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Chazz Palminteri

Acting Born May 15, 1952 The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA 24 credits

Biography

Calogero Lorenzo "Chazz" Palminteri (born May 15, 1952) is an American actor and writer, best known for his performances in The Usual Suspects, A Bronx Tale, Mulholland Falls and his Academy Award nominated role for Best Supporting Actor in Bullets Over Broadway.

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Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Perry Cannavaro

Modern Family

as Shorty

Blue Bloods

as Angelo Gallo

Rizzoli & Isles

as Frank Rizzoli Sr.

Law & Order: Organized Crime

as Manfredi Sinatra
Film

The Usual Suspects

as Dave Kujan

Full filmography

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Perry Cannavaro
  • Modern Family (2009) as Shorty
  • Dallas (1978) as Frank
  • Blue Bloods (2010) as Angelo Gallo
  • Rizzoli & Isles (2010) as Frank Rizzoli Sr.
  • Matlock (1986) as Marcy
  • Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021) as Manfredi Sinatra
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
  • Bubble Guppies (2011) as Tiny the Slug (voice)
  • Wiseguy (1987)
  • Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009) as Self
  • Dilbert (1999) as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
  • The Usual Suspects (1995) as Dave Kujan
  • Kevin Can Wait (2016) as Vincent Cellucci
  • Little Man (2006) as Walken
  • A Bronx Tale (1993) as Sonny LoSpecchio
  • Legend (2015) as Angelo Bruno
  • Stuart Little (1999) as Smokey (voice)
  • Arthur and the Invisibles (2006) as Travel Agent (voice)
  • Hoodwinked! (2005) as Woolworth (voice)
  • Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001) as Buster (voice)
  • A Night at the Roxbury (1998) as Benny Zadir
  • Analyze This (1999) as Primo Sidone