Al Pacino
Born
April 25, 1940 (85 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Known For
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
Self (archive footage)
2011
Exorcising 'Cruising'
Self (archive footage)
2007
The History of 'Cruising'
Self (archive footage)
2007
Ocean's Thirteen
Willy Bank
2007
88 Minutes
Dr. Jack Gramm
2007
The Merchant of Venice
Shylock
2004
The Making of 'Carlito's Way'
Self (archive footage)
2003
Gigli
Starkman
2003
The Recruit
Walter Burke
2003
Inside 'Serpico'
Self (archive footage)
2002
Serpico: From Real to Reel
Self (archive footage)
2002
People I Know
Eli Wurman
2002
S1m0ne
Viktor Taransky
2002
Insomnia
Will Dormer
2002
Any Given Sunday
Tony D'Amato
1999
The Insider
Lowell Bergman
1999
The Devil's Advocate
John Milton
1997
Donnie Brasco
Benjamin 'Lefty' Ruggiero
1997
City Hall
Mayor John Pappas
1996
Heat
Lt. Vincent Hanna
1995
Carlito's Way
Carlito Brigante
1993
Scent of a Woman
Lt. Col. Frank Slade
1992
Glengarry Glen Ross
Ricky Roma
1992
Frankie and Johnny
Johnny
1991
The Godfather Part III
Michael Corleone
1990
Sea of Love
Frank Keller
1989
Revolution
Tom Dobb
1985
Scarface
Tony Montana
1983
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
Michael Corleone
1981
Dog Day Afternoon
Sonny
1975
The Godfather Part II
Don Michael Corleone
1974
Sniff
Harvey Stride
Serpico
Officer Frank Serpico
1973
Scarecrow
Francis Lionel 'Lion' Delbuchi
1973
Easy's Waltz
Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness
Maurice Gangnat
2024
Becoming Al Pacino
Self (archive footage)
2022
Manglehorn
A.J. Manglehorn
2015
Danny Collins
Danny Collins
2015
The Humbling
Simon Axler
2014
Cruising Electric (1980)
archive
2014
Wilde Salomé
Self / King Herod
2013
Salomé
King Herod
2013
Phil Spector
Phil Spector
2013
Stand Up Guys
Valentine "Val"
2012
Casting By
Self
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Jack and Jill
Al Pacino
2011
The Son of No One
Detective Charles Stanford
2011
You Don't Know Jack
Dr. Jack Kevorkian
2010
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Self
2009
Righteous Kill
Rooster
2008
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
Self
2006
Two for the Money
Walter Abrams
2005
Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation
Self
2005
The Making of 'Heat'
Self
2005
Chinese Coffee
Harry Levine
2000
Pitch
Self
1997
Lee Strasberg: The Method Man
Self
1997
Looking for Richard
Self / Richard III
1996
Two Bits
Gitano Sabatoni
1995
Madonna: Truth or Dare
Self
1991
The Local Stigmatic
Graham
1990
Author! Author!
Ivan Travalian
1982
Cruising
Steve Burns
1980
...And Justice for All
Arthur Kirkland
1979
Bobby Deerfield
Bobby
1977
The Panic in Needle Park
Bobby
1971
Assassination
The Godfather
Michael Corleone
1972
Me, Natalie
Tony
1969
In the Hand of Dante
Robert De Niro: Hiding in the Spotlight
Self (archive footage)
2023
Killing Castro
The Ritual
Father Theophilus Riesinger
2025
Bad Bunny: Most Wanted Tour
Self (archive footage)
2024
How to Rob a Bank
Lt. Vincent Hanna (archive footage)
2024
Knox Goes Away
Xavier Crane
2024
Sly
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally
James Laughlin
2021
Al Pacino: The Reluctant Star
(archive footage)
2020
The Irishman: In Conversation
Self
2019
The Irishman
Jimmy Hoffa
2019
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Marvin Schwarz
2019
Paterno
Joe Paterno
2018
Hangman
Detective Archer
2017
The Pirates of Somalia
Seymour Tolbin
2017
Frank Serpico
Self (voice)
2017
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Self
2017
Misconduct
Charles Abrams
2016
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2014
We're No Animals
The Agent
2013
The Godfather Legacy
Self
2012
Brando
Self
2007
The Godfather and the Mob
Self (archive footage)
2006
Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
Self
1990
Billy Knight
Billy Knight
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
Self
2006
Babbleonia
Himself
2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self
2005
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
Self
1971
Captivated
Saro Mammoliti
Al Pacino: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Interviewee
2024
House of Gucci
Aldo Gucci
2021
Val
Self (archive footage)
2021
Making 'The Irishman'
Self
2020
The Collaboration Of A Lifetime: Scorsese’s Epic The Irishman
Self
2020
Lear Rex
King Lear
The Family Stallone
Self · (1 episode)
2023
Hunters
Meyer Offerman · (18 episodes)
2020
The History of 'Cruising'
Self (archive footage)
2007
Angels in America
Roy Cohn · (6 episodes)
2003
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Internet Love
Self (uncredited)
1998
Late Show with David Letterman
Himself · (1 episode)
1993
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Dead Man's Wire
St. Vincent
Maserati: The Brothers
2025
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Brando: The Documentary
Self · (2 episodes)
2007
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Self (archive footage)
2002
The Making of 'Scarface'
Self
1998
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
1994
Jonas in the Desert
Self
1994
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Don Michael Corleone
1992
Charlie Rose
Self (Archive footage, Frankie and Johnny) · (1 episode)
1991
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Self
1990
Dick Tracy
Big Boy Caprice
1990
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1984
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Don Michael Corleone · (4 episodes)
1977
On the Road with: Scarecrow
Himself
1973
60 Minutes
Self · (1 episode)
1968
N.Y.P.D.
John James · (1 episode)
1967
Tony Awards
Self - Winner · (2 episodes)
1956
The Oscars
Self · (8 episodes)
1953
The Emmy Awards
Self · (1 episode)
1949
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (4 episodes)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (2 episodes)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Honoree · (1 episode)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (2 episodes)
1944