Charles Scorsese
Luciano Charles Scorsese (born May 8, 1913 in New York , † August 23, 1993 there ) was an American actor .
Life
Scorsese was born in New York to Francesco Scorsese (* approx. 1880) and his second wife Teresa, who both immigrated from Italy. Both came from Polizzi Generosa , a small town near Palermo . Charles Scorsese worked as a textile worker for most of his life. He married the textile worker Catherine Scorsese in 1933. One of her sons is the successful director Martin Scorsese , who gave both of them several supporting roles in his films. In 1974 Charles played himself in Italianamerican , a documentary about the Scorsese family. He made his acting debut in Raging Bull in 1980. Probably his best-known role was that of mafia gangster Vinnie in GoodFellas (1990).
Filmography
- 1974: Italianamerican
- 1980: Like a Wild Bull (Raging Bull)
- 1983: The King of Comedy
- 1983: Easy Money - Feel the Fear (Snabba Cash)
- 1985: The time after midnight (After Hours)
- 1986: Wise Guys - Two Super Plums in the Underworld (Wise Guys)
- 1986: The Color of Money (The Color of Money)
- 1990: Good Fellas - Three decades in the Mafia (Goodfellas)
- 1991: The Hard Way (The Hard Way)
- 1991: Cape Fear (Cape Fear)
- 1993: The Age of Innocence (The Age of Innocence)
Web links
- Charles Scorsese in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Robert Casillo: Gangster Priest: The Italian American Cinema of Martin Scorsese . University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division, 2007, ISBN 978-0802094032 , page 3.
- ^ Charles Scorsese, 80; Presser Turned Actor - . New York Times. August 24, 1993. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scorsese, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Scorsese, Luciano Charles (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |
| DATE OF DEATH | 23rd August 1993 |
| Place of death | new York |