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Vincent Gallo

Vincent Gallo

Acting

Born: April 11, 1961Buffalo - New York - USA

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
Filmography
Shut In

Shut In

Sammy

2022
The Human Trust

The Human Trust

Harold Marcus

2013
The Legend of Kaspar Hauser

The Legend of Kaspar Hauser

The Pusher / The Sheriff

2013
2 Days in New York

2 Days in New York

Himself

2012
Loosies

Loosies

Jax

2012
Blank City

Blank City

Self (archive footage)

2011
42 One Dream Rush

42 One Dream Rush

Pan

2010
The Agent

The Agent

The Talent

2010
Promises Written in Water

Promises Written in Water

Kevin

2010
Essential Killing

Essential Killing

Mohammed

2010
Metropia

Metropia

Roger Olofsson (voice)

2009
History of the Buffalo Bills

History of the Buffalo Bills

Self

2009
Tetro

Tetro

Angelo 'Tetro' Tetrocini

2009
1989

1989

Ernest

2009
Night of Pan

Night of Pan

Pan - The Legend

2009
Oliviero Rising

Oliviero Rising

Oliviero

2009
Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton

Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton

Self

2007
Moscow Zero

Moscow Zero

Owen

2006
The Work of Director Mark Romanek

The Work of Director Mark Romanek

Self (segment "99 Problems")

2005
Lit: All Access

Lit: All Access

Self (segment "Bitter")

2004
Ramones: We're Outta Here!

Ramones: We're Outta Here!

Self

2004
Rated 'R': Republicans in Hollywood

Rated 'R': Republicans in Hollywood

Himself

2004
Corinne Day Diary

Corinne Day Diary

Himself

2004
The Undesirables

The Undesirables

Tony Bendando

2003
Vincent Gallo: 48 People Who Should be Dead In Hollywood

Vincent Gallo: 48 People Who Should be Dead In Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

2003
The Brown Bunny

The Brown Bunny

Bud Clay

2003
The Groovenians

The Groovenians

Nixon

2002
Get Well Soon

Get Well Soon

Bobby Bishop / Kevin Moss

2001
Stranded

Stranded

Luca Baglioni

2001
Honey Bunny

Honey Bunny

The Emotional Man

2001
Trouble Every Day

Trouble Every Day

Dr. Shane Brown

2001
Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

Frank

2000
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby

Sister Gomez

2000
Goodbye Lover

Goodbye Lover

Mike

1999
L.A. Without a Map

L.A. Without a Map

Moss

1999
Johnny 316

Johnny 316

Johnny

1998
Buffalo '66

Buffalo '66

Billy Brown

1998
Vincent Gallo Directs

Vincent Gallo Directs

Self

1997
Looking for Enemies Finding Friends

Looking for Enemies Finding Friends

Vincent Gallo NYC 1997

1997
Truth or Consequences, N.M.

Truth or Consequences, N.M.

Raymond Lembecke

1997
Perfect Moment

Perfect Moment

Self

1997
Nenette and Boni

Nenette and Boni

Vincenzo Brown

1997
Basquiat

Basquiat

Party Guest (uncredited)

1996
Angela

Angela

Preacher

1996
The Funeral

The Funeral

Johnny

1996
Palookaville

Palookaville

Russell Pataki

1995
The Perez Family

The Perez Family

Orlando

1995
U.S. Go Home

U.S. Go Home

Captain Brown

1995
The House of the Spirits

The House of the Spirits

Esteban García

1993
Arizona Dream

Arizona Dream

Paul Leger

1993
Alex

Alex

Mário

1991
Figaro Story

Figaro Story

Vito Brown (segment "Keep It for Yourself")

1991
Keep It for Yourself

Keep It for Yourself

Vito Brown

1991
GoodFellas

GoodFellas

Henry's 70's Crew

1990
Doc's Kingdom

Doc's Kingdom

Jimmy

1988

Vampire Lestat

1987
The Way It Is

The Way It Is

Victor / Heurtebise

1986
Vincent Gallo as Flying Christ

Vincent Gallo as Flying Christ

Jesus

1981