When it comes to Hollywood one name that cannot be ignored is Al Pachino, the actor’s talent has no bounds! Be it Thiller, be it comedy, be it drama or action, the actor fits in the role just perfectly and can slip in or out of different characters. He has performed magnificently in all the characters in movies of different genres and has done justice to the roles he was assigned to.
Al Pacino established himself in one of the most vibrant Eras of cinema and made his mark in Hollywood.
On Acting legend’s 81st birthday let’s have a look at his most remembered movies.
The Godfather (1972):
Al Pacino played Michael Corleone (Mike), Godfather’s (Gangster’s son) played by Marlon Brando, who reluctantly takes over the family business when his father became sick and paralyzed.
He was nominated for the best supporting actor category at the Oscars for this role.
The movie was Helmed by Ford Coppola.
Scarface (1983):
Al Pacino played Tony Montana, a Cuban refugee who rose to the top of Miami’s drug underworld. It was a remake of a 1930s gangster film.
Serpico (1973):
Frank Serpico, an honest police officer goes undercover to expose rampant corruption in his department but his colleagues turn against him. Pacino was nominated for the best actor at the Oscars for his role.
He got nominated 8 times for Oscars but won his first Oscar in 1993 for the movie Scent of a Woman.
