Joseph Peter Mascolo (March 13, 1929 – December 8, 2016) was an American musician and dramatic actor.

[18] He was in 1981's Sharky's Machine as JoJo Tipps[19] and 1982's Yes, Giorgio[20][21] Mascolo's last film appearance was in 1986's Heat as Baby.

[22] Mascolo was best known in the recurring role of Stefano DiMera on Days of Our Lives from 1982 to 1985, returning briefly in 1988, again from 1993 to 2001, and making appearances again since 2007 until Stefano's death in 2016, making his final appearance on February 9, 2017, airing 2 months after his death,[23] and won three Soap Opera Digest Awards.

[4] He has also played a wide range of roles on many different series including (but not limited to) a Stefano-like villain named Nicholas Van Buren on General Hospital, and Carlos Alvarez on Santa Barbara.

He also made primetime television appearances on All in the Family, The Eddie Capra Mysteries, Lou Grant and The Rockford Files.

10 years later, he would appear again in NBC's The Trial of the Incredible Hulk, as Albert G. Tendelli, a police confidant of Daredevil.

"[4] Mascolo died on December 8, 2016, in Santa Clarita, California at 87 after years of battling Alzheimer's disease.