Vincent Gallo
Vincent Gallo is American director, producer, screenwriter, actor, singer-songwriter, and painter best known for his films The Brown Bunny (2003) and Buffalo '66 (1998).
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.
Acted in
Shut In
2022
as Sammy
The Human Trust
2013
as Harold Marcus
The Legend of Kaspar Hauser
2013
as The Pusher / The Sheriff
2 Days in New York
2012
as Himself
Loosies
2012
as Jax
Blank City
2011
as Self (archive footage)
42 One Dream Rush
2010
as Pan
The Agent
2010
as The Talent
Promises Written in Water
2010
as Kevin
Essential Killing
2010
as Mohammed
Metropia
2009
as Roger Olofsson (voice)
History of the Buffalo Bills
2009
as Self
Tetro
2009
as Angelo 'Tetro' Tetrocini
1989
2009
as Ernest
Night of Pan
2009
as Pan - The Legend
Oliviero Rising
2009
as Oliviero
Cannes: All Access
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton
2007
as Himself
Dirt
2007
as Sammy Winter
Moscow Zero
2006
as Owen
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
2005
as Self (segment "99 Problems")
My Coolest Years
2004
as Himself
Lit: All Access
2004
as Self (segment "Bitter")
Ramones: We're Outta Here!
2004
as Himself
Rated 'R': Republicans in Hollywood
2004
as Himself
The Brown Bunny
2004
as Bud Clay
Corinne Day Diary
2004
as Himself
The Undesirables
2003
as Tony Bendando
Vincent Gallo: 48 People (Who Should Be Dead in Hollywood)
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Groovenians
2002
as Nixon
The Groovenians
2002
as Nixon (voice)
Get Well Soon
2001
as Bobby Bishop / Kevin Moss
Stranded
2001
as Luca Baglioni
Honey Bunny
2001
as The Emotional Man
Trouble Every Day
2001
as Dr. Shane Brown
Hide and Seek
2000
as Frank
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
2000
as Sister Gomez
Goodbye Lover
1999
as Mike
L.A. Without a Map
1999
as Moss
Johnny 316
1998
as Johnny
Buffalo '66
1998
as Billy Brown
Looking for Enemies Finding Friends
1997
as Vincent Gallo NYC 1997
Vincent Gallo Directs
1997
as Self
Truth or Consequences, N.M.
1997
as Raymond Lembecke
Perfect Moment
1997
as Self
Nenette and Boni
1997
as Vincenzo Brown
Basquiat
1996
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Funeral
1996
as Johnny
Angela
1996
as Preacher
Palookaville
1995
as Russell Pataki
The Perez Family
1995
as Orlando
U.S. Go Home
1994
as Captain Brown
The House of the Spirits
1993
as Esteban García
Arizona Dream
1993
as Paul Leger
Alex
1991
as Mário
Keep It for Yourself
1991
as Vito Brown
Figaro Story
1991
as Vito Brown (segment "Keep It for Yourself")
GoodFellas
1990
as Henry's 70's Crew
Doc's Kingdom
1988
as Jimmy
Vampire Lestat
1987
The Way It Is
1986
as Victor / Heurtebise
The Equalizer
1985
as Tony Santiago
Vincent Gallo as Flying Christ
1981
as Jesus
The Policeman
as James DeAngelo