Michael Rispoli

Michael Rispoli

1960-11-27 Long Island, New York, USA 56 Credits

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Rispoli (born November 27, 1960) is an American character actor. He was formerly part of the HBO television series The Sopranos as Jackie Aprile, Sr. Rispoli recently reunited with The Sopranos co-star James Gandolfini in the 2009 thriller The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3. Rispoli, a second-generation Italian American, was born in Long Island, New York, one of eight children.  He attended State University of New York at Plattsburgh as a Theater major an...

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Nonnas

Nonnas

2025

as Al

6.8
Acting

After losing his beloved mother, a man risks everything to honor her by opening an Italian restaurant with actual nonnas — grandmothers — as the chefs...

The Alto Knights

The Alto Knights

2025

as Albert Anastasia

6.3
Acting

Two of New York's most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, vie for control of the city's streets. Once the best of fri...

A Brooklyn Love Story

A Brooklyn Love Story

2024

as Don Muchie Buchie

Acting

A longtime family-owned business gets pressured to sell to gentrify the neighborhood until a local loving mobster concocts a crazy plan to save the da...

Allswell in New York

Allswell in New York

2023

as Ray

1.0
Acting

Three Nuyorican sisters navigate the daunting life challenges of single motherhood, career, and family, all while finding humor and solace within the ...

Cabin Girl

Cabin Girl

2023

as Stranger

4.9
Acting

When a van-life influencer moves into an isolated cabin, she discovers the home has a dark history and becomes haunted by a troubled spirit.

Cherry

Cherry

2021

as Tommy

7.3
Acting

Cherry drifts from college dropout to army medic in Iraq - anchored only by his true love, Emily. But after returning from the war with PTSD, his life...

Faraway Eyes

Faraway Eyes

2020

as Angelo

5.0
Acting

Michael, a struggling actor, dies right after a bad breakup. He finds himself awakening in a very bright room with a very strange lady and learns that...

Bottom of the 9th

Bottom of the 9th

2019

as Coach Hannis

6.3
Acting

Bobby Stano had everything going for him. Fresh out of high school, he was signed to the majors, had a beautiful girlfriend, everything was looking up...

Framing John DeLorean

Framing John DeLorean

2019

as Jim Hoffman

6.1
Acting

A documentary interspersed with acted scenes, this portrait of John DeLorean covers the brilliant but tragically flawed automaker's rise to stardom an...

Honor Up

Honor Up

2018

as Victor

4.2
Acting

The film -- executive produced by rapper Kanye West -- follows character OG, played by Damon Dash, in a saga that flips between his dedication to his ...

The Depths

The Depths

2017

as Ray Ferguson

1.0
Acting

Desperate for a measure of success, wannabe screenwriters Mickey Hansen and Ray Ferguson decide to fully explore the depths of murder and crime within...

Exposed

Exposed

2016

as Detective Dibronski

4.9
Acting

After witnessing a miracle, a young Latina woman experiences strange things as a police detective searches for the truth behind his partner's death.

Friends and Romans

Friends and Romans

2014

as Nick DeMaio

7.2
Acting

A group of lifelong mob movie extras mount a production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in their local Staten Island theater in order to finally get so...

Friends and Romans

Friends and Romans

2014

Writer

7.2
Writing

A group of lifelong mob movie extras mount a production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in their local Staten Island theater in order to finally get so...

Rob the Mob

Rob the Mob

2014

as Sal

6.1
Acting

The true-life story of a crazy-in-love Queens couple who robbed a series of mafia social clubs and got away with it… for a while… until they stumble u...

Empire State

Empire State

2013

as Tony

5.4
Acting

After failing to get into the police academy, Chris Potamitis settles for a security guard job with an armoured truck company. After he makes the mist...

Pain & Gain

Pain & Gain

2013

as Frank Griga

6.3
Acting

Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To ach...

Over/Under

Over/Under

2013

as Franco Puzzo

3.8
Acting

A man becomes a bookie after losing his job as a day trader.

The Reunion

The Reunion

2011

as Canton

5.1
Acting

The Cleary brothers, Sam, Leo and Douglas took dysfunctional families to a new level: Sam and Leo have grown up hating each other and neither likes th...

The Rum Diary

The Rum Diary

2011

as Sala

5.9
Acting

Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the ...

Union Square

Union Square

2011

as Nick

4.7
Acting

Jenny has rejected her tumultuous family and cut off communication, seeking a more ordered life far from her roots in the Bronx. And she's almost read...

The Last Godfather

The Last Godfather

2010

as Tony V

4.2
Acting

Young-goo the son of mafia boss Don Carini, is too foolish to be part of the mafia elite. One day, Young-goo comes to his father and is trained by Ton...

Kick-Ass

Kick-Ass

2010

as Big Joe

7.1
Acting

Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, trainin...

See You in September

See You in September

2010

as Terrence

4.2
Acting

Feeling abandoned by her therapist who's gone on an extended vacation, beautiful Lindsay gets help with her fear of commitment from an ad hoc support ...

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

2009

as John Johnson

6.4
Acting

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatche...

Yonkers Joe

Yonkers Joe

2008

as Mickey

5.1
Acting

Yonkers Joe tells the story of a dice hustler whose determination to make one last grab for a big score in Vegas is complicated by the reappearance of...

Stories USA

Stories USA

2007

as Jack (segment "Club Soda")

3.9
Acting

Ten individuals set out to find themselves in an alienating world, filled with heartbreak, deception and tragedy. With so much at stake, these strange...

Black Irish

Black Irish

2007

as Joey

6.5
Acting

In South Boston, where Irish roots run deep and Catholic tradition reigns, two brothers face similar hardships but lead far different lives. While old...

Club Soda

Club Soda

2006

as Jack

Acting

A young man's dream to become a successful actor is threatened by the poor decisions he makes until a spiritual guide steps in and sets his conscience...

Invincible

Invincible

2006

as Max Cantrell

7.0
Acting

Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. When the coach of...

The Real Sopranos

The Real Sopranos

2006

1.0
Acting

This movie shows the connections between the TV series 'The Sopranos' and a real-life New Jersey Mob. The story of the rise and fall of New Jersey’s D...

The Weather Man

The Weather Man

2005

as Russ

6.1
Acting

A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.

One Last Thing...

One Last Thing...

2005

as Babba

6.0
Acting

Sixteen-year-old Dylan is dying of cancer. When a charitable organization offers to grant Dylan his final wish, the teen has a surprising request: to ...

Mr. 3000

Mr. 3000

2004

as Boca

5.2
Acting

Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47 he'...

Death to Smoochy

Death to Smoochy

2002

as Spinner Dunn

5.9
Acting

Tells the story of Rainbow Randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children's TV show, who is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by s...

It Had to Be You

It Had to Be You

2000

as Henry Taylor

6.1
Acting

Sparks fly when Anna Penn and Charlie Hudson meet. Unfortunately, they're both engaged to other people. In fact, they're staying at the same New York ...

Two Family House

Two Family House

2000

as Buddy Visalo

6.4
Acting

Buddy Visalo (Michael Rispoli) is a factory worker, a frustrated crooner who once had a shot at the big time. Buddy's dreams of greatness have been re...

The Third Miracle

The Third Miracle

1999

as John Leone

5.8
Acting

The Vatican sends a priest to verify some miracles, performed by a woman who has been nominated for sainthood...

Scarred City

Scarred City

1999

as Sam Bandusky

5.1
Acting

A young cop gets thrown in with a special police squad who are acting as assassins against hoods and who don't care who gets in the way.

Summer of Sam

Summer of Sam

1999

as Joey T

6.5
Acting

During the summer of 1977, a killer known as the Son of Sam keeps all of New York City on edge with a series of brutal murders.

One Tough Cop

One Tough Cop

1998

as Det. Lt. Denny Reagan

3.2
Acting

A detective tries to remain loyal to his partner, and his best friend - a mobster.

Rounders

Rounders

1998

as Grama

7.0
Acting

A young reformed gambler must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks.

Snake Eyes

Snake Eyes

1998

as Jimmy George

6.2
Acting

All bets are off when shady homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match. It's up to him and lifelong friend, Naval intelligence...

Volcano

Volcano

1997

as Gator Harris

5.9
Acting

An earthquake shatters a peaceful Los Angeles morning and opens a fissure deep into the earth, causing lava to start bubbling up. As a volcano begins ...

His and Hers

His and Hers

1997

as Nick

3.2
Acting

After Carol accidentally chops off Glenn's finger in the kitchen, she decides that she is not giving it back to him until he confesses all his affairs...

Feeling Minnesota

Feeling Minnesota

1996

as Manager of Motel

5.4
Acting

Sam Clayton's marriage to ex-stripper Freddie comes about when she's strong-armed into the match by Red, a club proprietor who once did her a favor. B...

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

1996

as Jack

6.6
Acting

When the pets accidentally get separated from their vacationing owners, Chance, Shadow, and Sassy navigate the mean streets of San Francisco, trying t...

The Juror

The Juror

1996

as Joseph Boffano

5.6
Acting

With his gangster boss on trial for murder, a mob thug known as "the Teacher" tells Annie Laird she must talk her fellow jurors into a not-guilty verd...

To Die For

To Die For

1995

as Ben DeLuca

6.6
Acting

Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she make...

While You Were Sleeping

While You Were Sleeping

1995

as Joe Jr.

7.0
Acting

A transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a coma—his family mistakenly thinks she's Peter's fiancé...

Burnzy's Last Call

Burnzy's Last Call

1995

as Chris the Cop

Acting

A downtown Manahattan gin mill plays host to a series of comic vignettes.

Above the Rim

Above the Rim

1994

as Richie

7.0
Acting

Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fal...

Angie

Angie

1994

as Jerry

5.8
Acting

Angie lives in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, and dreams of a better life. When she finds out she's pregnant by her boyfriend, Vinnie, she decides she'll have...

Household Saints

Household Saints

1993

as Nicky Falconetti

6.5
Acting

A chronicle of three generations of Italian-American women struggling to get by in post-World War II New York’s Little Italy.

Night and the City

Night and the City

1992

as Trainer (uncredited)

5.7
Acting

Looking to get rich quick, an unsuccessful lawyer uses dishonest means to try to become a boxing promoter.

Cusp

N/A

as Michael

Acting

In this visually sumptuous and unrelenting film, a mediocre painter is forever changed by a brutal attack, reaching a new level of creative expression...