Joseph Mascolo (born March 13, 1929) is an American actor and soap opera veteran, best known for his long-running role as Stefano DiMera on NBC's Days of our Lives.
Mascolo was born and raised in West Hartford, Connecticut. He went to the University of Miami and then West Point Academy. He was originally training in Classical Music.
Mascolo appeared in the 1978 film Jaws 2 as a member of the city council who confronted Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) ...
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Joseph Mascolo (born March 13, 1929) is an American actor and soap opera veteran, best known for his long-running role as Stefano DiMera on NBC's Days of our Lives.
Mascolo was born and raised in West Hartford, Connecticut. He went to the University of Miami and then West Point Academy. He was originally training in Classical Music.
Mascolo appeared in the 1978 film Jaws 2 as a member of the city council who confronted Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) when the Chief brought forth the underwater photograph of what he believed was another shark. He also played a police detective in the Burt Reynolds feature Sharky's Machine.
Mascolo is best known in the recurring role of Stefano DiMera on Days of our Lives from 1982 to 1985, returning briefly in 1988, again from 1993 to 2001, and making appearances again since 2007. He has also played a wide range of roles on many different series including (but not limited to) a Stefano-like villain named Domino (Nicholas Van Buren) on General Hospital, and...
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