John "Johnny" Anthony Williams also known as "Johnny Roast beef" Williams is an American character actor with nearly 100 credits to his name. He is perhaps best remembered as Johnny Roastbeef in the Martin Scorsese classic Goodfellas (1990). He is also appeared in the Movies The Mask (1994) alongside Cameron Diaz and Jim Carrey as well as Greenbook (2018) which starred Viggo Mortensen Mahershala Ali. He has also made dozens of appearances in tv shows.

Filmography

• 2026Swapped — Mr. Dung Beetle (voice)
• 2020Friendsgiving — Uncle Sal
• Black Monday — Chip
• 2019Exorcism at 60,000 Feet — Frankie Foldem
• 2018Green Book — Fat Paulie
• 2018Intersection — Lou
• 2016Call Me King — Russo
• 2016Dances with Werewolves — Ritchie
• 2016Rules Don't Apply — Mobster
• 2016The New Empress — Joe
• 2014Jersey Justice — Big Bill Romeo
• 2014The Cookie Mobster — Cheeks
• Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories — Sam
• 2013Real Gangsters — Big Tony
• 2013Ricky — Petey
• The Mindy Project — Elevator Attendant
• 2011Crybabies — Tony 'Two Guns'
• 2010The Other Way — Fat Joe
• 2010Wild Ride
• 2009Under New Management — Dot Com Donnie
• The Summit — Kentucky State Trooper
• 2008The Unknown Trilogy — Tanner (segment "Frankie the Squirrel") (as Johnny 'Roastbeef' Williams)
• 2004Mafioso: The Father The Son — Danny Defino
• 2004Sin's Kitchen — Eddie
• 2004The Whole Ten Yards — Vito
• NCIS — Carmen Lorenzo
• 2003Wasabi Tuna
• 2002Undisputed — Al
• 2000Looking for an Echo — Phil 'Pooch' Puccirelli
• 1998The Assault — Mario
• 1998Witness to the Mob — Angelo Ruggiero
• 1997Infidelity — Bubba
• 1997Opposite Corners — Jimmy
• 1997Sparkle and Charm — Robo
• 1996The Little Death — Bartender
• Charlie Grace — Vince
• 1995Forget Paris — Lou
• 1995The Skateboard Kid II — Tow Truck Driver
• 1995The Wasp Woman — Wasp Collector
• 1995Victim of Desire — Marv Riker
• 1995Virtual Combat — Fred
• New York Undercover — Leo Galloway
• 1994The Mask — Burt
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman — Lou
• California Dreams — Sharkey
• 1992Honeymoon in Vegas — Johnny Sandwich
• 1990GoodFellas — Johnny Roastbeef
• 1990State of Grace — Borelli's Man #2
• 1980The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White — Geese (voice)
• The Super Globetrotters — Hubert 'Geese' Ausbie / Multi Man (voice)
• 1973The Spook Who Sat by the Door
• The New Scooby-Doo Movies — Geese Ausbie (voice)
• Harlem Globetrotters
• 1970Ritual of Evil — Newscaster
• 1938Sally, Irene and Mary — Raymond Scott Quintette

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2026As Far Back As I Can Remember... The Story of Goodfellas — Self