Vincent Gallo
Known for: Acting
Vincent Gallo (born April 11, 1961) is an American film actor, director, producer, screenwriter, singer-songwriter, and painter. Although he has had minor roles in mainstream films such as Goodfellas, he is most associated with independent movies, including Buffalo '66, which he wrote, directed, did the music for and starred in; The Brown Bunny, which he also wrote, directed, produced, starred in and photographed; Arizona Dream; The Funeral; and Palookaville. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Gallo was a painter in the New York City art scene showing with famed art dealer Annina Nosei, performed in a rap duo and was part of the first hip hop television broadcast Graffiti Rock, and played in an industrial band called Bohack which released an album title It Took Several Wives. In the early 2000s, he released several solo recordings on WARP records. Gallo is known for his outspoken views and generally sarcastic nature, once stating: "I stopped painting in 1990 at the peak of my success just to deny people my beautiful paintings; and I did it out of spite." Gallo was awarded the Coppa Volpi for Best Actor at the 67th Venice International Film Festival for his performance as a wordless escaping Muslim prisoner in Jerzy Skolimowski's Essential Killing. His own feature film Promises Written In Water, which he wrote, directed, produced and starred in, also screened In Competition at the festival.
Filmography
Film
GoodFellas
Henry's 70's Crew
1990
Series
The Equalizer
Tony Santiago
1985
Series
Dirt
Sammy Winter
2007
Series
The Howard Stern Show
Himself
1994
Film
Buffalo '66
Billy Brown
1998
Film
The House of the Spirits
Esteban García
1993
Film
Arizona Dream
Paul Leger
1993
Film
The Brown Bunny
Bud Clay
2003
Film
Tetro
Angelo 'Tetro' Tetrocini
2009
Film
Shut In
Sammy
2022
Film
Basquiat
Party Guest (uncredited)
1996
Film
The Funeral
Johnny
1996
My Coolest Years
Himself
2004
Film
Metropia
Roger Olofsson (voice)
2009
Film
2 Days in New York
Himself
2012
Series
Graffiti Rock
Himself - "Prince Vince"
1984
Film
L.A. Without a Map
Moss
1999
Film
Hide and Seek
Frank
2000
Film
Goodbye Lover
Mike
1999
Film
The Perez Family
Orlando
1995
Film
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
Sister Gomez
2000
Film
Moscow Zero
Owen
2006
Film
Trouble Every Day
Dr. Shane Brown
2001
Film
Loosies
Jax
2012
Film
Palookaville
Russell Pataki
1996
Golden State Killer
Joseph James DeAngelo
Film
Get Well Soon
Bobby Bishop / Kevin Moss
2001
Film
Truth or Consequences, N.M.
Raymond Lembecke
1997
Film
Nenette and Boni
Vincenzo Brown
1997
Film
Essential Killing
Mohammed
2010
Film
The Agent
The Talent
2010
Film
Stranded
Luca Baglioni
2001
Film
The Undesirables
Tony Bendando
2003
Film
The Human Trust
Harold Marcus
2013
Series
The Groovenians
Nixon (voice)
2002
Film
Angela
Preacher
1996
Film
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
Self (segment "99 Problems")
2005
Film
U.S. Go Home
Captain Brown
1995
Film
Lit: All Access
Self (segment "Bitter")
2004
Film
Johnny 316
Johnny
1998
Film
42 One Dream Rush
Pan
2010
Film
Blank City
Self (archive footage)
2011
Film
Ramones: We're Outta Here!
Self
2004
Film
The Way It Is
Victor / Heurtebise
1986
Film
Vampire Lestat
1987
Film
Promises Written in Water
Kevin
2010
Film
The Groovenians
Nixon
2002
Film
1989
Ernest
2009
Film
Keep It for Yourself
Vito Brown
1991
Film
Oliviero Rising
Oliviero
2009
Film
The Legend of Kaspar Hauser
The Pusher / The Sheriff
2013
Film
Alex
Mário
1991
Film
Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton
Self
2007
Film
Vincent Gallo as Flying Christ
Jesus
1981
Film
Rated 'R': Republicans in Hollywood
Himself
2004
Film
Doc's Kingdom
Jimmy
1988
Film
Perfect Moment
Self
1997
Film
Vincent Gallo Directs
Self
1997
Film
Night of Pan
Pan - The Legend
2009
Film
Figaro Story
Vito Brown (segment "Keep It for Yourself")
1993
Film
History of the Buffalo Bills
Self
2009
Film
Honey Bunny
The Emotional Man
2001
Film
Looking for Enemies Finding Friends
Vincent Gallo NYC 1997
1997
Film
Vincent Gallo: 48 People Who Should be Dead In Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
Corinne Day Diary
Himself
2004