
Al Pacino
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 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
Known For(136 works)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014

Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
1944

Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
1944

Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
1944

Late Show with David Letterman
1993Late Show with David Letterman
1993

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

60 Minutes
196860 Minutes
1968

Tony Awards
1956Tony Awards
1956

The Godfather
1972The Godfather
1972

The Godfather Part II
1974The Godfather Part II
1974

Scarface
1983Scarface
1983

Hunters
2020Hunters
2020

The Oscars
1953The Oscars
1953

Heat
1995Heat
1995

The Devil's Advocate
1997The Devil's Advocate
1997

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019

The Godfather Part III
1990The Godfather Part III
1990

The Irishman
2019The Irishman
2019

Scent of a Woman
1992Scent of a Woman
1992

Donnie Brasco
1997Donnie Brasco
1997

Angels in America
2003Angels in America
2003

Ocean's Thirteen
2007Ocean's Thirteen
2007

Dog Day Afternoon
1975Dog Day Afternoon
1975

House of Gucci
2021House of Gucci
2021

Carlito's Way
1993Carlito's Way
1993

Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
1977Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
1977

Insomnia
2002Insomnia
2002

Dead Man's Wire
2026Dead Man's Wire
2026

The Insider
1999The Insider
1999

The Ritual
2025The Ritual
2025

Serpico
1973Serpico
1973

The Emmy Awards
1949The Emmy Awards
1949

Any Given Sunday
1999Any Given Sunday
1999

The Family Stallone
2023The Family Stallone
2023

Hangman
2017Hangman
2017

Jack and Jill
2011Jack and Jill
2011

10 самых...
201610 самых...
2016

N.Y.P.D.
1967N.Y.P.D.
1967

Glengarry Glen Ross
1992Glengarry Glen Ross
1992

Cruising
1980Cruising
1980

The Recruit
2003The Recruit
2003

Frankie and Johnny
1991Frankie and Johnny
1991

Sly
2023Sly
2023

Sea of Love
1989Sea of Love
1989

...And Justice for All
1979...And Justice for All
1979

Knox Goes Away
2024Knox Goes Away
2024

S1m0ne
2002S1m0ne
2002

Misconduct
2016Misconduct
2016

Breakdown: 1975
2025Breakdown: 1975
2025

Revolution
1985Revolution
1985

Two for the Money
2005Two for the Money
2005

88 Minutes
200788 Minutes
2007

Dick Tracy
1990Dick Tracy
1990

Gigli
2003Gigli
2003

Danny Collins
2015Danny Collins
2015

City Hall
1996City Hall
1996

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005

The Merchant of Venice
2004The Merchant of Venice
2004

Righteous Kill
2008Righteous Kill
2008

In the Hand of Dante
2026In the Hand of Dante
2026

You Don't Know Jack
2010You Don't Know Jack
2010

Madonna: Truth or Dare
1991Madonna: Truth or Dare
1991

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012

Scarecrow
1973Scarecrow
1973

Night of 100 Stars
1982Night of 100 Stars
1982

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
1992The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
1992

Looking for Richard
1996Looking for Richard
1996

The Panic in Needle Park
1971The Panic in Needle Park
1971

Stand Up Guys
2012Stand Up Guys
2012

Brando: The Documentary
2007Brando: The Documentary
2007

Paterno
2018Paterno
2018

How to Rob a Bank
2024How to Rob a Bank
2024

Phil Spector
2013Phil Spector
2013

Brando
2007Brando
2007

Casting By
2012Casting By
2012

The Son of No One
2011The Son of No One
2011

The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
2016The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
2016

Bobby Deerfield
1977Bobby Deerfield
1977

The Humbling
2014The Humbling
2014

Two Bits
1995Two Bits
1995

American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally
2021American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally
2021

The Making of 'Heat'
2005The Making of 'Heat'
2005

Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness
2024Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness
2024

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014

People I Know
2002People I Know
2002

Manglehorn
2015Manglehorn
2015

Killing Castro
2026Killing Castro
2026

The Pirates of Somalia
2017The Pirates of Somalia
2017

Lear Rex
Lear Rex

Author! Author!
1982Author! Author!
1982

Me, Natalie
1969Me, Natalie
1969

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009

Inside the Actors Studio
1994Inside the Actors Studio
1994

Pitch
1997Pitch
1997

Billy Knight
2026Billy Knight
2026

Exorcising 'Cruising'
2007Exorcising 'Cruising'
2007

Frank Serpico
2017Frank Serpico
2017

Heart of the Festival
2002Heart of the Festival
2002

Making 'The Irishman'
2020Making 'The Irishman'
2020

Internet Love
1998Internet Love
1998

Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
1990Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
1990

Salomé
2013Salomé
2013

The Local Stigmatic
1990The Local Stigmatic
1990

The Irishman: In Conversation
2019The Irishman: In Conversation
2019

James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983

Maserati: The Brothers
Maserati: The Brothers

Easy's Waltz
2025Easy's Waltz
2025

Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation
2005Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation
2005

Heat 2
Heat 2

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
2006Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
2006

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
2017Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
2017

The History of 'Cruising'
2007The History of 'Cruising'
2007

The Godfather Legacy
2012The Godfather Legacy
2012

The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
1971The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
1971

The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
2011The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
2011

Wilde Salomé
2013Wilde Salomé
2013

Chinese Coffee
2000Chinese Coffee
2000

The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman
2020The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman
2020

Al Pacino: The Reluctant Star
2020Al Pacino: The Reluctant Star
2020

Jonas in the Desert
1994Jonas in the Desert
1994

Becoming Al Pacino
2022Becoming Al Pacino
2022

The Making of 'Carlito's Way'
2003The Making of 'Carlito's Way'
2003

The Godfather, Coda: The death of Michael Corleone
2020The Godfather, Coda: The death of Michael Corleone
2020

We're No Animals
2013We're No Animals
2013

The Making of 'Scarface'
1998The Making of 'Scarface'
1998

The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
2006The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
2006

Serpico: From Real to Reel
2002Serpico: From Real to Reel
2002

Inside 'Serpico'
2002Inside 'Serpico'
2002

On the Road with: Scarecrow
1973On the Road with: Scarecrow
1973

Celebrities Uncensored
2003Celebrities Uncensored
2003

The Godfather and the Mob
2006The Godfather and the Mob
2006

Cruising Electric (1980)
2014Cruising Electric (1980)
2014

Lee Strasberg: The Method Man
1997Lee Strasberg: The Method Man
1997

Babbleonia
2005Babbleonia
2005