Underrated Mafia Actors
by numbaseballfan | created - 20 Feb 2012 | updated - 30 Oct 2018 | Public
1. Daniel Margotta
Actor | The Brooklyn Banker
Daniel was born and raised in the New York New Jersey Metropolitan area. Throughout all of his life Daniel showed great abilities in both sport and art. Daniel began his show business career while in collage as a Disc Jockey in various night clubs in New York City airing live dance music on Hot 97 ...
2. Nick Petito
Actor | Attack of the Killer Chickens
Born in Belleville, New Jersey on December 6th, 1994. Nick is an accomplished actor,director,writer,producer, and stand up comedian. At age 17 Nick finished his first 40 minute movie "Halloween Obsession", and has been making movies ever since. Ever since he was a child he had a talent to ...
3. Danny Aiello
Actor | Do the Right Thing
Danny Aiello was an American actor of Italian descent, and enjoyed a lengthy career in film. He was once nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for his role as Salvatore "Sal" Frangione in the comedy-drama film "Do the Right Thing" (1989).
Aiello was born in Manhattan, New York ...
4. Nicholas Turturro
Actor | NYPD Blue
The whole Turturro clan and their extended family seem to have gotten into the show biz act at one time or another. The youngest of three boys, including famous older brother (by five years) John Turturro, Nicholas Turturro was born on January 29, 1962, in Queens, New York, and grew up in its ...
5. Vincent Pastore
Actor | The Sopranos
Pastore was born to an Italian-American family in the Bronx, New York City, and grew up in New Rochelle, New York. Following his graduation from high school, he enlisted as a sailor in the United States Navy and then attended Pace University for three years, before eventually going into the acting ...
6. Frank Vincent
Actor | Goodfellas
"Go home and get your shine box....", so said ill-fated Billy Batts in Goodfellas (1990). However, Billy Batts is better known to a legion of crime-film fans as the talented actor, musician, and comedian Frank Vincent. He was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, but was raised in the Greenville ...
7. Steve Schirripa
Actor | Blue Bloods
Steven Ralph Schirripa is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Bobby Baccalieri on The Sopranos and Detective Anthony Abetemarco on Blue Bloods. Schirripa is a producer and host of two Investigation Discovery series: Karma's A B*tech! and Nothing Personal. He was a regular cast member...
8. Mike Starr
Actor | Ed Wood
Mike Starr was born on July 29, 1950 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Ed Wood (1994), Dumb and Dumber (1994) and Uncle Buck (1989). He has been married to Joanne since 1975. They have three children.
9. Vinny Vella
Actor | Casino
Vinny Vella was born on January 11, 1947 in Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Casino (1995), In the Cut (2003) and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999). He was married to Margaret Ann Hernandez. He died on February 20, 2019 in New York City, New York, ...
10. William DeMeo
Actor | Gravesend
William DeMeo has extensive experience not only as a producer and writer, but also as an accomplished actor and director. William DeMeo grew up in the Gravesend, Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn. The block he grew up on is West St. which he uses as the name of his film company, West Street ...
11. Tony Lo Bianco
Actor | The French Connection
Tony Lo Bianco has appeared in numerous films, television programs, and stage performances, both on-screen and off as a writer, director, and producer. Onstage, he won an Obie Award for Best Actor in Jonathan Reynolds's "Yanks-3, Detroit-0, Top of the 7th". Following his memorable performance as ...
12. Chris Penn
Actor | Reservoir Dogs
Christopher Shannon Penn was born on October 10, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, the third son of actress Eileen Ryan (née Annucci) and director, actor, and writer Leo Penn. His siblings are musician Michael Penn and actor Sean Penn. His father was from a Lithuanian Jewish/Russian Jewish family, ...
13. Stephen Baldwin
Actor | The Usual Suspects
Stephen Baldwin was born on May 12, 1966 in Massapequa, Long Island, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Usual Suspects (1995), Bio-Dome (1996) and The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000). He has been married to Kennya Baldwin since June 10, 1990. They have two children.
14. Michael Rispoli
Actor | The Rum Diary
Michael Rispoli was born on November 27, 1960 in Nyack, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Rum Diary (2011), Kick-Ass (2010) and While You Were Sleeping (1995). He has been married to Madeline Crawford since September 18, 1993. They have three children.
15. Tony Darrow
Actor | Goodfellas
Tony Darrow was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Tony is an actor and writer, known for Goodfellas (1990), Mighty Aphrodite (1995) and Small Time Crooks (2000). Tony has been married to Mary Ann Augeri since May 7, 2015. Tony was previously married to Christine Marie Russ.
16. Abe Vigoda
Actor | The Godfather
Tall, dour-faced and slouch-shouldered character actor Abe Vigoda proved himself in both gritty dramatic roles and as an actor with wonderful comedic timing.
Vigoda was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Lena (Moses) and Samuel Vigoda, a tailor -- both Russian Jewish immigrants. His father was a tailor ...
17. James Caan
Actor | Thief
A masculine and enigmatic actor whose life and movie career have had more ups and downs than the average rollercoaster and whose selection of roles has arguably derailed him from achieving true superstar status, James Caan is New York-born and bred.
He was born in the Bronx, to Sophie (Falkenstein) ...
18. Burt Young
Actor | Rocky
Burly, talented character actor who remained consistently busy playing "rough edged" or scary characters, often on the wrong side of the law. Young was born on April 30, 1940, in New York City, the son of a high school shop teacher. He is of Italian descent. Young received his dramatic arts ...
19. Frank Adonis
Actor | Goodfellas
Frank Adonis was born on October 27, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Goodfellas (1990), Raging Bull (1980) and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994). He was married to Denise Alessi. He died on December 26, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
20. Edmonte Salvato
Actor | Carlito's Way
Edmonte Salvato is known for Carlito's Way (1993), Table One (2000) and One Tough Cop (1998).
21. John Enos III
Actor | Phone Booth
John Enos III was born on June 12, 1962 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Phone Booth (2002). He was previously married to Jennie Lee.
22. Jason Gedrick
Actor | Luck
Jason Gedrick was born on February 7, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Luck (2011), Bosch (2014) and Dexter (2006). He was previously married to Dana Lavas.
23. Raymond Serra
Actor | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Raymond Serra was born on August 13, 1936 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) and Manhattan (1979). He was married to Gayle Kaizer. He died on June 20, 2003 in Staten Island, ...
24. Tony Sirico
Actor | The Sopranos
Tony Sirico was born in New York City on July 29, 1942 to a family of Italian descent. He grew up in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of East Flatbush and Bensonhurst. His brother, Father Robert Sirico, is a Catholic priest and co-founder of the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty. The ...
25. Robert Costanzo
Actor | Total Recall
Robert Costanzo is an American actor from Brooklyn, New York who is known for voicing Harvey Bullock in various Batman cartoons and Arkham Origins. He also voiced Philoctetes in the Hercules animated series and Kingdom Hearts. He also acted in Saturday Night Fever, Friends, The 4th Floor, The ...
26. Louis Vanaria
Actor | A Bronx Tale
Louis Vanaria is known for A Bronx Tale (1993), Godfather of Harlem (2019) and The Irishman (2019).
27. John Palumbo
Actor | Mercy
John Palumbo was born and raised in the Lower Eastside of Manhattan, NYC. He was one of the New York Knicks ball boys in the 1980's and attended the Lee Strasberg Institute in NYC in the mid 1990's. His debut in the motion picture was for a small role in the comedy My X-Girlfriend's Wedding ...
28. Joseph Siravo
Actor | Carlito's Way
Joseph Siravo was born on March 11, 1955 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Carlito's Way (1993), Maid in Manhattan (2002) and WiseGirls (2002). He died on April 11, 2021 in the USA.
29. Rick Aiello
Actor | Do the Right Thing
Rick Aiello was born on September 21, 1955 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Do the Right Thing (1989), Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) and Sex and the City (2008). He was married to Arlene Ann Urichich. He died on July 26, 2021 in Warwick, New York, USA.
30. Wass Stevens
Actor | Public Morals
Wass Stevens was born in 1970 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Public Morals (2015), House of Cards (2013) and The Wrestler (2008).
31. Bill F Kelly
Actor | Whitey Bulger: The Making of a Monster
Bill F Kelly is known for Whitey Bulger: The Making of a Monster (2013).
32. Paul Sorvino
Actor | Repo! The Genetic Opera
Tall, dark and imposing American actor Paul Sorvino made a solid career of portraying authority figures.
He was born in Brooklyn, New York City. His mother, Angela (Renzi), was a piano teacher, of Italian descent. His father, Ford Sorvino, was an Italian immigrant who worked in a robe factory as a ...
33. Joe Spinell
Actor | Taxi Driver
Joseph J. Spagnuolo was born on October 28, 1936 in Manhattan, New York City at his family's apartment on 2nd Avenue. Spinell was a tough guy on and off the screen all his life. During his teen years, while still in high school, he acted in various plays on the New York stage, on and off Broadway, ...
34. Danny Nucci
Actor | Titanic
Danny Nucci was born on September 15, 1968 in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria. He is an actor and director, known for Titanic (1997), Crimson Tide (1995) and Alive (1993). He has been married to Paula Marshall since October 12, 2003. They have one child. He was previously married to Terre Bridgham.
35. Anthony DeSando
Actor | A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Anthony DeSando was born on December 4, 1965 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006), Money Monster (2016) and Party Girl (1995).
36. Robert Forster
Actor | Jackie Brown
Robert Forster was born Robert Wallace Foster, Jr. in Rochester, New York, to Grace Dorothy (Montanarella) and Robert Wallace Foster, Sr., who worked as an elephant trainer and baking supply company executive. He was of English, Irish, and Italian descent. Forster first became interested in acting ...
37. Armand Assante
Actor | Gotti
Known as an Actor's Actor, the Four time Golden Globe Nominee, Emmy Award Winning Actor ( Gotti 1996 ) Assante has received acclaim for his work for close to Five decades. Internationally he has been the recipient of Twelve Lifetime Achievement Awards in the past ten years.
Full Biography at ...
38. Joe Mantegna
Actor | The Godfather Part III
Joe Mantegna is an American actor who has made over 200 film and TV appearances. He is also a producer, writer, and director, and is probably best known for his role as Joey Zasa in the Francis Ford Coppola epic The Godfather Part III (1990), in which he stars alongside Al Pacino and Andy Garcia.
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39. Frank Pesce
Actor | Beverly Hills Cop II
Frank Pesce was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Began his acting career appearing in various films, such as the Jack Palance action film "One Man Jury" (1978), the crime picture "Fingers" (1978) with Harvey Keitel and "Paradise Alley" (1978) with Sylvester Stallone. He also appeared...
40. Frank Sivero
Actor | Goodfellas
Frank Sivero (born January 6, 1952) is an American character actor, perhaps best known for playing the roles of Genco Abbandando in Mario Puzo's and Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part II and Frankie Carbone (based on Angelo Sepe) in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas.
Sivero was born Francesco ...
41. Michael Imperioli
Actor | The Sopranos
Imperioli was born Michael Imperioli in Mt. Vernon, New York on March 26, 1966. His film work began in the late 1980s. An early part that brought him recognition was in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas (1990), as Spider, a local kid who works for the gangsters and has a run-in with a psychopathic mob ...
42. Tony Danza
Actor | Don Jon
Tony Danza is an American actor, perhaps best known for starring on some of television's most beloved and long-running series, including "Taxi" (1978-1983) and "Who's the Boss?" (1984-1992).
Danza was born in Brooklyn, New York to Anne (Cammisa), a bookkeeper, and Matty Iadanza, a garbageman. His ...
43. Joe Viterelli
Actor | Bullets Over Broadway
Joe Viterelli was born on March 10, 1937 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Bullets Over Broadway (1994), Analyze This (1999) and Analyze That (2002). He was married to Catherine Brennan. He died on January 28, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
44. Steven Bauer
Actor | Scarface
Steven Bauer (born Esteban Ernesto Echevarría Samson) is a Cuban-born American actor. Bauer began his career on PBS, portraying Joe Peña, the son of Cuban immigrants on Qué Pasa, USA (1977-1980) and is perhaps most famous for his role as the Cuban drug lord Manny Rivera in the 1983 crime drama ...
45. Michael Madsen
Actor | Reservoir Dogs
Michael Madsen is an enigmatic force in the entertainment industry, widely regarded as one of the most intense and compelling actors of our time. With an electrifying presence both on and off the screen, Madsen has captivated audiences worldwide with his mesmerizing performances, making an ...
46. Ken Wahl
Actor | Wiseguy
Ken Wahl is award-winning actor, most known for his Golden Globe starring role in the ground-breaking, critically acclaimed, CBS crime drama Wiseguy (1987). He entered acting without experience or aspirations. In 1979, Ken was set to be a walk-on in director Philip Kaufman's movie The Wanderers (...
47. Joe Pantoliano
Actor | Memento
Joe Pantoliano is an American actor of the screen and stage, Joe has over 150 credits to his name. On the big screen, he is known for his roles in such films as "The Goonies," "La Bamba," "The Fugitive," "The Matrix," "Memento," and the "Bad Boys" trilogy. Pantoliano has also appeared on numerous ...
48. William Forsythe
Actor | Raising Arizona
Dynamically entertaining heavyset US actor with piercing eyes, William Forsythe has a superb talent for playing some truly unlikable and downright nasty characters that dominate the films in which he appears! If you're cast as the hero against Forsythe's villain, then you have your work cut out for...
49. Dennis Farina
Actor | Get Shorty
Dennis Farina was one of Hollywood's busiest actors and a familiar face to moviegoers and television viewers alike. Recently, he appeared in the feature films, "The Grand," a comedy about a Vegas poker tournament with Woody Harrelson, Cheryl Hines and Ray Romano; "Bottle Shock," also starring Alan ...
50. Eric Roberts
Actor | Runaway Train
Roberts is an Academy Award nominee for his role in Runaway Train, and a three-time Golden Globe nominee for Runaway Train, Star 80, and King of the Gypsies.
In addition, Roberts received acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival for his role in A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints and It's My Party. He ...
51. Chazz Palminteri
Actor | The Usual Suspects
Bronx-born and raised Chazz Palminteri was a natural choice to continue the Italianate torch in film. In the tradition set forth in the 1970s by such icons as director Martin Scorsese and actors Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, John Cazale and Joe Pesci, Palminteri has brought grit, muscle and an ...
52. James Madio
Actor | The Featherweight
James Madio was born on November 22, 1975, in the Bronx, New York City. As a boy, he was interested in acting and began his professional career at the age of 13.
Madio got his break when he was cast in Steven Spielberg's Hook in 1991. He was only 14 years old when he was discovered by Spielberg; ...
53. Robert Loggia
Actor | Big
Born and raised in New York City, Robert Loggia studied journalism at the University of Missouri before moving back to New York to pursue acting. He trained at the Actors Studio while doing stage work. From the late 1950s he was a familiar face on TV, usually as authoritative figures. Loggia also ...
54. Domenick Lombardozzi
Actor | Cold Pursuit
Domenick Lombardozzi was born on March 25, 1976 in Bronx, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Cold Pursuit (2019), The Family (2013) and Find Me Guilty (2006).
55. Paul Borghese
Actor | The Irishman
Paul Borghese is known for being an accomplished and award-winning actor and award-winning director/producer. He's best known as an actor for winning a Best Ensemble Cast Emmy for portraying NY Yankee baseball icon Yogi Berra in the HBO movie 61*. Also for appearing in THE IRISHMAN, THE FAMILY, ...
56. Chuck Zito
Actor | Homefront
Chuck Zito was born on March 1, 1953 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Homefront (2013), Carlito's Way (1993) and The Rock (1996).
57. Vic Manni
Actor | Armageddon
Vic Manni is known for Armageddon (1998), Bad Boys (1995) and Domino (2005).
58. Ron Karabatsos
Actor | Flashdance
Ron Karabatsos was born on April 22, 1933 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Flashdance (1983), Surviving Christmas (2004) and Get Shorty (1995). He died on April 17, 2012 in Beaumont, California, USA.
59. Dolph Sweet
Actor | Heaven Can Wait
A barrel-chested, bull-necked presence on stage, film and TV, the tough-minded character actor was born Adolphus Jean Sweet in New York City on July 18, 1920, the son of an auto mechanic. He initially attended the University of Alabama in 1939, but his studies were interrupted by WWII Air Force ...
60. Lillo Brancato
Actor | A Bronx Tale
Lillo Brancato was born on March 30, 1976 in Bogotá, Colombia. He is an actor and producer, known for A Bronx Tale (1993), Crimson Tide (1995) and Renaissance Man (1994).
61. Clem Caserta
Actor | A Bronx Tale
Clem Caserta is known for A Bronx Tale (1993), Mafiettes (2009) and Goodfellas (1990).
62. Ken Brotis
Actor | The Honour
Ken Brotis is known for The Honour (2013), The Knights of Shame (2014) and It Smells Like Teen Spirit.
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