Ex-Criminal Actors
by fannasse12 | created - 21 Sep 2018 | updated - 12 May 2019 | PublicActors with a criminal's past
1. Danny Trejo
Actor | Machete
Danny Trejo was born Dan Trejo in Echo Park, Los Angeles, to Alice (Rivera) and Dan Trejo, a construction worker. A child drug addict and criminal, Trejo was in and out of jail for 11 years. While serving time in San Quentin, he won the lightweight and welterweight boxing titles. Imprisoned for ...
2. Charles S. Dutton
Actor | Gothika
Charles S. Dutton was born on January 30, 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Gothika (2003), Alien³ (1992) and A Time to Kill (1996). He was previously married to Debbi Morgan.
3. Adamo Dionisi
Actor | Dogman
Adamo Dionisi is known for Dogman (2018), Suburra (2015) and Suburra: Blood on Rome (2017).
4. Aniello Arena
Actor | Reality
Aniello Arena is known for Reality (2012), Dogman (2018) and Martin Eden (2019).
5. Mirko Frezza
Actor | Dogman
Mirko Frezza was born on September 15, 1973 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor, known for Dogman (2018), I Was a Dreamer (2016) and Goliath (2023).
6. Fabio Rizzuto
Actor | Cesare deve morire
Fabio Rizzuto is known for Caesar Must Die (2012), Suburræterna (2023) and Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem (2019).
7. Salvatore Striano
Actor | Cesare deve morire
Salvatore Striano is known for Caesar Must Die (2012), Gomorrah (2008) and Fort Apache Napoli (2009).
8. Gaetano di Vaio
Producer | Là-bas - Educazione criminale
Gaetano di Vaio is known for Là-bas: A Criminal Education (2011), Take Five (2013) and Gomorrah (2008).
9. Tony Sirico
Actor | The Sopranos
Tony Sirico was born in New York City on July 29, 1942 to a family of Italian descent. He grew up in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of East Flatbush and Bensonhurst. His brother, Father Robert Sirico, is a Catholic priest and co-founder of the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty. The ...
10. Edward Bunker
Actor | Reservoir Dogs
Edward Bunker was born on December 31, 1933 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Reservoir Dogs (1992), Runaway Train (1985) and The Longest Yard (2005). He was married to Jennifer Steele. He died on July 19, 2005 in Burbank, California, USA.
11. Tim Allen
Actor | Toy Story
Timothy Allen Dick was born on June 13, 1953, in Denver, Colorado, to Martha Katherine (Fox) and Gerald M. Dick. His father, a real estate salesman, was killed in a collision with a drunk driver while driving his family home from a University of Colorado football game, when Tim was eleven years old...
12. Blackie Dammett
Actor | Lethal Weapon
He was married to Peggy - real name Margaret - and they divorced when their son Anthony was young. Blackie has two children - Anthony who was born in 1962, and James, who was born in 1991. He lived in Los Angeles for many years and whilst living there, he changed his name from John Kiedis to ...
13. Shawn Fonteno
Actor | Grand Theft Auto V
Shawn D. "Solo" Fonteno is an African-American actor, voice actor, DJ rapper and recording artist who is best known as the voice and the acting performer of Franklin Clinton from the video game Grand Theft Auto V (2013). Fonteno's performance in Grand Theft Auto V was mainly recorded using motion ...
14. Felicia Pearson
Actress | The Wire
Felicia Pearson was born on May 18, 1980 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Wire (2002), The Family Plan (2023) and Guns and Grams (2016).
15. Melvin Williams
Actor | The Wire
Melvin Williams was born on December 14, 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for The Wire (2002), American Gangster (2006) and The Walter Hawkins Tribute Concert (2010). He was married to Mary Williams. He died on December 3, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
16. 50 Cent
Soundtrack | Get Rich or Die Tryin'
50 Cent (Curtis James Jackson) is an American rapper, actor, producer, and entrepreneur.
He began a musical career and in 2000 he produced Power of the Dollar for Columbia Records, but days before the planned release he was shot and the album was never released. In 2002, after Jackson released the ...
17. Alessandro Bernardini
Actor | Lockdownlove.it
Alessandro Bernardini is known for Lockdownlove.it (2021), Suburra (2015) and Suburra: Blood on Rome (2017).
18. Cle Sloan
Actor | Training Day
Cle Sloan was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for Training Day (2001), End of Watch (2012) and Street Kings (2008).
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