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Michael Rispoli | |
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| Born | November 27, 1960 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse | Madeline Rispoli |
Michael Rispoli (born November 27, 1960)[1] is an American character actor.[2] He was a contender for the role of Tony Soprano in the HBO television series The Sopranos,[3] but was ultimately cast as Jackie Aprile, a recurring character in the show's first season. Rispoli reunited with Sopranos co-star James Gandolfini in the 2009 thriller The Taking of Pelham 123.
Rispoli, a second-generation Italian American, was raised in Tappan, New York, one of eight children,[4][5] and attended Tappan Zee High School, where he played football.[6] He majored in theater at State University of New York at Plattsburgh and graduated in 1982.[7]
The feature film Union Square (co-written and directed by Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Award winner Nancy Savoca) premiered in 2011 at the Toronto International Film Festival: Rispoli co-stars with Mira Sorvino, Patti LuPone, Tammy Blanchard, Mike Doyle, and Daphne Rubin-Vega.
He also starred in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Between Riverside and Crazy by Stephen Adly Guirgis.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Night and the City | Trainer | |
| 1993 | Household Saints | Nicky Falconetti | |
| 1994 | Angie | Jerry | |
| Above the Rim | Richard "Big Richie" Jones | ||
| 1995 | Burnzy's Last Call | Officer Chris | |
| While You Were Sleeping | Joe Jr. | ||
| To Die For | Ben DeLuca | ||
| 1996 | The Juror | Joseph Boffano | |
| Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | Jack | ||
| Feeling Minnesota | Manager of Motel | ||
| 1997 | His & Hers | Nick | |
| Volcano | "Gator" Harris | ||
| Cusp | Michael | Short | |
| 1998 | Scar City | Sam Bandusky | |
| Snake Eyes | Jimmy George (bookie) | ||
| Rounders | Grama | ||
| One Tough Cop | Lieutenant Denny Reagan | ||
| 1999 | Summer of Sam | Joey T | |
| The Third Miracle | John Leone | ||
| 2000 | Two Family House | Buddy Visalo | |
| It Had to Be You | Henry Taylor | ||
| Russo | Russo | ||
| 2002 | Hacks | Al DeMarco | |
| Death to Smoochy | "Spinner" Dunn | ||
| 2003 | Naked Hotel | Concierge | TV movie |
| 2004 | Mr. 3000 | Boca | |
| 2005 | One Last Thing... | Babba | |
| The Weather Man | Russ | ||
| 2006 | Lonely Hearts | Coroner | |
| Invincible | Max Cantrell | ||
| Club Soda | Jack | Short | |
| 2007 | Black Irish | Joey | |
| Made in Brooklyn | Dominick Sciacca | ||
| Stories USA | Jack | ||
| 2008 | Yonkers Joe | Mickey | |
| 2009 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | John Johnson | |
| 2010 | Kick-Ass | Big Joe | |
| See You in September | Terrence | ||
| The Last Godfather | Tony V. | ||
| 2011 | Union Square | Nick | |
| The Rum Diary | Sala | ||
| The Reunion | Canton | ||
| 2012 | The Manzanis | Nick | TV movie |
| 2013 | Over/Under | Franco Puzzo | TV movie |
| Empire State | Tony | ||
| Pain & Gain | Frank Griga | ||
| Not for Human Consumption | Tony Trotta | ||
| 2014 | Rob the Mob | Sal | |
| Friends and Romans | Nick DeMaio | ||
| 2016 | Exposed | Detective Dibronski | |
| 2017 | The Depths | Ray Ferguson | |
| 2018 | Honor Up | Victor | |
| 2019 | Framing John DeLorean | Jim Hoffman | Documentary |
| Bottom of the 9th | Coach Hannis | ||
| 2020 | Faraway Eyes | Angelo | |
| 2021 | Cherry | Tommy | |
| 2022 | Allswell | Ray | |
| TBA | Nonnas | TBA | Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Bless This House | Frank | Episode: "I Am Not My Sister's Keeper" |
| The Great Defender | Lou Frischetti | Main cast | |
| 1996 | My Guys | Sonny DeMarco | Main cast |
| 1998 | ER | Victor Nable | Episode: "A Hole in the Heart" |
| Law & Order | Johnny DeMayo | Episode: "Faccia a Faccia" | |
| 1999 | Touched by an Angel | Frankie | Episode: "Family Business" |
| Ryan Caulfield: Year One | Officer Susser | Main cast | |
| 1999–01 | The Sopranos | Giacomo "Jackie" Aprile Sr. | Recurring cast: Season 1, guest: Season 3 |
| 1999–02 | Third Watch | Jerry Mankowicz | Recurring cast: season 1 & 3 |
| 2001 | Big Apple | Swenson | Recurring cast |
| 2002 | Bram & Alice | Michael | Main cast |
| 2003 | 10-8: Officers on Duty | Angelo Amonte | Recurring cast |
| 2005–06 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Frank Adair | Episode: "My Good Name" & "On Fire" |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Ike Mannleigh | Episode: "Loco Motives" |
| 2007 | The Black Donnellys | Al "Alo" Onatero | Recurring cast |
| The Bronx Is Burning | Jimmy Breslin | Episode: "The Seven Commandments" | |
| 2008 | The Oaks | Frank | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Law & Order | Pete Haynes | Episode: "Challenged" | |
| 2010–11 | Blue Bloods | Vitale/Jack Condo | Episode: "What You See" & "Critical Condition" |
| 2012 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Henry Burzecki | Episode: "Street Revenge" |
| Common Law | Kevin Boyd | Episode: "Role Play" | |
| 2012–13 | Magic City | Belvin "Bel" Jaffe | Recurring cast |
| 2013 | Person of Interest | Darien Makris | Episode: "All In" |
| 2014 | Those Who Kill | Detective Don Wilkie | Recurring cast |
| The Good Wife | Stu Harper | Episode: "Sticky Content" | |
| 2015 | The Man in the High Castle | Don Warren | Episode: "The New World" |
| 2016 | Madoff | Frank DiPascali | Main cast |
| Feed the Beast | Detective Guy Giordano | Recurring cast | |
| 2017 | Chicago Justice | John Beckett | Episode: "Dead Meat" |
| American Dad! | Townie (voice) | Episode: "Camp Campawanda" | |
| 2017–19 | The Deuce | Rudy Pipilo | Main cast |
| 2018 | Elementary | Sean O'Grady | Episode: "Through the Fog" |
| 2019 | Billions | Richie Sansome | Recurring cast: season 4 |
| 2020 | FBI: Most Wanted | Ray Higgins | Episode: "Ironbound" |
| Dirty John | Betty's father | Recurring cast: season 2 | |
| 2021 | Chicago P.D. | Officer Dave Wheelan | Episode: "Protect and Serve" |
| Godfather of Harlem | Joseph Magliocco | Episode: "The Geechee" | |
| 2022 | The Offer | Tommy Lucchese | Recurring cast |
| Power Book III: Raising Kanan | Sal Boselli | Recurring cast: season 2 |
