Richard S. Castellano (1933–1988) |
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Bronx born, stocky Italian-American actor who only appeared in a handful of films, yet earned some degree of immortality for his role as the loyal Corleone capo "Peter Clemenza" teaching Al Pacino how to shoot a crooked police captain in the iconic gangster film The Godfather (1972). He was originally a construction company manager, then he gained...
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Died:(age 55) in North Bergen, New Jersey, USA |
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Actor (21 credits)
Actor (21 credits)
1981
The Gangster Chronicles
(TV Mini-Series)
Giusseppe 'Joe the Boss' Masseria / Giuseppe 'Joe the Boss' Masseria
Giusseppe 'Joe the Boss' Masseria / Giuseppe 'Joe the Boss' Masseria
- Episode #1.12
(1981)
... Giusseppe 'Joe the Boss' Masseria
- Episode #1.11
(1981)
... Giusseppe 'Joe the Boss' Masseria
- Episode #1.13
(1981)
... Giusseppe 'Joe the Boss' Masseria
- Episode #1.10
(1981)
... Giusseppe 'Joe the Boss' Masseria
- Episode #1.9
(1981)
... Giusseppe 'Joe the Boss' Masseria
1977
The Godfather Saga
(TV Mini-Series)
Peter Clemenza
Peter Clemenza
- Episode #1.4
(1977)
... Peter Clemenza
- Episode #1.3
(1977)
... Peter Clemenza
- Episode #1.2
(1977)
... Peter Clemenza
- Episode #1.1
(1977)
... Peter Clemenza
1975-1976
Joe and Sons
(TV Series)
Joe Vitale
Joe Vitale
- Jimmy Flynn's Wake
(1976)
... Joe Vitale
- Thou Shalt Steal
(1976)
... Joe Vitale
- Nick's Problem
(1975)
... Joe Vitale
- Pot Luck
(1975)
... Joe Vitale
- Clothes Don't Necessarily Make the Man
(1975)
... Joe Vitale
1972
The Super
(TV Series)
Joe Girelli
Joe Girelli
- Joe's Extra Ticket
(1972)
... Joe Girelli
- The Fat Cop
(1972)
... Joe Girelli
- The Plague
(1972)
... Joe Girelli
- Facts of Life
(1972)
... Joe Girelli
- Joe's Affair
(1972)
... Joe Girelli
1962-1963
Naked City
(TV Series)
Bartender / Dock Worker / Onlooker Outside Apples' Apartment / ...
Bartender / Dock Worker / Onlooker Outside Apples' Apartment / ...
- One, Two, Three, Rita Rakahowski
(1963)
... Dock Worker (uncredited)
- The S.S. American Dream
(1963)
... Onlooker Outside Apples' Apartment (uncredited)
- Robin Hood and Clarence Darrow, They Went Out with Bow and Arrow
(1963)
... Bartender (uncredited)
- Go Fight City Hall
(1962)
... Subway Token Buyer (uncredited)
- Idylls of a Running Back
(1962)
... Motel Waiter (uncredited)
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Self (12 credits)
Self (12 credits)
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Archive footage (2 credits)
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Stage Play: That Summer - That Fall. See more »Alternate Names:
Richard CastellanoHeight:
5' 9" (1.75 m)
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[on why he was not in The Godfather: Part II (1974)] I saw Clemenza as a teacher. He teaches how to make spaghetti, how to use the gun. [Coppola] can't tell me that Clemenza, after years of loyalty to the old man, would go in and testify against organized crime. Not unless you proved to me... that he had become a fearful man, that he had become a betrayer. The demands on me were impossible. I had... See more »Trivia:
In the DVD commentary of The Godfather (1972), Francis Ford Coppola says that Castellano was not in The Godfather: Part II (1974) because he wanted to have someone else (of his choosing) write his dialogue. According to Castellano's widow, Ardell Sheridan, Castellano was dropped by Coppola because he refused to regain the weight to play Clemenza due to health reasons. See more »Nickname:
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