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Al Pacino

Al Pacino

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 25, 1940 (85)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Sep 21, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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

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Filmography

The Ritual

The Ritual

2025

as Father Theophilus Riesinger

In the Hand of Dante

In the Hand of Dante

2025

as Uncle Carmine

Knox Goes Away

Knox Goes Away

2024

as Xavier Crane

How to Rob a Bank

How to Rob a Bank

2024

as Lt. Vincent Hanna (archive footage)

House of Gucci

House of Gucci

2021

as Aldo Gucci

The Irishman

The Irishman

2019

as Jimmy Hoffa

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

as Marvin Schwarz

Paterno

Paterno

2018

as Joe Paterno

Hangman

Hangman

2017

as Detective Archer

The Pirates of Somalia

The Pirates of Somalia

2017

as Seymour Tolbin

Misconduct

Misconduct

2016

as Charles Abrams

Danny Collins

Danny Collins

2015

as Danny Collins

Manglehorn

Manglehorn

2015

as A.J. Manglehorn

The Humbling

The Humbling

2014

as Simon Axler

Cruising Electric (1980)

Cruising Electric (1980)

2014

as archive

Phil Spector

Phil Spector

2013

as Phil Spector

Salomé

Salomé

2013

as King Herod

We're No Animals

We're No Animals

2013

as The Agent

Stand Up Guys

Stand Up Guys

2012

as Valentine "Val"

Jack and Jill

Jack and Jill

2011

as Al Pacino

The Son of No One

The Son of No One

2011

as Detective Charles Stanford

You Don't Know Jack

You Don't Know Jack

2010

as Dr. Jack Kevorkian

Righteous Kill

Righteous Kill

2008

as Detective Dave 'Rooster' Fisk

88 Minutes

88 Minutes

2007

as Dr. Jack Gramm

Ocean's Thirteen

Ocean's Thirteen

2007

as Willy Bank

Two for the Money

Two for the Money

2005

as Walter Abrams

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

2004

as Shylock

The Recruit

The Recruit

2003

as Walter Burke

Gigli

Gigli

2003

as Starkman

People I Know

People I Know

2002

as Eli Wurman

Insomnia

Insomnia

2002

as Will Dormer

S1m0ne

S1m0ne

2002

as Viktor Taransky

Chinese Coffee

Chinese Coffee

2000

as Harry Levine

Any Given Sunday

Any Given Sunday

1999

as Tony D'Amato

The Insider

The Insider

1999

as Lowell Bergman

Donnie Brasco

Donnie Brasco

1997

as Benjamin 'Lefty' Ruggiero

The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate

1997

as John Milton

City Hall

City Hall

1996

as Mayor John Pappas

Heat

Heat

1995

as Lt. Vincent Hanna

Two Bits

Two Bits

1995

as Gitano Sabatoni

Carlito's Way

Carlito's Way

1993

as Carlito Brigante

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

1992

as Don Michael Corleone

Scent of a Woman

Scent of a Woman

1992

as Lt. Col. Frank Slade

Glengarry Glen Ross

Glengarry Glen Ross

1992

as Ricky Roma

Frankie and Johnny

Frankie and Johnny

1991

as Johnny

The Local Stigmatic

The Local Stigmatic

1990

as Graham

The Godfather Part III

The Godfather Part III

1990

as Michael Corleone

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

1990

as Big Boy Caprice

Sea of Love

Sea of Love

1989

as Frank Keller

Revolution

Revolution

1985

as Tom Dobb

Scarface

Scarface

1983

as Tony Montana

Author! Author!

Author! Author!

1982

as Ivan Travalian

Cruising

Cruising

1980

as Steve Burns

...And Justice for All

...And Justice for All

1979

as Arthur Kirkland

Bobby Deerfield

Bobby Deerfield

1977

as Bobby

Dog Day Afternoon

Dog Day Afternoon

1975

as Sonny

The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

1974

as Don Michael Corleone

Serpico

Serpico

1973

as Officer Frank Serpico

Scarecrow

Scarecrow

1973

as Francis Lionel 'Lion' Delbuchi

The Godfather

The Godfather

1972

as Michael Corleone

The Panic in Needle Park

The Panic in Needle Park

1971

as Bobby

Me, Natalie

Me, Natalie

1969

as Tony

Wilde Salomé

Wilde Salomé

2013

Screenplay

Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard

1996

Writer

Salomé

Salomé

2013

Director

Wilde Salomé

Wilde Salomé

2013

Director

Chinese Coffee

Chinese Coffee

2000

Director

Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard

1996

Director

The Local Stigmatic

The Local Stigmatic

1990

Director

The Humbling

The Humbling

2014

Producer

Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard

1996

Producer

The Local Stigmatic

The Local Stigmatic

1990

Producer

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Golden Globes Best Actor The Godfather Part II Won
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actor The Nine Lives of Marion Barry Nominated
Television Credits

Hunters

as Meyer Offerman

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Feb 20, 2020

Angels in America

as Roy Cohn

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Dec 07, 2003

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

as Don Michael Corleone

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 12, 1977

N.Y.P.D.

as John James

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1967

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Brando: The Documentary

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 01, 2007

Tony Awards

as Self - Winner

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 1994

Charlie Rose

as Self (Archive footage, Frankie and Johnny)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1991

60 Minutes

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

Celebrities Uncensored

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 04, 2003

The Emmy Awards

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 1949

The Family Stallone

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 17, 2023

Late Show with David Letterman

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 30, 1993

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 1966

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Honoree

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 57 75 37
2024 6 50 72 33
2024 7 52 78 25
2024 8 39 58 26
2024 9 32 39 28
2024 10 54 100 32
2024 11 44 63 25
2024 12 38 41 27
2025 1 52 98 34
2025 2 39 54 7
2025 3 16 50 0
2025 4 5 7 3
2025 5 7 9 5
2025 6 6 8 4
2025 7 4 4 3
2025 8 3 6 2
2025 9 2 4 2
2025 10 2 3 2

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Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 70 20
2024 6 293 37
2024 7 25 22
2024 12 772 431
2025 1 268 21
2025 2 414 29
2025 3 205 13
2025 4 237 5
2025 5 218 18
2025 6 278 32
2025 7 291 16
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2025 9 347 24
2025 10 291 64

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