Al Pacino
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Alfredo James Pacino (born April 25, 1940) is an American actor and filmmaker. In a career spanning over five decades, he has received many awards and nominations, including an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. He is one of the few performers to have received the Triple Crown of Acting. He has also been honored with the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the National Medal of Arts. A method actor and former student of the HB Studio and the Actors Studio, where he was taught by Charlie Laughton and Lee Strasberg, Pacino's film debut came at the age of 29 with a minor role in Me, Natalie (1969). He gained favorable notice for his first lead role as a heroin addict in The Panic in Needle Park (1971). Wide acclaim and recognition came with his breakthrough role as Michael Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972), for which he received his first Oscar nomination, and he would reprise the role in the sequels The Godfather Part II (1974) and The Godfather Part III (1990). His portrayal of Michael Corleone is regarded as one of the greatest in film history. Pacino received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Serpico (1973), The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon (1975), and ...And Justice for All (1979), ultimately winning it for playing a blind military veteran in Scent of a Woman (1992). For his performances in The Godfather, Dick Tracy (1990), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), and The Irishman (2019), he earned Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominations. Other notable portrayals include Tony Montana in Scarface (1983), Carlito Brigante in Carlito's Way (1993), Benjamin Ruggiero in Donnie Brasco (1997), and Lowell Bergman in The Insider (1999). He has also starred in the thrillers Heat (1995), The Devil's Advocate (1997), Insomnia (2002), and appeared in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). On television, Pacino has acted in several productions for HBO, including Angels in America (2003) and the Jack Kevorkian biopic You Don't Know Jack (2010), winning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for each. Pacino currently stars in the Amazon Video web television series Hunters (2020–present). He has also had an extensive career on stage. He is a two-time Tony Award winner, in 1969 and 1977, for his performances in Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? and The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel. Pacino made his filmmaking debut with Looking for Richard (1996), directing and starring in this documentary about Richard III; Pacino had played the lead role on stage in 1977. He has also acted as Shylock in a 2004 feature film adaptation and 2010 stage production of The Merchant of Venice. Pacino directed and starred in Chinese Coffee (2000), Wilde Salomé (2011), and Salomé (2013). Since 1994, he has been the joint president of the Actors Studio. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
Credits
The Godfather (1972)
as Michael Corleone
The Godfather Part II (1974)
as Don Michael Corleone
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
as Marvin Schwarz
Heat (1995)
as Lt. Vincent Hanna
Scarface (1983)
as Tony Montana
The Godfather Part III (1990)
as Michael Corleone
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
as John Milton
The Irishman (2019)
as Jimmy Hoffa
Insomnia (2002)
as Will Dormer
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
as Willy Bank
In the Hand of Dante (2026)
as Uncle Carmine
The Recruit (2003)
as Walter Burke
Scent of a Woman (1992)
as Lt. Col. Frank Slade
Dick Tracy (1990)
as Big Boy Caprice
Donnie Brasco (1997)
as Benjamin 'Lefty' Ruggiero
House of Gucci (2021)
as Aldo Gucci
88 Minutes (2007)
as Dr. Jack Gramm
Carlito's Way (1993)
as Carlito Brigante
The Insider (1999)
as Lowell Bergman
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
as Sonny
Danny Collins (2015)
as Danny Collins
Val (2021)
as Self (archive)
Jack and Jill (2011)
as Al Pacino
The Ritual (2025)
as Father Theophilus Riesinger
Any Given Sunday (1999)
as Tony D'Amato
Dead Man's Wire (2026)
as M.L. Hall
Serpico (1973)
as Officer Frank Serpico
Righteous Kill (2008)
as Rooster
Misconduct (2016)
as Charles Abrams
Hangman (2017)
as Detective Archer
Father Joe (2027)
Actor
Author! Author! (1982)
as Ivan Travalian
Stand Up Guys (2012)
as Valentine "Val"
Cruising (1980)
as Steve Burns
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
as Ricky Roma
...And Justice for All (1979)
as Arthur Kirkland
Two for the Money (2005)
as Walter Abrams
Salomé (2013)
as King Herod
The Merchant of Venice (2004)
as Shylock
Sea of Love (1989)
as Frank Keller
St. Vincent (—)
Actor
The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
as Bobby
Me, Natalie (1969)
as Tony
Looking for Richard (1996)
as Self / Richard III
Knox Goes Away (2024)
as Xavier Crane
Gigli (2003)
as Starkman
City Hall (1996)
as Mayor John Pappas
Sly (2023)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
Scarecrow (1973)
as Francis Lionel 'Lion' Delbuchi
Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
as Self
American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally (2021)
as James Laughlin
S1m0ne (2002)
as Viktor Taransky
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
The Son of No One (2011)
as Detective Charles Stanford
The Pirates of Somalia (2017)
as Seymour Tolbin
You Don't Know Jack (2010)
as Dr. Jack Kevorkian
Frankie and Johnny (1991)
as Johnny
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992)
as Don Michael Corleone
Revolution (1985)
as Tom Dobb
Manglehorn (2015)
as A.J. Manglehorn
Frank Serpico (2017)
as Self (voice)
The Humbling (2014)
as Simon Axler
Billy Knight (2026)
as Billy Knight
Maserati: The Brothers (2026)
as Vincenzo Vaccaro
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
as (archive footage)
The Irishman: In Conversation (2019)
as Self
Scarface: 35th Anniversary Reunion (2019)
Actor
Inside 'Serpico' (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Paterno (2018)
as Joe Paterno
People I Know (2002)
as Eli Wurman
Unseen + Untold: Scarface (2003)
Actor
Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness (2024)
as Maurice Gangnat
Bobby Deerfield (1977)
as Bobby
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
as Sonny Wortzik (archive footage)
Two Bits (1995)
as Gitano Sabatoni
Phil Spector (2013)
as Phil Spector
Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes (1990)
as Self
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009)
as Self
Casting By (2012)
as Self
Al Pacino: The Reluctant Star (2020)
as (archive footage)
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (1990)
as Self
Chinese Coffee (2000)
as Harry Levine
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire (2014)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film (2006)
as Self
Becoming Al Pacino (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman (2020)
as Self
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait (2017)
as Self
Killing Castro (2026)
as Robert Maheu
The Making of Heat (2005)
as Self
Brando (2007)
as Self
James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983)
as Self
The Local Stigmatic (1990)
as Graham
The Godfather and the Mob (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
Wilde Salomé (2013)
as Self / King Herod
Lear Rex (—)
as King Lear
The Making of 'Scarface' (1998)
as Self
Heart of the Festival (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Pitch (1997)
as Self
The Godfather Legacy (2012)
as Self
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon' (2006)
as Self
Jonas in the Desert (1994)
as Self
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon (2011)
as Self (archive footage)
The History of 'Cruising' (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Making 'The Irishman' (2020)
as Self
Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation (2005)
as Self
We Are Not Animals (2013)
as The Agent
Internet Love (1998)
as Self (uncredited)
Exorcising 'Cruising' (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Easy's Waltz (2025)
Actor
The Making of 'Carlito's Way' (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Lee Strasberg: The Method Man (1997)
as Self
On the Road with: Scarecrow (1973)
as Self
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes (1971)
as Self
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity (1999)
as Self
Sniff (—)
as Harvey Stride
Cruising Electric (1980) (2014)
as archive
Serpico: From Real to Reel (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Assassination (—)
Actor
Babbleonia (2005)
as Self