Charles ScorseseLuciano Charles Scorsese was an American film actor. He was the father of filmmaker Martin Scorsese.BiographyScorsese was born in New York City, the son of Teresa and Francesco Scorsese, Sicilian immigrants from Polizzi Generosa, a small town near Palermo. He attended Public School 21. Scorsese worked as a presser for over forty years and also as a wardrobe consultant. He married Catherine Cappa in 1933. He was the father of Academy Award-winning film director Martin Scorsese, and began playing small or bit roles in films from the mid-1970s, mainly in his son's productions, but occasionally worked with other directors. He died after a long illness in 1993, aged 80. His last film role was in The Age of Innocence, which was released after his death.