Gene Greytak

Gene Greytak
Gene Greytak
Born	Eugene Edward Greytak; November 14, 1925; Trumbull, Connecticut, United States
Died	February 28, 2010 (aged 84); Tustin, California, United States
Occupation(s)	impersonator, actor
Spouse	Dorothy Greytak (c. 1947-2010 his death)

Gene Greytak (November 14, 1925 – February 28, 2010) was a real estate broker, who made a career as an actor by impersonating Pope John Paul II because of his facial resemblance to the pontiff.^[1]

Greytak was Catholic, and had at least the tacit permission of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to impersonate the pope.^{[clarification needed]}^{[citation needed]} Greytak died on February 28, 2010.

Filmography

Year	Title	Roles	Notes
1988	Night Court	The Pope	TV series, 1 episode
1988	ALF	Pope John Paul II	TV series, 2 episodes
1989	Just the Ten of Us	Pope	TV series, 1 episode
1990	One Night Stand	Pope John Paul II	TV series, 1 episode
	Repossessed	The Pope	Film
	"King of Wishful Thinking"	Pope	Music video
1991	Hot Shots!	Pope John Paul II	Film
1991	The Golden Girls	The Pope	TV series, 1 episode
1992	Sister Act	The Pope	Film
1993	Murphy Brown	Pope John Paul II	TV series, 1 episode.
1994	Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult	Pope	Film
1995	Picket Fences	Pope John Paul II	TV series, 1 episode.
1997	Everybody Loves Raymond	The Pope	Sitcom, 1 episode.
1998	The Wayans Bros.	Pope	TV series, 1 episode.
1999	Just the Ticket	Pope	Film
1999	Ally McBeal	Pope	TV series, 1 episode.
2004	Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls	Your Holiness	Film, (final film role)

References

^ Obituary Los Angeles Times, March 4, 2010; page AA7.

External links

Gene Greytak at IMDb

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[1] Obituary Los Angeles Times, March 4, 2010; page AA7.

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