Chazz Palminteri

Biography

Calogero Lorenzo "Chazz" Palminteri (born May 15, 1952) is an American actor and writer, best known for his performances in The Usual Suspects, A Bronx Tale, Mulholland Falls and his Academy Award nominated role for Best Supporting Actor in Bullets Over Broadway.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Modern Family

Dallas

Blue Bloods

Rizzoli & Isles

Matlock

Law & Order: Organized Crime

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

All Movies (69)

• A Bronx Tale: One Man Show2025 · as Various roles
• Chuck Zito: An American Story2024 · as Self
• A Journey to Sundance2023 · as Self
• Clover2020 · as Tony
• Vault2019 · as Raymond
• Davi's Way2018 · as Self
• Legend2015 · as Angelo Bruno
• Henry & Me2014 · as Babe Ruth
• Final Recourse2013 · as Jerry
• Last I Heard2013 · as Ben Rose
• The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure2012 · as Milky Marvin
• Mighty Fine2012 · as Joe Fine
• A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!2011 · as Self - Interviewee
• Hollywood & Wine2011 · as Geno Scarpacci
• Jolene2010 · as Sal Fontaine
• Once More With Feeling2009 · as Frank Gregorio
• Yonkers Joe2008 · as Yonkers Joe
• Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies2008
• The Dukes2007 · as George Zucco
• Body Armour2007 · as Lee Maxwell
• Arthur and the Invisibles2006 · as Travel Agent (voice)
• A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints2006 · as Monty
• Little Man2006 · as Walken
• Push2006 · as Vince
• One Last Ride2006 · as Tweat
• Running Scared2006 · as Detective Rydell
• Hoodwinked!2005 · as Woolworth (voice)
• Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood2005
• In The Mix2005 · as Frank Pacelli
• Animal2005 · as Kassada
• Noel2004 · as Arizona
• Biography: Humphrey Bogart2003 · as Self
• Poolhall Junkies2002 · as Joe
• Pursuing the Suspects2002 · as Himself
• Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette2002 · as Self
• Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'2002 · as Self
• One Eyed King2001 · as Eddie Dugan
• Boss of Bosses2001 · as Paul Castellano
• The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp II': From Tramp to Scamp2001 · as Self - 'Buster'
• Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure2001 · as Buster (voice)
• Down to Earth2001 · as King
• The Book That Wrote Itself2000 · as Chazz Palminteri
• Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'2000 · as Self
• Stuart Little1999 · as Smokey (voice)
• Excellent Cadavers1999 · as Giovanni Falcone
• Analyze This1999 · as Primo Sidone
• Hurlyburly1998 · as Phil
• A Night at the Roxbury1998 · as Benny Zadir
• Scarred City1998 · as Lt. Laine Devon
• Love in Hollywood1996 · as Self
• Mulholland Falls1996 · as Elleroy Coolidge
• Faithful1996 · as Tony
• Diabolique1996 · as Guy Baran
• Sinatra: 80 Years My Way1995 · as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
• Jade1995 · as Matt Gavin
• The Last Word1995 · as Ricky
• The Usual Suspects1995 · as Dave Kujan
• The Perez Family1995 · as Officer Pirelli
• Bullets Over Broadway1994 · as Cheech
• A Bronx Tale1993 · as Sonny LoSpecchio
• There Goes the Neighborhood1992 · as Lyle Corrente
• Innocent Blood1992 · as Tony
• Oscar1991 · as Connie
• Peter Gunn1989 · as Soldier
• The Last Dragon1985 · as Hood #2
• Home Again1985
• Fine Line1984 · as Angelo
• Home Free All1984 · as Truck Hijacker
• Bad News on the Doorstep— · as Sneaks

All TV Shows (19)

• Mafia States of America2021 · as Narrator (voice)
• Law & Order: Organized Crime2021 · as Manfredi Sinatra
• Gravesend2020
• Kevin Can Wait2016 · as Vincent Cellucci
• Bubble Guppies2011 · as Tiny the Slug (voice)
• Blue Bloods2010 · as Angelo Gallo
• Rizzoli & Isles2010 · as Frank Rizzoli Sr.
• Celebrity Ghost Stories2009 · as Self
• Modern Family2009 · as Shorty
• Kojak2005 · as Frank McNeil
• Dr. Vegas2004
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Perry Cannavaro
• Dilbert1999 · as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
• Sydney1990
• Wiseguy1987
• Matlock1986 · as Marcy
• Dallas1978 · as Frank