Natural-born actor John Turturro: “I’m at a very fruitful time”

October 18, 2026 / 9:46 AM EDT / CBS News

Character actors like John Turturro never fail to leave their mark on screen. He's been commanding our attention in movies and on television for 46 years, always digging deep to deliver something memorable. Called one of the great character actors in the history of movies, Turturro responded with modesty: "Oh wow, I'll take that compliment. I'm not sure of it!"

Now 69, Turturro is doing some of his best work in Apple TV's "Severance," and on the big screen in a rare leading-man part, as a thief clinging to a world passing him by, in a charming and moving crime thriller, "The Only Living Pickpocket in New York."

"Within this tense sort of crime thriller, there's all this humanity and, like, tenderness," he said. "There's like this love story, and there's this guy who basically the world has changed around him. He's obsolete in some ways. So, how does someone like that survive in such a fast-changing world? I found it very evocative and moving."

To watch a trailer for "The Only Living Pickpocket in New York," click on the video player below.

We spoke to Turturro in his Brooklyn…

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