Which actor played Frank Serpico in Sidney Lumet’s Serpico?

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Sidney Lumet in a tuxedo holds his Honorary Academy Award and smiles backstage at the 77th Annual Academy Awards, with a gold Oscar statue in the background. — Sidney Lumet American director Sidney Lumet after receiving an Academy Award for lifetime achievement, 2005.

In the 1973 film Serpico, directed by Sidney Lumet, the title role of Frank Serpico was played by Al Pacino. Pacino’s performance as the real-life undercover police officer who exposed corruption within the New York Police Department earned him an Academy Award nomination.1