Vincent Pastore
Vincent Pastore (born July 14, 1946 in the Bronx , New York City ) is an American actor of Italian descent. Well known he was in the role of the heavyweight mobster Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on the hit HBO - television series The Sopranos .
Life
Between 1967 and 1987 Pastore owned several nightclubs in New Rochelle , New York . Two of his guests at the time, actors Matt Dillon and Kevin Dillon convinced him to become an actor himself. He got his first roles in films like Martin Scorsese's Good Fellas - Three Decades in the Mafia and Brian De Palma's Carlito’s Way . In total he played in over 70 films and television productions. Pastore also plays in the Off-Broadway Theater.
Vincent Pastore is divorced and has one daughter. He lives on City Island in the Bronx .
Filmography (selection)
- 1988: Freakshow (Black Roses)
- 1989: True Love (True Love)
- 1990: In the jungle of the underworld (Backstreet Dreams)
- 1990: Time of Awakening (Awaykenings)
- 1990: Good Fellas - Three decades in the Mafia (Goodfellas)
- 1991: Man of Honor - You only respect what you fear (Man of Respect)
- 1992: The Bet (short film)
- 1992: A Family in Manhattan (Flodder in America)
- 1993: Escort Service - Home Delivery (Italian Movie)
- 1993: Who's the Man?
- 1993: Taking the Heat ( Made for TV)
- 1993: Carlito's Way
- 1993: The Flemish Master ( The Dutch Master , short film)
- 1994: Hand Gun - chase through New York
- 1994: No Panic - Good hostages are rare (The Ref)
- 1994: $ 2 million tip (It Could Happen to You)
- 1994: A Hot Job (Who Do I Gotta Kill?)
- 1995: Jane Doe
- 1995: The Jerky Boys
- 1995: Jim Carroll - In the Streets of New York (Basketball Diaries)
- 1995: Money Train
- 1996: West New York
- 1996: The sinking of the Cosa Nostra (Gotti)
- 1996: Walking and Talking
- 1996: Sunset Park
- 1996: Joe's Apartment - The Big Crawl
- 1997: In the Streets of Brooklyn (A Brooklyn State of Mind)
- 1997: Night Falls on Manhattan (Night Falls on Manhattan)
- 1997: The Last Don ( three-part television series)
- 1998: The Mob ( Witness to the Mob , TV movie)
- 1998: Mafia! - A noodle doesn't make spaghetti! (Jane Austen's Mafia!)
- 1999: The 18 Colors of Death (Gang Land)
- 1999: Mickey Blue Eyes
- 1999: Hurricane
- 1999: A Slight Case of Murder (TV movie)
- 1999–2007: The Sopranos ( The Sopranos , TV series, 30 episodes)
- 2001: Mister Undercover (Corky Romano)
- 2001: Riding in Cars with Boys (Riding in Cars with Boys)
- 2002: Husband to give up because of circumstances or divorce is sweet (Serving Sara)
- 2003: The Gangster Bride (Mail Order Bride)
- 2003: This Thing of Ours
- 2004: Big Sharks - Small Fish ( Shark Tale , voice)
- 2005: revolver
- 2007: 7-10 split
- 2013: Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn
- 2013: Malavita - The Family (The Family)
- 2013: Torture Chamber
Web links
- Vincent Pastore in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vincent Pastore Biography. (No longer available online.) In: biography.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015 ; accessed on January 31, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Reed Tucker: My New York: Vincent Pastore. In: nypost.com. November 22, 2009, accessed January 31, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pastore, Vincent |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor of Italian descent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bronx , New York City |