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Chuck Low

Chuck Low

Actor · Died September 18, 2017, aged 80 · New York City, New York, USA

Charles Lewis Low (July 21, 1928 – September 18, 2017) was an American actor. Low was born in New York City, to a Russian mother and Austrian-Polish father. He achieved his biggest success as Morris "Morrie" Kessler in the Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas (1990). The character of Morrie was 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, setting up his eventual murder by Tommy DeVito. Kessler's character is based on Martin Krugman. He was also known for wearing his dark brown leather blazer. 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 2003 film, Kill the Poor. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 21, 1937
Died
September 18, 2017 (aged 80)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 10% in 30 days

Where can I watch Chuck Low's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

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Subscription and free streaming for Chuck Low's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

9 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Kill the Poor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Bruno

  • The Sopranos(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Shlomo Teittleman

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Sleepers(1996)

    as Dance Judge

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Night and the City(1992)

    as Freddy DiMario

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Mistress(1992)

    as Benrie

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Hyram Jenkins

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • GoodFellas(1990)

    as Morris Kessler

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Mission(1986)

    as Don Cabeza

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The King of Comedy(1982)

    as Man in Chinese Restaurant

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

Career shape

Biggest box office

GoodFellas (1990)

$47M worldwide

Highest rated

GoodFellas (1990)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

19821992

Peak 1991 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.