Joe Regalbuto

Joe Regalbuto
Regalbuto at the 1989 Emmy Awards
Born	(1949-08-24) August 24, 1949 (age 67) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, director
Years active	1977–present

Joe Regalbuto (born August 24, 1949) is an American actor and director known for his role as Frank Fontana on the CBS television comedy Murphy Brown.

Regalbuto graduated from New Milford High School in New Milford, New Jersey, in 1967.

Joe Regalbuto starred in the CBS series Knots Landing in the 1984-1985 and 1985-1986 season as a character called Harry Fisher who had taken possession of the Ewing twins illegally which centred on the Black Market storyline. Regalbuto also starred in the 1986 TV movie Fuzz Bucket and the short-lived series Street Hawk. He played a supporting role in the critically acclaimed film Missing in 1982. Also in 1982, Regalbuto played Darius, in the cult sci-fi/fantasy The Sword and the Sorcerer and he played Kalnik, an evil alien, in three episodes of Mork & Mindy. In 2008, he had a small role in the movie Bottle Shock.

Late in the series, Regalbuto directed more than 20 episodes of Murphy Brown. He also has directed episodes of Titus, George Lopez, Wizards of Waverly Place and other television programs. Regalbuto also was an early spokesman for DirecTV when it first came out.

In 2002, he appeared on the final season (5th) of the Ally McBeal TV series, episode 10, "One Hundred Tears", as Harvey Hall, a man who believed he could fly, using wings of his own making.

In 2008, he had guest roles in the TV series Ghost Whisperer and Criminal Minds. In 2009, Regalbuto had a guest appearance on NCIS.