Al Pacino

Acting · Born 1940-04-25 in New York City, New York, USA

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…

Filmography

• Scarface as Tony Montana
• The Godfather Part II as Don Michael Corleone
• The Godfather Part III as Michael Corleone
• Insomnia as Will Dormer
• Heat as Lt. Vincent Hanna
• Dog Day Afternoon as Sonny
• The Devil's Advocate as John Milton
• Carlito's Way as Carlito Brigante
• Scarecrow as Francis Lionel 'Lion' Delbuchi
• The Insider as Lowell Bergman

TV

• Inside the Actors Studio as Self
• 60 Minutes as Self
• Celebrities Uncensored as Self
• Angels in America as Roy Cohn
• The Oscars as Self
• The Emmy Awards as Self
• The Family Stallone as Self
• Late Show with David Letterman as Self
• N.Y.P.D. as John James
• Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television as Don Michael Corleone