Vincent Gallo
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · Shut In as Sammy
- 2013 · The Human Trust as Harold Marcus
- 2012 · Loosies as Jax
- 2010 · Promises Written in Water as Kevin
- 2010 · Essential Killing as Mohammed
- 2009 · Metropia as Roger Olofsson (voice)
- 2009 · Tetro as Angelo 'Tetro' Tetrocini
- 2009 · 1989 as Ernest
- 2007 · Cannes: All Access as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 · Dirt as Sammy Winter
- 2004 · My Coolest Years as Himself
- 2004 · Ramones: We're Outta Here! as Himself
- 2004 · Rated 'R': Republicans in Hollywood as Himself
- 2003 · The Brown Bunny as Bud Clay
- 2001 · Stranded as Luca Baglioni
- 2001 · Trouble Every Day as Dr. Shane Brown
- 2000 · Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby as Sister Gomez
- 1999 · Goodbye Lover as Mike
- 1998 · Johnny 316 as Johnny
- 1998 · Buffalo '66 as Billy Brown
- 1997 · Truth or Consequences, N.M. as Raymond Lembecke
- 1997 · Perfect Moment as Self
- 1997 · Nenette and Boni as Vincenzo Brown
- 1996 · Basquiat as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1995 · The Perez Family as Orlando
- 1994 · U.S. Go Home as Captain Brown
- 1994 · The Howard Stern Show as Himself
- 1993 · The House of the Spirits as Esteban García
- 1993 · Arizona Dream as Paul Leger
- 1991 · Alex as Mário
- 1991 · Figaro Story as Vito Brown (segment "Keep It for Yourself")
- 1990 · GoodFellas as Henry's 70's Crew
- 1985 · The Equalizer as Tony Santiago
- Future · Golden State Killer as Joseph James DeAngelo
- 2025 · A Terceira Face as Old voice (archive footage)
- 2013 · The Legend of Kaspar Hauser as The Pusher / The Sheriff
- 2012 · 2 Days in New York as Himself
- 2011 · Blank City as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 · 42 One Dream Rush as Pan
- 2010 · The Agent as The Talent
- 2009 · History of the Buffalo Bills as Self
- 2009 · Night of Pan as Pan - The Legend
- 2009 · Oliviero Rising as Oliviero
- 2007 · Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton as Self
- 2006 · Moscow Zero as Owen
- 2005 · The Work of Director Mark Romanek as Self (segment "99 Problems")
- 2004 · Lit: All Access as Self (segment "Bitter")
- 2004 · Corinne Day Diary as Himself
- 2003 · The Undesirables as Tony Bendando
- 2003 · Vincent Gallo: 48 People Who Should be Dead In Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · The Groovenians as Nixon (voice)
- 2002 · The Groovenians as Nixon
- 2001 · Get Well Soon as Bobby Bishop / Kevin Moss
- 2001 · Honey Bunny as The Emotional Man
- 2000 · Hide and Seek as Frank
- 1999 · L.A. Without a Map as Moss
- 1997 · Vincent Gallo Directs as Self
- 1997 · Looking for Enemies Finding Friends as Vincent Gallo NYC 1997
- 1996 · The Funeral as Johnny
- 1996 · Angela as Preacher
- 1995 · Palookaville as Russell Pataki
- 1991 · Keep It for Yourself as Vito Brown
- 1988 · Doc's Kingdom as Jimmy
- 1987 · Vampire Lestat as
- 1986 · The Way It Is as Victor / Heurtebise
- 1984 · Graffiti Rock as Himself - "Prince Vince"
- 1981 · Vincent Gallo as Flying Christ as Jesus
- Future · Untitled Kiyoshi Kurosawa Cowboy Film as