Actor profile

Don Novello

1st January 1943 Ashtabula, Ohio, USA Acting

Donald "Don" Novello (born January 1, 1943) is an American writer, film director, producer, actor, singer and comedian. He is best known for his work on NBC's Saturday Night Live from 1978 until 1980, and again in 1985–86, often as the character Father Guido Sarducci. He appeared as Sarducci in the video of Rodney Dangerfield's "Rappin' Rodney", and on many subsequent television shows, including Married... with Children, Blossom, It's Garry Shandling's Show, Unhappily Ever After, Square Pegs and The Colbert Report.

34 Movies 12 TV Shows 46 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Belushi poster

Belushi 16th May 2020 as Self (archive footage)

Palo Alto poster

Palo Alto 9th May 2014 as Mr. Wilson

Twixt poster

Twixt 10th September 2011 as Melvin

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear poster

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear 30th October 2010 as Father Guido Sarducci

Factory Girl poster

Factory Girl 29th December 2006 as Mort Silvers

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found poster

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found 15th April 2005 as Self

Rent Control poster

Rent Control 22nd October 2003 as Rico

Atlantis: Milo's Return poster

Atlantis: Milo's Return 25th February 2003 as Vinny (voice)

Mr. Bill Does Vegas poster

Mr. Bill Does Vegas 1st January 2002

Atlantis: The Lost Empire poster

Atlantis: The Lost Empire 2nd June 2001 as Vincenzo 'Vinny' Santorini (voice)

Just One Night poster

Just One Night 26th September 2000 as Italian Drifter

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle poster

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle 30th June 2000 as Fruit Vendor Twins

Just the Ticket poster

Just the Ticket 1st February 1998 as Tony

Touch poster

Touch 14th February 1997 as Father Navaroli

Jack poster

Jack 9th August 1996 as Bartender

Ho Ho Nooooooo!!! It's Mr. Bill's Christmas Special! poster

Ho Ho Nooooooo!!! It's Mr. Bill's Christmas Special! 16th July 1996 as Father Sarducci

One Night Stand poster

One Night Stand 1st November 1995 as Warren Miller

Casper poster

Casper 26th May 1995 as Father Guido Sarducci

Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde poster

Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde 27th August 1993 as Sanchez

La Pastorela: The Shepherd's Tale 23rd December 1991 as Father Guido Sarducci

The Godfather Part III poster

The Godfather Part III 25th December 1990 as Dominic Abbandando

The Spirit of '76 poster

The Spirit of '76 12th October 1990 as Translator

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary poster

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary 24th September 1989 as Father Guido Sarducci

New York Stories poster

New York Stories 10th March 1989 as Hector

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz poster

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz 16th August 1988 as Father Guido Sarducci

Tucker: The Man and His Dream poster

Tucker: The Man and His Dream 12th August 1988 as Stan

Paul Rodriguez Live!: I Need the Couch 24th January 1987 as Self

Father Guido Sarducci's Vatican Inquirer: The Pope's Tour poster

Father Guido Sarducci's Vatican Inquirer: The Pope's Tour 18th October 1986 as Father Guido Sarducci

Head Office poster

Head Office 6th June 1985 as Sal

Father Guido Sarducci Goes to College poster

Father Guido Sarducci Goes to College 1st January 1985 as Father Guido Sarducci

Pinocchio poster

Pinocchio 14th May 1984 as Narrator (voice)

Become an Artist poster

Become an Artist 1st January 1982 as Guido Sarducci

Gilda Live poster

Gilda Live 28th March 1980 as Father Guido Sarducci

Life with Video poster

Life with Video 3rd January 1972 as Man on Television

Unhappily Ever After poster

Unhappily Ever After 11th January 1995 as Father Guido Sarducci

Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien 13th September 1993 as Father Guido Sarducci

Blossom poster

Blossom 5th July 1990

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 30th March 1988 as Father Guido Sarducci

Married... with Children poster

Married... with Children 5th April 1987 as Father Guido Sarducci

It's Garry Shandling's Show poster

It's Garry Shandling's Show 10th September 1986 as Father Guido Sarducci

Faerie Tale Theatre poster

Faerie Tale Theatre 11th September 1982 as Narrator (voice)

Fridays poster

Fridays 11th April 1980 as Father Guido Sarducci

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Self - Various Characters

The Smothers Brothers Show 13th January 1975

Julia poster

Julia 17th September 1968

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self