Mr. Cortese, a Jersey boy, received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater/ Communications from Midwestern College in Denison, Iowa, where he studied theatre, under the guidance of his acting teacher Alfred Rusico. While attending school on a drama scholarship, Joe did lead roles in many plays, many with seasoned New York and Hollywood actors. Some ...
| Movie | Doobious Sources | Unknown | 2017 |
| Series | Actors Entertainment | Unknown | 2016-02-07 |
| Movie | The Bronx Bull | Vito Lazio | 2015-04-25 |
| Movie | Any Day | Unknown | 2015 |
| Series | Perception | Unknown | 2012-07-09 |
| Movie | A War Hero | Unknown | 2012 |
| Series | Fairly Legal | Unknown | 2011-01-20 |
| Series | The Good Guys | Unknown | 2010-05-19 |
| Movie | The Deported | Unknown | 2009 |
| Movie | Saravia | Unknown | 2008 |
| Movie | Go Go Tales | Unknown | 2007 |
| Series | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Unknown | 2006 |
| Movie | Shut Up and Shoot! | Unknown | 2006 |
| Series | Bones | Unknown | 2005-09-13 |
| Movie | Against the Ropes | Irving Abel | 2004-02-20 |
| Series | Las Vegas | Unknown | 2003-09-22 |
| Movie | The Shipment | Vincent Florio | 2002-06-13 |
| Movie | You Got Nothin' | Unknown | 2002 |
| Series | The Agency | Unknown | 2001-09-27 |
| Movie | Nowhere Land | Unknown | 2000 |
| Series | 18 Wheels of Justice | Unknown | 2000 |
| Movie | Game Day | Unknown | 2000 |
| Movie | Malevolence | Unknown | 1999 |
| Movie | Young Hearts Unlimited | Sardini | 1998-12-27 |
| Movie | American History X | Rasmussen | 1998-11-20 |
| Movie | The Rat Pack | Unknown | 1998 |
| Series | Dellaventura | Unknown | 1997-09-23 |
| Series | Pacific Blue | Unknown | 1996-03-02 |
| Series | The Burning Zone | Unknown | 1996-09-03 |
| Series | Nash Bridges | Unknown | 1996-03-29 |
| Series | The Sentinel | Unknown | 1996-03-20 |
| Movie | The Last Word | Unknown | 1995 |
| Movie | Illicit Dreams | Unknown | 1994 |
| Movie | Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit | Unknown | 1994 |
| Movie | Born to Run | Unknown | 1993-08-02 |
| Movie | Ruby | Louie Vitali | 1992-03-27 |
| Movie | Exclusive | Unknown | 1992 |
| Movie | Lady Boss | Santino Bonnatti | 1992-10-11 |
| Series | Renegade | Unknown | 1992-09-19 |
| Movie | To Protect and Serve | Unknown | 1992 |
| Series | The Commish | Unknown | 1991-09-28 |
| Series | Silk Stalkings | Unknown | 1991-11-07 |
| Series | The Man in the Family | Unknown | 1991 |
| Movie | Just Life | Unknown | 1990 |
| Movie | Dragonfight | Unknown | 1990 |
| Movie | The Closer | Unknown | 1990-12-01 |
| Movie | Object of Desire | Unknown | 1990 |
| Series | Something Is Out There | Unknown | 1988 |
| Series | Something Is Out There | Unknown | 1988 |
| Movie | C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf | Doc Burkholder | 1988-05-23 |
| Series | Rags to Riches | Unknown | 1987 |
| Movie | Assault and Matrimony | Unknown | 1987 |
| Movie | Deadly Illusion | Unknown | 1987 |
| Series | If Tomorrow Comes | Unknown | 1986 |
| Movie | C.A.T. Squad | Unknown | 1986 |
| Movie | Letting Go | Unknown | 1985 |
| Movie | Brothers-in-Law | Unknown | 1985 |
| Series | Tales from the Darkside | Unknown | 1984 |
| Movie | Gone Are the Dayes | Unknown | 1984 |
| Series | Hunter | Unknown | 1984-09-18 |
| Series | Murder, She Wrote | Unknown | 1984-09-30 |
| Movie | Monsignor | Unknown | 1982 |
| Movie | Evilspeak | Unknown | 1981 |
| Movie | Computercide | Unknown | 1981 |
| Movie | Worlds Apart | Unknown | 1980 |
| Movie | Windows | Unknown | 1980 |
| Movie | The Death Collector | Unknown | 1976 |
| Movie | Jessi's Girls | Unknown | 1975 |
| Movie | Arizona Slim | Unknown | 1974 |
| Series | Lotsa Luck | Unknown | 1973 |
| Series | General Hospital | Unknown | 1963-04-01 |