Al Pacino is an American screen and stage actor. His film debut was in 1969 with the comedy drama film Me, Natalie. He had his first lead role in the 1971 drama film The Panic in Needle Park. The following year, he played Michael Corleone in the crime film The Godfather (1972), a role he reprised in the sequels The Godfather Part II (1974) and The Godfather Part III (1990). For his performance in the 1973 film Serpico, in which he played Frank Serpico, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama. He received Academy Award nominations for Dog Day Afternoon (1975) and ...And Justice for All (1979). In 1983, he starred as Tony Montana in the crime drama film Scarface, a cult classic which is considered to be one of the greatest gangster films.

In the 1990s, Pacino starred in numerous films, including Dick Tracy (1990), Frankie and Johnny with Michelle Pfeiffer (1991), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992; as Richard Roma), Scent of a Woman with Chris O'Donnell (1992), Carlito's Way with Sean Penn (1993), Heat with Robert De Niro (1995), Donnie Brasco with Johnny Depp (1997), The Devil's Advocate with Keanu Reeves (1997), and Any Given Sunday with Cameron Diaz (1999). For his performance in Scent of a Woman, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor and his second Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama.

Since the early 2000s, he has co-starred in films such as Insomnia opposite Robin Williams (2002), Simone with Catherine Keener (2002), and the thriller film 88 Minutes (2007). In 2007, he was cast as Willie Bank in the heist comedy film Ocean's Thirteen, the third installment in the Ocean's franchise, and the final film in the Ocean's Trilogy. The following year, he appeared in the action thriller film Righteous Kill, again with De Niro. In 2019, he had a minor role in Quentin Tarantino's comedy drama film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and he portrayed Jimmy Hoffa in The Irishman, the fourth film on which he and De Niro worked together. In 2021, he portrayed Aldo Gucci in the biographical crime drama film House of Gucci directed by Ridley Scott.

Pacino's television work includes the 2003 HBO miniseries Angels in America, in which he played American lawyer and prosecutor Roy Cohn, and the 2010 made-for-television biopic You Don't Know Jack, in which he played American pathologist and euthanasia proponent Dr. Jack Kevorkian. For both roles, he received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, making it his third and fourth Golden Globe Award. He also co-starred in the conspiracy drama streaming television series Hunters (2020–2023).

Film

Year Title Role Notes 1969 Me, Natalie Tony 1971 Bobby 1972 Michael Corleone 1973 Scarecrow Francis Lionel "Lion" Delbuchi Serpico NYPD Police Detective Frank Serpico 1974 Michael Corleone 1975 Dog Day Afternoon Sonny Wortzik 1977 Bobby Deerfield Bobby Deerfield 1979 Arthur Kirkland 1980 Cruising Steve Burns 1982 Author! Author! Ivan Travalian 1983 Scarface Tony Montana 1985 Revolution Tom Dobb 1989 Sea of Love NYPD Detective Frank Keller 1990 Graham Dick Tracy Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice Michael Corleone 1991 Frankie and Johnny Johnny 1992 Glengarry Glen Ross Richard "Ricky" Roma Scent of a Woman Frank Slade 1993 Carlito's Way Carlito "Charlie" Brigante 1995 Two Bits Grandpa Heat LAPD Lieutenant Vincent Hanna 1996 City Hall John Pappas 1997 Donnie Brasco Benjamin "Lefty" Ruggiero John Milton / Satan 1999 Lowell Bergman Any Given Sunday Tony D'Amato 2000 Chinese Coffee Harry Levine Also director 2002 Insomnia Detective Will Dormer Simone Viktor Taransky People I Know Eli Wurman 2003 Walter Burke Gigli Starkman 2004 Shylock 2005 Two for the Money Walter Abrams 2007 88 Minutes Dr. Jack Gramm Ocean's Thirteen Willie Bank 2008 Righteous Kill Det. David "Rooster" Fisk 2011 Detective Charles Stanford Jack and Jill Himself 2012 Stand Up Guys Val2013 Salomé King Herod Also director and writerWe Are Not AnimalsThe AgentAlejandro Agresti: “The Argentine man polishes himself with his culture" - An interview by Rolando Gallego 2015-11-04, Escribiendo Cine 2014 Manglehorn A.J. Manglehorn Simon Axler Also producer 2015 Danny Collins Danny Collins 2016 Misconduct Abrams 2017 Seymour Tolbin Hangman Detective Ray Archer 2019 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Marvin Schwarz Jimmy Hoffa 2021 American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally James Laughlin House of Gucci Aldo Gucci 2023 Knox Goes Away Xavier 2024 Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness Maurice Gangnat Also producer2025 Father Theophilus Riesinger Billy Knight Billy Knight Dead Man's Wire M.L. Hall In the Hand of Dante Uncle Carmine Easy's Waltz Mickey Albano 2026 Killing Castro Robert Maheu Father Joe Giu Maserati: The Brothers Vincenzo Vaccaro Post-production Rey Lear Post-production

Documentaries

Year Title Role Notes 1991 Madonna: Truth or Dare Himself 1996 Looking for Richard Himself / Richard III Also director, writer and producer 1997 Pitch Himself 2001 America: A Tribute to Heroes 2007 Brando 2009 I Knew It Was You 2011 Wilde Salomé Himself / King Herod / Oscar Wilde Also director and writer 2012 Casting By Himself 2017 Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait Frank Serpico

Television Year Title Role Notes 1968 N.Y.P.D. John James Episode: "Deadly Circle of Violence" 2003 Angels in America Roy Cohn 6 episodes 2010 You Don't Know Jack Dr. Jack Kevorkian Television film 2013 Phil Spector Phil Spector 2018 Paterno Joe Paterno 2020–2023 Hunters Meyer Offerman 18 episodes

Stage Year Title Role Theater Notes 1967 America, Hurrah2nd Interviewer, HalCharles Playhouse, Boston Awake and Sing!Ralph Berger 1968 Murph Astor Place Theatre, Off-Broadway 1969 Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? Bickham Belasco Theatre, Broadway Graham Actors Playhouse, Off-Broadway 1970 Camino Real Kilroy Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Broadway1972The Basic Training of Pavlo HummelPavlo HummelOpen Circle Theater, Seattle, Washington1973 Richard III Richard, Duke of Gloucester Loeb Theater, Cambridge, Massachusetts1975The Resistible Rise of Arturo UiArturo UiCharles Playhouse, Boston1977 Pavlo Hummel Longacre Theatre, Broadway1979 Richard III Richard, Duke of Gloucester Cort Theatre, Broadway 1980American BuffaloWalter "Teach" Cole Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut 1981–1982 Circle in the Square Downtown, Off-Broadway 1983–1984 Booth Theatre, Broadway 1984 Duke of York's Theatre, West End 1988 National Anthems The Neighbor Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut Julius Caesar Mark Antony The Public Theater, Off-Broadway 1992 Chinese Coffee Harry LevineCircle in the Square Theatre, Broadway Salome Herod Antipas 1996HughieErie Smith Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, ConnecticutAlso director Circle in the Square Theatre, Broadway 1999 Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles 2002 Arturo Ui Schimmel Theatre, Off-Broadway 2003 Salome Herod Antipas Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway 2005 Orphans Harold Greenway Court Theatre, Los Angeles 2006 SalomeHerod Antipas Wadsworth Theatre, Los Angeles 2010–2011 Shylock Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway 2012–2013 Glengarry Glen Ross Sheldon "Shelley" Levene Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, Broadway 2015–2016 China Doll Mickey Ross 2017 God Looked Away Tennessee Williams Pasadena Playhouse, Los Angeles

Audio Year Title Role Production company Notes 1999 The Complete Shakespeare Sonnets Reader Airplay, Inc. 2024Sonny Boy: A MemoirAuthor/NarratorPenguin Random House

See also List of awards and nominations received by Al Pacino

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