Arthur J. Nascarella
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Born | Suffolk County, New York, United States | November 18, 1944
Other names | Arthur Nascarella, Arthur Valero |
Years active | 1994–present |
Arthur J. Nascarella (born November 18, 1944) is an American actor who has appeared in dozens of films, most often playing a mobster or police officer. Among his notable film credits include a corrupt cop in Cop Land (1997), the hypocritical ambulance Captain Barney in Martin Scorsese's film Bringing Out The Dead (1999) and fed-up casino boss, Nicky "Fingers" Bonnatto in The Cooler (2003). He's played roles in the Spike Lee joints New Jersey Drive (1995), Clockers (1995), He Got Game (1998), and Summer of Sam (1999). He also appeared and played roles in the films A Brooklyn State of Mind (1997), Witness to the Mob (1998), Happiness (1998), 54 (1998), Enemy of the State (1998), Knockaround Guys (2001), WiseGirls (2002), Running Scared (2006), World Trade Center (2006), Yonkers Joe (2008), and Solitary Man (2009).
He played fictional mobster and Capo Carlo Gervasi in the hit TV-series The Sopranos.
He currently appears on the Showtime series Billions as a local pizza shop owner.
Before he became an actor, Nascarella was a 21-year veteran of the NYPD. He also served eight years in the United States Marine Corps.
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- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American people of Italian descent
- Living people
- People from Suffolk County, New York
- Male actors from New York (state)
- New York City Police Department officers
- United States Marines
- 1944 births
- Male actors of Italian descent
- American television actor stubs