Chazz Palminteri

Acting · Born 1952-05-15 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Calogero Lorenzo "Chazz" Palminteri (born May 15, 1952) is an American actor and writer, best known for his performances in The Usual Suspects, A Bronx Tale, Mulholland Falls and his Academy Award nominated role for Best Supporting Actor in Bullets Over Broadway.

Filmography

• The Usual Suspects as Dave Kujan
• A Bronx Tale as Sonny LoSpecchio
• Bullets Over Broadway as Cheech
• Running Scared as Detective Rydell
• Legend as Angelo Bruno
• Animal as Kassada
• Hoodwinked! as Woolworth (voice)
• Diabolique as Guy Baran
• Mulholland Falls as Elleroy Coolidge
• Body Armour as Lee Maxwell

TV

• Law & Order: Organized Crime as Manfredi Sinatra
• Rizzoli & Isles as Frank Rizzoli Sr.
• Blue Bloods as Angelo Gallo
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Perry Cannavaro
• Modern Family as Shorty
• Matlock as Marcy
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
• Wiseguy
• Dallas as Frank