About
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...
Known for
The GodfatherMovie • 1972
Once Upon a Time... in HollywoodMovie • 2019
The Godfather Part IIMovie • 1974
The Godfather Part IIIMovie • 1990
ScarfaceMovie • 1983
HeatMovie • 1995
HuntersSeries • 2020
The Devil's AdvocateMovie • 1997
Scent of a WomanMovie • 1992
The IrishmanMovie • 2019
Ocean's ThirteenMovie • 2007
House of GucciMovie • 2021
InsomniaMovie • 2002
Righteous KillMovie • 2008
Carlito's WayMovie • 1993
Donnie BrascoMovie • 1997
The InsiderMovie • 1999
In the Hand of DanteMovie • 2026
Dead Man's WireMovie • 2026
Dog Day AfternoonMovie • 1975
Angels in AmericaSeries • 2003
Danny CollinsMovie • 2015
Jack and JillMovie • 2011
The RitualMovie • 2025