Movie Gangsters
by big-gun | created - 04 Sep 2016 | updated - 28 Mar 2020 | PublicActors who have played gangsters real or fictitious.
1. Marlon Brando
Actor | Apocalypse Now
Marlon Brando is widely considered the greatest movie actor of all time, rivaled only by the more theatrically oriented Laurence Olivier in terms of esteem. Unlike Olivier, who preferred the stage to the screen, Brando concentrated his talents on movies after bidding the Broadway stage adieu in ...
Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather. Carmine Sabatini, The Freshman.
2. James Caan
Actor | Thief
A masculine and enigmatic actor whose life and movie career have had more ups and downs than the average rollercoaster and whose selection of roles has arguably derailed him from achieving true superstar status, James Caan is New York-born and bred.
He was born in the Bronx, to Sophie (Falkenstein) ...
Sonny Corleone, The Godfather. Spaldoni, Dick Tracy.
3. Al Pacino
Actor | Serpico
Alfredo James "Al" 'Pacino established himself as a film actor during one of cinema's most vibrant decades, the 1970s, and has become an enduring and iconic figure in the world of American movies.
He was born April 25, 1940 in Manhattan, New York City, to Italian-American parents, Rose (nee Gerardi)...
Michael Corleone, The Godfather I, II, III. Tony Montana, Scarface. Big Boy Caprice, Dick Tracy. Carlito Brigante, Carlito's Way. Lefty Ruggiero, Donnie Brasco. Jimmy Hoffa, The Irishman.
4. Richard S. Castellano
Actor | The Godfather
Bronx born, stocky Italian-American actor who only appeared in a handful of films, yet earned some degree of immortality for his role as the loyal Corleone capo "Peter Clemenza" teaching Al Pacino how to shoot a crooked police captain in the iconic gangster film The Godfather (1972). He was ...
Peter Clemenza, The Godfather. Giuseppe Masseria, Gangster Wars.
5. Richard Conte
Actor | The Godfather
Richard Conte was born Nicholas Richard Conte on March 24, 1910, in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of an Italian-American barber. He held a variety of jobs before becoming a professional actor, including truck driver, Wall Street clerk and singing waiter at a Connecticut resort. The gig as a ...
Don Emilio Barzini, The Godfather. Don Corrasco, The Boss. Don Antonio Marchesi, The Big Family. Alberto Anastasia, My Brother Anastasia. Padulo, The Violent Professionals.
6. Al Lettieri
Actor | The Getaway
Menacing looking Italian American actor who developed into the quintessential on-screen hoodlum via several strong roles in key crime films of the early 1970s. Lettieri played the villain against some of Hollywood's biggest screen names including chasing Steve McQueen in The Getaway (1972), ...
Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo, The Godfather.
7. Abe Vigoda
Actor | The Godfather
Tall, dour-faced and slouch-shouldered character actor Abe Vigoda proved himself in both gritty dramatic roles and as an actor with wonderful comedic timing.
Vigoda was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Lena (Moses) and Samuel Vigoda, a tailor -- both Russian Jewish immigrants. His father was a tailor ...
Sal Tessio, The Godfather I, II. Don Talusso, The Don is Dead. Victor Malucci, Fist of Honor. Paul Castellano, Witness to the Mob. Angelo Giancarlo, Crime Spree.
8. John Cazale
Actor | Dog Day Afternoon
John Cazale was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to an Irish-American mother, Cecilia (Holland), and an Italian-American father, John Cazale. Cazale made only five feature films in his career, which fans and critics alike call classics. But before his film debut, in the short The American Way (1962),...
Fredo Corleone, The Godfather I, II.
9. Rudy Bond
Actor | A Streetcar Named Desire
Rudolph Bond was raised in Philadelphia. He got his start at the Neighborhood Players. After World War II, he was invited by Elia Kazan to be a student at the famed "Actors Studio" in New York, working with such future stars as Paul Newman, James Dean, and Marlon Brando. His first big break was a ...
Don Ottillio Cuneo, The Godfather.
10. Lenny Montana
Actor | The Godfather
Tall and solidly built, this Italian-American professional wrestler turned actor was born Lenny Passaforo in Brooklyn, New York, and is best remembered for his first on-screen role as the not too bright but ever loyal bodyguard Luca Brasi in The Godfather (1972). Montana didn't get a lot of screen ...
Luca Brasi, The Godfather.
11. John Martino
Actor | The Godfather
John was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. As a teenager he began his singing and acting career. He studied with John Cassavetes, American Academy of Dramatic Arts and Universal Art Studios, which led to a role in the off-Broadway show "Hat Full of Rain." He then had a hit song called "Baby ...
Paulie Gatto, The Godfather. Tony Amatto, Capone.
12. Richard Bright
Actor | The Godfather Part III
Fair complexioned, cold-eyed actor Richard Bright notched up an impressive array of character performances of often shifty, or deadly characters on the wrong side of the law. He first came to attention as a burglar in the engrossing The Panic in Needle Park (1971), and then followed it the ...
All Neri, The Godfather I, II, III. Chicken Joe, Once Upon a Time in America.
13. Tony Giorgio
Actor | The Godfather
Tony Giorgio was born in Herkimer, NY on September 27, 1923. He grew up in Schenectady, NY during The Great Depression and began his career in show business as a professional "amateur", performing magic in talent shows for pay. At the age of twelve, he ran away from home to join a circus and ...
Bruno Tattaglia, The Godfather. Vincent Romeo, Incident on a Dark Street. Frank Palancio, Magnum Force. Antonio Lombardo, Capone. Don Antonio Scagnelli, American Me.
14. Victor Rendina
Actor | The Godfather
Victor Rendina was born on December 28, 1916 in New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Godfather (1972), T.J. Hooker (1982) and The Man Who Wasn't There (1983). He died on July 8, 1985 in Orange, California, USA.
Philip Tattaglia, The Godfather.
15. Corrado Gaipa
Actor | The Godfather
Corrado Gaipa was born on March 13, 1925 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Godfather (1972), Madame Bovary (1978) and The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977). He died on September 21, 1989 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
Don Tommasino, The Godfather. Avvocato Rizzo, The Boss. Don Emilio Grisanti, Baciamo le mani.
16. Don Costello
Actor | The Godfather Part III
Don Costello is known for The Godfather Part III (1990), The Toxic Avenger (1984) and Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986).
Don Victor Stracci, The Godfather.
17. Joe Spinell
Actor | Taxi Driver
Joseph J. Spagnuolo was born on October 28, 1936 in Manhattan, New York City at his family's apartment on 2nd Avenue. Spinell was a tough guy on and off the screen all his life. During his teen years, while still in high school, he acted in various plays on the New York stage, on and off Broadway, ...
Willi Cicci, The Godfather I, II. Leonard "Tiptoes" Mazzilli, Married to the Mob.
18. Robert De Niro
Actor | Cape Fear
One of the greatest actors of all time, Robert De Niro was born on August 17, 1943 in Manhattan, New York City, to artists Virginia (Admiral) and Robert De Niro Sr. His paternal grandfather was of Italian descent, and his other ancestry is Irish, English, Dutch, German, and French. He was trained ...
Vito Corleone, The Godfather Part II. David "Noodles" Aaronson, Once Upon a Time in America. All Capone, The Untouchables. Jimmy Conway, Goodfellas. Sam "Ace" Rothstein, Casino. Paul Vitti, Analyze This. Paul Vitti, Analyze That. Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran, The Irishman.
19. Lee Strasberg
Actor | The Godfather Part II
Famed acting teacher Lee Strasberg was born Israel Strassberg in Budzanov, Austria-Hungary (now Budanov, Ukraine). Brought to America as a child, he had a brief acting career, before becoming one of the founders of the Group Theatre in 1931, directing a number of plays there. His greatest influence...
Hyman Roth, The Godfather Part II.
20. Michael V. Gazzo
Actor | The Godfather Part II
Michael Vincente Gazzo was born in Hillside, New Jersey, on April 5, 1923. He attended Erwin Piscator's Dramatic Workshop at the New School on the GI Bill after being demobilized from the US Army Air Force after World War II.
Gazzo's first major success was as a playwright. His play about drug ...
Frank Pentangeli, The Godfather Part II.
21. Gastone Moschin
Actor | The Godfather Part II
Gastone Moschin was born on June 8, 1929 in San Giovanni Lupatoto, Veneto, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Godfather Part II (1974), The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966) and The Conformist (1970). He was married to Marzia Ubaldi. He died on September 4, 2017 in Terni, Umbria, Italy.
Don Fanucci, The Godfather Part II.
22. Tom Rosqui
Actor | The Godfather Part II
American character actor with extensive stage experience. Born in Oakland, California, he appeared on Broadway in "Sticks and Bones," and "The Price," among others. He acted often in television, but his most prominent role was as Corleone family bodyguard Rocco Lampone in the first two 'Godfather' ...
Rocco Lampone, The Godfather I, II.
23. Bruno Kirby
Actor | City Slickers
Native New Yorker and Italianate Bruno Kirby tended towards assertive, pushy, streetwise characters and was armed with a highly distinctive scratchy tenor voice that complemented his slim eyes and droopy puss and accentuated his deadpan comedic instincts on film and TV. The well-regarded character ...
Peter Clemenza, The Godfather Part II. Victor Ray, The Freshman.
24. Frank Sivero
Actor | Goodfellas
Frank Sivero (born January 6, 1952) is an American character actor, perhaps best known for playing the roles of Genco Abbandando in Mario Puzo's and Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part II and Frankie Carbone (based on Angelo Sepe) in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas.
Sivero was born Francesco ...
Genco Abbandando, The Godfather Part II. Anthony Russo, Blood Feud. Frankie Carbone, Goodfellas.
25. Giuseppe Sillato
Actor | The Godfather Part II
Giuseppe Sillato was born in 1904 in Italy. He is known for The Godfather Part II (1974), Don Juan in Sicily (1967) and Agguato sul mare (1955).
Don Ciccio, The Godfather Part II.
26. Mario Cotone
Production_manager | The Godfather Part II
Mario Cotone is known for The Godfather Part II (1974), Life Is Beautiful (1997) and Malena (2000).
Don Tommasino, The Godfather Part II.
27. Carmine Caridi
Actor | The Godfather Part II
Carmine Caridi was born on January 23, 1934 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Godfather Part II (1974), The Godfather Part III (1990) and The Money Pit (1986). He died on May 28, 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Carmine Rosato, The Godfather Part II. Albert Volpe, The Godfather Part III. Frank Costello, Bugsy. Sam Giancana, Ruby.
28. Danny Aiello
Actor | Do the Right Thing
Danny Aiello was an American actor of Italian descent, and enjoyed a lengthy career in film. He was once nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for his role as Salvatore "Sal" Frangione in the comedy-drama film "Do the Right Thing" (1989).
Aiello was born in Manhattan, New York ...
Tony Rosato, The Godfather Part II. Don Domenico Clericuzio, The Last Don I, II. Danny Parente, A Brooklyn State of Mind.
29. Dominic Chianese
Actor | The Sopranos
Dominic Chianese is an American actor, singer, and musician. He is best known for his roles as Corrado "Junior" Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos (1999-2007), Johnny Ola in The Godfather Part II (1974), and Leander in Boardwalk Empire (2011-2013). Chianese was born in the Bronx, New York. His ...
Johnny Ola, The Godfather Part II.
30. John Aprea
Actor | The Godfather Part II
John Aprea was born on March 4, 1941 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Godfather Part II (1974), The Manchurian Candidate (2004) and Bullitt (1968). He has been married to Betsey Graci since July 25, 2016. He was previously married to Ninon Aprea and Cherie ...
Young Sal Tessio, The Godfather Part II. Mafia Boss Geppetti, Brother.
31. Andy Garcia
Actor | Ocean's Eleven
One of Hollywood's most private and guarded leading men, Andy Garcia has created iconic characters while at the same time staying true to his acting roots and personal projects.
Garcia was born Andrés Arturo García Menéndez on April 12, 1956, in Havana, Cuba, to Amelie Menéndez, a teacher of English...
Vincent Mancini, The Godfather Part III. Lucky Luciano, Hoodlum.
32. Eli Wallach
Actor | Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo
One of Hollywood's finest character / "Method" actors, Eli Wallach was in demand for over 60 years (first film/TV role was 1949) on stage and screen, and has worked alongside the world's biggest stars, including Clark Gable, Clint Eastwood, Steve McQueen, Marilyn Monroe, Yul Brynner, Peter O'Toole,...
Don Altobello, The Godfather Part III.
33. Joe Mantegna
Actor | The Godfather Part III
Joe Mantegna is an American actor who has made over 200 film and TV appearances. He is also a producer, writer, and director, and is probably best known for his role as Joey Zasa in the Francis Ford Coppola epic The Godfather Part III (1990), in which he stars alongside Al Pacino and Andy Garcia.
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Joey Zasa, The Godfather Part III. Pipi De Lena, The Last Don I, II. Harry Tremayne, The Last Hit Man. Bugsy Siegel, Kill Me, Deadly.
34. Vittorio Duse
Actor | The Godfather Part III
Vittorio Duse was born on March 21, 1916 in Loreto, Marche, Italy. He was an actor and writer, known for The Godfather Part III (1990), Il nostro campione (1955) and The Leopard (1963). He died on June 2, 2005 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
Don Tommasino, The Godfather Part III.
35. Enzo Robutti
Actor | The Godfather Part III
Enzo Robutti was born on October 24, 1933 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was an actor and writer, known for The Godfather Part III (1990), Vigili e vigilesse (1982) and The Rogues (1987). He died on February 13, 2022 in Viterbo, Lazio, Italy.
Don Licio Lucchesi, The Godfather Part III.
36. Al Ruscio
Actor | Showgirls
Al Ruscio was born on June 2, 1924 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Showgirls (1995), The Phantom (1996) and The Godfather Part III (1990). He was married to Kate Williamson. He died on November 12, 2013 in Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Tony Paoli Sr., Any Which Way You Can. Tony D'Angelo, Lady Mobster. Leo Cuneo, The Godfather Part III. Carlo Gambino, Boss of Bosses.
37. Ray Liotta
Actor | Narc
Intense was the word for Ray Liotta. He specialized in psychopathic characters who hide behind a cultivated charm. Even in his nice-guy roles in Field of Dreams (1989) and Operation Dumbo Drop (1995), you get the impression that something is smoldering inside of him. He was born in Newark, New ...
Henry Hill, Goodfellas. Roy DeMeo, The Iceman.
38. Joe Pesci
Actor | Goodfellas
Compact Italian-American actor Joe Pesci was born February 9, 1943 in Newark, New Jersey, to Mary (Mesce), a part-time barber, and Angelo Pesci, a bartender and forklift driver. Pesci first broke into entertainment as a child actor, and by the mid-1950s, was starring on the series "Star Time Kids"....
Frankie Manoldi, Once Upon a Time in America. Tommy DeVito, Goodfellas. Nicky Santoro, Casino. Russell Bufalino, The Irishman.
39. Paul Sorvino
Actor | Repo! The Genetic Opera
Tall, dark and imposing American actor Paul Sorvino made a solid career of portraying authority figures.
He was born in Brooklyn, New York City. His mother, Angela (Renzi), was a piano teacher, of Italian descent. His father, Ford Sorvino, was an Italian immigrant who worked in a robe factory as a ...
Tony Pazzo, A Fine Mess. Lips Manlis, Dick Tracy. Paul Cicero, Goodfellas. Joe Scoleri, Once Upon a Time in Queens. Jimmy Scambino, Sicilian Vampire.
40. David Proval
Actor | Mean Streets
David Proval launched his acting career with a starring role in Mean Streets (1973), directed by Martin Scorsese, and has been working nonstop ever since. Notable features in which he has appeared include The Phantom (1996), The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) Four Rooms (1995) and The Shawshank Redemption...
George Gianfranco, Mob Queen. Victor Padiche, Smokin' Aces.
41. Robert Loggia
Actor | Big
Born and raised in New York City, Robert Loggia studied journalism at the University of Missouri before moving back to New York to pursue acting. He trained at the Actors Studio while doing stage work. From the late 1950s he was a familiar face on TV, usually as authoritative figures. Loggia also ...
Spillano, Speedtrap. Al Marchione, Revenge of the Pink Panther. Frank Lopez, Scarface. Eduardo Prizzi, Prizzi's Honor. Sallie "The Shark" Macelli, Innocent Blood. Carlo Gambino, Between Love and Honor. Dick Laurent, Lost Highway. Don Vito Leoni, The Don's Analyst. Don Ciccio, Bonanno: A Godfather's Story. Gaitanno "Tanno", Real Gangsters. Santino Trafficante Sr., Sicilian Vampire.
42. 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 ...
Tony Stacks, Goodfellas. Jacko, Innocent Blood. Joe Dimiglia, Gotti. Joey "The Heart" Aorta, Mob Queen. Tommy Gambino, Witness to the Mob. Tony Batts, Smokin' Stogies. Bobby Musso, Friends and Romans.
43. Tony Lip
Actor | Goodfellas
Tony Lip (born Frank Anthony Vallelonga) was raised in the Bronx, New York. He worked for twelve years at the world-famous Copacabana Nightclub in New York City. At the Copa, he played host to the most famous personalities of the era, including Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Bobby Darin. Lip then ...
Lenny Carranza, Year of the Dragon. Frankie the Wop, Goodfellas. Philly Lucky, Donnie Brasco.
44. Frank Vincent
Actor | Goodfellas
"Go home and get your shine box....", so said ill-fated Billy Batts in Goodfellas (1990). However, Billy Batts is better known to a legion of crime-film fans as the talented actor, musician, and comedian Frank Vincent. He was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, but was raised in the Greenville ...
Louie Fontucci, Wise Guys. Billy Batts, Goodfellas. Don Mario Romano, Street Hunter. Frank Marino, Casino. Robert DeBernardo, Gotti. Tommy "The Bull" Vitaglia, Made Men. Frankie DeCicco, Witness to the Mob. Johnny Big, Smokin' Stogies. Danny Santini, This Thing of Ours. Lou Marazano, Chicago Overcoat.
45. Frank DiLeo
Actor | Goodfellas
Frank DiLeo was born on October 23, 1947 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Goodfellas (1990), Moonwalker (1988) and Wayne's World 2 (1993). He was married to Linda DiLeo. He died on August 24, 2011 in North Lima, Ohio, USA.
Tuddy Cicero, Goodfellas.
46. Edward G. Robinson
Actor | Double Indemnity
Emanuel Goldenberg arrived in the United States from Romania at age ten, and his family moved into New York's Lower East Side. He took up acting while attending City College, abandoning plans to become a rabbi or lawyer. The American Academy of Dramatic Arts awarded him a scholarship, and he began ...
Cobra Collins, Outside the Law. Caesar Enrico Bandetto Alias Rico, Little Caesar. Bugs Ahearn, The Little Giant. Joe Krozac, The Last Gangster. Remy Marco, A Slight Case of Murder. Little John Sarto, Brother Orchid. Johnny Rocco, Key Largo. Victor Amato, Hell on Frisco Bay. Leo Joseph Smooth, Never a Dull Moment.
47. Jack Nicholson
Actor | Chinatown
Jack Nicholson, an American actor, producer, director and screenwriter, is a three-time Academy Award winner and twelve-time nominee. Nicholson is also notable for being one of two actors - the other being Michael Caine - who have received an Oscar nomination in every decade from the '60s through ...
Gino-Hit Man, The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre. Charley Partanna, Prizzi's Honor. Jack Napier/Joker, Batman. James R. "Jimmy" Hoffa, Hoffa. Frank Costello, The Departed.
48. John Randolph
Actor | You've Got Mail
Veteran performer John Randolph was a Tony Award-winning character actor whose union and social activism in the '40s and '50s caused him to be blacklisted during the McCarthy era. The balding performer may not have been a household name, but he was a regular face in movies and TV for over four ...
Angelo 'Pop' Partanna, Prizzi's Honor.
49. William Hickey
Actor | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Son of Edward & Nora Hickey. Best known as the ancient Mafia don in Prizzi's Honor (1985), Hickey had a long, distinguished career in film, television, and the stage. Began career as a child actor on the variety stage. Made Broadway debut as walk-on in George Bernard Shaw's "Saint Joan" (1951 ...
Don Corrado Prizzi, Prizzi's Honor. Billy Sparrow, My Blue Heaven. Don Anthony, Mob Boss. Don 'Uncle Freddy' Frederico, The Jerky Boys.
50. Lee Richardson
Actor | Prizzi's Honor
Born in Chicago in 1926, Richardson trained for the stage at the Goodman Theatre there. After serving in the Army Air Corps during World War II, he moved to New York and worked in off-Broadway productions. In the 1950s, he worked on television drama programs. In the 1960s, he moved to Minneapolis ...
Dominic Prizzi, Prizzi's Honor.
51. Vic Polizos
Actor | Superhero Movie
Vic Polizos was born on August 12, 1947 in the USA. He is an actor and director, known for Superhero Movie (2008), Eraser (1996) and Eddie Macon's Run (1983). He has been married to Elizabeth Baker since November 14, 2015. They have two children. He was previously married to Christine Estabrook and...
Phil Vittimizzare, Prizzi's Honor.
52. Sully Boyar
Actor | Dog Day Afternoon
Sully Boyar was born on December 14, 1923 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Dog Day Afternoon (1975), In the Soup (1992) and Car Wash (1976). He was married to Josephine Pizzo. He died on March 23, 2001 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA.
Casco Vascone, Prizzi's Honor.
53. Bob Hoskins
Actor | The Long Good Friday
Bob Hoskins was described by the director John Mackenzie as "an actor from the British tradition but with an almost American approach, an instinctive approach to acting and knowing how to work with the camera". He was born on October 26, 1942, in Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk, where his mother was ...
Owney Madden, The Cotton Club.
54. James Remar
Self | Sex and the City: A Farewell
James is a rugged, intense character player with leading man good looks. Having first gained recognition in 1979 as Ajax, in his second film, The Warriors (1979). That same year he garnered acclaim on Broadway with Richard Gere in the concentration camp drama "Bent".
In a career spanning nearly four...
Dutch Schultz, The Cotton Club. Bruno Serrano, Confessions of a Hit Man. Santo Trafficante Jr., Papa Hemingway in Cuba.
55. Fred Gwynne
Actor | My Cousin Vinny
Fred Gwynne was an enormously talented character actor most famous for starring in the television situation comedies Car 54, Where Are You? (1961) (as Officer Francis Muldoon) and The Munsters (1964) (as the Frankenstein clone Herman Munster). He was very tall at 6'5" and had a resonant, baritone ...
Frenchy Demange, The Cotton Club.
56. Julian Beck
Actor | Poltergeist II: The Other Side
A bold, innovative, avant-garde figure in theatre who helped revolutionized the style of playwriting and acting in the 1950s and 1960s, actor/writer/producer/directer Julian Beck was certainly a odd-looking sort with his baleful, hollow eyes, stark and skullish features and near-bald dome capped by...
Sol Weinstein, The Cotton Club.
57. Laurence Fishburne
Actor | The Matrix
Critically hailed for his forceful, militant, authoritative figures and one of Hollywood's most talented and versatile performers, Laurence (John) Fishburne III has been the recipient of numerous awards, including a number of NAACP Image honors.
Born in Augusta, Georgia on July 30, 1961, to Hattie ...
Bumpy Rhodes, The Cotton Club. Jimmy Jump, King of New York. Bumpy Johnson, Hoodlum.
58. Joe Dallesandro
Actor | The Limey
Joe Dallesandro's still hangin' . . . after battles with drug addiction and alcohol, brushes with the law, three broken marriages and numerous love affairs, plus the suicide of his only sibling Bob. One of the most beautifully photographed wild guys to come out of the Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey...
Charles 'Lucky' Luciano, The Cotton Club. Sal Colletti, Pacino is Missing.
59. Richard Dreyfuss
Actor | The Goodbye Girl
Richard Dreyfuss is an American leading man, who has played his fair share of irritating pests and brash, ambitious hustlers.
He was born Richard Stephen Dreyfus in Brooklyn, New York, to Geraldine (Robbins), an activist, and Norman Dreyfus, a restaurateur and attorney. His paternal grandparents ...
Meyer Lansky, Lansky. Bobby Bartellemeo, The Crew.
60. Bill Capizzi
Bill Capizzi was born on March 21, 1937 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Great Outdoors (1988), Babe: Pig in the City (1998) and Bulletproof (1996). He died on March 26, 2007 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
Joe 'The Boss' Masseria, Lansky.
61. Stanley DeSantis
Actor | Rush Hour
Stanley DeSantis was born on July 6, 1953 in Roslyn, Long Island, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Rush Hour (1998), I Am Sam (2001) and Candyman (1992). He died on August 9, 2005 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Arnold Rothstein, Lansky.
62. Ron Gilbert
Ron Gilbert's dad was a Russian Jew who migrated to the USA in 1919. His mom was a first generation Italian American. He was born in East Harlem (104 Street and 1st Avenue)in Manhattan and attended St Lucy's Parochial School where he was an altar boy. He attended Cardinal Hayes High School in the ...
Salvatore Maranzano, Lansky.
63. Nick Corello
Actor | Colors
Nick Corello is known for Colors (1988), Hard to Kill (1990) and Chaplin (1992).
Joey Dogs, Out for Justice. Albert Anastasia, Lansky.
64. James Harper
Actor | Armageddon
James Harper was born on October 8, 1948 in Bell, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Armageddon (1998), StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (2010) and StarCraft (1998).
Longy Zwillman, Lansky.
65. Tom La Grua
Actor | Caroline in the City
Tom La Grua was born on September 28, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Caroline in the City (1995), NYPD Blue (1993) and The Boys (1988).
Frank Costello, Lansky.
66. Sal Landi
Actor | Bosch: Legacy
Sal Landi was born in New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Bosch: Legacy (2022), The Offer (2022) and Blonde (2022).
Joe Adonis, Lansky.
67. Anthony LaPaglia
Actor | Without a Trace
Anthony wanted to be a soccer player but he didn't have the skills so he taught in a school for 10 months until he realized that it wasn't his vocation and then spent some years working in a shoe store before moving to New York where he spent time as a barman and a sprinkler system installer to ...
Frank Nitti, Frank Nitti: The Enforcer. Charlie "Lucky" Luciano, Lansky.
68. Robert Miano
Actor | Fast & Furious
Robert Miano was born in New York City and raised in the South East Bronx around when Joe DiMaggio and Yogi Berra played for the New York Yankees. In school, Robert joined the Glee Club and realized that he had a gift for singing. At the age of 15, he started his showbiz career when a talent agent ...
Sonny Red, Donnie Brasco. Vito Genovese, Lansky. Dominic Catania, Hitman's Run. Anthony Parramatti, Chasing Ghosts. Marco Leone, American Mobster.
69. Eric Roberts
Actor | Runaway Train
Roberts is an Academy Award nominee for his role in Runaway Train, and a three-time Golden Globe nominee for Runaway Train, Star 80, and King of the Gypsies.
In addition, Roberts received acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival for his role in A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints and It's My Party. He ...
Al Capone, The Lost Capone. Ben "Bugsy" Siegel, Lansky. Tony Lazorka/John Dugan, Hitman's Run.
70. Peter Siragusa
Actor | Home Alone
Peter Siragusa was born on February 16, 1955 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Home Alone (1990), Dinosaur (2000) and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009). He died on October 11, 2022 in Glendale, California, USA.
Moe Dalitz, Lansky.
71. Sylvester Stallone
Actor | Rocky
Sylvester Stallone is an athletically built, dark-haired American actor/screenwriter/director/producer, the movie fans worldwide have been flocking to see Stallone's films for over 40 years, making "Sly" one of Hollywood's biggest-ever box office draws.
Sylvester Stallone was born on July 6, 1946, ...
Frank Nitti, Capone. Angelo "Snaps" Provolone, Oscar. Jack Carter, Get Carter. Frankie Delano, Avenging Angelo.
72. Burt Young
Actor | Rocky
Burly, talented character actor who remained consistently busy playing "rough edged" or scary characters, often on the wrong side of the law. Young was born on April 30, 1940, in New York City, the son of a high school shop teacher. He is of Italian descent. Young received his dramatic arts ...
Sal DiMarco, Excessive Force. Virginio Ballazzo, The Last Don. Vito Graziosi, Mickey Blue Eyes. Dominic Piazza, Very Mean Men. Sal Palermo, Plan B. Artie Bottolota Sr., Carlito's Way: Rise to Power.
73. John Travolta
Actor | Pulp Fiction
John Joseph Travolta was born in Englewood, New Jersey, one of six children of Helen Travolta (née Helen Cecilia Burke) and Salvatore/Samuel J. Travolta. His father was of Italian descent and his mother was of Irish ancestry. His father owned a tire repair shop called Travolta Tires in Hillsdale, ...
Chili Palmer, Get Shorty. Chili Palmer, Be Cool. John Gotti, The Life and Death of John Gotti.
74. Dennis Farina
Actor | Get Shorty
Dennis Farina was one of Hollywood's busiest actors and a familiar face to moviegoers and television viewers alike. Recently, he appeared in the feature films, "The Grand," a comedy about a Vegas poker tournament with Woody Harrelson, Cheryl Hines and Ray Romano; "Bottle Shock," also starring Alan ...
Jimmy Serrano, Midnight Run. Bankie Como, Men of Respect. Ray "Bones" Barboni, Get Shorty. Don Roberto Luciano, Bella Mafia.
75. Danny DeVito
Actor | Matilda
Danny DeVito has amassed a formidable and versatile body of work as an actor, producer and director that spans the stage, television and film.
Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. was born on November 17, 1944, in Neptune, New Jersey, to Italian-American parents. His mother, Julia (Moccello), was a homemaker. ...
Harry Valentini, Wise Guys.
76. Johnny Depp
Actor | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II was born on June 9, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky, to Betty Sue Palmer (née Wells), a waitress, and John Christopher Depp, a civil engineer. He was raised in Florida. He dropped out of school when he was 15, and fronted a series of music-garage bands, including one ...
Public Enemies, John Dillinger. Black Mass, James "Whitey" Bulger.
77. Clark Gable
Actor | It Happened One Night
William Clark Gable was born on February 1, 1901 in Cadiz, Ohio, to Adeline (Hershelman) and William Henry Gable, an oil-well driller. He was of German, Irish, and Swiss-German descent. When he was seven months old, his mother died, and his father sent him to live with his maternal aunt and uncle ...
Louis J. Blanco, The Finger Points. Blackie Gallagher, Manhattan Melodrama.
78. Ray Danton
Actor | The Longest Day
Handsome and smooth natured leading man who often played oily individuals, Ray Danton was born in New York and dramatically trained at Carnegie Tech. First debuted on-screen as a moody Native American in Chief Crazy Horse (1955) and regularly guest-starred in many 1950s TV shows including Playhouse...
Jack "Legs" Diamond, The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond. Legs Diamond, Portrait of a Mobster.
79. Jesse White
Actor | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Lovable, laid-back Jesse White made acting seem fun and easy. He was born Jesse Marc Weidenfeld in Buffalo, New York, and was raised in Akron, Ohio. He made his first amateur appearance on the local stage at age 15. Before breaking into professional theater in the 1940s, he held many different jobs...
Leo "Butcher" Bremer, The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond.
80. Robert Lowery
Actor | House of Horrors
Robert Lowery was born Robert Larkin Hanks in Kansas City, Missouri, the only living child of Roscoe Hanks, noted Kansas City attorney and oil investor; and Leah Thompson, concert pianist and organist. He attended local Kansas City schools and graduated from Paseo High School in 1931 with a record ...
Arnold Rothstein, The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond.
81. Richard Gardner
Actor | The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
Richard Gardner was born on September 24, 1915 in Clark County, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960), The Young Lions (1958) and The Invaders (1967). He was married to Joan Francis Logan. He died on July 1, 1972 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Vince Coll, The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond.
82. Billy Drago
Actor | The Untouchables
Drago was well known for his villainous parts (leading or supporting), and his rugged yet scary looks and evil smile. He was born William Eugene Burrows in Hugoton, Kansas. He became interested in acting and took his mother's maiden name "Drago" as a stage name. At first he worked as a stuntman in ...
Frank Nitti, The Untouchables. Ramon Cota, Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection.
83. Christian Slater
Actor | Very Bad Things
Christian Michael Leonard Slater was born on August 18, 1969 in New York City, to Michael Hawkins, a well-known soap actor, and Mary Jo Slater (née Lawton), a casting agent. Christian started in show business early, appearing on the soap opera The Edge of Night (1956) in 1976 at the age of 7. He ...
Charlie "Lucky" Luciano, Mobsters.
84. Costas Mandylor
Actor | Saw V
Costas Mandylor was born on September 3, 1965 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He is an actor, known for Saw V (2008), Saw VI (2009) and Saw IV (2007). He has been married to Victoria Ramos since October 10, 2013. He was previously married to Talisa Soto.
Frank Costello, Mobsters. Salvatore Bonanno, Bonanno: A Godfather's Story.
85. Richard Grieco
Actor | If Looks Could Kill
Richard Grieco was born to an Italian father (Richard Grieco) and an Irish mother (Carolyn O'Reilly). He is a musician and, in 1995, released a CD ('Waiting for the Sky to Fall') in Germany. In 2009, several years after being encouraged by Dennis Hopper, Grieco publicly revealed that he has been ...
Bugsy Siegel, Mobsters.
86. Patrick Dempsey
Actor | Grey's Anatomy
Patrick will next be seen in Eli Roth's new feature film THANKSGIVING as well as Michael Mann's new film, FERRARI, in which he stars opposite Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz. He was just seen starring in the Disney+ feature film and sequel to ENCHANTED, DISENCHANTED, opposite Amy Adams and most ...
Meyer Lansky, Mobsters.
87. Michael Gambon
Actor | Gosford Park
Sir Michael Gambon was born in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland, to Mary (Hoare), a seamstress, and Edward Gambon, an engineer. After joining the National Theatre, under the Artistic Directorship of Sir Laurence Olivier, Gambon went on to appear in a number of leading roles in plays written by Alan Ayckbourn...
Don Faranzano, Mobsters.
88. Anthony Quinn
Actor | Alexis Zorbas
Anthony Quinn was born Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (some sources indicate Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca) on April 21, 1915, in Chihuahua, Mexico, to Manuela (Oaxaca) and Francisco Quinn, who became an assistant cameraman at a Los Angeles (CA) film studio. His paternal grandfather was Irish, ...
George Carroll, Roger Touhy, Gangster. Phil Regal, The Naked Street. Frank Valente, The Black Orchid. Roc Delmonico, The Happening. Don Angelo DiMorra, The Don is Dead. Don Masseria, Mobsters. Neil Dellacroce, Gotti. Angelo Allieghieri, Avenging Angelo.
89. Chris Penn
Actor | Reservoir Dogs
Christopher Shannon Penn was born on October 10, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, the third son of actress Eileen Ryan (née Annucci) and director, actor, and writer Leo Penn. His siblings are musician Michael Penn and actor Sean Penn. His father was from a Lithuanian Jewish/Russian Jewish family, ...
Tommy Reina, Mobsters.
90. F. Murray Abraham
Actor | The Grand Budapest Hotel
Academy Award-winning actor F. Murray Abraham was born on October 24, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and raised in El Paso, Texas. His father, Fred Abraham, was a Syrian (Antiochian Orthodox Christian) immigrant. His mother, Josephine (Stello) Abraham, was the daughter of Italian immigrants. Born...
Omar Suarez, Scarface. Arnold Rothstein, Mobsters. All Capone, Dillinger and Capone. Tommaso Buscetta, Excellent Cadavers.
91. Nicholas Sadler
Actor | Scent of a Woman
Nicholas Sadler was born on February 9, 1967 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Scent of a Woman (1992), Disclosure (1994) and Twister (1996). He has been married to GiGi New since 2003.
Mad Dog Coll, Mobsters.
92. Joe Viterelli
Actor | Bullets Over Broadway
Joe Viterelli was born on March 10, 1937 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Bullets Over Broadway (1994), Analyze This (1999) and Analyze That (2002). He was married to Catherine Brennan. He died on January 28, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Joe Profaci, Mobsters. Fat Tommy Carducci, What She Doesn't Know. Joseph Valachi, Ruby. Gino Marchese, In the Shadow of a Killer. Nick Valenti, Bullets Over Broadway. Costanza, Black Rose of Harlem. Tony Two-Toes, Eraser. Dominick Clamato, Mafia! Jelly, Analyze This. Vinnie D'Agostino, Mickey Blue Eyes. Jelly, Analyze That.
93. John Chappoulis
Actor | Bank Robber
John Chappoulis was an actor, known for Bank Robber (1993) and Mobsters (1991). He died on March 8, 1996.
Joe Bonanno, Mobsters.
94. Titus Welliver
Actor | The Town
Titus Welliver was born on March 12, 1962 in New Haven, Connecticut. His father was a famous landscape painter, Neil Welliver. His mother was a fashion illustrator, Norma Cripps. He has three brothers, one was killed overseas. He was raised in Philadelphia and New York City, surrounded by poets and...
Ralph Capone, The Lost Capone. All Capone, Mobsters.
95. Warren Beatty
Actor | Heaven Can Wait
Since starring in his first film, Splendor in the Grass (1961), Warren Beatty has been said to have demonstrated a greater longevity in movies than any actor of his generation. Few people have taken so many responsibilities for all phases of the production of films as producer, director, writer, ...
Bugsy Siegel, Bugsy.
96. Harvey Keitel
Actor | Reservoir Dogs
American actor and producer Harvey Keitel was born on May 13, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York City, to Miriam (Klein) and Harry Keitel. An Oscar and Golden Globe Award nominee, he has appeared in films such as Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets (1973) and Taxi Driver (1976), Ridley Scott's The Duellists (...
Bugsy Siegel, Virginia Hill. Bobby DiLea, Wise Guys. Mickey Cohen, Bugsy. Vince LaRocca, Sister Act. Frankie Zammeti, Crime Spree. Don Carini, The Last Godfather. Angelo Bruno, The Irishman.
97. Richard C. Sarafian
Director | Vanishing Point
Richard C. Sarafian was born on April 28, 1930 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Vanishing Point (1971), Bugsy (1991) and Blue Streak (1999). He was married to Helen Joan Altman. He died on September 18, 2013 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
Jack Dragna, Bugsy. Paul Castellano, Gotti. Gino Marzzone, Bound.
98. Bill Graham
Actor | Bugsy
Bill Graham was born on January 8, 1931 in Berlin, Germany. He was a producer and actor, known for Bugsy (1991), The Doors (1991) and Apocalypse Now (1979). He was married to Bonnie B MacLean. He died on October 25, 1991 in Vallejo, California, USA.
Charlie "Lucky" Luciano, Bugsy.
99. Lewis Van Bergen
Actor | Bugsy
Lewis Van Bergen was born on November 9, 1938 in New York, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Bugsy (1991), The Relic (1997) and Modesty Blaise (1982). He died on April 6, 2018.
Joey Adonis, Bugsy.
100. Joseph Roman
Actor | Bugsy
Joseph Roman was born on May 23, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Bugsy (1991), Quincy M.E. (1976) and St. Ives (1976). He died on November 4, 2017 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Moe Sedway, Bugsy.
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