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
Scarface (1983)
as Tony Montana
Heat (1995)
as Lt. Vincent Hanna
The Godfather Part III (1990)
as Michael Corleone
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
as John Milton
Insomnia (2002)
as Will Dormer
The Irishman (2019)
as Jimmy Hoffa
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
as Willy Bank
Dick Tracy (1990)
as Big Boy Caprice
Scent of a Woman (1992)
as Lt. Col. Frank Slade
The Ritual (2025)
as Father Theophilus Riesinger
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
as Sonny
Dead Man's Wire (2026)
as M.L. Hall
Donnie Brasco (1997)
as Benjamin 'Lefty' Ruggiero
Jack and Jill (2011)
as Al Pacino
Carlito's Way (1993)
as Carlito Brigante
House of Gucci (2021)
as Aldo Gucci
The Recruit (2003)
as Walter Burke
...And Justice for All (1979)
as Arthur Kirkland
Any Given Sunday (1999)
as Tony D'Amato
In the Hand of Dante (2026)
as Uncle Carmine
Heat 2 (—)
Actor
Stand Up Guys (2012)
as Valentine "Val"
The Insider (1999)
as Lowell Bergman
Gigli (2003)
as Starkman
Sea of Love (1989)
as Frank Keller
Danny Collins (2015)
as Danny Collins
The Merchant of Venice (2004)
as Shylock
Serpico (1973)
as Officer Frank Serpico
Cruising (1980)
as Steve Burns
Frankie and Johnny (1991)
as Johnny
88 Minutes (2007)
as Dr. Jack Gramm
Righteous Kill (2008)
as Rooster
The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
as Bobby
Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
as Sonny Wortzik (archive footage)
Salomé (2013)
as King Herod
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
as (archive footage)
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
as Ricky Roma
Knox Goes Away (2024)
as Xavier Crane
The Pirates of Somalia (2017)
as Seymour Tolbin
Billy Knight (2026)
as Billy Knight
Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
as Self
S1m0ne (2002)
as Viktor Taransky
Scarecrow (1973)
as Francis Lionel 'Lion' Delbuchi
City Hall (1996)
as Mayor John Pappas
The Son of No One (2011)
as Detective Charles Stanford
Frank Serpico (2017)
as Self (voice)
People I Know (2002)
as Eli Wurman
Looking for Richard (1996)
as Self / Richard III
You Don't Know Jack (2010)
as Dr. Jack Kevorkian
Heart of the Festival (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Two for the Money (2005)
as Walter Abrams
Me, Natalie (1969)
as Tony
Revolution (1985)
as Tom Dobb
Hangman (2017)
as Detective Archer
American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally (2021)
as James Laughlin
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 (2016)
as Michael Corleone
Misconduct (2016)
as Charles Abrams
The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone (2020)
as Michael Corleone
The Humbling (2014)
as Simon Axler
Father Joe (—)
Actor
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Manglehorn (2015)
as A.J. Manglehorn
Paterno (2018)
as Joe Paterno
Casting By (2012)
as Self
St. Vincent (—)
Actor
Killing Castro (2026)
as Robert Maheu
Sly (2023)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (1990)
as Self
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon (2011)
as Self (archive footage)
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992)
as Don Michael Corleone
Maserati: The Brothers (—)
Actor
The Irishman: In Conversation (2019)
as Self
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Author! Author! (1982)
as Ivan Travalian
Two Bits (1995)
as Gitano Sabatoni
The Local Stigmatic (1990)
as Graham
The Making of 'Heat' (2005)
as Self
Bobby Deerfield (1977)
as Bobby
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009)
as Self
Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness (2024)
as Maurice Gangnat
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire (2014)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Phil Spector (2013)
as Phil Spector
Brando (2007)
as Self
Al Pacino: The Reluctant Star (2020)
as (archive footage)
James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983)
as Self
Cruising Electric (1980) (2014)
as archive
The Godfather Legacy (2012)
as Self
Chinese Coffee (2000)
as Harry Levine
Making 'The Irishman' (2020)
as Self
Wilde Salomé (2013)
as Self / King Herod
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film (2006)
as Self
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait (2017)
as Self
The Godfather and the Mob (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
Inside 'Serpico' (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Pitch (1997)
as Self
The History of 'Cruising' (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Assassination (—)
Actor
Lear Rex (—)
as King Lear
Jonas in the Desert (1994)
as Self
Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes (1990)
as Self
The Making of 'Carlito's Way' (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity (1999)
as Self
Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation (2005)
as Self
Exorcising 'Cruising' (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Scarface' (1998)
as Self
Easy's Waltz (2025)
Actor
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon' (2006)
as Self
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes (1971)
as Self
We're No Animals (2013)
as The Agent
On the Road with: Scarecrow (1973)
as Self
Internet Love (1998)
as Self (uncredited)
Sniff (—)
as Harvey Stride
Becoming Al Pacino (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman (2020)
as Self
Captivated (—)
as Saro Mammoliti
Lee Strasberg: The Method Man (1997)
as Self
Serpico: From Real to Reel (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Babbleonia (2005)
as Self