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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Complete Filmography

Nonnas
2025
as Al
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
2025
as Albert Anastasia
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
2024
as Don Muchie Buchie
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
2023
as Ray
Three Nuyorican sisters navigate the daunting life challenges of single motherhood, career, and family, all while finding humor and solace within the ...

Cabin Girl
2023
as Stranger
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
2021
as Tommy
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
2020
as Angelo
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
2019
as Coach Hannis
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
2019
as Jim Hoffman
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
2018
as Victor
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
2017
as Ray Ferguson
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
2016
as Detective Dibronski
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
2014
as Nick DeMaio
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
2014
Writer
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
2014
as Sal
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
2013
as Tony
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
2013
as Frank Griga
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
2013
as Franco Puzzo
A man becomes a bookie after losing his job as a day trader.

The Reunion
2011
as Canton
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
2011
as Sala
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
2011
as Nick
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
2010
as Tony V
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
2010
as Big Joe
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
2010
as Terrence
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
2009
as John Johnson
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
2008
as Mickey
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
2007
as Jack (segment "Club Soda")
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
2007
as Joey
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
2006
as Jack
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
2006
as Max Cantrell
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
2006
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
2005
as Russ
A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.

One Last Thing...
2005
as Babba
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
2004
as Boca
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
2002
as Spinner Dunn
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
2000
as Henry Taylor
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
2000
as Buddy Visalo
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
1999
as John Leone
The Vatican sends a priest to verify some miracles, performed by a woman who has been nominated for sainthood...

Scarred City
1999
as Sam Bandusky
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
1999
as Joey T
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
1998
as Det. Lt. Denny Reagan
A detective tries to remain loyal to his partner, and his best friend - a mobster.

Rounders
1998
as Grama
A young reformed gambler must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks.

Snake Eyes
1998
as Jimmy George
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
1997
as Gator Harris
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
1997
as Nick
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
1996
as Manager of Motel
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
1996
as Jack
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
1996
as Joseph Boffano
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
1995
as Ben DeLuca
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
1995
as Joe Jr.
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
1995
as Chris the Cop
A downtown Manahattan gin mill plays host to a series of comic vignettes.

Above the Rim
1994
as Richie
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
1994
as Jerry
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
1993
as Nicky Falconetti
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
1992
as Trainer (uncredited)
Looking to get rich quick, an unsuccessful lawyer uses dishonest means to try to become a boxing promoter.
Cusp
N/A
as Michael
In this visually sumptuous and unrelenting film, a mediocre painter is forever changed by a brutal attack, reaching a new level of creative expression...