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.
Acting
Movie
GoodFellas
as Henry's 70's Crew
1990
Movie
Buffalo '66
as Billy Brown
1998
Movie
Arizona Dream
as Paul Leger
1993
Movie
The House of the Spirits
as Esteban García
1993
Movie
Shut In
as Sammy
2022
Movie
Basquiat
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1996
Movie
2 Days in New York
as Himself
2012
Movie
The Brown Bunny
as Bud Clay
2003
Movie
Trouble Every Day
as Dr. Shane Brown
2001
Movie
Tetro
as Angelo 'Tetro' Tetrocini
2009
Movie
The Funeral
as Johnny
1996
Movie
Metropia
as Roger Olofsson (voice)
2009
Movie
Essential Killing
as Mohammed
2010
Movie
Loosies
as Jax
2012
Movie
Truth or Consequences, N.M.
as Raymond Lembecke
1997
Movie
Goodbye Lover
as Mike
1999
TV
The Equalizer
as Tony Santiago
1985
Movie
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
as Sister Gomez
2000
Movie
L.A. Without a Map
as Moss
1999
Movie
Hide and Seek
as Frank
2000
Movie
Stranded
as Luca Baglioni
2001
Movie
The Legend of Kaspar Hauser
as The Pusher / The Sheriff
2013
Movie
Palookaville
as Russell Pataki
1995
Movie
The Perez Family
as Orlando
1995
Crew
Movie
Buffalo '66
Screenplay
1998
Movie
The Brown Bunny
Screenplay
2003
Movie
L.A. Without a Map
Music
1999
Movie
Late August, Early September
Thanks
1999
Movie
Downtown '81
Thanks
2001
Movie
Kill Your Idols
Thanks
2004
Movie
Fatal Temptation
Producer
1988
Movie
Short Plays
Director
2014
Movie
Wretches & Jabberers
Music
2011
Movie
Vincent Gallo as Flying Christ
Executive Producer
1981
Movie
The Mother of Invention
Thanks
2009
Movie
Promises Written in Water
Editor
2010