How old was al pacino in scarface? Al Pacino was in his early forties when he portrayed Tony, while in the movie, his sister is described as being approximately 19 or 20 years old.
Scarface was filmed while Al Pacino was in his early 40s; Pacino was born in 1940, and the picture debuted in 1983. So, even though the character was intended to be in his mid-30s, Pacino was already 43 when the movie came out.
Al Pacino was the ideal choice, even though he was nearly ten years older than Montana, since this is Hollywood.