Vincent Pastore
Known for acting · Born 14 July 1946 · Died 1 August 2026 · aged 80 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
160 credits
Vincent Pastore (July 14, 1946 – August 1, 2026) was an Italian-American actor. Often cast as a mobster, he was best known for his portrayal of Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on the HBO drama series The Sopranos which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Known for
The Sopranos
1999
Revolver
2005
Serving Sara
2002
Return to Sleepaway Camp
2008
Wu-Tang: An American Saga
2019
Gotti
1996
Money Train
1995
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!
2010
Bachelor Party Vegas
2006
Torture Chamber
2013
The Eyes
2017
Acting (160)
2024Stevie Van Zandt: DiscipleSelfFilm
2024Don QItalian American ActorFilm
2024Chuck Zito: An American StorySelfFilm
2024A Brooklyn Love StoryBenny 'The Snail' TucciFilm
2023The CurseVincent PastoreSeries
2023Spinning GoldBig JoeyFilm
2023The Zombie WeddingMayor FanucciFilm
2022Fuhgeddabout ChristmasMr. SabinoFilm
2021YellowjacketsLlamaSeries
2021The Birthday CakeVitoFilm
2021Made in ChinatownAmadore CondimentoFilm
2020Gravesend · 13 episodesSeries
2020The Last Supper: A Sopranos SessionFilm
2020Booze, Broads and BlackjackVinny BombayoFilm
2020Talking SopranosSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2020For NYCFilm
2019Wu-Tang: An American SagaFat Larry · 6 episodesSeries
2019VaultFrankFilm
2019Bottom of the 9thCosmoFilm
2019Clinton RoadClub OwnerFilm
2019Bad ArtPapiFilm
2018Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and BackSelfSeries
2018BullyFrankieFilm
2018Black WakeDr. JonesFilm
2018Sarah QMr. TommyFilm
2018PapaFrankie VincentFilm
2018Who's Jenna...?Thomas RomaFilm
2018Honor Amongst MenFBI Agent surveillanceFilm
2017Pitching TentsTonyFilm
2017The EyesHarryFilm
2017Calico SkiesVincenzoFilm
2017Blood CircusRoccoFilm
2017The Uncle Gerry ShowDonnie ZizzoFilm
2017Pasquale's Magic VealChef PasqualeFilm
2017The Kids MenuFilm
2016Oiled UpDetective JamesFilm
2015Staten Island SummerLeo ManicucciFilm
2015Red HerringSaffioteFilm
2015Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 1 of 2SelfFilm
2014Surviving FamilyMayor AvenosoFilm
2014179th StreetSal ManciniFilm
2013The FamilyFat WillyFilm
2013I'm in Love with a Church GirlNicholas HalstonFilm
2013Once Upon a Time in BrooklynLuigi LeoneFilm
2013Torture ChamberDr. FioreFilm
2013James Gandolfini: Tribute to a FriendSelfFilm
2013HypotheticallyGeneFilm
2012Pizza with BulletsDon Vito PerspirinoFilm
2011SpyDante LeClairFilm
2011The BriefcaseFilm
2010Hawaii Five-0Vito Russo · 2 episodesSeries
2010Blue BloodsRichie TomlinSeries
2010Pair of KingsYamakoshi (voice), Yamaguchi (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2010Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!Carmine FerraroFilm
2009Shark TankSelfSeries
2009Split EndsTiny ProvenzanoFilm
2009Street BossFrank 'The Shank'Film
2008College Road TripFreddyFilm
2008Return to Sleepaway CampFrankFilm
2008The Devil's DominoesBig John CalabreseFilm
2008Tricks of LoveHarryFilm
2008Looking for PalladinArnieFilm
2008P.J.BurtFilm
2008Dough BoysMr. ContiFilm
20077-10 SplitTony P.Film
2007Lucky ManFilm
2006Bachelor Party VegasCarmine/ Mr. KiddFilm
2006Rachael RaySeries
2006The Last RequestFather PattonFilm
2006The Real SopranosFilm
2006HBO: The Making of 'The Sopranos: Road to Respect'Film
2005RevolverZachFilm
2005Everybody Hates ChrisPaulieSeries
2005Meet the MobstersVicFilm
2005RemedyCasper BlackFilm
2005Celebrity Fit ClubSelf - Contestant · 8 episodesSeries
2005I Love the '90s: Part Deux · 10 episodesSeries
2004Shark TaleLuca (voice)Film
2004The Celebrity ApprenticeSelf - Contestant · 2 episodesSeries
2004The CookoutPoo SalesmanFilm
2004Best Week EverSeries
2004The Tony Danza ShowSelfSeries
2004Alf's Hit Talk ShowSeries
2003Las VegasJimmy 'The Chin' AversanoSeries
2003American CousinsTonyFilm
2003Mail Order BrideTootieFilm
2003Queens Supreme · 2 episodes, Norm DelgadoSeries
2003A Tale of Two PizzasVito RossiFilm
2003I Love the '80s Strikes Back · 10 episodesSeries
2002Serving SaraTonyFilm
2002Deuces WildFather AldoFilm
2002Fillmore!Series
2002Less than PerfectBookieSeries
2002This Thing of OursSkippyFilm
2001Riding in Cars with BoysUncle LouFilm
2001MadeJimmyFilm
2001Corky RomanoTonyFilm
2001Grounded for LifeUncle SalSeries
2001The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh HefnerSelfFilm
2001EmerilSeries
2000Aqua Teen Hunger ForceTerry (voice) (uncredited) · 3 episodesSeries
2000EdRalph Pazzuti IIISeries
2000Son of the Beach · 3 episodesSeries
2000Two Family HouseAngeloFilm
2000Under Hellgate BridgeMitchFilm
2000Blue MoonJoeyFilm
1999The SopranosSalvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero · 30 episodesSeries
1999The HurricaneAlfred BelloFilm
1999Mickey Blue EyesAlFilm
1999A Slight Case of MurderCabbyFilm
1999Six Ways to SundayUncle MaxFilm
1999The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornSelfSeries
1999Pictures of Baby Jane DoeDanFilm
199918 Shades of DustMatty "The Horse" BrancatoFilm
1998Jane Austen's Mafia!GorgoniFilm
1998Witness to the MobMikey De BattFilm
1998Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist · 10 episodesSeries
1998A Brooklyn State of MindVinnie "D"Film
1997Night Falls on ManhattanCop #3Film
1997The PracticeLenny Pescatore · 3 episodesSeries
1997The Last DonDanny FubertaSeries
1997All Over MeDonFilm
1997The DeliLouFilm
1996Joe's ApartmentApartment Broker #2Film
1996GottiAngelo RuggieroFilm
1996Walking and TalkingLaura's Devil-Seeing PatientFilm
1996Sunset ParkCharlie the SuperFilm
1996Tales of EroticaTeresa's Father (segment 'The Dutch Master')Film
1996No ExitTony LandanoFilm
1995The Basketball DiariesConstruction WorkerFilm
1995Money TrainGamblerFilm
1995The Jerky BoysTony ScarboniFilm
1995Siao YuKeeperFilm
1994It Could Happen to YouBowling Team MemberFilm
1994The RefState TrooperFilm
1994Sugar HillSal’s Bodyguard (uncredited)Film
1994Who Do I Gotta Kill?Aldo "Birdman" BadamoFilm
1994Hand GunHarryFilm
1994Italian MovieVinnyFilm
1993Carlito's WayCopa WiseguyFilm
1993Manhattan Murder MysteryMan in Restaurant (uncredited)Film
1993The Adventures of Pete & PeteVincent ParkSeries
1993Who's the Man?Tony 'Clams' ComoFilm
1993The Dutch MasterTeresa's FatherFilm
1993Taking the HeatTommy's Man on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)Film
1992Flodder Does Manhattan!Club guestFilm
1992The BetNinoFilm
1991New Jack CityMobster (uncredited)Film
1990GoodFellasMan with CoatrackFilm
1990AwakeningsWard #5 Patient #6Film
1990Law & OrderJohn Joseph Furini, Dominick, Jack, Jimmy PogosianSeries
1990State of GraceBorelli’s Man (uncredited)Film
1990Q & AMan Sitting in Bar (uncredited)Film
1990Men Of RespectSammyFilm
1990Street HunterRomano Guard Outside Coffin FactoryFilm
1990Backstreet DreamsFat TonyFilm
1989True LoveAngeloFilm
1988Black RosesTony's DadFilm
1984MTV Video Music AwardsSelfSeries
—Bad News on the DoorstepFilm