Known For
Acting
Born
May 08, 1913
Died
Aug 23, 1993
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
17 titles
Charles Scorsese
Biography
Luciano Charles Scorsese (May 5, 1913 – August 23, 1993) was an American actor and father of filmmaker Martin Scorsese. Scorsese was born in New York City, the son of Teresa and Francesco Scorsese, Sicilian immigrants from Polizzi Generosa, a small town near Palermo. He married Catherine Cappa in 1933. He was the father of Academy Award-winning film director Martin Scorsese. In 1976 he made his first film appearance in Taxi Driver, albeit in a still newspaper photograph with his wife, as Iris’ father. He later appeared in his son’s 1980 film, Raging Bull, where he played "Charlie.” He featured in the gangster film Goodfellas in 1990, portraying "Vinnie" who was based on the real-life gangster Thomas Agro. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Scorsese, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master
Self (archive) - Scorsese's father
Scorsese on Scorsese
Self (archive footage)
The Age of Innocence
Elderly Man at Jersey City Station (uncredited)
Cape Fear
Fruit Stand Customer
The Hard Way
Senior Citizen (uncredited)
GoodFellas
Vinnie
The Scorsese Machine
Self
Martin Scorsese Directs
Self
Moonstruck
Customer at Bakery (uncredited)
China Girl
Old Man at the Bar (uncredited)
The Color of Money
High Roller #1
Wise Guys
Birthday Guest
After Hours
Club Berlin Patron (uncredited)
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Extra (uncredited)
The King of Comedy
First Man at Bar
Raging Bull
Charlie - Man with Como
Italianamerican
Self