Al Pacino
Acting
Born: Apr 25, 1940
From: New York City, New York, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easy's Waltz | 2025 | 2.0 | |
| The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 | Michael Corleone | 2016 | 8.8 |
| The 'Scarface' Phenomenon | Self (archive footage) | 2011 | 7.0 |
| Ocean's Thirteen | Willy Bank | 2007 | 6.725 |
| 88 Minutes | Dr. Jack Gramm | 2007 | 5.792 |
| Exorcising 'Cruising' | Self (archive footage) | 2007 | 6.5 |
| The History of 'Cruising' | Self (archive footage) | 2007 | 7.7 |
| The Merchant of Venice | Shylock | 2004 | 6.778 |
| The Recruit | Walter Burke | 2003 | 6.387 |
| The Making of 'Carlito's Way' | Self (archive footage) | 2003 | 6.0 |
| Gigli | Starkman | 2003 | 4.034 |
| Insomnia | Will Dormer | 2002 | 6.958 |
| Inside 'Serpico' | Self (archive footage) | 2002 | 8.0 |
| Serpico: From Real to Reel | Self (archive footage) | 2002 | 8.0 |
| People I Know | Eli Wurman | 2002 | 5.223 |
| The Insider | Lowell Bergman | 1999 | 7.46 |
| The Devil's Advocate | John Milton | 1997 | 7.468 |
| City Hall | Mayor John Pappas | 1996 | 5.972 |
| Heat | Lt. Vincent Hanna | 1995 | 7.933 |
| Carlito's Way | Carlito Brigante | 1993 | 7.831 |
| Scent of a Woman | Lt. Col. Frank Slade | 1992 | 7.785 |
| Frankie and Johnny | Johnny | 1991 | 6.766 |
| The Godfather Part III | Michael Corleone | 1990 | 7.4 |
| Sea of Love | Frank Keller | 1989 | 6.616 |
| Scarface | Tony Montana | 1983 | 8.155 |
| Dog Day Afternoon | Sonny | 1975 | 7.843 |
| The Godfather Part II | Don Michael Corleone | 1974 | 8.571 |
| Scarecrow | Francis Lionel 'Lion' Delbuchi | 1973 | 7.056 |
| Serpico | Officer Frank Serpico | 1973 | 7.529 |
| Sniff | Harvey Stride | — | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1940 |
| From | New York City, … |