Acting credits
66
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Joe Spano
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.3
Moderate attention
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Movies: 32Series: 34
TMDB ID: 8192
IMDb ID: nm0816876
Known for: Acting
Born: July 7, 1946
Age: 79
Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1972 - 2025
Years active: 54
Average TMDB rating: 6.98
Wikidata: Q182946
Also known as
Joseph Spano • Joseph Peter Spano
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joseph Peter "Joe" Spano (born July 7, 1946) is an American actor who came to prominence through his role as Lt. Henry Goldblume on Hill Street Blues and is now well known for his work on NCIS as FBI Special Agent Tobias Fornell.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Joe Spano.
7.3
Fracture
as Judge Joseph Pincus
2007 Movie
6.1
Hollywoodland
as Howard Strickling
2006 Movie
6.4
Hart's War
as Col. J.M. Lange
2002 Movie
6.0
Texas Rangers
as Mr. Dunnison
2001 Movie
3.7
Ticker
as Captain Winters
2001 Movie
5.7
A Question of Faith
as Duncan
2000 Movie
5.3
Logan's War: Bound by Honor
as Special Agent John Downing
1998 Movie
4.3
In Quiet Night
as Gold
1998 Movie
3.4
Her Costly Affair
as Carl Weston
1996 Movie
7.7
Primal Fear
as Stenner
1996 Movie
Rave Review
as Lou
1995 Movie
7.5
Apollo 13
as NASA Director
1995 Movie
6.2
The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?
as Richard Koons
1993 Movie
2.0
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
as Hal Leventhal
1993 Movie
3.4
Fever
as Junkman
1991 Movie
6.7
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
as Chad Spaulding
1990 Movie
6.5
The Girl Who Came Between Them
as Jim
1990 Movie
7.5
The Easter Story
as Jesus (voice)
1990 Movie
Cast the First Stone
as Bill Spencer
1989 Movie
6.3
Disaster at Silo 7
as Sgt. Swofford
1988 Movie
7.0
Intimate Betrayal
as Eric Lloyd
1987 Movie
5.8
The Brotherhood of Justice
as Principal Bob Grootemat
1986 Movie
3.4
Terminal Choice
as Dr. Frank Holt
1985 Movie
8.0
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Joe Spano.
My Billionaire Ever After
as Jordan Woods • 1 eps
2025 Series
7.3
Pearson
as Mr. Allen • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.3
NCIS: New Orleans
as T.C. Fornell • 1 eps
2014 Series
8.4
The Mentalist
as Greg Relin • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.0
In Plain Sight
as Gabe Andrews / Gabe Marion • 1 eps
2008 Series
6.7
Shark
as Paul Faber • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.9
The Closer
as Dr. Rose • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.1
Eyes
1 eps
2005 Series
7.6
NCIS
as T.C. Fornell • 56 eps
2003 Series
6.2
Boomtown
as Henry Stein • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.2
Crossing Jordan
as Captain Innis • 1 eps
2001 Series
8.0
Static Shock
as Mr. Osgood (voice) • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.5
Strong Medicine
as Jonathan Freid • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.1
The Invisible Man
as Father Tom Moore • 1 eps
2000 Series
8.2
Batman Beyond
as Sniper / Doctor #2 (voice) • 1 eps
1999 Series
6.5
Providence
as Dr. Carroll • 3 eps
1999 Series
Mercy Point
as Dr. DeMilla • 8 eps
1998 Series
7.0
L.A. Doctors
as Don Claybourne • 1 eps
1998 Series
8.1
From the Earth to the Moon
as George Mueller • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.0
Profiler
as Mike Ramdak • 2 eps
1996 Series
6.7
Nash Bridges
as FBI Agent Langdon • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.3
JAG
as Jack Murphy • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.8
Murder One
as Ray Velacek • 13 eps
1995 Series
7.2
Touched by an Angel
as James Cooper • 1 eps
1994 Series