Cast & creator
Joe Pesci
Best known for Late Show with David Letterman, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live
Joseph Frank “Joe” Pesci (born February 9, 1943) is an American retired actor, comedian, singer and musician. He is known for his roles as violent mobsters, funnymen, comic foils and quirky sidekicks. Pesci has starred in a number of high profile films such as Goodfellas, Casino, Raging Bull, Once Upon a Time in America, My Cousin Vinny, Easy Money, JFK, Moonwalker, Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, and the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Lethal Weapon films. In 1990, Pesci won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the psychopathic mobster Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas, ten years after receiving a nomination in the same category for Raging Bull.
Also known as: Joseph Frank Pesci, Joey Dee
62
film credits
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television credits
75
1953–2026 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (76)
Showing 76 of 76 credits
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1982
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Guest
1992
Tales from the Crypt
Vic / Jack
1989The Reichen Show
Self - Guest
2005
GoodFellas
Tommy DeVito
1990
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Harry
1992
The John Larroquette Show
Joe Pesci
1993
Once Upon a Time in America
Frankie
1984
The Pink Panther
1993
The Oscars
Self
1953
Casino
Nicky Santoro
1995
The Irishman
Russell Bufalino
2019
Lethal Weapon 2
Leo Getz
1989
A Bronx Tale
Carmine
1993
Lethal Weapon 3
Leo Getz
1992
Lethal Weapon 4
Leo Getz
1998
The Good Shepherd
Joseph Palmi
2006
The Movies That Made Us
Self
2019
Raging Bull
Joey LaMotta
1980
The Directors
Self
1999
Bupkis
Joe Larocca
2023
My Cousin Vinny
Vinny Gambini
1992
JFK
David Ferrie
1991
Moonwalker
Mr. Big
1988
Gone Fishin'
Joe Waters
1997
With Honors
Simon Wilder
1994
As Far Back As I Can Remember... The Story of Goodfellas
Self (archive footage)
2026
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag
Tommy
1997
Catchfire
Leo Carelli (uncredited)
1990
Half Nelson
Rocky Nelson
1985
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Man on Fire
David
1987
The Public Eye
Leon Bernstein
1992
Day of the Fight
Mike's Father
2024Day of the Fight
Executive Producer
2024
Betsy's Wedding
Oscar Henner
1990
Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club
Joey LaMotta (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
The Super
Louie Kritski
1991
Easy Money
Nicky Cerone
1983
Eureka
Mayakofsky
1983
Love Ranch
Charlie Bontempo
2010
I Go Back Home - Jimmy Scott
Self
2016
Family Enforcer
Joe
1976
The Irishman: In Conversation
Self
2019
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Ronald Grump
1994
GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors
Self (Archive Footage)
2020
Home Alone
Harry
1990Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy Scott
Self
2012
Nothing Compares
Self (archive footage)
2022
Martin Scorsese Directs
Self
1990Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
Self
1999
Jimmy Hollywood
Jimmy Alto
1994
Short Eyes
Other Inmate (uncredited)
1977
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
Roger
1982
Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes
Harry
1999The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman
Self
2020
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
Self
2004
Raging Bull: Inside the Ring
Self
2005
Raging Bull: Outside the Ring
Self
2005
Making 'The Irishman'
Self
2020
Raging Bull: Before the Fight
Self
2005
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
John Dos Passos
1988
Hey, Let's Twist!
Peppermint Club Dancer (uncredited)
1961
The Making of Moonwalker
Self
1989
Raging Bull: After the Fight
Self
2005
Dear Mr. Wonderful
Ruby Dennis
1982
Andrew Dice Clay and His Gang Live! The Valentine's Day Massacre
Self
1993Inside Rupert Pupkin
Self (archive footage)
2014
Half Nelson
Rocky Nelson
1985
All for the Moral Majority!
Corrado Parisi
1984
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
Self
1989
Making Casino
Self
2007
Behind the Gate
Self
2013