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.

Filmography

• 2025A Bronx Tale: One Man Show — Various roles, Director, Writer, Executive Producer
• Law & Order: Organized Crime — Manfredi Sinatra
• Mafia States of America — Narrator (voice)
• 2020Clover — Tony
• Gravesend
• 2019Vault — Raymond
• Kevin Can Wait — Vincent Cellucci
• 2015Legend — Angelo Bruno
• 2014Henry & Me — Babe Ruth (voice)
• 2013Final Recourse — Jerry
• 2013Last I Heard — Ben Rose
• 2012Mighty Fine — Joe Fine, Executive Producer
• 2012The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure — Milky Marvin
• Bubble Guppies — Tiny the Slug (voice)
• 2011Hollywood & Wine — Geno Scarpacci
• Blue Bloods — Angelo Gallo
• 2010Jolene — Sal Fontaine
• Rizzoli & Isles — Frank Rizzoli Sr.
• Modern Family — Shorty
• 2009Once More With Feeling — Frank Gregorio
• 2008Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
• 2008Yonkers Joe — Yonkers Joe, Executive Producer
• 2007Body Armour — Lee Maxwell
• 2007The Dukes — George Zucco
• 2006A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints — Monty
• 2006Arthur and the Invisibles — Travel Agent (voice)
• 2006Little Man — Walken
• 2006One Last Ride — Tweat
• 2006Push — Vince
• 2006Running Scared — Detective Rydell
• 2005Animal — Kassada
• 2005Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
• 2005Hoodwinked! — Woolworth (voice)
• 2005In The Mix — Frank Pacelli
• Kojak — Frank McNeil
• Dr. Vegas
• 2004Noel — Arizona, Director
• 2002Poolhall Junkies — Joe
• 2002Women vs. Men — Director
• 2001Boss of Bosses — Paul Castellano
• 2001Down to Earth — King
• 2001Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure — Buster (voice)
• 2001One Eyed King — Eddie Dugan
• 2000The Book That Wrote Itself — Chazz Palminteri
• 1999Analyze This — Primo Sidone
• Dilbert — Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
• 1999Excellent Cadavers — Giovanni Falcone
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Perry Cannavaro
• 1999Stuart Little — Smokey (voice)
• 1998A Night at the Roxbury — Benny Zadir
• 1998Hurlyburly — Phil
• 1998Scarred City — Lt. Laine Devon
• Oz — Director
• 1996Diabolique — Guy Baran
• 1996Faithful — Tony, Screenplay, Theatre Play
• 1996Mulholland Falls — Elleroy Coolidge
• 1995Jade — Matt Gavin
• 1995The Last Word — Ricky
• 1995The Perez Family — Officer Pirelli
• 1995The Usual Suspects — Dave Kujan
• 1994Bullets Over Broadway — Cheech
• 1993A Bronx Tale — Sonny LoSpecchio, Screenplay, Theatre Play
• 1992Innocent Blood — Tony
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• 1992There Goes the Neighborhood — Lyle Corrente
• 1991Oscar — Connie
• Sydney
• 1989Peter Gunn — Soldier
• Wiseguy
• Matlock — Marcy
• 1985Home Again
• 1985The Last Dragon — Hood #2
• 1984Fine Line — Angelo
• 1984Home Free All — Truck Hijacker
• Dallas — Frank
• Bad News on the Doorstep — Sneaks
• That's Amore!

Appearances as themselves (14)

• 2024Chuck Zito: An American Story — Self
• 2023A Journey to Sundance — Self
• 2018Davi's Way — Self
• 2011A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! — Self - Interviewee
• Celebrity Ghost Stories — Self
• 2003Biography: Humphrey Bogart — Self
• 2002Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette — Self
• 2002Pursuing the Suspects — Himself
• 2002Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects' — Self
• 2001The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp II': From Tramp to Scamp — Self - 'Buster'
• 2000Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' — Self
• 1996Love in Hollywood — Self
• 1995Sinatra: 80 Years My Way — Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest