Luciano Charles Scorsese (May 5, 1913 – August 23, 1993) was an American actor and father of filmmaker Martin Scorsese. Scorsese was born in New York City, the son of Teresa and Francesco Scorsese, Sicilian immigrants from Polizzi Generosa, a small town near Palermo. He married Catherine Cappa in 1933. He was the father of Academy Award-winning film director Martin Scorsese. In 1976 he made his first film appearance in Taxi Driver, albeit in a still newspaper photograph with his wife, as Iris’ father. He later appeared in his son’s 1980 film, Raging Bull, where he played "Charlie.” He featured in the gangster film Goodfellas in 1990, portraying "Vinnie" who was based on the real-life gangster Thomas Agro. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Scorsese, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 1993The Age of Innocence — Elderly Man at Jersey City Station (uncredited)
• 1991Cape Fear — Fruit Stand Customer
• 1991The Hard Way — Senior Citizen (uncredited)
• 1990GoodFellas — Vinnie
• 1987China Girl — Old Man at the Bar (uncredited)
• 1987Moonstruck — Customer at Bakery (uncredited)
• 1986The Color of Money — High Roller #1
• 1986Wise Guys — Birthday Guest
• 1985After Hours — Club Berlin Patron (uncredited), Wardrobe Assistant
• 1984The Muppets Take Manhattan — Extra (uncredited)
• 1982The King of Comedy — First Man at Bar
• 1980Raging Bull — Charlie - Man with Como

Appearances as themselves (6)

• 2026As Far Back As I Can Remember... The Story of Goodfellas — Self (archive footage)
• 2024Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master — Self (archive) - Scorsese's father
• 2004Scorsese on Scorsese — Self (archive footage)
• 1990Martin Scorsese Directs — Self
• 1990The Scorsese Machine — Self
• 1974Italianamerican — Self