Joe Cirillo served on the New York Police Department before landing gigs in film. Cirillo’s first role was in “The Godfather”. Throughout his acting career, he continued portraying police officers. Cirillo ran two successful companies providing security for films and celebrities and is currently writing and producing his own films with his company Blue Shirt Prods. LLC, in New York. While working, Joe Cirillo was on detail at the New York Police Headquarters at 240 Centre Street where the jail scene in Ghostbusters was later filmed at.