Robert LaSardo
American actor
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::summary American actor ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Robert LaSardo |
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| birth_place | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| occupation | Actor |
| years_active | 1987–present |
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Early life
LaSardo was born in Brooklyn, New York City, and is of Puerto Rican and Italian-American descent. He began his career studying at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City where he became an honors student, before attending the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. He spent four years in the U.S. Navy. For two of those years, he handled Navy attack dogs in the Aleutian Islands. LaSardo was stationed on Adak Island, in the middle of the Aleutian chain, with LaSardo saying that the weather was "atrocious", and that alcoholism and depression was rife among others serving there. As part of the Navy, he would also go on to spend time in Africa, Australia, Fiji, Indonesia the Philippines and Saudi Arabia.
Career
LaSardo started his acting career in 1987 with the independent film China Girl by Abel Ferrara. He was cast in the 1990 Steven Seagal film Hard to Kill, and LaSardo claimed that Seagal took a liking to him, helping him get cast in his next project Out for Justice. After several smaller roles he appeared in such TV series as The X-Files, CSI: Miami, Nip/Tuck and Femme Fatales, most often playing bad guys, in particular drug dealers or gang leaders. He also appeared in feature films as bad guys in several movies, including Waterworld and The Mule.
He has appeared often in independent horror movies, such as in The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence), Autopsy, and Parlor. In 2020, he appeared in Hope for the Holidays with Sally Kirkland.
In December 2021, it was reported that LaSardo had been cast in The Legend of Jack and Diane, a feature film described as a female-led revenge thriller written and directed by Bruce Bellocchi, starring Tom Sizemore, Lydia Zelmac, David Tomlinson and Carlo Mendez. Filming began in Los Angeles on January 17, 2022.
In 2022, it was announced that LaSardo would star in the horror film Camp Pleasant Lake alongside Jonathan Lipnicki.
In 2026, LaSardo appeared in the independent horror series Zombie Me, a psychological horror web series that began in 2026 and features him in the role of Blake Harrison. The series is produced as an independent online project and is distributed through its official website and associated digital platforms.
Personal life
LaSardo lives with his family in California.Spotlight: Robert LaSardo, on House of Tortured Souls
Due to his work in the Navy, he supports USA Cares, an organization that supports families of soldiers.
Filmography
Films
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | China Girl | Carlo Forza | |
| 1988 | Moving | Perry | |
| Short Circuit 2 | 'Spooky' | ||
| Ich und Er | Tony | ||
| 1989 | Rooftops | 'Blade' | |
| True Blood | Luis | ||
| Renegades | Skinhead | ||
| Penn & Teller Get Killed | 1st Mugger | ||
| 1990 | Hard to Kill | Punk | |
| King of New York | Italian Guard | ||
| 1991 | Out for Justice | Bochi | |
| 1994 | Jimmy Hollywood | ATM Robber | |
| Léon: The Professional | Client #1 | ||
| Blood Run | 'Spike' | TV movie | |
| Drop Zone | 'Deputy Dog' | ||
| 1995 | Waterworld | 'Smitty' | |
| Last Man Standing | Kazz | ||
| National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins | Robber #2 | TV movie | |
| 1996 | Livers Ain't Cheap | Eric Fidel | |
| One Tough Bastard | Tattoist | ||
| Tiger Heart | Paulo | ||
| 1997 | Nightwatch | Pub Thug | |
| Double Tap | Agent Rodriguez | ||
| Under Oath | Angelo Castillo | ||
| Gang Related | DEA Agent Sarkasian | ||
| 1998 | Love Kills | Diesel | |
| Carnival of Souls | Candyman | ||
| Crossfire | Leo | ||
| Strangeland | Matt Myers | ||
| Running Woman | Manuel | ||
| 1999 | Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies | Gries | Video |
| In Too Deep | Felipe Batista | ||
| Blue Streak | Twitchy Suspect | ||
| 2000 | Mercy Streets | TJ | |
| 2001 | Bubble Boy | Skinny Biker | |
| 2002 | Pandemonium | Rico | Video |
| Four Faces of God | Tony | Short | |
| 2003 | In Hell | Usup | |
| 2004 | Latin Dragon | Paco | |
| 2005 | Dirty | Roland | |
| 2007 | Half Past Dead 2 | Rivera | Video |
| Never Down | Rico | ||
| 2008 | Death Race | Hector 'The Grim Reaper' Grimm | |
| Autopsy | Scott | ||
| Tortured | Mo | Video | |
| 2010 | The Wrath of Cain | Redfoot | |
| 2011 | Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury | Spider | |
| Double Tap | First Team | ||
| 2012 | Junkie | Nicky | |
| Tomorrow You're Gone | Ornay Corale | ||
| 2014 | A Certain Justice≠ | Magico | |
| 2015 | Jurassic City | Corporal Ignacio | |
| Parlor | 'The Artist' | ||
| The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) | Inmate #297 | ||
| 2016 | Everlasting | Rocky | |
| Time | Coach | Short | |
| Nightblade | Julio | ||
| Calico Skies | Macarena | ||
| 2017 | Secrets of Deception | Jose | |
| Henri: For the Sake of Love and Justice | Sheriff Duncan | ||
| Psych: The Movie | 'El Proveedor' | TV movie | |
| Blood Circus | Deke | ||
| Jason's Letter | Hector | ||
| 2018 | Cynthia | Pete | |
| Silencer | Lazarus | ||
| Almost Home | Juan-Carlo | ||
| The Mule | Emilio | ||
| 2019 | Riviera | David | Short |
| Lake of Shadows | Cruz Lopez | ||
| 2020 | Sky Sharks | Father Rodriguez | |
| Attack of the Unknown | Hades | ||
| Home Stay | Diego Forza | ||
| Hope for the Holidays | Mouse Sanchez | ||
| Steele Justice | Hitman | ||
| 2021 | 14 Ghosts | Barin Daniels | |
| The Shipment | Spyder | ||
| American Desert | Mike | ||
| The Pizza Joint | Shorty | ||
| Mind Games | Bruce | ||
| 2022 | Damon's Revenge | Victor | |
| When George Got Murdered | Derek Chauvin (voice) | ||
| Da First | Huncho | ||
| Project Skyquake | Scott | ||
| Numbers | #6 Jose Mendez | ||
| Of the Devil | Surgeon | ||
| Free Dead or Alive | Jose | ||
| Section 8 | Fresh | ||
| Bridge of the Doom | General Vasquez | ||
| Tommyknockers | Lucky | ||
| Amber Road | Hades | ||
| Bleach | El Jefe | ||
| The Squad: Rise of the Chicano Squad | The Scientist | ||
| An Awful Thing Has Gone and Happened | Ramsey | ||
| 2023 | Johnny & Clyde | Candlestick | |
| Blood Harvest | Jeremiah | ||
| The Legend of Jack and Diane | Cesar | ||
| MobKing | Julio García | ||
| Old Man Jackson | Officer Romero | ||
| Buckle Up | Edgar | ||
| Maze of Fate | Tony | ||
| Bloodthirst | Vampire Master | ||
| Woods Witch | Conrad | ||
| 2024 | Baba Yaga | Edgar | |
| Jason Voorhees: Origins | Mars Griffin | Video | |
| Camp Pleasant Lake | Angel | ||
| The Donor | Pancho | Short | |
| Arena Wars | Perez | ||
| Sleepy | Smiley | ||
| American Trash | Milles | ||
| Love Me Dead | Gregg | ||
| Desert Fiends | Romero | ||
| Sunlight | Roddy | ||
| Hostage | Arooka | ||
| 2025 | Mundije | CIA Agent | |
| Final Days: Tales from the End Times | LaRouche | ||
| Hollywood Grit | Navarro | ||
| The Final Frame | The Professor | ||
| Clown Motel: 3 Ways to Hell | El Jefe | ||
| A Gunfighter's Deal | Clay Hood | ||
| Vanished | Mickey | ||
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Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | China Beach | Cpl. Jesus 'Answer Man' Zappara | Recurring Cast: Season 3 |
| 1991 | Law & Order | Garage Attendant | Episode: "Renunciation" |
| 1993 | Harry and the Hendersons | Sol | Episode: "Them Bones" |
| Dream On | Tattoo Artist | Episode: "Portrait by the Artist on the Young Man" | |
| NYPD Blue | Luis Hernandez | Recurring Cast: Season 1 | |
| 1994 | Renegade | Scott Zane | Episode: "Murderer's Row: Part 1 & 2" |
| 1995 | Renegade | Felipe | Episode: "Most Wanted" |
| 1996 | High Tide | Jake | Episode: "Code Name: Scorpion" |
| Pacific Blue | Adam Beckwith | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Nash Bridges | Baby Boy Doe | Episode: "Skirt Chasers" | |
| 1997 | The Sentinel | Muscle Guy | Episode: "Blind Man's Bluff" |
| Renegade | Víctor | Episode: "The Maltese Indian" | |
| Murder One | Osvaldo Cesarus | Recurring Cast: Season 2 | |
| Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer | Osvaldo Cesarus | Main Cast | |
| 1998 | L.A. Doctors | Torres | Episode: "Fear of Flying" |
| 1999 | NYPD Blue | Freddie Ascención | Episode: "Show & Tell" |
| Martial Law | Héctor Flores | Recurring Cast: Season 1 | |
| V.I.P. | Car Mechanic | Episode: "Valma and Louise" | |
| 2000 | The X-Files | 'Cissy' Alvarez | Episode: "The Amazing Maleeni" |
| Pacific Blue | Adam Beckwith | Episode: "Kidnapped" | |
| Nash Bridges | Doyle | Episode: "Jackpot: Part 1" | |
| 18 Wheels of Justice | Ray Murphy | Episode: "The Road to Hell" | |
| V.I.P. | New World Order Leader | Episode: "V.I.P., R.I.P." | |
| 2001 | The Lone Gunmen | Lowry | Episode: "Maximum Byers" |
| 18 Wheels of Justice | Sammy | Episode: "The Interrogation" | |
| Dead Last | Sanchez Ramirez | Episode: "The Problem with Corruption" | |
| UC: Undercover | - | Episode: "The Siege" | |
| Philly | Diego Flores | Episode: "Fork You Very Much" | |
| NYPD Blue | Kiki | Episode: "Johnny Got His Gold" | |
| 2002 | V.I.P. | Prison Inmate | Episode: "True Val Story" |
| The Shield | Joe 'Jo-Jo' Rizal | Episode: "Two Days of Blood" | |
| Fastlane | Owen 'Shadow' Little | Episode: "Things Done Changed" | |
| 2003 | Touched by an Angel | Lionel | Episode: "As It Is in Heaven" |
| Boomtown | Pope | Episode: "Execution" | |
| NYPD Blue | Hector Acevedo | Episode: "Shear Stupidity" | |
| 2003-10 | Nip/Tuck | Escobar Gallardo | Recurring Cast: Season 1 & 4, Guest: Season 2 & 6 |
| 2004 | Cold Case | Jesús Torres | Episode: "Hubris" |
| 2005 | Judging Amy | Gary Helms | Episode: "Happy Birthday" |
| Eyes | Santo | Episode: "Shots" | |
| Blind Justice | Johnny Currea | Episode: "Doggone" | |
| Wanted | Silvio Machado | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Sex, Love & Secrets | Arturo | Recurring Cast | |
| Ghost Whisperer | Julian Borgia | Recurring Cast: Season 1 | |
| 2005-07 | General Hospital | Manny Ruiz/Mateo Ruiz | Regular Cast |
| 2006 | Bones | Miguel Villeda | Episode: "The Woman in the Garden" |
| Mind of Mencia | Paulie | Episode: "The Serranos" | |
| 2006-11 | CSI: Miami | Memmo Fierro | Recurring Cast: Season 4 & 9, Guest: Season 10 |
| 2007 | Shark | Hector Hernandez | Episode: "For Whom the Skel Rolls" |
| Life | Buscando Maldito | Episode: "Let Her Go" | |
| 2008 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Emilio Alvarado | Episode: "Grissom's Divine Comedy" |
| The Cleaner | Jack | Episode: "Here Comes the Boom" | |
| 2010 | Chase | Eduardo 'El Lobo' Lopez | Episode: "Repo" |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | Thomas Luca | Episode: "Strays" |
| Femme Fatales | Laz Swan | Episode: "Bad Medicine" | |
| 2011-12 | In Plain Sight | Carlos Ramirez | Guest Cast: Season 4-5 |
| 2013 | Bad Samaritans | Doug | Main Cast |
| Back in the Game | Blade | Episode: "Stay In or Bail Out" | |
| 2020 | Dave | Don Quixote | Episode: "Jail" |
| 2023-24 | The Horrorverse | Mars Griffin | Recurring Cast |
| 2026 | Zombie Me | Blake Harrison | Recurring cast; online series |
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Books by LaSardo
- 2014 Life Sentence: A true story about love, lunacy and fame, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform,
- 2015 Playing With Fire, Glover Lane Press,
- 2017 Gabriel's Trial, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform,
References
References
- [https://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/actors/robert-lasardo/ Robert LaSardo profile], soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital; accessed October 9, 2021.
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NigoW1WXXyQ 2024 interview with Robert LaSardo], YouTube.
- "An unexpected Christmas film".
- D'Alessandro, Anthony. (2021-12-14). "Tom Sizemore Joins Female Revenge Thriller 'The Legend Of Jack And Diane'".
- Grobar, Matt. (January 20, 2022). "Carlo Mendez Replaces Alvaro Orlando In 'The Legend Of Jack And Diane'; Wendie Malick To Star In Musical 'Mother Of All Shows'".
- Whittock, Jesse. (2022-08-25). "'Camp Pleasant Lake' Adds Jonathan Lipnicki (Exclusive); Prime Video 'How To Date Billy Walsh'; Pinewood Sean Connery — Global Briefs".
- "ZOMBIE ME – Wikidata".
- "Zombie Me – Official Website".
- "Zombie Me".
- [http://ladinenclub.com/news38.html Actor Robert Lasardo, Releases Tattoo Poetry Book, on ladinenclub]
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