Steve Buscemi filmography

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Steve Buscemi is an American actor 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).

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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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 The Way it Is Willy / Raphael
Tommy'sTommyShort film
1986 Sleepwalk Worker
Parting Glances Nick
No Picnic Dead Pimp
Film House FeverTony
1987Arena BrainsAgentShort film
Kiss Daddy Goodnight Johnny
Heart Nicky
Call Me "Switchblade"
1988 Heart of Midnight Eddy
Vibes Fred
1989 Twins The WaiterShort film
Slaves of New York Wilfredo
Mystery Train Charlie, The Barber
New York Stories Gregory StarkSegment: "Life Lessons"
Bloodhounds of Broadway Willie "Whining Willie"
1990 Tales from the Darkside: The Movie Edward BellinghamSegment: "Lot 249"
King of New York "Test Tube"
Miller's Crossing "Mink" Larouie
Force of CircumstanceFarmhand
1991 Zandalee OPP Man
Barton Fink Chet
Life Is NiceConvenience Store Clerk
Billy Bathgate Irving Nitzberg
1992 In the Soup Aldolfo Rollo
Reservoir Dogs "Mr. Pink"
CrissCross Louis, Drug Dealer
What Happens to PeteThe StrangerShort film
1993 Twenty Bucks Frank
ClaudeDannyAlternate title: Trusting Beatrice
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 NutUncredited
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 KitesThe FatherShort film
Trees Lounge Tommy BasilioAlso 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 HimselfDocumentary
The Impostors "Happy" Franks
The Wedding Singer Dave VeltriUncredited
Armageddon "Rockhound"
Louis & FrankDrexel
1999 Big Daddy Homeless Guy
2000 28 Days Cornell Shaw
Animal Factory A.R. HosspackAlso director and producer
2001 Ghost World Seymour
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Neil FlemingVoice [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 WesleyVoice [1]
2005Who's the TopCymonShort film
The Island James "Mac" McCord
Lonesome Jim Director
Romance & Cigarettes Angelo
2006 Art School Confidential Bob "Broadway Bob" D'AnnunzioUncredited
Paris, je t'aime The TouristSegment: "Tuileries"
Monster House Horace NebbercrackerVoice and motion capture [1]
Charlotte's Web TempletonVoice [1]
Delirious Les Galantine
2007 I Think I Love My Wife George Sianidis
Interview Pierre PedersAlso writer and director
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry Clint Fitzer
I'm Dirty!Backhoe LoaderVoice
Short film
2008 Igor ScamperVoice [1]
2009 Rage Frank
John Rabe Dr. Robert O. Wilson
G-Force BuckyVoice [1]
The Messenger Dale Martin
Handsome Harry Thomas Kelley
Saint John of Las Vegas John AlighieriAlso executive producer
Youth in Revolt George Twisp
2010 Grown Ups Wiley
Pete Smalls Is Dead Bernie Lake
The Chosen One Neal
2011Fight for Your Right RevisitedWalterShort film
Rampart Bill Blago
2012 On the Road Tall Thin Salesman
Hotel Transylvania WayneVoice [1]
2013 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Anthony Metz / Anton Marvelton
Monsters University Randall BoggsVoice [2] [1]
Grown Ups 2 Wiley
Khumba SkalkVoice [1]
2014 Time Out of Mind Art
My Depression "Suicidal Thoughts"Voice
Short film
The Cobbler Jimmy
2015 Hotel Transylvania 2 WayneVoice [1]
The Ridiculous 6 "Doc" Griffin
2016Mildred & The Dying ParlorRickShort film
Norman Rabbi Blumenthal
2017 The Boss Baby Francis FrancisVoice [1]
Transformers: The Last Knight DaytraderVoice [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 WayneVoice [1]
2019 The Dead Don't Die Frank Miller
2020 The King of Staten Island Papa
Hubie Halloween Walter Lambert / Nick Hudson
2022 Hotel Transylvania: Transformania WayneVoice [1]
The Listener Director
The Year Between Don Miller
2023 Vacation Friends 2 Reese
Day of the Fight Uncle
2024 The Shallow Tale Completed [3]
Transformers One TBAVoice
TBDLilo and RandallRandall BoggsVoice

Television

Actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 Not Necessarily the News Neil1 episode
1986 Miami Vice RicklesEpisode: "El Viejo"
1987 The Equalizer ArchieEpisode: "Re-Entry"
1988 Crossbow Captain of The GuardEpisode: "The Lost Crusader"
1989 Lonesome Dove Luke4 episodes
1990 Monsters John DennisEpisode: "Bed and Boar"
Against the Law Timmy LowellEpisode: "Where the Truth Lies"
1991 L.A. Law David LeeEpisode: "Spleen It to Me, Lucy"
1992 Mad About You Howie BalingerEpisode: "Token Friend"
1993 Tales from the Crypt IkeEpisode: "Forever Ambergris"
The Last Outlaw PhiloTelevision film
1994–1996 The Adventures of Pete & Pete Phil Hickle3 episodes
1995 Homicide: Life on the Street Gordon PrattEpisode: "Endgame"
1998 The Drew Carey Show Ed ChiltonEpisode: "Mr. Louder's Birthday Party"
1998, 2011 Saturday Night Live Himself (host)2 episodes
2002 The Laramie Project "Doc" O'ConnerTelevision film
2004 Tanner on Tanner HimselfEpisode: "Dinner at Elaine's"
2004, 2006 The Sopranos Tony Blundetto / The Man13 episodes
2007 Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11 The NarratorVoice
Documentary
2003, 2007 The Simpsons Himself / DwightVoices
2 episodes
2008 ER Art MastersonEpisode: "The Chicago Way"
2007–2013 30 Rock Lenny Wosniak6 episodes
2010–2014 Boardwalk Empire Nucky Thompson 56 episodes
2014–2017 Portlandia Various Roles5 episodes
2014A Good Job: Stories of the FDNYHimselfDocumentary
2014–2015 Park Bench with Steve Buscemi Himself (host)27 episodes
2014, 2015 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Himself / The Chief2 episodes
2015 The Jim Gaffigan Show HimselfEpisode: "Wonderful"
2016 Horace and Pete Pete Jr.9 episodes
Bob's Burgers Tom InnocentiVoice, episode: "Sexy Dance Healing" [1]
Inside Amy Schumer HimselfEpisode: "Brave"
2016, 2019 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Himself2 episodes
2017 Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner Dr. Steve BuscemiTelevision special
Neo Yokio The RememberancerVoice, 2 episodes
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Ed MorrisEpisode: "Crazy Diamond"
Broad City MuggerEpisode: "Bedbugs"
2017, 2023 SpongeBob SquarePants Dorsal Dan Voice, 2 episodes
2018 Elena of Avalor SalosoVoice, episode: "The Tides of Change" [1]
2019–2023 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 BuscemiVoice, episode: "Fear of the Fire Beast!"
2021 Rick and Morty EddieVoice, episode: "A Rickconvenient Mort"
2023 Bupkis Father MacEpisode: "Do as I Say, Not as I do"
Digman! The AntiquarianVoice, episode: "The Grail"
StoryBots: Answer Time Mr. CastawayEpisode: "Glass"
2023–2024 Krapopolis Hephaestus Voice, 2 episodes
2024 Curb Your Enthusiasm Mike DiCarloEpisode: "The Colostomy Bag"
2024 Monsters at Work Randall BoggsVoice, 2 episodes
2025 Wednesday Barry DortSeason 2

Director

YearTitleNotes
1998 Homicide: Life on the Street Episode: "Finnegan's Wake"
1999, 2001 Oz 2 episodes
2001–2006 The Sopranos 4 episodes
2002Baseball WivesPilot
2009–2011 Nurse Jackie 6 episodes
2009, 2012 30 Rock 2 episodes
2014–2015Park Bench with Steve Buscemi27 episodes
2015–2017 Portlandia 4 episodes
2016 Love Episode: "Magic"
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Episode: "Kimmy Goes to a Hotel!"
2019–2023 Miracle Workers 4 episodes

Producer

YearTitleNotes
2018Dreaming of a Vetter World [4]
2021 Dust: The Lingering Legacy Of 9/11 [5]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Monsters, Inc. Wreck Room ArcadeRandall Boggs
Monsters, Inc. Scream Team Training
Monsters, Inc.
Monsters, Inc. Scream Team
2002 Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena

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