Arthur J. Nascarella is an American

United States

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 actor

Actor

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 who has appeared in dozens of films, most often playing a mobster or police officer

Police officer

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. Among his notable film credits include a corrupt cop in Cop Land

Cop Land

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(1997), a hypocritical ambulance captain in Bringing Out The Dead

Bringing Out the Dead

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(1999) and a fed-up casino boss in The Cooler

The Cooler

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; he has also appeared in Clockers (1995), He Got Game

He Got Game

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(1998), Enemy of the State (1998), World Trade Center

World Trade Center (film)

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(2006), and Solitary Man

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(2009).

Most notably, he played fictional mobster and Capo

Caporegime

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 Carlo Gervasi in the hit TV-series The Sopranos

The Sopranos

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Before he became an actor, Nascarella was a 20-year veteran of the New York City Police Department

New York City Police Department

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. He also served eight years in the United States Marine Corps

United States Marine Corps

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Awards

• National Board of Review Award for Best Acting by an Ensemble for Happiness (1998)