Acting
Vincent Pastore
Born 1946-07-14
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
Vincent Pastore (July 14, 1946 – August 1, 2026) was an Italian-American actor. Often cast as a mobster, he was best known for his portrayal of Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on the HBO drama series The Sopranos which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Known For
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GoodFellas
1990
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Shark Tale
2004
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The Sopranos
1999
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Law & Order
1990
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Carlito's Way
1993
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The Family
2013
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Awakenings
1990
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Hawaii Five-0
2010
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The Basketball Diaries
1995
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Blue Bloods
2010
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (166 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | A Brooklyn Love Story | Benny 'The Snail' Tucci | Movie | 2024 |
 | Don Q | Italian American Actor | Movie | 2024 |
 | Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple | Self | Movie | 2024 |
 | Chuck Zito: An American Story | Self | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Zombie Wedding | Mayor Fanucci | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Curse | Vincent Pastore | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Spinning Gold | Big Joey | Movie | 2023 |
 | Fuhgeddabout Christmas | Mr. Sabino | Movie | 2022 |
 | Yellowjackets | Llama | TV Series | 2021 |
 | The Birthday Cake | Vito | Movie | 2021 |
 | Made in Chinatown | Amadore Condimento | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Last Supper: A Sopranos Session | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2020 |
 | Booze, Broads and Blackjack | Vinny Bombayo | Movie | 2020 |
 | For NYC | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2020 |
 | Talking Sopranos | Self | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Gravesend | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Wu-Tang: An American Saga | Fat Larry | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Vault | Frank | Movie | 2019 |
 | Bottom of the 9th | Cosmo | Movie | 2019 |
 | Bad Art | Papi | Movie | 2019 |
 | Clinton Road | Club Owner | Movie | 2019 |
 | Sarah Q | Mr. Tommy | Movie | 2018 |
 | Black Wake | Dr. Jones | Movie | 2018 |
 | Honor Amongst Men | FBI Agent surveillance | Movie | 2018 |
 | Bully | Frankie | Movie | 2018 |
 | Papa | Frankie Vincent | Movie | 2018 |
 | Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back | Self | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Who's Jenna...? | Thomas Roma | Movie | 2018 |
 | Blood Circus | Rocco | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Kids Menu | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2017 |
| Pasquale's Magic Veal | Chef Pasquale | Movie | 2017 | |
 | Calico Skies | Vincenzo | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Uncle Gerry Show | Donnie Zizzo | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Eyes | Harry | Movie | 2017 |
 | Pitching Tents | Tony | Movie | 2017 |
 | Oiled Up | Detective James | Movie | 2016 |
 | Red Herring | Saffiote | Movie | 2015 |
 | Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 1 of 2 | Self | Movie | 2015 |
 | Staten Island Summer | Leo Manicucci | Movie | 2015 |
 | 179th Street | Sal Mancini | Movie | 2014 |
 | Surviving Family | Mayor Avenoso | Movie | 2014 |
 | James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend | Self | Movie | 2013 |
 | I'm in Love with a Church Girl | Nicholas Halston | Movie | 2013 |
 | Torture Chamber | Dr. Fiore | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Family | Fat Willy | Movie | 2013 |
| Hypothetically | Gene | Movie | 2013 | |
 | Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn | Luigi Leone | Movie | 2013 |
 | Pizza with Bullets | Don Vito Perspirino | Movie | 2012 |
 | Spy | Dante LeClair | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Briefcase | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2011 |
 | Blue Bloods | Richie Tomlin | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Hawaii Five-0 | Vito Russo | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Pair of Kings | Yamakoshi (voice) | TV Series | 2010 |
| Pair of Kings | Yamaguchi (voice) | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! | Carmine Ferraro | Movie | 2010 |
 | Shark Tank | Self | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Street Boss | Frank 'The Shank' | Movie | 2009 |
 | Split Ends | Tiny Provenzano | Movie | 2009 |
 | Tricks of Love | Harry | Movie | 2008 |
 | P.J. | Burt | Movie | 2008 |
 | Return to Sleepaway Camp | Frank | Movie | 2008 |
 | Dough Boys | Mr. Conti | Movie | 2008 |
 | College Road Trip | Freddy | Movie | 2008 |
 | Looking for Palladin | Arnie | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Devil's Dominoes | Big John Calabrese | Movie | 2008 |
 | 7-10 Split | Tony P. | Movie | 2007 |
 | Lucky Man | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 |
| HBO: The Making of 'The Sopranos: Road to Respect' | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2006 | |
 | Rachael Ray | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2006 |
 | The Last Request | Father Patton | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Real Sopranos | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2006 |
 | Bachelor Party Vegas | Carmine/ Mr. Kidd | Movie | 2006 |
 | Everybody Hates Chris | Paulie | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Revolver | Zach | Movie | 2005 |
 | Meet the Mobsters | Vic | Movie | 2005 |
 | Remedy | Casper Black | Movie | 2005 |
 | I Love the '90s: Part Deux | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Celebrity Fit Club | Self - Contestant | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Shark Tale | Luca (voice) | Movie | 2004 |
| The Tony Danza Show | Self | TV Series | 2004 | |
 | The Cookout | Poo Salesman | Movie | 2004 |
 | Alf's Hit Talk Show | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Best Week Ever | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 |
 | The Celebrity Apprentice | Self - Contestant | TV Series | 2004 |
 | American Cousins | Tony | Movie | 2003 |
 | A Tale of Two Pizzas | Vito Rossi | Movie | 2003 |
 | Mail Order Bride | Tootie | Movie | 2003 |
 | I Love the '80s Strikes Back | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Las Vegas | Jimmy 'The Chin' Aversano | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Queens Supreme | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2003 |
| Queens Supreme | Norm Delgado | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Less than Perfect | Bookie | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Fillmore! | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Serving Sara | Tony | Movie | 2002 |
 | Deuces Wild | Father Aldo | Movie | 2002 |
 | This Thing of Ours | Skippy | Movie | 2002 |
 | Riding in Cars with Boys | Uncle Lou | Movie | 2001 |
 | Corky Romano | Tony | Movie | 2001 |
 | Emeril | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Made | Jimmy | Movie | 2001 |
 | The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner | Self | Movie | 2001 |
 | Grounded for Life | Uncle Sal | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force | Terry (voice) (uncredited) | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Ed | Ralph Pazzuti III | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Under Hellgate Bridge | Mitch | Movie | 2000 |
 | Son of the Beach | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Two Family House | Angelo | Movie | 2000 |
 | Blue Moon | Joey | Movie | 2000 |
 | A Slight Case of Murder | Cabby | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Hurricane | Alfred Bello | Movie | 1999 |
 | Pictures of Baby Jane Doe | Dan | Movie | 1999 |
 | 18 Shades of Dust | Matty "The Horse" Brancato | Movie | 1999 |
 | Mickey Blue Eyes | Al | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Self | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Six Ways to Sunday | Uncle Max | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Sopranos | Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Jane Austen's Mafia! | Gorgoni | Movie | 1998 |
 | Witness to the Mob | Mikey De Batt | Movie | 1998 |
 | A Brooklyn State of Mind | Vinnie "D" | Movie | 1998 |
 | The Deli | Lou | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Last Don | Danny Fuberta | TV Series | 1997 |
 | All Over Me | Don | Movie | 1997 |
 | Night Falls on Manhattan | Cop #3 | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Practice | Lenny Pescatore | TV Series | 1997 |
 | No Exit | Tony Landano | Movie | 1996 |
 | Gotti | Angelo Ruggiero | Movie | 1996 |
 | Joe's Apartment | Apartment Broker #2 | Movie | 1996 |
 | Walking and Talking | Laura's Devil-Seeing Patient | Movie | 1996 |
 | Sunset Park | Charlie the Super | Movie | 1996 |
 | Tales of Erotica | Teresa's Father (segment 'The Dutch Master') | Movie | 1996 |
 | Money Train | Gambler | Movie | 1995 |
 | Siao Yu | Keeper | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Basketball Diaries | Construction Worker | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Jerky Boys | Tony Scarboni | Movie | 1995 |
 | Hand Gun | Harry | Movie | 1994 |
 | Who Do I Gotta Kill? | Aldo "Birdman" Badamo | Movie | 1994 |
 | Italian Movie | Vinny | Movie | 1994 |
 | It Could Happen to You | Bowling Team Member | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Ref | State Trooper | Movie | 1994 |
 | Sugar Hill | Sal’s Bodyguard (uncredited) | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Adventures of Pete & Pete | Vincent Park | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Carlito's Way | Copa Wiseguy | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Dutch Master | Teresa's Father | Movie | 1993 |
 | Taking the Heat | Tommy's Man on Courthouse Steps (uncredited) | Movie | 1993 |
 | Manhattan Murder Mystery | Man in Restaurant (uncredited) | Movie | 1993 |
 | Who's the Man? | Tony 'Clams' Como | Movie | 1993 |
 | Flodder Does Manhattan! | Club guest | Movie | 1992 |
| The Bet | Nino | Movie | 1992 | |
 | New Jack City | Mobster (uncredited) | Movie | 1991 |
 | Awakenings | Ward #5 Patient #6 | Movie | 1990 |
 | Street Hunter | Romano Guard Outside Coffin Factory | Movie | 1990 |
| Street Hunter | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1990 |
 | Men Of Respect | Sammy | Movie | 1990 |
 | Backstreet Dreams | Fat Tony | Movie | 1990 |
 | State of Grace | Borelli’s Man (uncredited) | Movie | 1990 |
 | Law & Order | John Joseph Furini | TV Series | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Dominick | TV Series | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Jack | TV Series | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Jimmy Pogosian | TV Series | 1990 |
 | GoodFellas | Man with Coatrack | Movie | 1990 |
 | Q & A | Man Sitting in Bar (uncredited) | Movie | 1990 |
 | True Love | Angelo | Movie | 1989 |
 | Black Roses | Tony's Dad | Movie | 1988 |
 | MTV Video Music Awards | Self | TV Series | 1984 |
| Bad News on the Doorstep | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |