Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-05-15 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Τσαζ Παλμιντέρι
چاز پالمینتری

Chazz Palminteri

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.

Known For

8.2%

The Usual Suspects

Jul 19, 1995

6.1%

Stuart Little

Dec 17, 1999

7.1%

Legend

Sep 9, 2015

7.9%

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Sep 20, 1999

7.9%

Modern Family

Sep 23, 2009

6.4%

Arthur and the Invisibles

Dec 13, 2006

7.9%

A Bronx Tale

Oct 1, 1993

6.5%

Analyze This

Mar 5, 1999

6.2%

Hoodwinked!

Dec 16, 2005

5.9%

Little Man

Aug 31, 2006

6.3%

Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure

Feb 18, 2001

7.0%

Running Scared

Jan 6, 2006

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Acting

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A Journey to Sundance as Self

2025

A Bronx Tale: One Man Show as Various roles

2023

Sly as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2021		Mafia States of America as Narrator
2021		Law & Order: Organized Crime as Manfredi Sinatra

2020		Clover as Tony
2020		Gravesend

2019

Vault as Raymond

2018

Davi's Way as Self

2016

Kevin Can Wait as Vincent Cellucci

2015

Legend as Angelo Bruno

2014

Henry & Me as Babe Ruth

2013		Final Recourse as Jerry
2013		Last I Heard as Ben Rose

2012		The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure as Milky Marvin
2012		Mighty Fine as Joe Fine

2011		A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! as Self - Interviewee
2011		Hollywood & Wine as Geno Scarpacci
2011		Bubble Guppies as Tiny the Slug (voice)

2010		Jolene as Sal Fontaine
2010		Blue Bloods as Angelo Gallo
2010		Rizzoli & Isles as Frank Rizzoli Sr.

2009		Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
2009		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

2007		The Dukes as George Zucco
2007		Body Armour as Lee Maxwell

2006		Arthur and the Invisibles as Travel Agent (voice)
2006		A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints as Monty
2006		Little Man as Walken
2006		Push as Vince
2006		One Last Ride as Tweat
2006		Running Scared as Detective Rydell

2005		Hoodwinked! as Woolworth (voice)
2005		Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005		In The Mix as Frank Pacelli
2005		Animal as Kassada
2005		Kojak as Frank McNeil

2004		Noel as Arizona
2004		Dr. Vegas

2003

Biography: Humphrey Bogart as Self

2002		Poolhall Junkies as Joe
2002		Pursuing the Suspects as Himself
2002		Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects' as Self
2002		Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette as Self

2001		One Eyed King as Eddie Dugan
2001		Boss of Bosses as Paul Castellano
2001		The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp II': From Tramp to Scamp as Self - 'Buster'
2001		Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure as Buster (speaking) (voice)
2001		Down to Earth as King

2000		The Book That Wrote Itself as Chazz Palminteri
2000		Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' as Self

1999		Stuart Little as Smokey (voice)
1999		Excellent Cadavers as Giovanni Falcone
1999		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Perry Cannavaro
1999		Scarred City as Lt. Laine Devon
1999		Analyze This as Primo Sidone
1999		Dilbert as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)

1998		Hurlyburly as Phil
1998		A Night at the Roxbury as Benny Zadir

1996		Love in Hollywood as Self
1996		Mulholland Falls as Elleroy Coolidge
1996		Faithful as Tony
1996		Diabolique as Guy Baran

1995		Sinatra: 80 Years My Way as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
1995		Jade as Matt Gavin
1995		The Last Word as Ricky
1995		The Usual Suspects as Dave Kujan
1995		The Perez Family as Lt. John Pirelli