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name: "Al Sapienza"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "31 July 1962"
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average_fi1m_score: 79
updated: "2026-09-17T02:03:22.500240+00:00"
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# Al Sapienza

Actor. Born 31 July 1962 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 31 July 1962, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1982–2015
- **Also known as:** Al Sapineza, Alex Statler, Al Sepienza, Αλ Σαπιένζα, آل ساپینزا, آل سپینزا

## Biography

Al Sapienza is an American actor. Born in New York City on 31 July 1962, he began his career on stage after graduating from New York University, appearing as Ringo Starr in the Broadway musical *Beatlemania* in 1977. He later studied with acting teacher Milton Katselas in Los Angeles and was a founding member of the Alliance Repertory Company in Burbank.

Sapienza is best known for his recurring role as Mikey Palmice in the HBO series *The Sopranos* (1999–2004). He has appeared in numerous television series, including as Detective Raymond Terney in *Person of Interest* (2011–2015), Philly Falzone in *Prison Break* (2005), and Marty Spinella in *House of Cards* (2013). His film credits include *Pretty Woman* (1990), *The Big Short* (2015), *Godzilla* (2014) and *Taken 3* (2014).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, personofinterest.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Big Short* (2015), Fi1m 80, as Option One CEO — [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-short.md)
- *Person of Interest* (2011), Fi1m 78, as Raymond Terney — [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)
- *Pretty Woman* (1990), Fi1m 77, as Night Doorman — [page](https://film.one/film/pretty-woman.md)
- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), Fi1m 81, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md)

## Also known for

- *The Flash* (2014), Detective Fred Chyre
- *The Umbrella Academy* (2019), Dick
- *Godzilla* (2014), Huddleston
- *xXx: Return of Xander Cage* (2017), CIA Director
- *Supernatural* (2005), Santino Scarpatti
- *Arrow* (2012), Edward Rasmus
- *Taken 3* (2014), Johnson
- *Prison Break* (2005), Philly Falzone

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