THE HAT SQUAD: VINCENT SCHIAVELLI

Vincent Schiavelli has passed away in Italy at the age of 57. For movie audiences, he'll be best remembered for taking on the Dark Mentor role in "Ghost". His subway dwelling phantom taught Patrick Swayze's character how to utilize his ghostly talents, and left audiences with unsettling questions as to what his own story was all about.

He also appeared in such movies as "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest", "Batman Returns", "Amadeus", and one of my favorites of his, "The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai: Across The Eighth Dimension". (That's a movie I wish was officially part of the TV Universe. In a way it is, as there have been mentions of its overthruster in at least one TV series. And if I'm not mistaken, it was memorialized with a plaque used on the bridge for one of the 'Star Trek' starships.)

But here we pay tribute to his work in Toobworld. Schiavelli was one of those character actors for whom there would have had to have been a law forcing them to be actors if they weren't so inclined. He didn't just have a unique look, but he also was a very talented man who will be missed.

Of particular note would be his role as Peter Panama, a theatrical set designer who frequented 'The Corner Bar'. I can remember the flamboyance of his character, but I'm not sure if Peter was openly gay; it was certainly overly implied that he was. Peter Panama was definitely one of the first gay characters with a regular presence in Toobworld.

A tip of the hat to you, Mr. Schiavelli.

TV SERIES
"The Eddie Files" (1997) TV Series .... Vincent
"Fast Times" (1986) TV Series .... Mr. Hector Vargas
"Likely Stories, Vol. 4" (1983) TV Series
"The Corner Bar" (1972) TV Series .... Peter Panama (1972)

TV MINI-SERIES
Bambina dalle mani sporche, La" (2005) (mini) TV Series .... Silva Roibes

TV MOVIES
Maximum Surge Movie (2003) (TV) .... Hellman
Ferrari (2003) (TV) .... Mr. Paradise
Snow White (2001) (TV) .... Wednesday (Yellow)
The Pooch and the Pauper (1999) (TV) .... Willy Wishbow
Back to Back (1996) (TV) .... Leonardo
The Whipping Boy (1995) (TV) .... Cutwater
Escape to Witch Mountain (1995) (TV) .... Waldo Fudd
Brothers' Destiny (1995) (TV) .... Davisport
The Courtyard (1995) (TV) .... Ivan
Bride of Boogedy (1987) (TV) .... Lazarus
Lots of Luck (1985) (TV) .... Skinny
Miss Lonelyhearts (1983) (TV) .... Sick-Of-It-All
Nightside (1980) (TV) .... Tom Adams
White Mama (1980) (TV) .... Medic
Escape (1980) (TV) .... J.W. White

TV RELATED MOVIES
Death to Smoochy (2002) .... Buggy Ding Dong
The Ratings Game (1984) (TV) .... Skip
The Gong Show Movie (1980) .... Mario Romani

THE TOONIVERSE
Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002) (voice) .... Mr. Bailey
"Family Guy" playing "Dr. Seuss Character" (voice) in episode: "A Fish Out of Water" (episode # 3.10) 19 September 2001
"Hey Arnold!" playing "Mr. Bailey" (voice) in episode: "Arnold's Christmas" (episode # 1.19) 14 December 1996
"Hey Arnold!" playing "Vincent" (voice) in episode: "Spelling Bee/Pigeon Man" (episode # 1.14) 1996
"Aaahh!!! Real Monsters" playing "Lapin Perdido" (voice) in episode: "Call ME Crazy?!" (episode # 2.7) 24 December 1995
"Batman" playing "John Zatara" (voice) in episode: "Zatanna" (episode # 1.50) 2 February 1993

TV SEQUELS
Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978) (TV) .... Dimitri

TV PILOT
Heat Vision and Jack (1999) (TV) .... Frank/Paragon

TV GUEST APPEARANCES
"Dead Last" playing "New York Tourist Guide" in episode: "Heebee Geebee's" (episode # 1.2) 21 August 2001
"Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" playing "The Pastor" in episode: "Salem's Daughter" (episode # 4.17) 3 March 2000
"Dharma & Greg" playing "Mr. Carter" in episode: "Dharma's Inferno" (episode # 3.3) 5 October 1999
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" playing "Uncle Enyos"
in episode: "Innocence" (episode # 2.14) 20 January 1998
in episode: "Surprise" (episode # 2.13) 19 January 1998
"Perversions of Science" playing "Scientist" in episode: "Planely Possible" (episode # 1.6) 25 June 1997
"Baywatch Nights" playing "Game Master" in episode: "Nights to Dragon One" (episode # 2.14) 15 February 1997
"Bone Chillers" playing "Hyde" in episode: "Fitz and Hyde" (episode # 1.4) 1996
"The X Files" playing "Lanny" in episode: "Humbug" (episode # 2.20) 31 March 1995
"M.A.N.T.I.S." playing "Michael Angelides" in episode: "Progenitor" (episode # 1.16) 20 January 1995
"Melrose Place" playing "Orderly" in episode: "In-Laws and Outlaws" (episode # 3.3) 26 September 1994
"Matrix" playing "Mr. Kahn" in episode: "Death and Taxes" (episode # 1.1) 1 March 1993
"Highlander" playing "Leo Atkins" in episode: "An Innocent Man" (episode # 1.2) 5 October 1992
"Eerie, Indiana" playing "Dr. Eukanuba" in episode: "The Retainer" (episode # 1.2) 22 September 1991
"Parker Lewis Can't Lose" in episode: "Future Shock" (episode # 2.4) 8 September 1991
"Tales from the Crypt" playing "Robert" in episode: "Mournin' Mess" (episode # 3.10) 31 July 1991
"Married People" in episode: "Who You Gonna Call?" (episode # 1.8) 31 October 1990
"Miami Vice" playing "Lawrence Fowler" in episode: "World of Trouble" (episode # 5.18) 14 June 1989
"Knots Landing" playing "Mr. Keener" in episode: "Birds Do It, Bees Do It" (episode # 10.20) 23 March 1989
"Star Trek: The Next Generation" playing "Minosian Peddler" in episode: "The Arsenal of Freedom" (episode # 1.21) 9 April 1988
"The Bronx Zoo" playing "Mr. O'Connor" in episode: "Truancy Blues" (episode # 2.3) 24 March 1988
"Matlock" playing "Julian" in episode: "The Gambler" (episode # 2.7) 10 November 1987
"Shell Game" playing "Casper Hall" in episode: "The Upstairs Gardener" (episode # 1.4) 29 January 1987
"MacGyver" playing "Lyle" in episode: "Soft Touch" (episode # 2.13) 19 January 1987
"Head of the Class" playing "Herman" in episode: "Ode to Simone" (episode # 1.14) 14 January 1987
"Cagney & Lacey" playing "Mongoose" in episode: "DWI" (episode # 5.14) 20 January 1986
"Remington Steele" playing "Leon Pulver" in episode: "Steele on the Air" (episode # 4.10) 7 January 1986
"The Fall Guy" playing "Arnold Rogison" in episode: "October the 32nd" (episode # 5.6) 7 December 1985
"Shadow Chasers" playing "Theo Goldberg" in episode: "Spirit of St. Louis" (episode # 1.3) 21 November 1985
"Who's the Boss?" playing "Motel Manager"
in episode: "It Happened One Summer: Part 2" (episode # 2.2) 1 October 1985
in episode: "It Happened One Summer: Part 1" (episode # 2.1) 24 September 1985
"Moonlighting" playing "Rodney Dillon" in episode: "Next Stop Murder" (episode # 1.5) 26 March 1985
"Hardcastle and McCormick" playing "Fix Henderson" in episode: "The Birthday Present" (episode # 2.18) 25 February 1985
"Otherworld" playing "Pango" in episode: "Village of the Motorpigs" (episode # 1.5) 23 February 1985
"Night Court" playing "Peter DeMarco" in episode: "Harry on Trial" (episode # 2.7) 15 November 1984
"Faerie Tale Theatre" playing "Priest" in episode: "Pinocchio" (episode # 3.3) 14 May 1984
"Trapper John, M.D." in episode: "Aunt Mildred Is Watching" (episode # 5.22) 6 May 1984
"Taxi" playing "Reverend Gorky"
in episode: "A Grand Gesture" (episode # 5.23) 25 May 1983
in episode: "Scenskees from a Marriage: Part 1" (episode # 5.4) 21 October 1982
in episode: "The Wedding of Latka and Simka" (episode # 4.21) 25 March 1982
"Cagney & Lacey" playing "Obie" in episode: "A Cry for Help" (episode # 2.21) 2 May 1983
"Young Maverick" in episode: "Half-Past Noon" (episode # 1.8) 30 January 1980
"Hart to Hart" playing "The Beret" in episode: "With This Gun, I Thee Wed" (episode # 1.10) 4 December 1979
"WKRP in Cincinnati" playing "Don Pesola #1" in episode: "The Contest Nobody Could Win" (episode # 1.11) 29 January 1979
"Charlie's Angels" playing "Freddie" in episode: "Angel Blues" (episode # 2.21) 8 February 1978
"Starsky and Hutch" playing "Weeze" in episode: "Murder Ward" (episode # 3.4) 8 October 1977

BCnU.....
Tele-Toby