Al Pacino
Acting
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
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
as Self (archive footage)
Age 86
Over Your Dead Body
as Audiobook Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Age 85 (now 86)
Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness
Producer
Age 84 (now 86) Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness
as Maurice Gangnat
Age 84 (now 86)
American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally
as James Laughlin
Age 81 (now 86)
The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
as Michael Corleone
Age 80 (now 86)
Al Pacino: The Reluctant Star
as (archive footage)
Age 80 (now 86)
The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman
as Self
Age 79 (now 86)
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
as Marvin Schwarz
Age 79 (now 86)
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
as Self
Age 77 (now 86)
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
as Michael Corleone
Age 75 (now 86)
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Age 74 (now 86)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Age 71 (now 86)
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
as Self (archive footage)
Age 71 (now 86)
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
as Self
Age 68 (now 86)
The History of 'Cruising'
as Self (archive footage)
Age 67 (now 86)
The Godfather and the Mob
as Self (archive footage)
Age 65 (now 86)
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
as Self
Age 65 (now 86)
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Age 64 (now 86)
Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation
as Self
Age 64 (now 86)
The Making of 'Carlito's Way'
as Self (archive footage)
Age 63 (now 86)
Serpico: From Real to Reel
as Self (archive footage)
Age 62 (now 86)
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
as Self
Age 58 (now 86)
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
as Don Michael Corleone
Age 52 (now 86)
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
as Self
Age 50 (now 86)
Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
as Self
Age 50 (now 86)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Age 73 (now 86)
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
Age 53 (now 86)
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
as Don Michael Corleone
Age 37 (now 86)
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Also Known As
Alfredo James Pacino
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