Personal Info
Birth date
1961-04-11 (64 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Buffalo - New York - USA
Also known as
Enzo Gallo
Prince Vince
Vinnie Gallo
Vincent Vito Gallo
ヴィンセント・ギャロ
Винсент Галло
Bohack
文森特·加洛
빈센트 갈로
وینسنت گالو
Vincent Gallo
Biography
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.
Filmography
GoodFellas
8.455
Overview:
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.The Equalizer
7.145
Overview:
Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as "The Equalizer." It is a service for victims of the system who have exhausted all possible means of seeking justice and have nowhere to go. McCall promises to even out the odds for them.Arizona Dream
7.161
Overview:
An Inuit hunter races his sled home with a fresh-caught halibut. This fish pervades the entire film, in real and imaginary form. Meanwhile, Axel tags fish in New York as a naturalist's gofer. He's happy there, but a messenger arrives to bring him to Arizona for his uncle's wedding. It's a ruse to get Axel into the family business. In Arizona, Axel meets two odd women: vivacious, needy, and plagued by neuroses and familial discord. He gets romantically involved with one, while the other, rich but depressed, plays accordion tunes to a gaggle of pet turtles.Essential Killing
5.85
Overview:
A Taliban soldier struggles to survive after he escapes his captors and flees into the Polish countryside.Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
5.7
Overview:
A twisted teenage prostitute and an equally deranged vicious killer manage to escape from the pen and embark on a non-stop orgy of violence and debauchery, all while hoping to make it across the border into Mexico in order to seek refuge with the mysterious Sister Gomez.Stranded
5.369
Overview:
A team of astronauts on the first mission to Mars crashes onto the surface, losing contact with Earth. With no other recourse, and help millions of miles away, the crew is forced to make desperate choices in order to stay alive. Will they be able to survive as the minutes slip away?Buffalo '66
7.1
Overview:
Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry.The House of the Spirits
6.936
Overview:
A rancher, his clairvoyant wife and their family face turbulent years in South America.Alex
6.5
Overview:
The story of a child who faces the emptiness that surrounds the figure of his parents, disappeared in Africa.Figaro Story
NYR
Overview:
An anthology film centering around the worldwide adventures of the Nissan Figaro.Trouble Every Day
5.8
Overview:
Newlyweds Shane and June arrive in Paris for their honeymoon. In the process of trying to find a cure for his strange, bloodthirsty disease, Shane stumbles upon the story of a doctor and his flesh eating wife.Dirt
6.8
Overview:
Dirt is an American television serial broadcast on the FX network. It premiered on January 2, 2007 and starred Courteney Cox as Lucy Spiller, the editor-in-chief of the first-of-its-kind "glossy tabloid" magazine DirtNow, which was previously two separate publications: drrt and Now.The Brown Bunny
5.399
Overview:
Bud Clay races motorcycles in the 250cc Formula II class of road racing. After a race in New Hampshire, he has five days to get to his next race in California. During his road trip, he is haunted by memories of the last time he saw Daisy, his true love.The Howard Stern Show
2.3
Overview:
Raunchy interviews, sketches, and social commentary from the king of shock radioShut In
6.803
Overview:
A young single mother is held captive along with her two children by a violent ex and must plot their escape before it’s too late.The Perez Family
6.211
Overview:
In the midst of the Mariel boat lift -- a hurried exodus of refugees from Cuba going to America -- an immigration clerk accidentally presumes that dissident Juan Raul Perez and Dorita Evita Perez are married. United by their last name and a mutual resolve to emigrate, Dorita and Juan agree to play along. But it gets complicated when the two begin falling for each other just as Juan reunites with his wife, Carmela, whom he hasn't seen in decades.Promises Written in Water
5.5
Overview:
Kevin is a long-time, professional assassin, specializing in the termination of life. Mallory is a wild, poetic, beautiful young woman confronting her terminal illness and eventual suicide. She reaches out to Kevin to take responsibility for her corpse once she passes, requesting his protection of her dead body’s dignity until her cremation. Kevin’s acceptance of this request causes uncomfortable self-reflection and changes the lens through which he views death.Truth or Consequences, N.M.
6.1
Overview:
Raymond Lembecke is a con just out of prison after serving time for selling drugs for his mob boss Tony Vago. (Lembecke was innocent and took the rap for Vago.) Lembecke thinks Vago owes him big time so, when his former boss gets him a measly job in a warehouse, he decides on revenge and plans to steal a million dollars worth of drugs from him.Goodbye Lover
5.629
Overview:
Police investigate when a man having an affair with his brother's wife disappears suddenly.The Human Trust
4
Overview:
A professional scammer is hired by a wealthy young businessman to find a hidden treasure looted from the Bank of Japan and supposedly stashed away by a group of men after WWII in various locations around the globe. Eventually an assassin is put on their trail.Cannes: All Access
3.7
Overview:
From its simple beginnings in 1939 in a sleepy beach town in the south of France, the prestigious Cannes Film Festival has become the must-attend red carpet event of the year. Filmmaker Richard Schickel's fascinating documentary captures the glitz and glamour of the festival's incredible 60-year run with archival footage and unforgettable moments. Hollywood's biggest names including Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Sharon Stone and Harvey Weinstein talk about the politics, madness, and thrills of competing for one of the industry's highest honors - the coveted Palme d'Or - and what it's like to be at the most fabulous festival by the sea.Late August, Early September
5.966
Overview:
A book editor juggles relationships with two women while coping with his best friend's terminal illness.Tetro
6.768
Overview:
Bennie travels to Buenos Aires to find his long-missing older brother, a once-promising writer who is now a remnant of his former self. Bennie's discovery of his brother's near-finished play might hold the answer to understanding their shared past and renewing their bond.Nenette and Boni
6.5
Overview:
Teenage siblings Nenette and Boni were raised apart as a result of their parents' divorce. Their mother, who doted on her son Boni, has died. He works for an interesting couple as a pizza baker, and is surprised and enraged when his younger sister, having run away from boarding school, suddenly turns up. There's a problem that they must confront.Keep It for Yourself
5.7
Overview:
Sophie comes to New York from France with the intention of joining a man she met a few months before. She finds herself alone in the apartment of the guy, who left town because he was scared stiff at the idea of seeing her. Originally commissioned as one third of an omnibus feature showcasing the Figaro, a Japan-only retro throwback car.Doc's Kingdom
5.4
Overview:
An angry young man goes to Europe to find his father, a '60s radical turned doctor in exile.Fatal Temptation
4.6
Overview:
A woman's husband is blinded in an auto accident, so she hires the other driver as a chauffeur. Then she catches her blind husband with his mistress so she seduces her new chauffeur into murdering him.Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton
7
Overview:
From Japan to America, the LV sign dominates the fashion scene. And, one man alone designs the Louis Vuitton creations the exceptional Marc Jacobs. With unprecedented access to one of the world's hottest and busiest designers, Loïc Prigent offers an intimate and revealing portrait of the reclusive Marc Jacobs and the world of haute couture. Whether in the offices and workrooms of Paris and New York, the back of his car, or backstage at a fashion show, we see a genius at work. Jacobs endures unimaginable pressure to chart new paths in fashion as he straddles the demands of the Louis Vuitton conglomerate and his own Marc Jacobs label.Acting
TBAUntitled Kiyoshi Kurosawa Cowboy Film as Unknown
TBAGolden State Killer as Joseph James DeAngelo
2025A Terceira Face as Old voice (archive footage)
2022Shut In as Sammy
2013The Human Trust as Harold Marcus
2013The Legend of Kaspar Hauser as The Pusher / The Sheriff
20122 Days in New York as Himself
2012Loosies as Jax
2011Blank City as Self (archive footage)
201042 One Dream Rush as Pan
2010The Agent as The Talent
2010Promises Written in Water as Kevin
2010Essential Killing as Mohammed
2009Metropia as Roger Olofsson (voice)
2009History of the Buffalo Bills as Self
2009Tetro as Angelo 'Tetro' Tetrocini
20091989 as Ernest
2009Night of Pan as Pan - The Legend
2009Oliviero Rising as Oliviero
2007Cannes: All Access as Self (archive footage)
2007Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton as Self
2007Dirt (1 Episode) as Sammy Winter
2006Moscow Zero as Owen
2005The Work of Director Mark Romanek as Self (segment "99 Problems")
2004My Coolest Years (1 Episode) as Himself
2004Lit: All Access as Self (segment "Bitter")
2004Ramones: We're Outta Here! as Himself
2004Rated 'R': Republicans in Hollywood as Himself
2004Corinne Day Diary as Himself
2003The Undesirables as Tony Bendando
2003Vincent Gallo: 48 People Who Should be Dead In Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
2003The Brown Bunny as Bud Clay
2002The Groovenians as Nixon
2002The Groovenians (1 Episode) as Nixon (voice)
2001Get Well Soon as Bobby Bishop / Kevin Moss
2001Stranded as Luca Baglioni
2001Honey Bunny as The Emotional Man
2001Trouble Every Day as Dr. Shane Brown
2000Hide and Seek as Frank
2000Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby as Sister Gomez
1999Goodbye Lover as Mike
1999L.A. Without a Map as Moss
1998Johnny 316 as Johnny
1998Buffalo '66 as Billy Brown
1997Looking for Enemies Finding Friends as Vincent Gallo NYC 1997
1997Vincent Gallo Directs as Self
1997Truth or Consequences, N.M. as Raymond Lembecke
1997Perfect Moment as Self
1997Nenette and Boni as Vincenzo Brown
1996Basquiat as Party Guest (uncredited)
1996The Funeral as Johnny
1996Angela as Preacher
1995Palookaville as Russell Pataki
1995The Perez Family as Orlando
1994U.S. Go Home as Captain Brown
1994The Howard Stern Show (1 Episode) as Himself
1993The House of the Spirits as Esteban García
1993Arizona Dream as Paul Leger
1991Alex as Mário
1991Keep It for Yourself as Vito Brown
1991Figaro Story as Vito Brown (segment "Keep It for Yourself")
1990GoodFellas as Henry's 70's Crew
1988Doc's Kingdom as Jimmy
1987Vampire Lestat as Unknown
1986The Way It Is as Victor / Heurtebise
1985The Equalizer (1 Episode) as Tony Santiago
1984Graffiti Rock (1 Episode) as Himself - "Prince Vince"
1981Vincent Gallo as Flying Christ as Jesus
Sound
2023Memória ... Songs
2014United States Wins the World Cup ... Music
2011Wretches & Jabberers ... Music
2010The Agent ... Original Music Composer
2010Promises Written in Water ... Original Music Composer
2001Downtown '81 ... Original Music Composer
1999L.A. Without a Map ... Music
1998Buffalo '66 ... Original Music Composer
1986The Way It Is ... Original Music Composer
1981Vincent Gallo as Flying Christ ... Original Music Composer
Directing
2014Short Plays ... Director
2014United States Wins the World Cup ... Director
2010The Agent ... Director
2010Promises Written in Water ... Director
2010Anea 17 ... Director
2003The Brown Bunny ... Director
2001Honey Bunny ... Director
2001Going Inside ... Director
2001John Frusciante Plays and Sings ... Director
1998Buffalo '66 ... Director
1997Looking for Enemies Finding Friends ... Director
1997Vincent Gallo Directs ... Director
Production
2010The Agent ... Executive Producer, Producer
2010Promises Written in Water ... Producer
2003The Brown Bunny ... Producer
2001Honey Bunny ... Producer
1998Buffalo '66 ... Producer
1990Breath of Life ... Producer
1988Fatal Temptation ... Producer
1981Vincent Gallo as Flying Christ ... Executive Producer
Art
2010The Agent ... Art Direction
2010Promises Written in Water ... Art Direction
2003The Brown Bunny ... Set Designer, Art Direction
Editing
2010The Agent ... Editor
2010Promises Written in Water ... Editor
2003The Brown Bunny ... Editor
2001Honey Bunny ... Editor
2001Going Inside ... Editor
Writing
2010The Agent ... Screenplay
2010Promises Written in Water ... Screenplay
2003The Brown Bunny ... Screenplay
2001Honey Bunny ... Writer
1998Buffalo '66 ... Screenplay, Story
1997Vincent Gallo Directs ... Writer
Crew
2009The Mother of Invention ... Thanks
2006Vic ... Thanks
2004Kill Your Idols ... Thanks
2001Downtown '81 ... Thanks
2001Going Inside ... Cinematography
1999Late August, Early September ... Thanks
Camera
2003The Brown Bunny ... Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Costume & Make-Up
2003The Brown Bunny ... Makeup Artist