broadway play, The Unsinkable Molly Brown,[9] playing the role of "Christmas Morgan", in 1960.[10]

In 1960s–1970s, Sirola co-starred in another Broadway play, Golden Rainbow,[11] playing the role of Lou Garrity, in 1968.[10] He also appeared in a few films and television programs including Gunsmoke, Hang 'Em High, The Andy Griffith Show,[12][13] Chuka, Get Smart, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Perry Mason, Strange Bedfellows and The Greatest Story Ever Told.[7][14][15] Sirola was later nicknamed by the name The King of the Voice-Overs from The Wall Street Journal, in 1970.[7][16]

In 1970s–2000s, Sirola appeared and guest-starred in numerous film and television programs including Hawaii Five-O, The Super Cops, Mannix, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Wonder Woman, Quincy, M.E., Seizure, The Rockford Files, Spin City, Love, American Style, Charlie's Angels, Terrible Joe Moran, Diagnosis: Murder, The Ellen Burstyn Show and Washington: Behind Closed Doors.[14][15] He also starred in two short-lived television programs, The Montefuscos[17] and Wolf.[18] Sirola also did voice-over work for numerous television commercials from the 1970s thru the 1990s including ads for Ford, Mobil, Wendy's and Nyquil.[2]

In 2000s–2015, Sirola began producing for Broadway plays, including, Time Stands Still, Stick Fly, The Trip to Bountiful, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder and Love Letters.[10] He also won and was nominated for Drama Desk Awards and Tony Awards.[10][19] Sirola retired his career, in 2015.

Death

Sirola died in February 2019 of complications from respiratory failure at the hospital in New York, at the age of 89.[2][7][20][14][16][21]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1959 Happy Anniversary Waiter at El Morocco Uncredited
1965 Strange Bedfellows Petracini
1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told Dumah
1967 Chuka Jake Baldwin
1968 Hang 'Em High Reno, Cooper Hanging Party
1969 Three
1970 The Delta Factor Sal Dekker
1972 Hail Rev. Jimmy Williams
1974 The Super Cops Police Lt. O'Shaughnessy
1974 Seizure Charlie Hughes
1994 Love Is a Gun Al Kinder
1997 Sunday Joe Subalowsky

References

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  5. ↑ Vinciguerra, Thomas. "Joe Sirola ’51 Is an Actor for All Seasons," Columbia College Today, Winter 2011–12. Retrieved September 23, 2021
  6. ↑ Palladino, Lisa. "Joseph A. Sirola ’51, Actor, Voiceover Artist" (obituary), Columbia College Today, Summer 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2021
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