Frank Sinatra (1915–1998) his parents' Italian heritage included a Sicilian father and a mother from Liguria in northern Italy- actor and singer who many consider to be one of the finest male popular song vocalists of all time.Al Molinaro (1919–2015) son of Italian parents – actor ( The Odd Couple, Happy Days).Dean Martin (Crocetti) (1917–1995) actor/singer, member of the Rat Pack.Ann Corio (1914–1999) burlesque ecdysiast and actress.
Adriana Caselotti (1916–1997) actress known for providing the voice behind the lead character in Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.Ernest Borgnine (Borgnino) (1917–2012) Academy Award-winning actor.Miriam Battista (1912–1980) daughter of Italian immigrants – child actress of the silent film era.Robert Alda (Alfonso Roberto D'Abruzzo) (1914–1986) actor, father of Alan Alda.Renata Vanni (1909–2004) Italian-born American film actress.Lou Costello (Cristillo) (1906–1959) 62.5% Italian, 25% Irish, and 12.5% French blood – actor and comedian known as half of the comedy team of Abbott and Costello.Russ Columbo (1908–1934) singer, violinist and actor, perhaps most famous for his signature tune, "You Call It Madness, But I Call It Love", and the legend surrounding his early death.Jerry Colonna (1904–1986) actor, entertainer, musician.Iron Eyes Cody (Espera Decorti) (1907–1999) son of Sicilian parents – actor, frequently played Native Americans.Don Ameche (Amici) (1908–1993) 50% Italian, actor and director.Rudolph Valentino (1895–1926), nicknamed The Latin Lover, was an Italian born actor based in the United States who starred in several well-known silent films including The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The Sheik, Blood and Sand, The Eagle, and The Son of the Sheik.The list is organized chronologically, listing Italian American actors by birth date periods. Such director-actors include: Danny DeVito, John Turturro, Steve Buscemi, Vincent Gallo, Al Pacino, Stanley Tucci, Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Gary Sinise, Anne Bancroft, and Madonna. Muscio connects the prominence of Italian-American director-actors to the Capocomico of traditional Italian theatre. The of American film Renaissance ( New Hollywood) in the 1970s coincided with Scorsese’s Mean Streets (1973) and Coppola’s The Godfather (1972), Giuliana Muscio attributes this to Italian Americans becoming better educated and more affluent after World War II. Italian-American actors included Enrico Caruso in the cultural legitimation of American silent cinema, to Rudolph (Rodolfo) Valentino. Some Italian-American film directors of the silent film era included Robert Vignola, Gregory LaCava, Frank Borzage (Borzaga) and Frank Capra. The Guild of Italian American Actors was founded in 1937. Bondanella, as well as numerous other sources, Italian-American actors have made a significant impact. As discussed in the 2005 book Hollywood Italians by Peter E. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Italian American actors or must have references showing they are Italian American actors and are notable.
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