# List of Italian-American television characters

The following is a list of notable Italian-American television characters.
To be included in this list, the character should be a main or frequently recurring character in a television series, and should have an article or section in Wikipedia. The character should be described as Italian-American in the text or categories.
| Name | Show | Played by | Description |
| John Abruzzi | Prison Break | Peter Stormare | Mobster |
| Tony Almeida | 24 | Carlos Bernard | Systems analyst; Italian and Portuguese |
| Frank Angelino | Three's Company | Jordan Charney | Restaurateur; short-tempered |
| Jackie Aprile Jr. | The Sopranos | Jason Cerbone | Mobster |
| Jackie Aprile Sr. | The Sopranos | Michael Rispoli | Mobster |
| Richie Aprile | The Sopranos | David Proval | Mobster |
| Rosalie Aprile | The Sopranos | Sharon Angela | Mobster's widow |
| Chachi Arcola | Happy Days | Scott Baio | High school student |
| Bobby Baccalieri | The Sopranos | Steve Schirripa | Mobster |
| Sal Banducci | 21 Jump Street | Sal Jenco | Police officer |
| Tony Banta | Taxi | Tony Danza | Cab driver, failed boxer |
| Vinnie Barbarino | Welcome Back, Kotter | John Travolta | Remedial high school student |
| Larry Barese | The Sopranos | Tony Darrow | Mobster |
| Tony Baretta | Baretta | Robert Blake | Police detective |
| Frank Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | Peter Boyle | Retired bookkeeper; loud, reactionary |
| Marie Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | Doris Roberts | Passive-aggressive housewife |
| Ray Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | Ray Romano | Sportswriter |
| Robert Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | Brad Garrett | Police officer |
| Luigi Basco | Life with Luigi | J. Carrol Naish, Vito Scotti | Sweet but gullible immigrant |
| Andrea Belladonna | Samantha Who? | Jennifer Esposito | Attorney; party girl, "shoulder devil" |
| Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto | The Bear | Jeremy Allen White | Gourmet chef, restaurateur |
| Tony Blundetto | The Sopranos | Steve Buscemi | Mobster |
| Angie Bolen | Desperate Housewives | Drea de Matteo | "loving but tough Italian woman" |
| Nick Bonetti | Tequila and Bonetti | Jack Scalia | Police officer |
| Angie Bonpensiero | The Sopranos | Toni Kalem | Mobster's wife |
| Big Pussy Bonpensiero | The Sopranos | Vincent Pastore | Mobster |
| Alexandra Borgia | Law & Order | Annie Parisse | Assistant district attorney |
| Johnny Bravo | Johnny Bravo | Jeff Bennett (animated) | "muscular and boorish young man" |
| Artie Bucco | The Sopranos | John Ventimiglia | Restaurateur; mobster's friend |
| Charmaine Bucco | The Sopranos | Kathrine Narducci | Restaurateur; mobster's friend |
| Gina Calabrese | Miami Vice | Saundra Santiago | Police detective |
| Tony Calabrese | Police Story | Tony Lo Bianco | Police detective |
| Al Calavicci | Quantum Leap | Dean Stockwell | Admiral; womanizer |
| Tommy Carcetti | The Wire | Aidan Gillen | Ambitious politician; womanizer |
| Dominick Carisi Jr. | Law & Order | Peter Scanavino | Police detective |
| Lexie Carver | Days of Our Lives | Renée Jones | Police officer; mobster's daughter |
| Theo Carver | Days of Our Lives | Kyler Pettis | Mobster's grandson; autistic student |
| Anthony Ceccoli (Victor) | Dollhouse | Enver Gjokaj | Veteran with PTSD |
| Phil Cerreta | Law & Order | Paul Sorvino | Police detective |
| Ralph Cifaretto | The Sopranos | Joe Pantoliano | Mobster |
| Lieutenant Columbo | Columbo | Peter Falk | Police detective; quirky, brilliant |
| Frank Costanza | Seinfeld | Jerry Stiller | Businessman; angry, deranged |
| George Costanza | Seinfeld | Jason Alexander | Neurotic underachiever |
| Steve Crosetti | Homicide: Life on the Street | Jon Polito | Police detective |
| Jackie Curatola | Blue Bloods | Jennifer Esposito | Police detective |
| Ray Curto | The Sopranos | George Loros | Mobster |
| "Fat Tony" D'Amico | The Simpsons | Joe Mantegna (animated) | Mobster |
| Silvio Dante | The Sopranos | Steven Van Zandt | Mobster |
| Jeanie DaVinci | Mork & Mindy | Gina Hecht | Restaurateur |
| Remo DaVinci | Mork & Mindy | Jay Thomas | Restaurateur |
| Frank DeFazio | Laverne & Shirley | Phil Foster | Pizzeria owner |
| Laverne DeFazio | Laverne & Shirley | Penny Marshall | Bottlecapper |
| Anna Del Amico | ER | Maria Bello | Physician |
| Mike Delfino | Desperate Housewives | James Denton | Plumber, drug addict |
| Andrew DeLuca | Grey's Anatomy | Giacomo Gianniotti | Physician |
| Dolly DeLucca | That's Life | Ellen Burstyn | Housewife |
| Frank DeLucca | That's Life | Paul Sorvino | Toll collector |
| Lydia DeLucca | That's Life | Heather Paige Kent | Working-class girl from New Jersey |
| Paulie DeLucca | That's Life | Kevin Dillon | Police officer |
| Al Delvecchio | Happy Days | Al Molinaro | Cook |
| Dominic Delvecchio | Delvecchio | Judd Hirsch | Police detective |
| Louie DePalma | Taxi | Danny DeVito | Cab dispatcher |
| Charlie DeSalvo | Highlander: The Series | Philip Akin | Martial arts instructor |
| Daniel Desario | Freaks and Geeks | James Franco | Good-looking bad boy |
| André DiMera | Days of Our Lives | Thaao Penghlis | Blackmailer |
| Chad DiMera | Days of Our Lives | Casey Jon Deidrick | Businessman; mobster's son |
| Stefano DiMera | Days of Our Lives | Joseph Mascolo | Mobster |
| Anthony DiNozzo | NCIS | Michael Weatherly | Cocky field agent; movie buff; flirt |
| Renée DuMonde | Days of Our Lives | Philece Sampler | Mobster's daughter, "evil home wrecker" |
| Manny Esposito | Cagney & Lacey | Robert Hegyes | Police detective |
| Nick Falco | Law & Order | Michael Imperioli | Police detective |
| Connie Falconeri | General Hospital | Megan Ward, Kelly Sullivan | Businesswoman; mobster's ex-girlfriend |
| Dante Falconeri | General Hospital | Dominic Zamprogna | Police detective; mobster's son |
| Olivia Falconeri | General Hospital | Lisa LoCicero | Businesswoman; mobster's mistress |
| Paul Falsone | Homicide: Life on the Street | Jon Seda | Police detective |
| Anthony Fanelli | The Fanelli Boys | Ned Eisenberg | Undertaker; nice guy |
| Dom Fanelli | The Fanelli Boys | Joe Pantoliano | Con man |
| Frankie Fanelli | The Fanelli Boys | Chris Meloni | Bartender; handsome playboy |
| Ronnie Fanelli | The Fanelli Boys | Andy Hirsch | College dropout |
| Theresa Fanelli | The Fanelli Boys | Ann Morgan Guilbert | Widowed mother |
| Joe Fontana | Law & Order | Dennis Farina | Police detective |
| Arthur Fonzarelli | Happy Days | Henry Winkler | Greaser, ladies' man |
| Frank Furillo | Hill Street Blues | Daniel J. Travanti | Police captain |
| Harry Garibaldi | Hill Street Blues | Ken Olin | Police detective |
| Mike Giardello | Homicide: Life on the Street | Giancarlo Esposito | FBI agent; Italian and black |
| Tony Giuliano | Night Court | Ray Abruzzo | Police detective |
| Furio Giunta | The Sopranos | Federico Castelluccio | Mobster |
| Paulie Gualtieri | The Sopranos | Tony Sirico | Mobster |
| Benjy Hawk | Days of Our Lives | Darrell Thomas Utley, Jim Lunsford | Mobster's son |
| Megan Hathaway | Days of Our Lives | Miranda Wilson | Mobster's daughter |
| Adriana La Cerva | The Sopranos | Drea de Matteo | Mobster's girlfriend |
| Paul LaGuardia | Cagney & Lacey | Sidney Clute | Police detective |
| Phil Leotardo | The Sopranos | Frank Vincent | Mobster |
| Janice Licalsi | NYPD Blue | Amy Brenneman | Mob-connected, murderous police officer |
| Angelo Lombardi | The Fanelli Boys | Richard Libertini | Priest |
| Dominic Luca | S.W.A.T. | Mark Shera | Police officer |
| Carmine Lupertazzi | The Sopranos | Tony Lip | Mobster |
| Carmine Lupertazzi, Jr. | The Sopranos | Ray Abruzzo | Mobster |
| Dave Malucci | ER | Erik Palladino | Incompetent physician |
| Jennifer Mancini | Melrose Place | Alyssa Milano | College dropout |
| Michael Mancini | Melrose Place | Thomas Calabro | Physician; womanizer |
| John Manicote | Hawaii Five-O | Glenn Cannon | Attorney General |
| Anthony Marentino | Sex and the City | Mario Cantone | Event planner |
| Zane Marinelli | The Beat | Mark Ruffalo | Police officer |
| Massimo Marone | The Bold and the Beautiful | Joseph Mascolo | Ruthless shipping magnate |
| Mario | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | Lou Albano | Plumber |
| Nick Marone | The Bold and the Beautiful | Jack Wagner | Businessman |
| Billy Martin | The Bronx is Burning | John Turturro | Yankees manager; Italian and Portuguese |
| Jennifer Melfi | The Sopranos | Lorraine Bracco | Psychiatrist |
| Samantha Micelli | Who's the Boss? | Alyssa Milano | Housekeeper's daughter; tough girl |
| Tony Micelli | Who's the Boss? | Tony Danza | Live-in housekeeper |
| Christopher Moltisanti | The Sopranos | Michael Imperioli | Mobster |
| Lorna Morello | Orange is the New Black | Yael Stone | Prison inmate from Boston |
| Donna Moss | The West Wing | Janel Moloney | White House aide; Italian and Irish |
| Dino Ortolani | Oz | Jon Seda | Mobster |
| Mikey Palmice | The Sopranos | Al Sapienza | Mobster |
| Chucky Pancamo | Oz | Chuck Zito | Mobster |
| Ernie "Coach" Pantusso | Cheers | Nicholas Colasanto | Dimwitted but lovable bartender |
| Patsy Parisi | The Sopranos | Dan Grimaldi | Mob accountant |
| Stacey Paterno | Spin City | Jennifer Esposito | Secretary from Brooklyn |
| Nathan Petrelli | Heroes | Adrian Pasdar | Senator with superpowers |
| Peter Petrelli | Heroes | Milo Ventimiglia | Paramedic with superpowers |
| Sophia Petrillo | The Golden Girls | Estelle Getty | Elderly widow |
| Tony Petrocelli | Petrocelli | Barry Newman | Defense lawyer |
| Donna Pinciotti | That '70s Show | Laura Prepon | High school girl with a wry wit |
| Bob Pinciotti | That '70s Show | Tanya Roberts, Don Stark | Jovial ladies' man |
| Eugene Pontecorvo | The Sopranos | Robert Funaro | Mobster |
| Carmine Ragusa | Laverne & Shirley | Eddie Mekka | Boxer, dancer |
| Lionel Rizzo | Kojak | Vince Conti | Police detective |
| Jane Rizzoli | Rizzoli & Isles | Angie Harmon | Police detective |
| Ann Romano | One Day at a Time | Bonnie Franklin | Divorced mother; "feisty" |
| Sal Romano | Mad Men | Bryan Batt | Art director; closeted |
| Roseanne Roseannadanna | Saturday Night Live | Gilda Radner | Brash, tactless anchorwoman |
| Tony Roselli | Remington Steele | Jack Scalia | Hunk |
| David Rossi | Criminal Minds | Joe Mantegna | FBI supervisory agent; Vietnam veteran |
| Frank Rossitano | 30 Rock | Judah Friedlander | Mob-connected writer; slob |
| Alex Russo | Wizards of Waverly Place | Selena Gomez | Wizard; Italian and Mexican |
| Giada Russo | Wizards Beyond Waverly Place | Mimi Gianopulos | Italian-American Investigative Reporter |
| Jerry Russo | Wizards of Waverly Place | David DeLuise | Retired Owner of Waverly Sub Station |
| Justin Russo | Wizards of Waverly Place | David Henrie | Middle School Principal wizard; Italian and Mexican |
| Max Russo | Wizards of Waverly Place | Jake T. Austin | Owner of Waverly Sub Station; Italian and Mexican |
| Milo Russo | Wizards Beyond Waverly Place | Max Matenko | Italian and Mexican-American |
| Roman Russo | Wizards Beyond Waverly Place | Alkaio Thiele | Italian and Mexican-American |
| Tina Russo | Hill Street Blues | Megan Gallagher | Police detective |
| Johnny Sacrimoni | The Sopranos | Vince Curatola | Mobster |
| Dominic Santini | Airwolf | Ernest Borgnine | Aviator; war veteran |
| Jo Santini | Airwolf | Michele Scarabelli | Aviator |
| Dicky Santoro | Brooklyn South | Gary Basaraba | Police sergeant |
| Father Guido Sarducci | Saturday Night Live | Don Novello | Eccentric priest |
| Tony Scali | The Commish | Michael Chiklis | Police commissioner; family man |
| Tom Scavo | Desperate Housewives | Doug Savant | Advertiser, pizzeria owner |
| Melissa Schemmenti | Abbott Elementary | Lisa Ann Walter | Second Grade Teacher |
| Peter Schibetta | Oz | Eddie Malavarca | Mobster |
| Abby Sciuto | NCIS | Pauley Perrette | Forensic scientist; upbeat Goth girl |
| Anthony Soprano Jr. | The Sopranos | Robert Iler | Mobster's son |
| Carmela Soprano | The Sopranos | Edie Falco | Mobster's wife |
| Janice Soprano | The Sopranos | Aida Turturro | Mobster's sister |
| Junior Soprano | The Sopranos | Dominic Chianese | Mobster |
| Livia Soprano | The Sopranos | Nancy Marchand | Mobster's mother |
| Meadow Soprano | The Sopranos | Jamie-Lynn Sigler | Mobster's daughter |
| Tony Soprano | The Sopranos | James Gandolfini | Mobster |
| Ginnie Sorelli | Related | Jennifer Esposito | Ambitious attorney; main character |
| Vito Spatafore | The Sopranos | Joseph R. Gannascoli | Mobster |
| Alec Stone/D'Amico | New York Undercover | Josh Hopkins | Police detective; mobster's son |
| Sara Tancredi | Prison Break | Sarah Wayne Callies | Prison physician; drug addict |
| Elsbeth Tascioni | Elsbeth, The Good Wife, The Good Fight | Carrie Preston | Quirky lawyer, police detective |
| David Toma | Toma | Tony Musante | Police detective |
| Mike Torello | Crime Story | Dennis Farina | Police detective |
| Carla Tortelli | Cheers | Rhea Perlman | Surly barmaid |
| Nick Tortelli | Cheers | Dan Hedaya | Deadbeat dad |
| Nick Toscanni | Dynasty | James Farentino | Evil doctor |
| Joey Tribbiani | Friends | Matt LeBlanc | Dimwitted but lovable actor; ladies' man |
| Nona Valentine | Brooklyn South | Klea Scott | Police officer |
| Nick Vera | Cold Case | Jeremy Ratchford | Police detective |
| Charlie Verducci | Top of the Heap | Joseph Bologna | Scheming slum dweller |
| Vinnie Verducci | Top of the Heap | Matt LeBlanc | Scheming slum dweller |
| Anthony Zacchara | General Hospital | Bruce Weitz | Mobster; "homicidal maniac" |
| Claudia Zacchara | General Hospital | Sarah Brown | Mobster; "a very, very sexual woman" |
| Johnny Zacchara | General Hospital | Brandon Barash | Mobster's son, "bad boy with a good heart" |
| Dorothy Zbornak (née Petrillo) | The Golden Girls | Bea Arthur | Substitute teacher |
| Larry Zito | Miami Vice | John Diehl | Police detective |

## Others

The following characters are presumably (but not verifiably) meant to be Italian-American.
| Name | Show | Played by | Description |
| Nat Bussichio | Murphy Brown | Joe E. Tata | Restaurateur |
| Jordan Catalano | My So-Called Life | Jared Leto | Good-looking bad boy |
| Frank Fontana | Murphy Brown | Joe Regalbuto | Reporter |
| Lionel Fusco | Person of Interest | Kevin Chapman | Corrupt police detective |
| Danny Garibaldi | Grand Hotel (TV series) | Lincoln Younes | Waiter; amateur sleuth |
| Jess Mariano | Gilmore Girls | Milo Ventimiglia | Good-looking bad boy |
| Stan Rizzo | Mad Men | Jay R. Ferguson | Art director |
| Jeff Rosso | Freaks and Geeks | Dave Allen | Hippie guidance counselor |
| Peter Russo | House of Cards | Corey Stoll | Corrupt, alcoholic congressman |
| Frankie Stecchino | Boy Meets World | Ethan Suplee | High school bully |
| Donald Twinkacetti | Perfect Strangers | Ernie Sabella | Mean landlord |