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John Turturro

John Turturro

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 28, 1957 (68)
Birthplace Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jun 11, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

John Michael Turturro (born February 28, 1957) is an American-Italian actor, writer and filmmaker, known for his association with the independent film movement. He has appeared in over sixty feature films and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers, Adam Sandler and Spike Lee. He began his act ... ing career on-screen in the early 1980s, and received early critical recognition with the independent film Five Corners (1987). Turturro's mainstream breakthrough came with Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989) and the Coens' Miller's Crossing (1990) and Barton Fink (1991), for which he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival. His subsequent roles included Herb Stempel in Quiz Show (1994), Jesus Quintana in The Big Lebowski (1998) and The Jesus Rolls (2020), Pete Hogwallop in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Seymour Simmons in the Transformers film series and is set to play Carmine Falcone in The Batman. In 2016, in a lead role, he portrayed a lawyer in the HBO miniseries The Night Of and had a recurring role in the miniseries The Plot Against America in 2020. An Emmy Award winner, Turturro has also been nominated for four Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Independent Spirit Awards. He directed Mac (1992), which won the Golden Camera Award at the Cannes Film Festival, Illuminata (1998), and Romance and Cigarettes (2005). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Turturro, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

The Cut

The Cut

2025

as Boz

The Room Next Door

The Room Next Door

2024

as Damian

High Noon on the Waterfront

High Noon on the Waterfront

2022

as Elia Kazan (voice)

Forty Winks

Forty Winks

2022

as Milo

The Batman

The Batman

2022

as Carmine Falcone

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

2022

as Dottore (voice)

The Jesus Rolls

The Jesus Rolls

2019

as Jesus Quintana

Gloria Bell

Gloria Bell

2019

as Arnold

Landline

Landline

2017

as Alan Jacobs

Transformers: The Last Knight

Transformers: The Last Knight

2017

as Agent Simmons

Hands of Stone

Hands of Stone

2016

as Frankie Carbo

The Ridiculous 6

The Ridiculous 6

2015

as Abner Doubleday

God's Pocket

God's Pocket

2014

as Arthur 'Bird' Capezio

Exodus: Gods and Kings

Exodus: Gods and Kings

2014

as Sethos I

Fading Gigolo

Fading Gigolo

2013

as Fioravante

Gods Behaving Badly

Gods Behaving Badly

2013

as Hades

In the Shadow of No Towers

In the Shadow of No Towers

2011

as Narrator

Cars 2

Cars 2

2011

as Francesco Bernoulli (voice)

The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker

2010

as The Rat King

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

2009

as Lt. Camonetti

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

2008

as Fatoush 'The Phantom' Hakbarah

What Just Happened

What Just Happened

2008

as Dick Bell

Miracle at St. Anna

Miracle at St. Anna

2008

as Detective Antonio Ri

Margot at the Wedding

Margot at the Wedding

2007

as Jim

Slipstream

Slipstream

2007

as Harvey Brickman

Transformers

Transformers

2007

as Agent Simmons

Sacco and Vanzetti

Sacco and Vanzetti

2006

as Vanzetti (Voice)

The Good Shepherd

The Good Shepherd

2006

as Raymond Brocco

Romance & Cigarettes

Romance & Cigarettes

2005

as Male Dancer & Singer

Secret Passage

Secret Passage

2004

as Paolo Zane

Secret Window

Secret Window

2004

as John Shooter

She Hate Me

She Hate Me

2004

as Don Angelo Bonasera

Fear X

Fear X

2003

as Harry

Anger Management

Anger Management

2003

as Chuck

Monday Night Mayhem

Monday Night Mayhem

2002

as Howard Cosell

Mr. Deeds

Mr. Deeds

2002

as Emilio Lopez

Collateral Damage

Collateral Damage

2002

as Sean Amstrong

Monkeybone

Monkeybone

2001

as Monkeybone (voice)

The Luzhin Defence

The Luzhin Defence

2000

as Aleksandr Ivanovich 'Sascha' Luzhin

Two Thousand and None

Two Thousand and None

2000

as Benjamin Kasparian

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000

as Pete Hogwallop

Company Man

Company Man

2000

as Crocker Johnson

The Man Who Cried

The Man Who Cried

2000

as Dante Dominio

The Source

The Source

1999

as Allen Ginsberg

Cradle Will Rock

Cradle Will Rock

1999

as Aldo Silvano

Summer of Sam

Summer of Sam

1999

as Harvey the Black Dog (voice)

Illuminata

Illuminata

1998

as Tuccio

All Revved Up

All Revved Up

1998

as Johnny Candellano

Rounders

Rounders

1998

as Joey Knish

Animals with the Tollkeeper

Animals with the Tollkeeper

1998

as Tuxedo Man

He Got Game

He Got Game

1998

as Billy Sunday

The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski

1998

as Jesus Quintana

Lesser Prophets

Lesser Prophets

1997

as Leon

Box of Moonlight

Box of Moonlight

1996

as Al Fountain

Grace of My Heart

Grace of My Heart

1996

as Joel Millner

Girl 6

Girl 6

1996

as Murray - the Agent

Sugartime

Sugartime

1995

as Sam Giancana

Unstrung Heroes

Unstrung Heroes

1995

as Sid Lidz

Clockers

Clockers

1995

as Det. Larry Mazilli

Search and Destroy

Search and Destroy

1995

as Ron

Quiz Show

Quiz Show

1994

as Herbert 'Herb' Stempel

The Search for One-eye Jimmy

The Search for One-eye Jimmy

1994

as Disco Bean

Being Human

Being Human

1994

as Lucinnius

Fearless

Fearless

1993

as Dr. Bill Perlman

Mac

Mac

1992

as Niccolo "Mac" Vitelli

Brain Donors

Brain Donors

1992

as Roland T. Flakfizer

Barton Fink

Barton Fink

1991

as Barton Fink

Men Of Respect

Men Of Respect

1991

as Mike Battaglia

Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever

1991

as Pauline Carbone

Miller's Crossing

Miller's Crossing

1990

as Bernie Bernbaum

Catchfire

Catchfire

1990

as Pinella

Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues

1990

as Moe Flatbush

State of Grace

State of Grace

1990

as Nick

Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

1989

as Pino

The Sicilian

The Sicilian

1987

as Pisciotta

Five Corners

Five Corners

1987

as Heinz Sabatino

The Color of Money

The Color of Money

1986

as Julian

Gung Ho

Gung Ho

1986

as Willie

Off Beat

Off Beat

1986

as Neil Pepper

Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986

as TV Writer

To Live and Die in L.A.

To Live and Die in L.A.

1985

as Carl Cody

The Flamingo Kid

The Flamingo Kid

1984

as Ted from Pinky's

Exterminator 2

Exterminator 2

1984

as Guy #1

Raging Bull

Raging Bull

1980

as Man at Webster Hall Table (uncredited)

The Jesus Rolls

The Jesus Rolls

2019

Screenplay

Hair

Hair

2017

Writer

Fading Gigolo

Fading Gigolo

2013

Screenplay

Romance & Cigarettes

Romance & Cigarettes

2005

Writer

Illuminata

Illuminata

1998

Screenplay

Mac

Mac

1992

Writer

The Jesus Rolls

The Jesus Rolls

2019

Director

Hair

Hair

2017

Director

Fading Gigolo

Fading Gigolo

2013

Director

Romance & Cigarettes

Romance & Cigarettes

2005

Director

Illuminata

Illuminata

1998

Director

Mac

Mac

1992

Director

Potentially Dangerous

Potentially Dangerous

2022

Executive Producer

Romance & Cigarettes

Romance & Cigarettes

2005

Producer

Illuminata

Illuminata

1998

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Golden Globes Best Actor Quiz Show Nominated
SAG Awards Best Supporting Actor Quiz Show Nominated
SAG Awards Best Actor Quiz Show Nominated
Television Credits

Severance

as Irving Bailiff

Episodes: 19

First Aired: Feb 17, 2022

The Bronx Is Burning

as Billy Martin

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jul 09, 2007

The Night Of

as John Stone

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jul 10, 2016

The Name of the Rose

as William of Baskerville

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Mar 04, 2019

Green Eggs and Ham

as Goat (voice)

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 08, 2019

The Plot Against America

as Rabbi Lionel Bengelsdorf

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 16, 2020

Monk

as Ambrose Monk

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jul 12, 2002

Baseball

as (voice)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 18, 1994

The Fortunate Pilgrim

as Larry

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 03, 1988

Flight of the Conchords

as Credits Cop

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 17, 2007

Frasier

as Grant (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1993

Can't Go Home

as Paulo Santana

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 29, 2023

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as Eric Shane

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 2024

Miami Vice

as David Traynor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1984

Baseball

as Various (voice)

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Sep 18, 1994

Finding Your Roots

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 24, 2012

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

Brando: The Documentary

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 01, 2007

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1996

Rachael Ray

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 2006

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