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Actor
Gender
Male
Birthday
25 April
Location
New York, United States
Edit pageAl Pacino
Biography
Arguably the most accomplished actor of his generation, Al Pacino became a cultural icon thanks to revered performances in a wide range of classic films, including "The Godfather" (1972), "Scarface" (1983) and "Glengarry Glen Ross" (1992).
Coming to prominence during the New Hollywood golden age of the early 1970s, he possessed none of the classic features of leading men from Tinseltown's previous heydays but enthralled audiences with absorbing performances on screens both large and small.
As a Method actor, Pacino revealed the dark complexities of characters like Frank Serpico, Sonny Wortzik, and Colonel Frank Slade. But in life, the actor remained an elusive figure, preferring to avoid disclosing anything of a personal nature. Despite such reluctance to open up about his life, Pacino maintained a long, prominent career in which he accomplished acting's rarest of feats - winning Oscar, Emmy, and Tony awards.
Although critics of his later films sometimes complained that Pacino coasted on accumulated goodwill from his powerful early work, performances ranging from his Shylock in Michael Radford's "The Merchant of Venice" (2004) to controversial assisted-suicide advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian in Barry Levinson's "You Don't Know Jack" (HBO 2010) and troubled record producer Phil Spector in David Mamet's "Phil Spector" (HBO 2013) revealed an actor able to slip in and out of wildly different characters.
Known for
The Ritual
House of Gucci
The Irishman
Hangman
Misconduct
Manglehorn
Danny Collins
The Humbling
Jack and Jill
Righteous Kill
88 Minutes
Ocean's Thirteen
Two for the Money
The Merchant of Venice
People I Know
Insomnia
Any Given Sunday
The Insider
The Devil's Advocate
Looking for Richard
City Hall
Heat
Two Bits
Carlito's Way
Scent of a Woman
Glengarry Glen Ross
Frankie and Johnny
The Godfather Part III
The Local Stigmatic
Dick Tracy
Sea of Love
Revolution
Scarface
Cruising
And Justice for All
Bobby Deerfield
Dog Day Afternoon
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather
The Panic in Needle Park
Me, Natalie
Serpico
Scarecrow
Actor
The Ritual as Father Theophilus Riesinger
House of Gucci as Aldo Gucci
The Irishman as Jimmy Hoffa
Hangman as Ray Archer
Misconduct as Charles Abrams
Manglehorn as Manglehorn
Danny Collins as Danny Collins
The Humbling as Simon
Jack and Jill as Lui-même
Righteous Kill as Rooster
88 Minutes as Jack Gramm
Ocean's Thirteen as Willy Bank
Two for the Money as Walter
The Merchant of Venice as Shylock
People I Know as Eli Wurman
Insomnia as Will Dormer
Any Given Sunday as Tony D'Amato
The Insider as Lowell Bergman
The Devil's Advocate as John Milton
Looking for Richard as Self
City Hall as Mayor John Pappas
Heat as Vincent Hanna
Two Bits as Grandpa
Carlito's Way as Carlito
Scent of a Woman as Lt. Col. Frank Slade
Glengarry Glen Ross as Ricky Roma
Frankie and Johnny as Johnny
The Godfather Part III as Michael Corleone
The Local Stigmatic as Graham
Dick Tracy as Big Boy Caprice
Sea of Love as Frank Keller
Revolution as Tom Dobb
Scarface as Tony Montana
Cruising as Steve Burns
And Justice for All as Arthur Kirkland
Bobby Deerfield as Bobby
Dog Day Afternoon as Sonny
The Godfather Part II as Michael
The Godfather as Michael Corleone
The Panic in Needle Park as Bobby
Me, Natalie as Tony
Serpico as Serpico
Scarecrow as Lion