See Al Pacino’s Best Roles

Al Pacino In 'The Godfather: Part II'Woody Allen And Mia Farrow In 'A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy''
Michael Corleone - The Godfather Part II, 1974Paramount/Getty Images
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Michael Corleone - The Godfather, 1972Paramount
Pacino's Serpico
Frank Serpico - Serpico, 1973Paramount/Getty Images
Al Pacino In 'The Godfather: Part II'Woody Allen And Mia Farrow In 'A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy''
Michael Corleone - The Godfather Part II, 1974Paramount/Getty Images
Dog Day Afternoon
Sonny Wortzik - Dog Day Afternoon, 1975Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images
Al Pacino In '...And Justice For All.'
Arthur Kirkland - ...And Justice for All, 1979Columbia Pictures/Getty Images
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Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice - Dick Tracy, 1990Buena Vista
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Michael Corleone - The Godfather Part III, 1990Paramount
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Ricky Roma - Glengarry Glen Ross, 1992New Line Cinema
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Frank Slade - Scent of a Woman, 1992Universal
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Benjamin "Lefty" Ruggiero - Donnie Brasco, 1997TriStar
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John Milton - The Devil's Advocate, 1997Warner Bros.
INSOMNIA, Al Pacino, 2002, (c) Warner Brothers/courtesy Everett Collection
Will Dormer - Insomnia, 2002Warner Bros.
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Willie Bank - Ocean's Thirteen, 2007Warner Bros.

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