Biography
Sam Coppola was born on July 31, 1935 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Saturday Night Fever (1977), Fatal Attraction (1987) and Jacob's Ladder (1990). He was married to Helen Shinnick. He died on February 5, 2012 in Leonia, New Jersey.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Run It
2013
as Vinny
Two thugs, a substitute teacher, and a young student get tangled up in violent crimes that unexpectedly bind them together in an unforgiving day.

Over/Under
2013
as Vinnie
A man becomes a bookie after losing his job as a day trader.

Driving Me Crazy
2012
as Larry Petterson
Meet Elliot Brown. He is one of Brooklyn's most neurotically sweet and eligible bachelors . . . who also happens to be pushing forty and living with h...

Reunion
2009
as Max
Ten years after the death of a close friend, a group of Yale graduates who formed a secret society to make the world a better place reunite, only to d...

House of Satisfaction
2008
as Barry
Has-been rock star Jesse Limbo ventures from a life of dereliction to New York City in search of his long-lost teenage son. While there, he confronts...

Heavy Petting
2007
as Old Codger #1
Charlie thinks he's met the perfect woman, but in order to be with her, he must first get past her dog. Just when he thinks all is lost, he realizes t...

The Warrior Class
2007
as Abe Rosencranz
Rookie lawyer Alec Brno has just been assigned the case of his career: exposing a billion-dollar oil scam led by a ruthless mafia boss. When he reluct...

Nola
2003
as Gus
An urban fairy tale-romantic comedy, in which Nola, an aspiring songwriter, leaves an abusive Kansas home and journeys to New York to find her biologi...

Empire
2002
as Bobby Gold
Big time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big deal with a new friend who happens to be a Wall St. ...

Friends and Family
2001
as Carlo Ricci
Gay New York couple Stephen Torcelli and Danny Russo have something to hide from Stephen's parents -- their jobs as Mafia enforcers. When the Torcelli...

The Big Heist
2001
as Paul Castellano
Based on the 1986 book "The Heist: How a Gang Stole $8,000,000 at Kennedy Airport and Lived to Regret It", by Ernest Volkman and John Cummings, this ...

Sally
2000
as Dr. Felch
Jack is driving aimlessly on a road to nowhere with his imaginary girlfriend, Sally, when he meets Beth. The duo becomes a trio when escaped mental pa...

Blue Moon
2000
as Bill
Hoping to revitalize their marriage, an elderly couple from New York (Gazzara, Moreno) go on vacation to the Catskills.

The Deli
1997
as Mr. Bishop
An enchanting slice-of-life comedy about a hard luck gambler who gets in over his head when he starts putting his store's profits on the line.

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
1996
as Jan Kaplovitz
Detectives Cagney and Lacey come face-to-face with their true feelings about capital punishment when they're assigned to the city's first capital murd...

Palookaville
1995
as Mr. Kott, Money Truck Driver
Jerry and his two pals, Russ and Syd, are just looking for some easy money to help them break out of their nowhere lives in their nowhere town. Despit...

The Counterfeit Contessa
1994
as Mel Nardino
Gina Nardino, a young saleswoman at the food counter of a posh department store, falls hard for a society stud, and, through a series of accidents, im...

Money for Nothing
1993
as Bartender Lindey
When unemployed dockworker Joey Coyle finds $1.2 million that fell off of an armored car, he decides to do the logical thing: take the money and run. ...

Joey Breaker
1993
as Sid Kramer
Joey is a player, a hot-shot movie agent in New York. If a deal can be made, he'll make it. If a rising talent can be snapped up, he'll be the first i...

Citizen Cohn
1992
as Carmine Galante
As lawyer and power broker Roy Cohn lies dying of AIDS in a private hospital room, ghosts from his past visit him as he reflects on his life and loves...

Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
1991
as Albie Carbone
Both sides of the law hunt Costabile 'Gus' Farace for slaying a federal drug agent in 1989 New York.

A Kiss Before Dying
1991
as Detective Michaelson
Infatuated with the idea of becoming rich, college student Jonathan Corliss secretly dates Dorothy Carlsson to gain the approval of her wealthy father...

Street Hunter
1990
as Jannelli
Logan Blade is a tough police officer who has to confront a gang led by ruthless Colonel Walsh.

Jacob's Ladder
1990
as Taxi Driver
After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rap...

Blue Steel
1990
as PBA Representative
Rookie cop Megan Turner orders a burglar to drop his gun. He whirls to shoot. Too late. Turner fires, killing him instantly. When someone lifts the as...

Murder in Black and White
1990
as Dave
A recently appointed black police commissioner is killed. So, Frank Janek is assigned to investigate.

She's Back
1989
as Det. Brophy
A henpecked electrician is nagged by his recently deceased wife into taking revenge on the gang responsible for her death.

Internal Affairs
1988
as Dave
A skilled police detective in a case involving the strange, sadistic murder of a young prostitute who has been killed in exactly the same fashion as a...

Zits
1988
as Principal
When their music teacher needs an expensive operation after being mugged, a group of precocious middle school students attempt to raise the money by s...

Fatal Attraction
1987
as Fuselli
A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
Cat & Mousse
1987
as Bernie
It's a revenge scheme. It's a dessert topping! It's a revenge scheme. It's a dessert topping! Gosh darn it, it's both! The world's most vengeful cat t...

Without a Trace
1983
as Schoyer
English professor Susan Selky lives alone in a Brooklyn apartment with her young son, Alex. When Alex fails to return home from school one afternoon, ...

A Question of Honor
1982
as John
Television account of an honest New York narcotics cop who becomes unwillingly involved in a plan to uncover corruption in his department.

King Crab
1980
as Otto
Two brothers take over the family seafood business, and battle each other for control of the company - and their father's attention.

Hardhat & Legs
1980
as Aldo
A sex education teacher falls for a construction worker with a gambling problem.

The $5.20 an Hour Dream
1980
as Harry
A debt-ridden divorced mother and factory worker strives to get a higher-paying job on the traditionally all-male main assembly line.

Saturday Night Fever
1977
as Fusco
Tony spends his Saturdays at a disco where his stylish moves raise his popularity among the patrons. But his life outside the disco is not easy and th...

Death Journey
1976
as Detective Johnson
Fearful that their star witness might be murdered, two attorneys hire a protector to bring him from Los Angeles to New York. Jesse Crowder (Fred Willi...

The Super Cops
1974
as Detective (uncredited)
The true story of two New York City cops. Greenberg & Hantz fought the system, became detectives and were known on the streets as "Batman & Ro...

Crazy Joe
1974
as Chick
The rise and fall of a Mafia gangster, based on the life of murdered New York gangster "Crazy" Joey Gallo.

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

Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside
1973
as Cop #1
Two New York City cops investigate a drug-smuggling ring that they believe is run by New York-based foreign diplomats.

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971
as Julie
A Brooklyn mobster and his gang try to rub out their rivals.

The Anderson Tapes
1971
as Private Detective
Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to rob the enti...