Actor Vincent Schiavelli Dead at 57

Character actor Vincent Schiavelli has died of lung cancer at the age of 57 at his home village of Polizzi Generosa, Sicily. He appeared in some 150 film and television productions in his career.

He played the the subway ghost in the movie “Ghost,” Salieri’s valet in “Amadeus,” and as patient Frederickson in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” He was science teacher Mr. Vargas in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” and many more characters.