Joe Lisi

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Joe Lisi (born September 9, 1950), also credited as Joe Lissi, is an American television actor. He appeared in the NBC television show Third Watch as NYPD Lieutenant Swersky from 2000 to 2005. He also appeared on the NBC television show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Craig Lennon, a parole officer and briefly appeared in the 1995 comedy/crime film The Jerky Boys: The Movie as a construction worker.

Life and career[]

Lisi was born and raised in New York City, New York. His father was Sicilian (from Giarre, Sicily) and his mother was of Irish descent.^[1] He spent 24 years in the New York Police Department (NYPD), retiring with the rank of captain. While already employed by the police department (1969), Joe Lisi enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. He was honorably discharged as a corporal.

Lisi took his first acting lesson at age 29 and made his Broadway debut (Take Me Out, 2003 Tony Winner, Best Play) at age 52. He studied theatre at HB Studio^[2] in New York City.

He is best known for his television roles as Dick Barone in The Sopranos and as Lt. Swersky on Third Watch.

Selected filmography[]

• Out of the Darkness (1985) as Patrolman
• Forever Lulu (1987) as Cop
• Family Business (1989) as Desk Sergeant
• True Blue (1989-1990) as Captain Motta
• Come See the Paradise (1990) ad Detective
• Criminal Justice (1990) as Detective Lane
• Traces of Red (1992) as Lieutenant J.C. Hooks
• Who's the Man? (1993) as Captain Reilly
• Quiz Show (1994) as Reporter
• Safe Passage (1994) as Dog Owner
• The Jerky Boys: The Movie (1995) as Construction Foreman
• Kiss of Death (1995) as Agent At Bungalow
• Trees Lounge (1996) as Harry
• Marvin's Room (1996) as Bruno
• His and Hers (1997) as Captain Barillo
• Happiness (1998) as Police Detective
• New York Undercover (1998) as Chief of Detectives
• The Adventures of Sebastian Cole (1998) as Concrete Guy
• Summer of Sam (1999) as Tony 'Olives'
• For Love of the Game (1999) as Pete
• The Sopranos (1999-2000) as Dick Barone
• Third Watch (1999-2005) as NYPD Lieutenant Robert "Bob" Swersky
• The Yards (2000) as Elliott Gorwitz
• 15 Minutes (2001) as Police Captain
• Ash Wednesday (2002) as Charlie, The Wiseguy
• ER (2002) as NYPD Lieutenant Bob Swersky
• Taxi (2004) - Mr. Anthony Scalia
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2005-2009) as Parole Officer Craig Lennon
• Synecdoche, New York (2008) as Maurice
• The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) as Police Captain
• Man on a Ledge (2012) as Desk Sergeant

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

• "Joe Lisi website". Retrieved 2007-04-17.
• Joe Lisi at IMDb. Retrieved on 2007-04-17.
• "PBA Members Over There". The PBA Magazine. New York City Patrolmen's Benevolent Association. Winter 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-10.

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