Vincent Pastore
Acting

Vincent Pastore

Born 14 July 1946 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA · Died 1 August 2026

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

GoodFellas
Shark Tale
The Sopranos
Carlito's Way
The Family
Awakenings
The Basketball Diaries
Hawaii Five-0
Revolver
The Hurricane
Everybody Hates Chris
Yellowjackets
Bad News on the Doorstep
A Brooklyn Love Story
Don Q
Spinning Gold
The Zombie Wedding
Fuhgeddabout Christmas
Made in Chinatown
The Birthday Cake
For NYC
Booze, Broads and Blackjack
Bottom of the 9th
Clinton Road
Vault
Bad Art
Black Wake
Papa
Bully
Sarah Q
Who's Jenna...?
Honor Amongst Men
Pitching Tents
The Eyes
The Uncle Gerry Show
Calico Skies
Blood Circus
The Kids Menu
Oiled Up
Red Herring
Staten Island Summer
179th Street
Surviving Family
The Family
Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn
I'm in Love with a Church Girl
Torture Chamber
Pizza with Bullets
The Briefcase
Spy
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!
Street Boss
Split Ends
Return to Sleepaway Camp
The Devil's Dominoes
Tricks of Love
Looking for Palladin
Dough Boys
P.J.
College Road Trip
7-10 Split
Lucky Man
The Last Request
Bachelor Party Vegas
Revolver
Meet the Mobsters
Remedy
Shark Tale
The Cookout
Mail Order Bride
American Cousins
A Tale of Two Pizzas
Serving Sara
Deuces Wild
This Thing of Ours
Made
Corky Romano
Riding in Cars with Boys
Under Hellgate Bridge
Blue Moon
Two Family House
A Slight Case of Murder
Mickey Blue Eyes
The Hurricane
Pictures of Baby Jane Doe
18 Shades of Dust
Six Ways to Sunday
Jane Austen's Mafia!
Witness to the Mob
A Brooklyn State of Mind
All Over Me
The Deli
Night Falls on Manhattan
Walking and Talking
No Exit
Gotti
Joe's Apartment
Sunset Park
Tales of Erotica
The Basketball Diaries
Money Train
The Jerky Boys
Siao Yu
Who Do I Gotta Kill?
It Could Happen to You
Hand Gun
Italian Movie
The Ref
Carlito's Way
Who's the Man?
The Dutch Master
Flodder Does Manhattan!
Men Of Respect
GoodFellas
Street Hunter
Awakenings
Backstreet Dreams
True Love
Black Roses
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