Joseph Mineo
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Joseph Mineo is a fictional character on the HBO drama Oz
, played by Philip V. Scozzarella.
. For the most part Mineo is a good and honest CO and unlike some of the other Italian-Americans on the staff, he is not shown assisting the Italian mobsters incarcerated in Oz. Mineo is one of the only officers who recurs continuously for all six seasons, and the character, though background, has appeared on the show more often than any other http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118421/.
tells him that Mineo is there for two centuries. Although it's never shown, when Miguel Alvarez
's son died, Mineo made a joke. During the riot, Alvarez beat Mineo badly in revenge. Tim McManus
offered himself in an exchange. They would let Mineo and CO Jason Armstrong
get out and he would stay. The inmates accept and Mineo goes safe.
is convicted, Mineo makes fun of Vern Schillinger
, telling him that Andy is in his favorite unit, Emerald City. When Carlo Ricardo
's sister comes to see her brother Mineo denies her as Ricardo was in the hole. She talks to McManus, who lets her write a letter to Ricardo. He asks Len Lopresti
who is in charge of AdSeg, to give Ricardo the letter. Mineo asks Lopresti if he is a letter-boy to the Latinos. Lopresti then throws the letter in the trash can.
.
Oz (TV series)
Oz is an American television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes . It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by premium cable network HBO. Oz premiered on July 12, 1997 and ran for six seasons...
, played by Philip V. Scozzarella.
Character overview
A veteran Correctional officer, he is often preferred by Unit Manager Tim McManusTim McManus
Tim McManus is a fictional character on HBO's prison drama Oz, played by Terry Kinney.-Character overview:McManus, the idealistic manager of Emerald City, is unlike the rest of the staff members at Oz as he has never been a CO, has a college education, and generally believes in the inmates as...
. For the most part Mineo is a good and honest CO and unlike some of the other Italian-Americans on the staff, he is not shown assisting the Italian mobsters incarcerated in Oz. Mineo is one of the only officers who recurs continuously for all six seasons, and the character, though background, has appeared on the show more often than any other http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118421/.
Season 1
Joseph Mineo can be seen in Emerald City's background almost the whole season. When new CO Anthony Nowakowski arrives, Diane WittleseyDiane Wittlesey
Officer Diane Wittlesey is a fictional character played by Edie Falco on the television program Oz.-Character overview:Oz's first female correctional officer is a divorcee and single mother, who has suffered spousal abuse, poverty and substance abuse; through all of that she gained a pretty good...
tells him that Mineo is there for two centuries. Although it's never shown, when Miguel Alvarez
Miguel Alvarez
Miguel Alvarez is a fictional character played by American actor Kirk Acevedo on the television show Oz. He is the main Latino inmate in the series. He is a gang member of El Norte and of Cuban descent.-Character overview:...
's son died, Mineo made a joke. During the riot, Alvarez beat Mineo badly in revenge. Tim McManus
Tim McManus
Tim McManus is a fictional character on HBO's prison drama Oz, played by Terry Kinney.-Character overview:McManus, the idealistic manager of Emerald City, is unlike the rest of the staff members at Oz as he has never been a CO, has a college education, and generally believes in the inmates as...
offered himself in an exchange. They would let Mineo and CO Jason Armstrong
Jason Armstrong
Jason Armstrong is a character at HBO drama Oz played by actor Timothy L. Brown.-Character Overview:A tall, muscular guard, he is one of the favorites of both Warden Leo Glynn and Unit Manager Tim McManus...
get out and he would stay. The inmates accept and Mineo goes safe.
Season 3
When Andrew SchillingerAndrew Schillinger
Andrew Peter Schillinger, played by Frederick Koehler, is a fictional character in the HBO drama Oz.-Character overview:Prisoner 99S333. Convicted February 16, 1999 - Murder in the second degree, possession of narcotics...
is convicted, Mineo makes fun of Vern Schillinger
Vernon Schillinger
Vernon Schillinger is a fictional character, played by American actor J. K. Simmons, on the HBO series Oz.-Character overview:Prisoner #92S110. Convicted October 21, 1992 – Aggravated assault in the first degree. Sentence: Eight years, eligible for parole in five...
, telling him that Andy is in his favorite unit, Emerald City. When Carlo Ricardo
Carlo Ricardo
Carlo Ricardo is an inmate in HBO's prison drama Oz played by Juan Carlos Hernandez.-Character overview:Ricardo becomes mentally unstable while in Oz as his family stops visiting him over a period of time...
's sister comes to see her brother Mineo denies her as Ricardo was in the hole. She talks to McManus, who lets her write a letter to Ricardo. He asks Len Lopresti
Len Lopresti
Len Lopresti is a fictional character on the HBO drama Oz, played by Carl DiMaggio.-Character overview:A corrections cfficer in the prison, Lopresti is a mean-spirited, racist bully who terrorizes non-white inmates...
who is in charge of AdSeg, to give Ricardo the letter. Mineo asks Lopresti if he is a letter-boy to the Latinos. Lopresti then throws the letter in the trash can.
Season 4
Mineo is one of the white COs who is transferred out of Emerald City by Martin QuernsMartin Querns
Warden Martin Querns is a fictional character on the HBO drama Oz, played by Reg E. Cathey.-Character overview:He is an African American prison unit manager who has a vast experience of handling various prison units. He is hired by Warden Leo Glynn after he is asked to find a competent black unit...
.