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
2014
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Golden Globe Awards
1944
0Tony Awards
1956
60 Minutes
1968
The Godfather
1972
The Godfather Part III
1990
The Godfather Part II
1974
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2014
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest · 1993
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self · 2003
Golden Globe Awards
as Self · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Honoree · 1944
Tony Awards
as Self - Winner · 1956
60 Minutes
as Self · 1968
The Godfather
as Michael Corleone · 1972
The Godfather Part III
as Michael Corleone · 1990
The Godfather Part II
as Don Michael Corleone · 1974
Film '72
as Self · 1971
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
as Marvin Schwarz · 2019
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
Scarface
as Tony Montana · 1983
Goldene Kamera
as Self · 1984
Hunters
as Meyer Offerman / Wilhelm Zuchs · 2020
Heat
as Lt. Vincent Hanna · 1995
The Irishman
as Jimmy Hoffa · 2019
The Devil's Advocate
as John Milton · 1997
Scent of a Woman
as Lt. Col. Frank Slade · 1992
Ocean's Thirteen
as Willy Bank · 2007
Donnie Brasco
as Benjamin 'Lefty' Ruggiero · 1997
House of Gucci
as Aldo Gucci · 2021
Carlito's Way
as Carlito Brigante · 1993
The Ritual
as Father Theophilus Riesinger · 2025
Dead Man's Wire
as M.L. Hall · 2026
Insomnia
as Will Dormer · 2002
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
as Don Michael Corleone · 1977
Jack and Jill
as Al Pacino · 2011
The Insider
as Lowell Bergman · 1999
Dog Day Afternoon
as Sonny · 1975
Any Given Sunday
as Tony D'Amato · 1999
Knox Goes Away
as Xavier Crane · 2024
In the Hand of Dante
as Uncle Carmine · 2026
88 Minutes
as Dr. Jack Gramm · 2007
Stand Up Guys
as Valentine "Val" · 2012
Righteous Kill
as Rooster · 2008
Danny Collins
as Danny Collins · 2015
Angels in America
as Roy Cohn · 2003
The Recruit
as Walter Burke · 2003
Sea of Love
as Frank Keller · 1989
The Family Stallone
as Self · 2023
N.Y.P.D.
as John James · 1967
Serpico
as Officer Frank Serpico · 1973
The Emmy Awards
as Self · 1949
Frankie and Johnny
as Johnny · 1991
Glengarry Glen Ross
as Ricky Roma · 1992
...And Justice for All
as Arthur Kirkland · 1979
Two for the Money
as Walter Abrams · 2005
Dick Tracy
as Big Boy Caprice · 1990
Sly
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2023
Val
as Self (archive) · 2021
The Merchant of Venice
as Shylock · 2004
City Hall
as Mayor John Pappas · 1996
Cruising
as Steve Burns · 1980
The Panic in Needle Park
as Bobby · 1971
The Son of No One
as Detective Charles Stanford · 2011
10 самых...
as Self (archive footage) · 2016
The Humbling
as Simon Axler · 2014
You Don't Know Jack
as Dr. Jack Kevorkian · 2010
People I Know
as Eli Wurman · 2002
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage) · 2012
Brando: The Documentary
as Self · 2007
Misconduct
as Charles Abrams · 2016
Hangman
as Detective Archer · 2017
Father Joe
· 2027
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
as Don Michael Corleone · 1992
The Pirates of Somalia
as Seymour Tolbin · 2017
Gigli
as Starkman · 2003
Madonna: Truth or Dare
as Self · 1991
Looking for Richard
as Self / Richard III · 1996
S1m0ne
as Viktor Taransky · 2002
American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally
as James Laughlin · 2021
Author! Author!
as Ivan Travalian · 1982
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
as Self · 2009
Scarecrow
as Francis Lionel 'Lion' Delbuchi · 1973
Me, Natalie
as Tony · 1969
Manglehorn
as A.J. Manglehorn · 2015
Revolution
as Tom Dobb · 1985
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self (archive footage) · 2005
Bobby Deerfield
as Bobby · 1977
Maserati: The Brothers
as Vincenzo Vaccaro · 2026
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self · 1994
Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness
as Maurice Gangnat · 2024
Phil Spector
as Phil Spector · 2013
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
as Self · 1990
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Self · 1983
Night of 100 Stars
as Self · 1982
Breakdown: 1975
as Sonny Wortzik (archive footage) · 2025
Salomé
as King Herod · 2013
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
as Self · 2017
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
as Self (archive footage) · 2026
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
as Self - Actor (archive footage) · 2014
Billy Knight
as Billy Knight · 2026
Easy's Waltz
· 2025
Al Pacino: The Reluctant Star
as (archive footage) · 2020
Frank Serpico
as Self (voice) · 2017
The Irishman: In Conversation
as Self · 2019
Paterno
as Joe Paterno · 2018
Killing Castro
as Robert Maheu · 2026
Two Bits
as Gitano Sabatoni · 1995
Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
as Self · 1990
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
as Self (archive footage) · 2011
St. Vincent
Casting By
as Self · 2012
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
as Self · 1971
Brando
as Self · 2007
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage) · 2002
The History of 'Cruising'
as Self (archive footage) · 2007
The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman
as Self · 2020
The Making of 'Heat'
as Self · 2005
Wilde Salomé
as Self / King Herod · 2013
Lee Strasberg: The Method Man
as Self · 1997
Assassination
Jonas in the Desert
as Self · 1994
Becoming Al Pacino
as Self (archive footage) · 2022
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
as Self · 2006
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
as Self · 1999
Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation
as Self · 2005
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
as Self · 2006
The Making of 'Scarface'
as Self · 1998
The Making of 'Carlito's Way'
as Self (archive footage) · 2003
The Godfather and the Mob
as Self (archive footage) · 2006
The Local Stigmatic
as Graham · 1990
On the Road with: Scarecrow
as Self · 1973
Lear Rex
as King Lear
Making 'The Irishman'
as Self · 2020
Internet Love
as Self (uncredited) · 1998
Pitch
as Self · 1997
Chinese Coffee
as Harry Levine · 2000
Serpico: From Real to Reel
as Self (archive footage) · 2002
The Godfather Legacy
as Self · 2012
We're No Animals
as The Agent · 2013
Sniff
as Harvey Stride
Inside 'Serpico'
as Self (archive footage) · 2002
Cruising Electric (1980)
as archive · 2014
Exorcising 'Cruising'
as Self (archive footage) · 2007
Celebrities Uncensored
as Self · 2003
Babbleonia
as Self · 2005