Chuck Low
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Charleston Lewis "Chuck" Low (born December 1, 1937, New York City, New York) is an American character actor.
Born to a Polish mother and German-Jewish father, Low achieved his biggest success as Maurice "Morrie" Kessler in the Martin Scorsese
film Goodfellas
(1990). The character of Morrie is 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. Kessler's character is based on Martin Krugman.
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 2006 film, Kill the Poor
.
Low once served as Robert De Niro
's real estate agent. Low is 5' 10" tall and has been credited as Charles Low, Chuck L. Low, Chuck Lewis Low.
Born to a Polish mother and German-Jewish father, Low achieved his biggest success as Maurice "Morrie" Kessler in the Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. In 1990 he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation...
film Goodfellas
Goodfellas
Goodfellas is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is a film adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese...
(1990). The character of Morrie is famous for his "Morrie's Wig Shop" commercial which is seen as comical, and that coupled with his penchant for pestering Jimmy Conway
Jimmy Conway
James Burke, also known as Jimmy the Gent, and The Big Irishman , was an Irish-American gangster and Lucchese crime family associate who is believed to have organized the Lufthansa heist in 1978 and also believed to have orchestrated the murder of many of those involved in the months following...
about money leads most of the characters to see him as a nuisance. Kessler's character is based on Martin Krugman.
He has had small roles in other Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro, Jr. is an American actor, director and producer. His first major film roles were in Bang the Drum Slowly and Mean Streets, both in 1973...
films, such as The Mission, The King of Comedy
The King of Comedy
King of Comedy may refer to:* Mack Sennett was nicknamed the King of Comedy.* The King of Comedy is a 1983 film directed by Martin Scorsese starring Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis....
, and most notably in Sergio Leone
Sergio Leone
Sergio Leone was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter most associated with the "Spaghetti Western" genre.Leone's film-making style includes juxtaposing extreme close-up shots with lengthy long shots...
's 1984 film Once Upon a Time in America
Once Upon a Time in America
Once Upon a Time in America is a 1984 Italian epic crime film co-written and directed by Sergio Leone and starring Robert De Niro and James Woods. The story chronicles the lives of Jewish ghetto youths who rise to prominence in New York City's world of organized crime...
as Deborah and Fat Moe's father. He also guest starred in a first-season episode of The Sopranos
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
, as Shlomo Teittleman. He can also be seen in Alan Taylor
Alan Taylor (director)
Alan Taylor is an American television and film director, television producer, and screenwriter. Taylor has directed for numerous programs on both network television and premium cable, most notably on HBO...
's 2006 film, Kill the Poor
Kill the Poor (film)
Kill the Poor is director Alan Taylor's screen adaptation of a novel by Joel Rose. The film is set in Manhattan's Alphabet City in the early 1980s, when the neighborhood was a center of illegal drug activity...
.
Low once served as Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro, Jr. is an American actor, director and producer. His first major film roles were in Bang the Drum Slowly and Mean Streets, both in 1973...
's real estate agent. Low is 5' 10" tall and has been credited as Charles Low, Chuck L. Low, Chuck Lewis Low.