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.

KNOWN FOR

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2014
Modern Family
2010
Blue Bloods
2012
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
2003
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2008
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
Dallas
1989
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021
Matlock
1987
Oz
1999
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2010
Wiseguy
1989

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
89
Directing
4
Writing
5
Producing
3
2025
A Bronx Tale: One Man Show
as Various roles
2024
Chuck Zito: An American Story
as Self
2023
A Journey to Sundance
as Self
2023
Gravesend
2023
Bubble Guppies
as Tiny the Slug (voice)
2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Manfredi Sinatra
2021
Mafia States of America
as Narrator (voice)
2020
Clover
as Tony
2019
Vault
as Raymond
2018
Davi's Way
as Self
2017
Kevin Can Wait
as Vincent Cellucci
2015
Legend
as Angelo Bruno
2014
Henry & Me
as Babe Ruth (voice)
2014
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Perry Cannavaro
2013
Final Recourse
as Jerry
2013
Last I Heard
as Ben Rose
2012
Mighty Fine
as Joe Fine
2012
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
as Milky Marvin
2012
Blue Bloods
as Angelo Gallo
2011
Hollywood & Wine
as Geno Scarpacci
2011
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
as Self - Interviewee
2010
Jolene
as Sal Fontaine
2010
Rizzoli & Isles
as Frank Rizzoli Sr.
2010
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
2010
Modern Family
as Shorty
2009
Once More With Feeling
as Frank Gregorio
2008
Yonkers Joe
as Yonkers Joe
2008
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
2008
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2007
Body Armour
as Lee Maxwell
2007
The Dukes
as George Zucco
2006
Running Scared
as Detective Rydell
2006
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
as Monty
2006
Push
as Vince
2006
One Last Ride
as Tweat
2006
Little Man
as Walken
2006
Arthur and the Invisibles
as Travel Agent (voice)
2005
Animal
as Kassada
2005
Hoodwinked!
as Woolworth (voice)
2005
In The Mix
as Frank Pacelli
2005
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005
Kojak
as Frank McNeil
2004
Noel
as Arizona
2004
Dr. Vegas
2003
Biography: Humphrey Bogart
as Self
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
2002
Poolhall Junkies
as Joe
2002
Pursuing the Suspects
as Himself
2002
Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette
as Self
2002
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
as Self
2001
One Eyed King
as Eddie Dugan
2001
Down to Earth
as King
2001
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
as Buster (voice)
2001
The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp II': From Tramp to Scamp
as Self - 'Buster'
2001
Boss of Bosses
as Paul Castellano
2000
The Book That Wrote Itself
as Chazz Palminteri
2000
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
as Self
1999
Analyze This
as Primo Sidone
1999
Excellent Cadavers
as Giovanni Falcone
1999
Stuart Little
as Smokey (voice)
1999
Dilbert
as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
1998
Hurlyburly
as Phil
1998
A Night at the Roxbury
as Benny Zadir
1998
Scarred City
as Lt. Laine Devon
1996
Diabolique
as Guy Baran
1996
Mulholland Falls
as Elleroy Coolidge
1996
Faithful
as Tony
1996
Love in Hollywood
as Self
1995
The Usual Suspects
as Dave Kujan
1995
Jade
as Matt Gavin
1995
The Perez Family
as Officer Pirelli
1995
The Last Word
as Ricky
1995
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
1994
Bullets Over Broadway
as Cheech
1993
A Bronx Tale
as Sonny LoSpecchio
1992
Innocent Blood
as Tony
1992
There Goes the Neighborhood
as Lyle Corrente
1991
Oscar
as Connie
1990
Sydney
1989
Peter Gunn
as Soldier
1989
Wiseguy
1989
Dallas
as Frank
1987
Matlock
as Marcy
1985
Home Again
1985
The Last Dragon
as Hood #2
1984
Home Free All
as Truck Hijacker
1984
Fine Line
as Angelo
Bad News on the Doorstep
as Sneaks
That's Amore!