Al Pacino

Biography

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

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Late Show with David Letterman

The Godfather

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Tony Awards

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

All Movies (122)

• Billy Knight2026 · as Billy Knight
• In the Hand of Dante2026 · as Uncle Carmine
• Killing Castro2026 · as Robert Maheu
• Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders2026 · as Self (archive footage)
• Dead Man's Wire2026 · as M.L. Hall
• Breakdown: 19752025 · as Sonny Wortzik (archive footage)
• Easy's Waltz2025
• The Ritual2025 · as Father Theophilus Riesinger
• Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness2024 · as Maurice Gangnat
• Knox Goes Away2024 · as Xavier Crane
• Sly2023 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Becoming Al Pacino2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• House of Gucci2021 · as Aldo Gucci
• American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally2021 · as James Laughlin
• The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone2020 · as Michael Corleone
• Making 'The Irishman'2020 · as Self
• Al Pacino: The Reluctant Star2020 · as (archive footage)
• The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman2020 · as Self
• The Irishman: In Conversation2019 · as Self
• The Irishman2019 · as Jimmy Hoffa
• Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood2019 · as Marvin Schwarz
• Paterno2018 · as Joe Paterno
• Hangman2017 · as Detective Archer
• The Pirates of Somalia2017 · as Seymour Tolbin
• Frank Serpico2017 · as Self (voice)
• Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait2017 · as Self
• Misconduct2016 · as Charles Abrams
• The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–19592016 · as Michael Corleone
• Manglehorn2015 · as A.J. Manglehorn
• Danny Collins2015 · as Danny Collins
• The Humbling2014 · as Simon Axler
• Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire2014 · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
• Cruising Electric (1980)2014 · as archive
• Wilde Salomé2013 · as Self / King Herod
• We're No Animals2013 · as The Agent
• Salomé2013 · as King Herod
• Phil Spector2013 · as Phil Spector
• Stand Up Guys2012 · as Valentine "Val"
• Casting By2012 · as Self
• The Godfather Legacy2012 · as Self
• Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen2012 · as (archive footage)
• Jack and Jill2011 · as Al Pacino
• The Son of No One2011 · as Detective Charles Stanford
• The 'Scarface' Phenomenon2011 · as Self (archive footage)
• You Don't Know Jack2010 · as Dr. Jack Kevorkian
• I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale2009 · as Self
• Righteous Kill2008 · as Rooster
• The History of 'Cruising'2007 · as Self (archive footage)
• Exorcising 'Cruising'2007 · as Self (archive footage)
• Ocean's Thirteen2007 · as Willy Bank
• Brando2007 · as Self
• 88 Minutes2007 · as Dr. Jack Gramm
• The Godfather and the Mob2006 · as Self (archive footage)
• Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film2006 · as Self
• The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'2006 · as Self
• Two for the Money2005 · as Walter Abrams
• Babbleonia2005 · as Self
• Nos Bastidores de Hollywood2005 · as Self (archive footage)
• Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation2005 · as Self
• The Making of 'Heat'2005 · as Self
• The Merchant of Venice2004 · as Shylock
• The Making of 'Carlito's Way'2003 · as Self (archive footage)
• Gigli2003 · as Starkman
• The Recruit2003 · as Walter Burke
• Inside 'Serpico'2002 · as Self (archive footage)
• Serpico: From Real to Reel2002 · as Self (archive footage)
• People I Know2002 · as Eli Wurman
• S1m0ne2002 · as Viktor Taransky
• Insomnia2002 · as Will Dormer
• Heart of the Festival2002 · as Self (archive footage)
• Chinese Coffee2000 · as Harry Levine
• Any Given Sunday1999 · as Tony D'Amato
• The Insider1999 · as Lowell Bergman
• Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity1999 · as Self
• Internet Love1998 · as Self (uncredited)
• The Making of 'Scarface'1998 · as Self
• The Devil's Advocate1997 · as John Milton
• Pitch1997 · as Self
• Lee Strasberg: The Method Man1997 · as Self
• Donnie Brasco1997 · as Benjamin 'Lefty' Ruggiero
• Looking for Richard1996 · as Self / Richard III
• City Hall1996 · as Mayor John Pappas
• Heat1995 · as Lt. Vincent Hanna
• Two Bits1995 · as Gitano Sabatoni
• Jonas in the Desert1994 · as Self
• Carlito's Way1993 · as Carlito Brigante
• Scent of a Woman1992 · as Lt. Col. Frank Slade
• The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-19801992 · as Don Michael Corleone
• Glengarry Glen Ross1992 · as Ricky Roma
• Frankie and Johnny1991 · as Johnny
• Madonna: Truth or Dare1991 · as Self
• The Godfather Part III1990 · as Michael Corleone
• The Godfather Family: A Look Inside1990 · as Self
• Dick Tracy1990 · as Big Boy Caprice
• Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes1990 · as Self
• The Local Stigmatic1990 · as Graham
• Sea of Love1989 · as Frank Keller
• Revolution1985 · as Tom Dobb
• Scarface1983 · as Tony Montana
• James Bond: The First 21 Years1983 · as Self
• Author! Author!1982 · as Ivan Travalian
• Night of 100 Stars1982 · as Self
• Cruising1980 · as Steve Burns
• ...And Justice for All1979 · as Arthur Kirkland
• Bobby Deerfield1977 · as Bobby
• Dog Day Afternoon1975 · as Sonny
• The Godfather Part II1974 · as Don Michael Corleone
• Serpico1973 · as Officer Frank Serpico
• Scarecrow1973 · as Francis Lionel 'Lion' Delbuchi
• On the Road with: Scarecrow1973 · as Self
• The Godfather1972 · as Michael Corleone
• The Panic in Needle Park1971 · as Bobby
• The Godfather: Behind the Scenes1971 · as Self
• Me, Natalie1969 · as Tony
• Sniff— · as Harvey Stride
• Assassination—
• Captivated— · as Saro Mammoliti
• Lear Rex— · as King Lear
• St. Vincent—
• Maserati: The Brothers—
• Father Joe—
• Heat 2—

All TV Shows (21)

• The Family Stallone2023 · as Self
• Hunters2020 · as Meyer Offerman / Wilhelm Zuchs
• 10 самых...2016 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Brando: The Documentary2007 · as Self
• Angels in America2003 · as Roy Cohn
• Celebrities Uncensored2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Inside the Actors Studio1994 · as Self
• Late Show with David Letterman1993 · as Self - Guest
• Goldene Kamera1984 · as Self
• Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television1977 · as Don Michael Corleone
• 60 Minutes1968 · as Self
• N.Y.P.D.1967 · as John James
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Winner
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• The Emmy Awards1949 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Presenter
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Honoree