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Portrait of Al Pacino

Acting

Al Pacino

Career

Active from 1969 to 2026, busiest in 2013 and 2026 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
64
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Godfather
The Godfather
GoodWatch score95/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film

    2011 · Won

    You Don't Know Jack

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie

    2011 · Won

    You Don't Know Jack

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

    2010 · Won · 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards

    You Don't Know Jack

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

    2004 · Won · 56th Primetime Emmy Awards

    Angels in America

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie

    2004 · Won

    Angels in America

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film

    2004 · Won

    Angels in America

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award

    2001 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • Directors Guild of America Awards · Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Documentaries

    1997 · Won

    Looking for Richard

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Leading Role

    1993 · Won · 65th Academy Awards

    Scent of a Woman

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama

    1993 · Won

    Scent of a Woman

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Academy Awards

    1992 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Leading Actor

    1976 · Won

    The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama

    1974 · Won

    Serpico

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Supporting Role

    2020 · Nominated · 92nd Academy Awards

    The Irishman

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

    2013 · Nominated

    Phil Spector

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Supporting Role

    1993 · Nominated · 65th Academy Awards

    Glengarry Glen Ross

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Supporting Role

    1991 · Nominated · 63rd Academy Awards

    Dick Tracy

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Leading Role

    1980 · Nominated · 52nd Academy Awards

    ...And Justice for All

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Leading Role

    1976 · Nominated · 48th Academy Awards

    Dog Day Afternoon

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Leading Role

    1975 · Nominated · 47th Academy Awards

    The Godfather Part II

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

19

The characters Al Pacino played, best-known titles first.

Al Pacino as Michael
Al Pacino as Don Michael Corleone
Al Pacino as Antonio
Al Pacino as Marvin Schwarz
Al Pacino as Lt. Vincent Hanna
Al Pacino as Jimmy Hoffa
Al Pacino as Don Michael Corleone
Al Pacino as John Milton
Al Pacino as Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade
Al Pacino as Benjamin 'Lefty' Ruggiero
Al Pacino as Will Dormer
Al Pacino as Sonny Wortzik
Al Pacino as Aldo Gucci
Al Pacino as Officer Frank Serpico
Al Pacino as Jack Gramm
Al Pacino as Valentine "Val"
Al Pacino as Meyer Offerman
Al Pacino as Roy Cohn
Al Pacino as Xavier Crane

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 71 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Al Pacino Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.9, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.1, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 12
  • Moral Ambiguity 10
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Gritty Realism 6
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Moral Dilemma 4
  • New York City 3
  • Psychological Depth 3
  • Urban Decay 3
  • Complex Characters 3
  • Epic Crime Saga 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Sniff
Sniff

as Harvey Stride

Lear Rex
Lear Rex

as King Lear

2020s

13 titles · average score 54
Dead Man's Wire
Dead Man's Wire (2026)
GoodWatch score 73

as M.L. Hall

Billy Knight
Billy Knight (2026)
GoodWatch score 60

as Billy Knight

Killing Castro
Killing Castro (2026)

as Robert Maheu

In the Hand of Dante
In the Hand of Dante (2026)
GoodWatch score 40

as Uncle Carmine

The Ritual
The Ritual (2025)
GoodWatch score 34

as Father Theophilus Riesinger

Breakdown: 1975
Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sonny Wortzik (archive footage)

Knox Goes Away
Knox Goes Away (2024)
GoodWatch score 65

as Xavier Crane

Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness
Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness (2024)
GoodWatch score 40

as Maurice Gangnat

House of Gucci
House of Gucci (2021)
GoodWatch score 64

as Aldo Gucci

American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally
American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally (2021)
GoodWatch score 35

as James Laughlin

Hunters
Hunters (2020)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Meyer Offerman / Wilhelm Zuchs

Al Pacino: The Reluctant Star
Al Pacino: The Reluctant Star (2020)

as (archive footage)

2010s

19 titles · average score 55
The Irishman
The Irishman (2019)
GoodWatch score 86

as Jimmy Hoffa

Paterno
Paterno (2018)
GoodWatch score 63

as Joe Paterno

Hangman
Hangman (2017)
GoodWatch score 32

as Detective Archer

Misconduct
Misconduct (2016)
GoodWatch score 30

as Charles Abrams

Danny Collins
Danny Collins (2015)
GoodWatch score 67

as Danny Collins

Manglehorn
Manglehorn (2015)
GoodWatch score 50

as A.J. Manglehorn

The Humbling
The Humbling (2014)
GoodWatch score 52

as Simon Axler

Salomé
Salomé (2013)
GoodWatch score 61

as King Herod

Stand Up Guys
Stand Up Guys (2012)
GoodWatch score 48

as Valentine "Val"

Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill (2011)
GoodWatch score 23

as Al Pacino

The Son of No One
The Son of No One (2011)
GoodWatch score 34

as Detective Charles Stanford

You Don't Know Jack
You Don't Know Jack (2010)
GoodWatch score 78

as Dr. Jack Kevorkian

2000s

12 titles · average score 55
Righteous Kill
Righteous Kill (2008)
GoodWatch score 38

as Rooster

Ocean's Thirteen
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
GoodWatch score 67

as Willy Bank

88 Minutes
88 Minutes (2007)
GoodWatch score 32

as Dr. Jack Gramm

Two for the Money
Two for the Money (2005)
GoodWatch score 46

as Walter Abrams

The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice (2004)
GoodWatch score 68

as Shylock

The Recruit
The Recruit (2003)
GoodWatch score 55

as Walter Burke

Angels in America
Angels in America (2003)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Roy Cohn

Gigli
Gigli (2003)
GoodWatch score 20

as Starkman

Insomnia
Insomnia (2002)
GoodWatch score 75

as Will Dormer

S1m0ne
S1m0ne (2002)
GoodWatch score 51

as Viktor Taransky

People I Know
People I Know (2002)
GoodWatch score 50

as Eli Wurman

Chinese Coffee
Chinese Coffee (2000)
GoodWatch score 70

as Harry Levine

1990s

17 titles · average score 72
Any Given Sunday
Any Given Sunday (1999)
GoodWatch score 60

as Tony D'Amato

The Insider
The Insider (1999)
GoodWatch score 86

as Lowell Bergman

The Devil's Advocate
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
GoodWatch score 68

as John Milton

Donnie Brasco
Donnie Brasco (1997)
GoodWatch score 76

as Benjamin 'Lefty' Ruggiero

City Hall
City Hall (1996)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mayor John Pappas

Heat
Heat (1995)
GoodWatch score 82

as Lt. Vincent Hanna

Carlito's Way
Carlito's Way (1993)
GoodWatch score 78

as Carlito Brigante

Scent of a Woman
Scent of a Woman (1992)
GoodWatch score 75

as Lt. Col. Frank Slade

Glengarry Glen Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
GoodWatch score 84

as Ricky Roma

Frankie and Johnny
Frankie and Johnny (1991)
GoodWatch score 68

as Johnny

The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Part III (1990)
GoodWatch score 67

as Michael Corleone

Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy (1990)
GoodWatch score 63

as Big Boy Caprice

1980s

5 titles · average score 58
Sea of Love
Sea of Love (1989)
GoodWatch score 69

as Frank Keller

Revolution
Revolution (1985)
GoodWatch score 33

as Tom Dobb

Scarface
Scarface (1983)
GoodWatch score 78

as Tony Montana

Author! Author!
Author! Author! (1982)
GoodWatch score 54

as Ivan Travalian

Cruising
Cruising (1980)
GoodWatch score 55

as Steve Burns

1970s

9 titles · average score 78
...And Justice for All
...And Justice for All (1979)
GoodWatch score 72

as Arthur Kirkland

Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television (1977)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show · as Don Michael Corleone

Bobby Deerfield
Bobby Deerfield (1977)
GoodWatch score 39

as Bobby

Dog Day Afternoon
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
GoodWatch score 84

as Sonny

The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II (1974)
GoodWatch score 92

as Don Michael Corleone

Serpico
Serpico (1973)
GoodWatch score 83

as Officer Frank Serpico

Scarecrow
Scarecrow (1973)
GoodWatch score 74

as Francis Lionel 'Lion' Delbuchi

The Godfather
The Godfather (1972)
GoodWatch score 95

as Michael Corleone

The Panic in Needle Park
The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
GoodWatch score 74

as Bobby

1960s

2 titles · average score 67
Me, Natalie
Me, Natalie (1969)
GoodWatch score 64

as Tony

N.Y.P.D.
N.Y.P.D. (1967)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as John James