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THE GODFATHER	GODFATHER PART II	GODFATHER PART III

THE ACTORS: Who was in...?

AL PACINO - Don Michael Corleone (dies of old age in Part III)
DIANE KEATON - Kay Adams Corleone Michelson
TALIA SHIRE - Connie Corleone Rizzi
SOFIA COPPOLA - Part I: Baby Michael, Part II: On the boat in Statue of Liberty scene, Part III: Mary (shot by Mosca)
RICHARD BRIGHT - Al Neri
TERE LIVRANO BAKER - Tom Hagen's wife, Teresa
GABRIEL TORREI - Enzo the baker (but his scenes were cut of out Part II)

ROBERT DUVALL - Tom Hagen (character died between II & III)
JOHN CAZALE - Fredo Corleone (shot by Neri in Part II)
JAMES CAAN - Sonny Corleone (shot in Part I; cameo in Part II)
MORGANA KING - Mama Corleone (dies in Part II)
ABE VIGODA - Sal Tessio (killed in Part I; cameo in Part II)
JOE SPINELL - Willy Cicci
CORRADO GAIPA - Dom Tommasino (actor died; character died in Part III)
JOE LoGRIPPO - Corleone family bodyguard
TOM ROSQUI - Rocco Lampone (killed at airport in Part II)
GIANNI RUSSO - Carlo Rizzi (garroted in Part I; cameo in Part II)
FATHER JOSEPH MEDEGLIA - Father Carmelo

GEANNE & JANET SAVARINO - Sonny's twins (other girls in Part I)
CARMINE CARIDI - Part II: One of the Rosatos, Part III: Don Volpe
MARK SCAROLA - Part II: Fanucci attacker #1 (Epic version), Part III: bystander

FRANCO CITTI - Calo, the loyal Sicilian bodyguard
JEANNIE LINERO - Lucy Mancini
AL MARTINO - Johnny Fontane
DON COSTELLO - Part I: a Don, Part III: Don Frank Romano

MARLON BRANDO - Don Vito Corleone (dies of heart attack)
RICHARD CASTELLANO - Peter Clemenza (character died between I & II)
LENNY MONTANA - Luca Brasi (garroted)
AL LETTIERI - Sollozzo (shot by Michael)
STERLING HAYDEN - McCluskey (shot by Michael)
JOHN MARLEY - Woltz (almost scared to death!)
RICHARD CONTE - Barzini (shot by "Officer" Al Neri)

ROBERT DE NIRO - young Vito Corleone
LEE STRASBERG - Hyman Roth (shot by Rocco Lampone)
MICHAEL V. GAZZO - Frankie Five Angels (suicide at Michael's suggestion)
BRUNO KIRBY - young Clemenza

JOE MANTEGNA - Joey Zasa (shot by Vincent)
ANDY GARCIA - Vincent Mancini Corleone
BRIDGET FONDA - Grace Madison
ELI WALLACH - Don Altobello (poisoned by Connie)
GEORGE HAMILTON - B.J. Harrison, Michael's Legal Advisor
JOHN SAVAGE - Andrew Hagan
DONAL DONNELLY - Archbishop Gilday (killed by Neri)
RAF VALLONE - Cardinal Lomberto (dies mysteriously)
DON NOVELLO - Dominic Abbandando, Michael's PR Advisor
HELMUT BERGER - Keinszig (killed by Vincent)
AL RUSCIO - Don Leo Cuneo (killed in Atlantic City)

THE ACTORS: Necrology
Nineteen years elapsed between the shooting of Part I (1971)
and the completion of Part III (1990). At least 15 actors and the composer have died

Actors who died

AFTER their characters died:

MARLON BRANDO (Don Corleone) (4/2/24-7/1/04)
STERLING HAYDEN (McCluskey) (3/26/16-5/23/86)
JOHN CAZALE (Fredo) (d. 3/12/78)
MICHAEL V. GAZZO (Pentangeli) (4/5/23-2/14/95)
RICHARD CASTELLANO (Clemenza) (9/4/33[34?]-12/10/88)
LEE STRASBERG (Roth) (11/17/01-2/17/82)
LENNY MONTANA (Luca Brasi)
RICHARD CONTE (Barzini) (3/24/14[16?]-4/15/75)
RUDY BOND (Don Ottilio Cuneo) (d. 3/29/82)
FAY SPAIN (Mrs. Roth) (d. 5/83)
BILL BOWERS (Chairman of Senate committee)
AL LETTIERI (Sollozzo) (2/24/28-10/18/75)
TOM ROSQUI (Rocco) (6/12/28-4/12/91; cancer)
RAF VALLONE (Cardinal Lamberto) (2/17/16-10/31/02)
RICHARD BRIGHT (Al Neri) (6/28/06-2/18/06; struck by a bus)

Actors who died BEFORE their characters died:

FRANK PUGLIA - would have played Bonasera in Part I
JOHN MARLEY (Woltz) (1907-5/22/84)
JOE SPINELL (Willy Cicci) (1938-1/13/89)
CORRADO GAIPA (Tommasino) - Vittorio Duse played the part in III

Others who have died

MARIO PUZO, author/screenwriter (d. 7/2/99)
CARMINE COPPOLA, composer (d. 4/26/91)
NINO ROTA, composer (1911-1979)
LAURINDO ALMEIDA, guitarist (d. 7/95)
TROY DONAHUE (Merle Johnson) (d. 9/2/01; heart attack)

CHARACTERS who died BEFORE the actors died:

TOM HAGEN - Cause of death: salary disagreement
ROCCO LAMPONE - decided he couldn't have lived (d. 1991)
CLEMENZA - Cause of death: salary disagreement (d. 1988)

ACTORS' BIRTHDAYS:

Jan 01, 1943 - Don Novello		May 20, 1933 - Danny AielloJan 05, 1931 - Robert Duvall	May 29, 1944 - Helmut BergerJan 05, 1946 - Diane Keaton	Jan 06, 1966 - Geoff Malta*		Jun 04, 1930 - Morgana KingJan 26, ???? - Vito Scotti	Jan 27, 1936 - T. Donahue [RIP]	Jul 06, 1931 - Donal DonnellyJan 27, 1964 - Bridget Fonda	Jul 17, 1926 - Harry Dean Stanton				Feb 17, 1916 - Raffaele Vallone	Aug 11, 1960 - Franc D'AmbrosioFeb 19, 1956 - Kathleen Beller	Aug 12, 1939 - George HamiltonFeb 24, 1921 - Abe Vigoda		Aug 17, 1945 - Robert De Niro								Aug 25, 1949 - John SavageMar 26, 1939 - James Caan		Oct 15, 1920 - Mario Puzo [R.I.P.]				Apr 03, 1924 - M Brando [RIP]	Nov 13, 1947 - Joe MantegnaApr 07, 1939 - FF Coppola	Apr 12, 1956 - Andy Garcia		Dec 07, 1915 - Eli WallachApr 25, 1940 - Al PacinoApr 25, 1946 - Talia Shire*I should have been in it! ;)

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THE ACTORS: Who was in...?

THE ACTORS: Necrology
Nineteen years elapsed between the shooting of Part I (1971)
and the completion of Part III (1990). At least 15 actors and the composer have died

Actors who died

AFTER their characters died:

Actors who died BEFORE their characters died:

FRANK PUGLIA - would have played Bonasera in Part I
JOHN MARLEY (Woltz) (1907-5/22/84)
JOE SPINELL (Willy Cicci) (1938-1/13/89)
CORRADO GAIPA (Tommasino) - Vittorio Duse played the part in III

Others who have died

Others who have died

MARIO PUZO, author/screenwriter (d. 7/2/99)
CARMINE COPPOLA, composer (d. 4/26/91)
NINO ROTA, composer (1911-1979)
LAURINDO ALMEIDA, guitarist (d. 7/95)
TROY DONAHUE (Merle Johnson) (d. 9/2/01; heart attack)

CHARACTERS who died BEFORE the actors died:

CHARACTERS who died BEFORE the actors died:

TOM HAGEN - Cause of death: salary disagreement
ROCCO LAMPONE - decided he couldn't have lived (d. 1991)
CLEMENZA - Cause of death: salary disagreement (d. 1988)

ACTORS' BIRTHDAYS:

THE ACTORS: Who was in...?

THE ACTORS: Necrology Nineteen years elapsed between the shooting of Part I (1971) and the completion of Part III (1990). At least 15 actors and the composer have died

Actors who died

AFTER their characters died:

Actors who died BEFORE their characters died:

FRANK PUGLIA - would have played Bonasera in Part I JOHN MARLEY (Woltz) (1907-5/22/84) JOE SPINELL (Willy Cicci) (1938-1/13/89) CORRADO GAIPA (Tommasino) - Vittorio Duse played the part in III

Others who have died

Others who have died

MARIO PUZO, author/screenwriter (d. 7/2/99) CARMINE COPPOLA, composer (d. 4/26/91) NINO ROTA, composer (1911-1979) LAURINDO ALMEIDA, guitarist (d. 7/95) TROY DONAHUE (Merle Johnson) (d. 9/2/01; heart attack)

CHARACTERS who died BEFORE the actors died:

CHARACTERS who died BEFORE the actors died:

TOM HAGEN - Cause of death: salary disagreement ROCCO LAMPONE - decided he couldn't have lived (d. 1991) CLEMENZA - Cause of death: salary disagreement (d. 1988)

ACTORS' BIRTHDAYS:

THE ACTORS: Necrology
Nineteen years elapsed between the shooting of Part I (1971)
and the completion of Part III (1990). At least 15 actors and the composer have died

FRANK PUGLIA - would have played Bonasera in Part I
JOHN MARLEY (Woltz) (1907-5/22/84)
JOE SPINELL (Willy Cicci) (1938-1/13/89)
CORRADO GAIPA (Tommasino) - Vittorio Duse played the part in III

MARIO PUZO, author/screenwriter (d. 7/2/99)
CARMINE COPPOLA, composer (d. 4/26/91)
NINO ROTA, composer (1911-1979)
LAURINDO ALMEIDA, guitarist (d. 7/95)
TROY DONAHUE (Merle Johnson) (d. 9/2/01; heart attack)

TOM HAGEN - Cause of death: salary disagreement
ROCCO LAMPONE - decided he couldn't have lived (d. 1991)
CLEMENZA - Cause of death: salary disagreement (d. 1988)