Biography
Calogero Lorenzo "Chazz" Palminteri (born May 15, 1952) is an American actor and writer, best known for his performances in The Usual Suspects, A Bronx Tale, Mulholland Falls and his Academy Award nominated role for Best Supporting Actor in Bullets Over Broadway.
Known For
Complete Filmography

A Bronx Tale: One Man Show
2025
as Various roles
A Bronx Tale: One Man Show is an autobiographical piece that tells the story of Chazz Palminteri’s childhood in the Bronx during the 1960s. The narrat...

A Bronx Tale: One Man Show
2025
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
A Bronx Tale: One Man Show is an autobiographical piece that tells the story of Chazz Palminteri’s childhood in the Bronx during the 1960s. The narrat...

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.

A Journey to Sundance
2021
as Self
'A JOURNEY TO SUNDANCE' is about the spirit, dreams and struggles of independent filmmakers from all over the world, as well as my own struggles to fi...

Clover
2020
as Tony
Brothers Jackie and Mickey along with a teen witness Clover find themselves on the run from the city’s most notorious crime boss.

Vault
2019
as Raymond
A group of small time criminals in 1975 attempt to pull off the biggest heist in American history; stealing over $30 million from the Mafia in the sma...

Davi's Way
2018
as Self
Actor/singer Robert Davi gives himself one year to recreate Frank Sinatra's fabled 'Main Event' concert in Madison Square Garden to celebrate the cent...

Legend
2015
as Angelo Bruno
Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using ...

Henry & Me
2014
as Babe Ruth
A guardian angel takes a gravely ill boy on a magical journey to meet legendary players from the New York Yankees, both past and present.

Final Recourse
2013
as Jerry
A wealthy high powered woman suffers a horrible tragedy after which she descends into substance abuse,turning her back on her family. She later discov...

Last I Heard
2013
as Ben Rose
Released from federal prison after 20 years due to his ailing health, a formerly powerful New York mobster moves back home and attempts to reconnect w...

The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
2012
as Milky Marvin
It's Schluufy's birthday, and the Oogieloves, along with their friends J. Edgar, Windy Window and Ruffy, are organizing a party. (Shh! It's a secret.)...

Mighty Fine
2012
as Joe Fine
Set in the 1970's, MIGHTY FINE is the story of Joe Fine (Chazz Palminteri) a charismatic, high-spirited man, who relocates his family--wife Stella (An...

Mighty Fine
2012
Executive Producer
Set in the 1970's, MIGHTY FINE is the story of Joe Fine (Chazz Palminteri) a charismatic, high-spirited man, who relocates his family--wife Stella (An...

A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
2011
as Self - Interviewee
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! is a tinsel-filled journey through the most iconic holiday films of all time, including perennial favorites It...

Hollywood & Wine
2011
as Geno Scarpacci
Diane Blaine has the face of a movie star. Unfortunately, fallen star/tabloid queen Jamie Stephens already made it famous. Hollywoods constant rejecti...

Jolene
2010
as Sal Fontaine
A teenage orphan spends ten years traveling to experience life.

Once More With Feeling
2009
as Frank Gregorio
A midlife crisis dramatic comedy about a man who pursues his old ambition to become a singer through karaoke.

Yonkers Joe
2008
as Yonkers Joe
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...

Yonkers Joe
2008
Executive Producer
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...
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
2008
Documentary portrays the saga of how Italian Americans went from being outsiders who were stereotyped as gangsters in American movies to insiders in H...

The Dukes
2007
as George Zucco
The Dukes,a Doo Wop group, were on top of the world at 17, now are struggling for survival in 2008. Their manager is desperately trying to get them wo...

Body Armour
2007
as Lee Maxwell
A burned-out bodyguard is hired to protect the man he hates the most: an international assassin who destroyed his career and ruined his life. Forced t...

Arthur and the Invisibles
2006
as Travel Agent (voice)
Arthur is a spirited ten-year old whose parents are away looking for work, whose eccentric grandfather has been missing for several years, and who liv...

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2006
as Monty
Dito Montiel, a successful author, receives a call from his long-suffering mother, asking him to return home and visit his ailing father. Dito recalls...

Little Man
2006
as Walken
After leaving the prison, the dwarf criminal Calvin Sims joins to his moron brother Percy to steal an expensive huge diamond in a jewelry for the mobs...

Push
2006
as Vince
Drugs, sex and the allure of fast money blur the boundaries between two very different societies in Miami. Joe and his two best friends, Kevin and Mic...

One Last Ride
2006
as Tweat
An emotionally gripping look at a man's personal battle to end a self-destructive path of compulsive gambling.

Running Scared
2006
as Detective Rydell
A low-ranking thug is entrusted by his boss to dispose of a gun that killed corrupt cops, but things spiral out of control when the gun ends up in wro...

Hoodwinked!
2005
as Woolworth (voice)
Little Red Riding Hood: A classic story, but there's more to every tale than meets the eye. Before you judge a book by its cover, you've got to flip t...

Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005
"Bullets Over Hollywood" delves into America's fascination with gangsters and features historical perspective, analysis, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, ...

In The Mix
2005
as Frank Pacelli
A successful DJ named Darrel, managed to rescue a powerful mobster one night. In order to repay Darrell, the mobster, Frank Pacelli, gives him the tas...

Animal
2005
as Kassada
His name: infamous. His reputation: ruthless. But when James "Animal"Allen is locked up in a maximum security prison, he meets a revolutionary who cha...

Noel
2004
as Arizona
Christmas Eve in New York, and the lonely divorced publisher, Rose Collins, needs a miracle to improve the health of her mother, interned in a hospita...

Noel
2004
Director
Christmas Eve in New York, and the lonely divorced publisher, Rose Collins, needs a miracle to improve the health of her mother, interned in a hospita...

Biography: Humphrey Bogart
2003
as Self
He was one of Hollywood's greatest tough guys. His charisma and electric on-screen presence propelled the success of classic films such as The Maltese...

Women vs. Men
2002
Director
Seeking the excitement that was once part of their married lives, Bruce and Michael slip out one night to a gentleman's club. When their wives, Dana a...

Poolhall Junkies
2002
as Joe
A retired pool hustler is forced to pick up the stick again when his brother starts a game he can't finish.
Pursuing the Suspects
2002
as Himself
Short documentary featuring footage of the movie, director Bryan Singer talking about the casting and the five main actors telling more about their ro...

Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette
2002
as Self
Featurette in which director Bryan Singer tells more about the mysterious criminal Keyser Soze.

Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
2002
as Self
Documentary that includes interviews with Singer as well as the rest of the cast - mainly Spacey. There is no "plot" or "promotional" elements to this...

One Eyed King
2001
as Eddie Dugan
Residents of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen attempt to balance family and friendship against the harsh street life that unfolds around them

Boss of Bosses
2001
as Paul Castellano
The story of the rise and fall of the powerful New York City organized crime boss, Paul Castellano.

The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp II': From Tramp to Scamp
2001
as Self - 'Buster'
Making of featurette about the sequel to the beloved film.

Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
2001
as Buster (speaking) (voice)
Lady and Tramp's mischievous pup, Scamp, gets fed up with rules and restrictions imposed on him by life in a family, and longs for a wild and free lif...

Down to Earth
2001
as King
Struggling comic Lance Barton knows what it's like to die on stage. But when his life takes an unexpected turn - straight to heaven - Lance is sure th...

The Book That Wrote Itself
2000
as Chazz Palminteri
"Vincent believes he has written the great Irish novel. When publishers turn it down he decides to prove them wrong by turning it into a movie. The fi...

Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
2000
as Self
A documentary about 'The Magnificent Seven'.

Stuart Little
1999
as Smokey (voice)
When the Littles adopt Stuart, the mouse, George is initially unwelcoming to his new brother, and the family cat, Snowbell, is even less enthusiastic....

Excellent Cadavers
1999
as Giovanni Falcone
Palermo, Sicily, 1984. Examining magistrate Giovanni Falcone allies with Tomasso Buscetta, a former mobster, to defeat the clan of Corleone, the ruthl...

Scarred City
1999
as Lt. Laine Devon
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.

Analyze This
1999
as Primo Sidone
Countless wiseguy films are spoofed in this film that centers on the neuroses and angst of a powerful Mafia racketeer who suffers from panic attacks. ...

Hurlyburly
1998
as Phil
A group of actors and their casting agents try to find a direction in their lives whilst coming to terms with their personal problems and relationship...

A Night at the Roxbury
1998
as Benny Zadir
Despite being well into adulthood, brothers Doug and Steve Butabi still live at home and work in the flower shop owned by their dad. They exist only t...

Love in Hollywood
1996
as Self
Various Hollywood people talk about love.

Mulholland Falls
1996
as Elleroy Coolidge
In 1950s Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.

Faithful
1996
as Tony
A depressed housewife whose husband is having an affair contemplates suicide, but changes her mind when she faces death by a killer hired to do her in...

Faithful
1996
Theatre Play, Screenplay
A depressed housewife whose husband is having an affair contemplates suicide, but changes her mind when she faces death by a killer hired to do her in...

Diabolique
1996
as Guy Baran
The wife and mistress of a cruel school master collaborate in a carefully planned and executed scheme to murder him. The plan goes well until the body...

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
'Ol' Blue Eyes' eightieth birthday celebration; star-studded entertainment, tributes by a diverse company of guests, songs closely associated with Sin...

Jade
1995
as Matt Gavin
When a prominent art dealer is found murdered, the man's death leads to an intriguing investigation steeped in sex, corruption and crime. District Att...

The Last Word
1995
as Ricky
A journalist with solid mob connections falls for a stripper with a dark past.

The Usual Suspects
1995
as Dave Kujan
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also res...

The Perez Family
1995
as Lt. John Pirelli
In the midst of the Mariel boat lift -- a hurried exodus of refugees from Cuba going to America -- an immigration clerk accidentally presumes that dis...

Bullets Over Broadway
1994
as Cheech
After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti, Nick's girlfriend Olive miraculously lands the role of a...

A Bronx Tale
1993
as Sonny LoSpecchio
Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime b...

A Bronx Tale
1993
Screenplay, Theatre Play
Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime b...

There Goes the Neighborhood
1992
as Lyle Corrente
A dying prisoner whispers the location of his loot to the facility's psychologist, who heads to the New Jersey suburbs to find it. Two prisoners overh...

Innocent Blood
1992
as Tony
Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than s...

Oscar
1991
as Connie
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite ...

Peter Gunn
1989
as Soldier
Peter Gunn, a connoisseur of beautiful women and cool jazz, is an ex-cop turned private eye who's caught in the middle of a dangerous gang war.

The Last Dragon
1985
as Hood #2
A young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the glow. Along the way he must fight an evil martial...
Home Again
1985
An NYU short film by Steve Wang.

Home Free All
1984
as Truck Hijacker
Childhood friends Barry (Allan F. Nicholls) and Al (Roland Caccavo), having drifted apart 14 years ago, attempt to get reacquainted and figure out lif...
Bad News on the Doorstep
N/A
as Sneaks
Chronicles the lives of Frank and Gino, two Italian-American high-school football prodigies amidst the gritty backdrop of late 1950s New Jersey. Beyon...