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 A...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Maserati: The Brothers
2025
A biopic about the family behind the high-performance automobiles that, along with Ferrari and Lamborghini, Italy is known for.

The Ritual
2025
as Father Theophilus Riesinger
Two priests, one in crisis with his faith and the other confronting a turbulent past, must overcome their differences to perform a risky exorcism.

Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness
2024
as Maurice Gangnat
A 72-hour whirlwind in the life of bohemian artist Amedeo Modigliani, known as Modi to his friends, follows a chaotic series of events through the str...

Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness
2024
Producer
A 72-hour whirlwind in the life of bohemian artist Amedeo Modigliani, known as Modi to his friends, follows a chaotic series of events through the str...

Al Pacino: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2024
as Interviewee
Screen legend and Oscar winner Al Pacino looks back on his extraordinary life and career, and shares the stories behind some of his biggest films.

Bad Bunny: Most Wanted Tour
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Caribbean Cinemas and RIMAS Entertainment join forces to present Bad Bunny's "Most Wanted Tour" concert live from the Coliseo de Puerto Rico.

How to Rob a Bank
2024
as Lt. Vincent Hanna (archive footage)
In this true-crime documentary, a charismatic rebel in 1990s Seattle pulls off an unprecedented string of bank robberies straight out of the movies.

Knox Goes Away
2024
as Xavier Crane
A contract killer, after being diagnosed with a fast-moving form of dementia, is presented with the opportunity to redeem himself by saving the life o...

Sly
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
His love of film began as an escape from a rocky childhood. From underdog to Hollywood legend, Sylvester Stallone tells his story in this documentary.

Robert De Niro: Hiding in the Spotlight
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Robert De Niro is famous for his award-winning portrayals of gangsters, criminals and socially disturbed men who show surprising traces of vulnerabili...

Becoming Al Pacino
2022
as Self (archive footage)
A journey through the meteoric rise and tempestuous story of the legendary American actor Al Pacino, from the Bronx of New York to worldwide stardom.

House of Gucci
2021
as Aldo Gucci
When Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel the family legacy ...

Val
2021
as Self (archive footage)
For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood’s most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors has been documenting his own life and craft through film a...

American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally
2021
as James Laughlin
The life of American woman Mildred Gillars and her lawyer, who struggles to redeem her reputation. Dubbed “Axis Sally” for broadcasting Nazi propagand...

Making 'The Irishman'
2020
as Self
Join legendary director Martin Scorsese, and acting icons Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino going behind the scenes of their universally acclaim...

Al Pacino: The Reluctant Star
2020
as (archive footage)
Al Pacino is a mystery. He is fire and ice at the same time. His attraction is animalistic, his looks frightening. From the ghetto of the Bronx in New...

The Collaboration Of A Lifetime: Scorsese’s Epic The Irishman
2020
as Self
Join legendary director Martin Scorsese, and acting icons Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino as we go behind the scenes of their universally acc...

The Irishman: In Conversation
2019
as Self
Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino in conversation about The Irishman.

The Irishman
2019
as Jimmy Hoffa
Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank ...

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
as Marvin Schwarz
Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a co...

Paterno
2018
as Joe Paterno
After becoming the winningest coach in college football history, Joe Paterno is embroiled in Penn State's Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal, challen...

Hangman
2017
as Detective Archer
A homicide detective teams up with a criminal profiler to catch a serial killer whose crimes are inspired by the children's game, Hangman.

The Pirates of Somalia
2017
as Seymour Tolbin
After an inspiring chance encounter with his idol, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur uproots his life and moves to Somalia looking for the story of a life...

Frank Serpico
2017
as Self (voice)
In 1972, officer Frank Serpico exposes the corruption which poisons the roots of the NYPD and becomes famous in 1973 when director Sidney Lumet tells ...

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
2017
as Self
A chronicle of the personal life and public career of the celebrated artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel.

Misconduct
2016
as Charles Abrams
An ambitious lawyer finds himself caught in a power struggle between a corrupt pharmaceutical executive and his firm’s senior partner. When the case t...

Manglehorn
2015
as A.J. Manglehorn
AJ Manglehorn is an aging, ordinary guy in a small town. He nurses his sick cat, squeezes out a conversation with the local bank teller every Friday, ...

Danny Collins
2015
as Danny Collins
An ageing hard-living 1970s rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon.

The Humbling
2014
as Simon Axler
Following a breakdown and suicide attempt, an aging actor becomes involved with a much younger woman but soon finds that it's difficult to keep pace w...

The Humbling
2014
Producer
Following a breakdown and suicide attempt, an aging actor becomes involved with a much younger woman but soon finds that it's difficult to keep pace w...

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
In his early days as an actor, Marlon Brando (1924-2004) was a shy young man with theatrical ambitions, like many others; but his charisma and superb ...

Cruising Electric (1980)
2014
as archive
The marketing department green-lights a red-light tie-in: 60 lost seconds of modern movie merchandising.

Wilde Salomé
2013
as Self / King Herod
Pacino takes us on a journey as he unravels and re-interprets Oscar Wilde's once banned and most controversial work SALOME, a scintillating tale of lu...

Wilde Salomé
2013
Director, Screenplay
Pacino takes us on a journey as he unravels and re-interprets Oscar Wilde's once banned and most controversial work SALOME, a scintillating tale of lu...

We're No Animals
2013
as The Agent
A Hollywood actor grows tired of making the same corporate movies, so he moves to Argentina to find more experimental and meaningful work.

Salomé
2013
as King Herod
One of Al Pacino's directory experiments, the stage elements of the film were filmed over 5 days in 2011. Initially part of the documentary "Wilde Sal...

Salomé
2013
Director
One of Al Pacino's directory experiments, the stage elements of the film were filmed over 5 days in 2011. Initially part of the documentary "Wilde Sal...

Phil Spector
2013
as Phil Spector
A drama centered on the relationship between Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden while the music business legend was on trial for the...

Stand Up Guys
2012
as Valentine "Val"
After serving 28 years in prison for accidentally killing the son of a crime boss, newly paroled gangster Val reunites with his former partners in cri...

Casting By
2012
as Self
This essential new documentary pays tribute to the legacy of the late, legendary casting director Marion Dougherty and shines a light on one of the mo...

The Godfather Legacy
2012
as Self
THE GODFATHER LEGACY goes deep inside Francis Ford Coppola's epic saga about the Corleone crime family and reveals how the Academy Award-winning film ...

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on. The only same thing: The love between ma...

Jack and Jill
2011
as Al Pacino
Jack Sadelstein, a successful advertising executive in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife and kids, dreads one event each year: the Thanksgiving visit ...

The Son of No One
2011
as Detective Charles Stanford
A rookie cop is assigned to the 118 Precinct in the same district where he grew up. The Precinct Captain starts receiving letters about two unsolved m...

The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
2011
as Self (archive footage)
This all-new documentary presents "Scarface" as a unique phenomenon in cinema history. It explores how a film plagued by controversy leading up to its...

You Don't Know Jack
2010
as Dr. Jack Kevorkian
Controversy and legal problems follow Dr. Jack Kevorkian as he advocates assisted suicide.

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009
as Self
John Cazale was in only five films – The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather: Part II, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter – each was nominat...

Righteous Kill
2008
as Rooster
Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; i...

Exorcising 'Cruising'
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Part two of the making of William Friedkin's 1980 thriller "Cruising" and the controversies it created.

The History of 'Cruising'
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Part one of the making of William Friedkin’s 1980 thriller "Cruising" and the controversies it created.

The History of 'Cruising'
2007
as Self (archive footage)
A documentary on the making of William Friedkin's Cruising.

Ocean's Thirteen
2007
as Willy Bank
Danny Ocean's team of criminals are back and composing a plan more personal than ever. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank doublecrosses Reuben Tish...

Brando
2007
as Self
The life and legacy of Marlon Brando and how he changed acting.

88 Minutes
2007
as Dr. Jack Gramm
Famed forensic psychiatrist Dr. Jack Gramm enjoys a reputation as one of the most sought-after profilers around. His expert testimony has resulted in ...

The Godfather and the Mob
2006
as Self (archive footage)
The Godfather And The Mob reveals the true life story of murder, mafia and mayhem that occurred behind the scenes of the most iconic gangster film eve...

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
2006
as Self
Eugene O'Neill tells the haunting story of the life and work of America's greatest and only Nobel Prize-winning playwright -- set within the context o...

The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
2006
as Self
A documentary chronicling the making of the 1975 film "Dog Day Afternoon."

Two for the Money
2005
as Walter Abrams
A former college athlete joins forces with a sports consultant to handicap football games for high-rolling gamblers.

Babbleonia
2005
as Himself
A retrospective of Al Pacino's remarkable, lengthy, and well-rounded career in his own words. Follows Pacino through his years as an actor and directo...

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
as Self

Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation
2005
as Self
This short documentary tells about shooting the scene from 'Heat (1995)' where Robert De Niro and Al Pacino meet over a cup of coffee.

The Making of 'Heat'
2005
as Self
Behind the scenes documentary on the classic Michael Mann heist film.

The Merchant of Venice
2004
as Shylock
Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heir...

The Making of 'Carlito's Way'
2003
as Self (archive footage)
A documentary about the making of "Carlito's Way."

Gigli
2003
as Starkman
Gigli is ordered to kidnap the psychologically challenged younger brother of a powerful federal prosecutor. When plans go awry, Gigli's boss sends in ...

The Recruit
2003
as Walter Burke
A brilliant CIA trainee must prove his worth at the Farm, the agency's secret training grounds, where he learns to watch his back and trust no one.

Inside 'Serpico'
2002
as Self (archive footage)
In this documentary about the classic film "Serpico," Sidney Lumet and Martin Bregman discuss the logistics of production and post-production, as well...

Serpico: From Real to Reel
2002
as Self (archive footage)
In separate interviews about the classic film "Serpico," director Sidney Lumet and producer Martin Bregman discuss the genesis of the project, the evo...

People I Know
2002
as Eli Wurman
A New York press agent must scramble when his major client becomes embroiled in a huge scandal.

S1m0ne
2002
as Viktor Taransky
The career of a disillusioned producer, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the film set. Forced to think fast, the prod...

The Kid Stays in the Picture
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Documentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans, based on his famous 1994 autobiography.

Insomnia
2002
as Will Dormer
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.

Chinese Coffee
2000
as Harry Levine
When Harry Levine, an aging, unsuccessful Greenwich Village writer, is fired from his job as restaurant doorman, he calls on friend and mentor Jake, o...

Chinese Coffee
2000
Director
When Harry Levine, an aging, unsuccessful Greenwich Village writer, is fired from his job as restaurant doorman, he calls on friend and mentor Jake, o...

Any Given Sunday
1999
as Tony D'Amato
A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance an...

The Insider
1999
as Lowell Bergman
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.

Internet Love
1998
as Self (uncredited)
Starting out as e-mail pen pals, Daniel and Laura soon fall in love. Only problem is that she lives in Germany and he lives in Los Angeles. When they ...

The Making of 'Scarface'
1998
as Self
A 52-minute documentary on "Scarface," both the making of the film and its reception.

The Devil's Advocate
1997
as John Milton
Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that...

Pitch
1997
as Self
A Canadian documentary featuring two young filmmakers attending the Toronto Film Festival to pitch a film concept to various celebrities. Their film i...

Lee Strasberg: The Method Man
1997
as Self
Documentary about the life of Lee Strasberg and the creation of Actor's Studio and the introduction of The Method in the USA.

Donnie Brasco
1997
as Benjamin 'Lefty' Ruggiero
An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.

Looking for Richard
1996
as Self / Richard III
Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Ric...

Looking for Richard
1996
Writer, Director, Producer
Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Ric...

City Hall
1996
as Mayor John Pappas
The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.

Heat
1995
as Lt. Vincent Hanna
Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna p...

Two Bits
1995
as Gitano Sabatoni
It's a hot summer day in 1933 in South Philly, where 12-year old Gennaro lives with his widowed mom and his ailing grandpa, who sits outside holding t...

Jonas in the Desert
1994
as Self
Not a documentary in the strictest sense of the word. Rather, it is a journey through the world of the artist Jonas Mekas - one of the exponents of in...

In the Name of the Father
1993
Thanks
A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in ...

Carlito's Way
1993
as Carlito Brigante
Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New Yor...

Scent of a Woman
1992
as Lt. Col. Frank Slade
Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for ...

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
1992
as Don Michael Corleone
Following the release of The Godfather Part III in 1990, Coppola, Barry Malkin, and Walter Murch edited the three Godfather movies into chronological ...

Glengarry Glen Ross
1992
as Ricky Roma
When an office full of real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week, the atmosphere begins to ...

Frankie and Johnny
1991
as Johnny
When Johnny is released from prison following a forgery charge, he quickly lands a job as a short-order cook at a New York diner. Following a brief fl...

Madonna: Truth or Dare
1991
as Self
From the rains of Japan, through threats of arrest for 'public indecency' in Canada, and a birthday tribute to her father in Detroit, this documentary...

The Godfather Part III
1990
as Michael Corleone
In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sin...

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990
as Self
A documentary on the making of the three Godfather films, with interviews and recollections from the film makers and cast. This feature also includes ...

Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
1990
as Self
The making of the film Dick Tracy (1990).

Dick Tracy
1990
as Big Boy Caprice
The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Ca...

The Local Stigmatic
1990
as Graham
Two symbiotic sociopaths play obscurely deviant mind games with each other while engaging in perversely brutal acts of violence against victims appare...

The Local Stigmatic
1990
Producer
Two symbiotic sociopaths play obscurely deviant mind games with each other while engaging in perversely brutal acts of violence against victims appare...

Sea of Love
1989
as Frank Keller
Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with hi...

Revolution
1985
as Tom Dobb
New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the villainous Ser...

Scarface
1983
as Tony Montana
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciousl...

Author! Author!
1982
as Ivan Travalian
A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a production nearing premiere, a wife who is leaving him, a...

Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City ...

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
1981
as Michael Corleone
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic is a reduced, 386-minute version of the 1977 television miniseries, "Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Comple...

Cruising
1980
as Steve Burns
When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, young rookie Steve Burns infiltra...

...And Justice for All
1979
as Arthur Kirkland
An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is forced to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial under the threat o...

Bobby Deerfield
1977
as Bobby
Bobby Deerfield, a famous American race car driver on the European circuit, falls in love with the enigmatic Lillian Morelli, who is terminally ill.

Dog Day Afternoon
1975
as Sonny
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turn...

The Godfather Part II
1974
as Don Michael Corleone
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone at...

Serpico
1973
as Officer Frank Serpico
New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.

Scarecrow
1973
as Francis Lionel 'Lion' Delbuchi
Two drifters bum around, visit earthy women and discuss opening a car wash in Pittsburgh.

On the Road with: Scarecrow
1973
as Himself
Short featurette on the making of Scarecrow (1973).

The Godfather
1972
as Michael Corleone
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corl...

The Panic in Needle Park
1971
as Bobby
A stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in Needle Park in New York City. Played against this setting is a low-key love ...
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
1971
as Self
A behind the scenes look at "The Godfather" from 1971.

Me, Natalie
1969
as Tony
Since she was a child, Natalie Miller has always thought she was an ugly ducking. Despite her mother's encouragement that she will grow up to be prett...
Sniff
N/A
as Harvey Stride
A retired detective is pulled back into the action by his former partner, they uncover a hidden underworld of sex, drugs and murder in the wealthy com...
Easy's Waltz
N/A
A down-on-his-luck comedian-crooner navigates modern Las Vegas with old-school Vegas personalities.
Assassination
N/A
A new take on the JFK conspiracy, centering around Dorothy Kilgallen, one of the most famous voices in media at the time. When Dorothy suspects that L...

In the Hand of Dante
N/A
When the original manuscript of The Divine Comedy emerges in the clutches of a black-market smuggling ring in New York City's dangerous underbelly, th...

Killing Castro
N/A
Centered on true events when Cuban revolution leader Fidel Castro visited New York City and stayed in Harlem in 1960.

Billy Knight
N/A
as Billy Knight
After losing his father, Alex discovers a box of unfinished scripts and a handkerchief with the name “Billy Knight” embroidered on it. Consumed with t...
Captivated
N/A
as Saro Mammoliti
A Calabrian mafia boss kidnaps the grandson of the worlds richest man and endangers his entire organization when he falls in love with his victim's mo...

Lear Rex
N/A
as King Lear
An aging king splits up his kingdom for his three daughters to govern, but is misled about their affections and driven into exile.
Dead Man's Wire
N/A
Set in 1977 and based on a true story, Tony Kiritsis, a former real estate developer puts a dead man's switch on himself and the mortgage banker who d...
St. Vincent
N/A
A hitman poses as a priest to get close to his next target, a disgraced gangster turned FBI informant, who visits the church on a regular basis.

Lear Rex
N/A
Producer
An aging king splits up his kingdom for his three daughters to govern, but is misled about their affections and driven into exile.