| Birth date | 1948 (age 78–79) |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Philip Suriano (born 1948) is an American actor, best known for playing the doomed Dominick Santoro in Martin Scorsese's 1995 film Casino, the younger brother of Joe Pesci's Nicky Santoro, based on real-life mobster Michael Spilotro. Another small but notable appearance by Suriano was in 1989's Lethal Weapon 2 (also with Pesci), where his character makes and loses a bet with Mel Gibson's Martin Riggs but pays him with an illegal krugerrand.
Besides Casino and Lethal Weapon 2, Suriano has had small roles in other films, such as Goodfellas (again with Robert De Niro and Pesci), Jane Austen's Mafia!, Ocean's Eleven and The Irishman (again with De Niro and Pesci).
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | The Out-of-Towners (1970 film) | Liquor Store Looter | Uncredited |
| 1970 | The Cross and the Switchblade (film) | Chi-Chi | Uncredited |
| 1970 | Move | ||
| 1970 | The People Next Door (1970 film) | Motorcycle Gang Member | Uncredited |
| 1975 | The Last Day | Townsman | |
| 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | Joseph Ragucci | |
| 1990 | American Born | Frankie Fingers | |
| 1990 | Goodfellas | Cicero's 60's crew #2 | |
| 1995 | Casino | Dominick Santoro | |
| 1997 | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | Gangster | |
| 1998 | Visions | Detective Novak | |
| 1998 | Mafia! | Frankie Totino | |
| 2019 | The Irishman | Silver Shop Owner |
External links
- Philip Suriano at IMDb