@italian_american_actors: 14 Non-Italian American Actors Who Played Italian Americans #italianamerican Here are 14 examples of actors who have convincingly played Italian American characters despite having no Italian heritage themselves. We'll also unveil the actor's real heritage. Michael Madsen as Sonny Black (Donnie Brasco, 1997) – Danish/Irish heritage. James Caan as Sonny Corleone (The Godfather, 1972) – German-Jewish heritage. Harvey Keitel as Charlie Cappa (Mean Streets, 1973) – Ashkenazi Jewish heritage. David Proval as Richie Aprile (The Sopranos, 2000) – Jewish heritage. Johnny Depp as Donnie Brasco / Joseph D. Pistone (Donnie Brasco, 1997) – English, Irish, and German heritage. Abe Vigoda as Salvatore Tessio (The Godfather, 1972) – Russian-Jewish heritage. Henry Winkler as Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli (Happy Days, 1974–1984) – German-Jewish heritage. Peter Falk as Lt. Frank Columbo (Columbo, 1971–2003) – Polish, Russian, Hungarian, and Czech-Jewish heritage. Michael Chiklis as Det. Tony Scali (The Commish, 1991–1996) – Greek and Irish heritage. Jerry Stiller as Frank Costanza (Seinfeld, 1993–1998) – Jewish heritage. Tony Shalhoub as Antonio Scarpacci (Wings, 1991–1997) – Lebanese heritage. Adrien Brody as Luca Changretta (Peaky Blinders) – Polish and Hungarian-Jewish heritage. Stephen Graham as Al Capone (Boardwalk Empire) – English, Jamaican, and Swedish heritage. And last but definitely not least... Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone (The Godfather, 1972) – German, Dutch, English, and Irish heritage.

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Friday 29 May 2026 22:17:31 GMT