Steve Buscemi filmography

Buscemi at the Berlin Film Festival in 2009

Steve Buscemi is an American actor, director and producer who first gained notice for his role as a man living with AIDS in the film Parting Glances (1986). His breakout role in film was in his role as Mr. Pink in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992). Since then, Buscemi has starred in dozens of feature films, including Desperado (1995), Con Air (1997), Armageddon (1998), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002), Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003), Fargo (1996), Igor (2008), Grown Ups (2010), Hotel Transylvania (2012), Monsters University (2013), The Ridiculous 6 (2015), and The Death of Stalin (2017).

In television, Buscemi has hosted two episodes of Saturday Night Live , and has frequently starred as Tony Blundetto in The Sopranos , Lenny Wosniak in 30 Rock , as the lead role in Boardwalk Empire , and as the host of the web television series Park Bench with Steve Buscemi .

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	The Way It Is	Willy / Raphael
	Tommy's	Tommy	Short film
1986	Sleepwalk	Worker
	Parting Glances	Nick
	No Picnic	Dead Pimp
	Film House Fever	Tony
1987	Arena Brains	Agent	Short film
	Kiss Daddy Goodnight	Johnny
	Heart	Nicky
	Call Me	"Switchblade"
1988	Heart of Midnight	Eddy
	Vibes	Fred
1989	Twins	The Waiter	Short film
	Slaves of New York	Wilfredo
	Mystery Train	Charlie, The Barber
	New York Stories	Gregory Stark	Segment: "Life Lessons"
	Bloodhounds of Broadway	Willie "Whining Willie"
1990	Tales from the Darkside: The Movie	Edward Bellingham	Segment: "Lot 249"
	King of New York	"Test Tube"
	Miller's Crossing	"Mink" Larouie
	Force of Circumstance	Farmhand
1991	Zandalee	OPP Man
	Barton Fink	Chet
	Life Is Nice	Convenience Store Clerk
	Billy Bathgate	Irving Nitzberg
1992	In the Soup	Aldolfo Rollo
	Reservoir Dogs	"Mr. Pink"
	CrissCross	Louis, Drug Dealer
	What Happens to Pete	The Stranger	Short film
1993	Twenty Bucks	Frank
	Trusting Beatrice	Danny
	Rising Sun	Willy "The Weasel" Wilhelm
	Ed and His Dead Mother	Ed Chilton
1994	The Search for One-eye Jimmy	Ed Hoyt
	The Hudsucker Proxy	Danny the Bartender
	Somebody to Love	Mickey
	Airheads	Rex
	Pulp Fiction	Buddy Holly Waiter
	Floundering	Ned
	Who Do I Gotta Kill?	Fred, Conspiracy Nut	Uncredited
1995	Billy Madison	Danny McGrath
	Living in Oblivion	Nick Reve
	Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead	"Mister Shhh"
	Desperado	Buscemi
1996	Fargo	Carl Showalter
	Escape from L.A.	Eddie "Map to the Stars Eddie"
	Black Kites	The Father	Short film
	Trees Lounge	Tommy Basilio	Also writer and director
	Kansas City	Johnny Flynn
1997	Con Air	Garland "The Marietta Mangler" Greene
	The Real Blonde	Nick Reve
1998	The Big Lebowski	Theodore Donald "Donny" Kerabatsos
	Divine Trash	Himself	Documentary
	The Impostors	"Happy" Franks
	The Wedding Singer	Dave Veltri	Uncredited
	Armageddon	"Rockhound"
	Louis & Frank	Drexel
1999	Big Daddy	Homeless Guy
2000	28 Days	Cornell Shaw
	Animal Factory	A.R. Hosspack	Also director and producer
2001	Ghost World	Seymour
	Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within	Neil Fleming	Voice [1]
	The Grey Zone	"Hesch" Abramowics
	Double Whammy	Detective Jerry Cubbins
	Domestic Disturbance	Ray Coleman
	Monsters, Inc.	Randall Boggs	Voice [1]
2002	Mr. Deeds	"Crazy Eyes"
	13 Moons	Bananas The Clown
	Love in the Time of Money	Martin Kunkle
	Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams	Romero
2003	Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over	Romero	Cameo
	Big Fish	Norther Winslow
	Coffee and Cigarettes	Danny the bartender
2004	Home on the Range	Wesley	Voice [1]
2005	Who's the Top	Cymon	Short film
	The Island	James "Mac" McCord
	Lonesome Jim	—	Director
	Romance & Cigarettes	Angelo
2006	Art School Confidential	Bob "Broadway Bob" D'Annunzio	Uncredited
	Paris, je t'aime	The Tourist	Segment: "Tuileries"
	Monster House	Horace Nebbercracker	Voice and motion capture [1]
	Charlotte's Web	Templeton	Voice [1]
	Delirious	Les Galantine
2007	I Think I Love My Wife	George Sianidis
	Interview	Pierre Peders	Also writer and director
	I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry	Clint Fitzer
	I'm Dirty!	Backhoe Loader	Voice; Short film
2008	Igor	Scamper	Voice [1]
2009	Rage	Frank
	John Rabe	Dr. Robert O. Wilson
	G-Force	Bucky	Voice [1]
	The Messenger	Dale Martin
	Handsome Harry	Thomas Kelley
	Saint John of Las Vegas	John Alighieri	Also executive producer
	Youth in Revolt	George Twisp
2010	Grown Ups	Wiley
	Pete Smalls Is Dead	Bernie Lake
	The Chosen One	Neal
2011	Fight for Your Right Revisited	Walter	Short film
	Rampart	Bill Blago
2012	On the Road	Tall Thin Salesman
	Hotel Transylvania	Wayne	Voice [1]
2013	The Incredible Burt Wonderstone	Anthony Metz / Anton Marvelton
	Monsters University	Randall Boggs	Voice [2] [1]
	Grown Ups 2	Wiley
	Khumba	Skalk	Voice [1]
2014	Time Out of Mind	Art
	My Depression	"Suicidal Thoughts"	Voice Short film
	The Cobbler	Jimmy
2015	Hotel Transylvania 2	Wayne	Voice [1]
	The Ridiculous 6	"Doc" Griffin
2016	Mildred & The Dying Parlor	Rick	Short film
	Norman	Rabbi Blumenthal
2017	The Boss Baby	Francis Francis	Voice [1]
	Transformers: The Last Knight	Daytrader	Voice [1]
	Lean on Pete	Del Montgomery
	The Death of Stalin	Nikita Khrushchev
2018	Nancy	Leo Lynch
	The Week Of	Charles
	Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation	Wayne	Voice [1]
2019	The Dead Don't Die	Frank Miller
2020	The King of Staten Island	Papa
	Hubie Halloween	Walter Lambert AKA Nick Hudson
2022	Hotel Transylvania: Transformania	Wayne	Voice [1]
	The Listener	—	Director
	The Year Between	Don Miller
2023	Vacation Friends 2	Reese
	Day of the Fight	Colm
2024	Psycho Therapy	Kollmick
	Transformers One	Starscream	Voice
2025	Klara and the Sun		Post-production
TBA	Wild Horse Nine		Filming

Television

Actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Not Necessarily the News	Neil	1 episode
1986	Miami Vice	Rickles	Episode: "El Viejo"
1987	The Equalizer	Archie	Episode: "Re-Entry"
1988	Crossbow	Captain of The Guard	Episode: "The Lost Crusader"
1989	Lonesome Dove	Luke	4 episodes
1990	Monsters	John Dennis	Episode: "Bed and Boar"
	Against the Law	Timmy Lowell	Episode: "Where the Truth Lies"
1991	L.A. Law	David Lee	Episode: "Spleen It to Me, Lucy"
1992	Mad About You	Howie Balinger	Episode: "Token Friend"
1993	Tales from the Crypt	Ike	Episode: "Forever Ambergris"
	The Last Outlaw	Philo	Television film
1994–96	The Adventures of Pete & Pete	Phil Hickle	3 episodes
1995	Homicide: Life on the Street	Gordon Pratt	Episode: "Endgame"
1998	The Drew Carey Show	Ed Chilton	Episode: "Mr. Louder's Birthday Party"
1998, 2011	Saturday Night Live	Himself (host)	2 episodes
2002	The Laramie Project	"Doc" O'Conner	Television film
2004	Tanner on Tanner	Himself	Episode: "Dinner at Elaine's"
2004, 2006	The Sopranos	Tony Blundetto / The Man	13 episodes
2007	Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11	The Narrator	Voice Documentary
2003, 2007	The Simpsons	Himself / Dwight	Voices 2 episodes
2008	ER	Art Masterson	Episode: "The Chicago Way"
2007–13	30 Rock	Lenny Wosniak	6 episodes
2010–14	Boardwalk Empire	Nucky Thompson	56 episodes
2014–17	Portlandia	Various Roles	5 episodes
2014	A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY	Himself	Documentary
2014–15	Park Bench with Steve Buscemi	Himself (host)	27 episodes
2014, 2015	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	Himself / The Chief	2 episodes
2015	The Jim Gaffigan Show	Himself	Episode: "Wonderful"
2016	Horace and Pete	Pete Jr.	9 episodes
	Bob's Burgers	Tom Innocenti	Voice, episode: "Sexy Dance Healing" [1]
	Inside Amy Schumer	Himself	Episode: "Brave"
2016, 2019	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt	Himself	2 episodes
2017	Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner	Dr. Steve Buscemi	Television special
	Neo Yokio	The Rememberancer	Voice, 2 episodes
	Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams	Ed Morris	Episode: "Crazy Diamond"
	Broad City	Mugger	Episode: "Bedbugs"
2017, 2023	SpongeBob SquarePants	Dorsal Dan	Voice, 2 episodes
2018	Elena of Avalor	Saloso	Voice, episode: "The Tides of Change" [1]
2019–23	Miracle Workers	God (season 1) Eddie Shitshoveler (season 2) Benny the Teen (season 3) Morris 'The Junkman' Rubinstein (season 4)	40 episodes
2020	Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?	Himself, Paolo Buscemi	Voice, episode: "Fear of the Fire Beast!"
2021	Rick and Morty	Eddie	Voice, episode: "A Rickconvenient Mort"
2023	Bupkis	Father Mac	Episode: "Do as I Say, Not as I do"
	Digman!	The Antiquarian	Voice, episode: "The Grail"
	StoryBots: Answer Time	Mr. Castaway	Episode: "Glass"
2023–24	Krapopolis	Hephaestus	Voice, 2 episodes
2024	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Mike DiCarlo	Episode: "The Colostomy Bag"
	Monsters at Work	Randall Boggs	Voice, 2 episodes
	Fantasmas	Q	Episode: "Cookies and Spaghetti" [3]
	Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years	Dorsal Dan	Voice, episode: "End of Summer Daze"
2025	The Studio	Himself	Episode: "The Promotion"
	Wednesday	Barry Dort	Season 2

Director

Year	Title	Notes
1998	Homicide: Life on the Street	Episode: "Finnegan's Wake"
1999, 2001	Oz	2 episodes
2001–06	The Sopranos	4 episodes
2002	Baseball Wives	Pilot
2009–11	Nurse Jackie	6 episodes
2009, 2012	30 Rock	2 episodes
2014–15	Park Bench with Steve Buscemi	27 episodes
2015–17	Portlandia	4 episodes
2016	Love	Episode: "Magic"
	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt	Episode: "Kimmy Goes to a Hotel!"
2019–23	Miracle Workers	4 episodes

Producer

Year	Title	Notes
2018	Dreaming of a Vetter World	[4]
2021	Dust: The Lingering Legacy of 9/11	[5]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Monsters, Inc. Wreck Room Arcade	Randall Boggs
	Monsters, Inc. Scream Team Training
	Monsters, Inc.
	Monsters, Inc. Scream Team
2002	Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena

References

1. "Steve Buscemi (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 13, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
2. Kit, Borys (March 29, 2011). "Disney Reveals Title for 'Monsters Inc.' Sequel". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved March 30, 2011.
3. Nicholson, Rebecca (August 1, 2024). "Fantasmas review – this wildly creative comedy is a beacon of hope for TV's future". www.theguardian.com. The Guardian . Retrieved November 11, 2024.
4. "Dreaming of a Vetter World Film Team" . Retrieved June 16, 2019.
5. "Steve Buscemi Reveals He Suffered from PTSD Volunteering at Ground Zero After 9/11: 'This is Still a Big Part of Me'". September 10, 2021.

External links

• Steve Buscemi filmography at IMDb