Born in Brooklyn, Don Calfa (1939–2016) was a prolific American character actor with a career spanning over four decades. He is most recognized for his performances in cult classics such as The Return of the Living Dead as Ernie the mortician and Weekend at Bernie's, alongside frequent television appearances including Barney Miller.
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Don Calfa was a prolific American character actor who spent four decades in film and television; he originally pursued a career in the fine arts before being inspired to act by the film Rebel Without a Cause.
He is most recognized for his performance as Ernie the mortician in the cult horror-comedy The Return of the Living Dead, and for playing various characters on the television show Barney Miller.
