He’s going to make you an offer you can’t refuse by being the most iconic mob boss. Marlon Brando (April 3, 1924-July 1, 2004) played Don Vito Corleone in what might be his most recognizable role in Frances Ford Coppellas’s “The Godfather.” Head of the fictional Corleone New York Crime family, his low, raspy voice and simple but stern looks makes him a mob boss not to be trifled with.
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It’s all about the gabagool with this TV gangster. The larger-than-life James Gandolfini (September 18, 1961 – June 19, 2013) played Tony Soprano in the hit HBO show “The Sopranos.” But, before becoming the king of Jersey, Gandolfini played in “True Romance” as a mob enforcer, and Terminal Velocity as the Russian gangster Ben Pinkwater, sharpening up his wise guy skills. There’s no argument that he’s one of the most recognized characters in TV history.
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All I ever wanted to be was the most gangster (movie character). Ray Liotta (December 18, 1954 – May 26, 2022) plays the smooth talking, Irish Italian mobster Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese’s “Goodfellas.” Besides that, before his passing, Liotta also played the roles of “Hollywood Dick” Moltisanti and Salvatore “Sally” Moltisanti, twin brothers.
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“Whaddya hear? Whaddya say?” Most notably remembered as Paully Walnuts in “The Sopranos” Tony Sirico (July 24, 1942 – July 8, 2022) was born to be a mob movie legend. Playing roles in “Goodfellas,” “Mob Queen,” “Mighty Aphrodite” and many more flicks, it was as if he had a calling in life to be a wise guy, or at least portray one on the screen.
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There wasn’t a temper like his. He was a hard-charging, no-nonsense mobster boss who took no crap and was killed as aggressively as he lived. James Caan ( March 26, 1940 – July 6, 2022) played the eldest of the Corleone boys, Sonny Corleone in Ford Coppella’s “The Godfather.” The emotion and attitude he brought to the character was unmatched. Caan was able to bring the rawness you’d expect the son of a 1940’s mob boss to have, and he delivered it with passion.
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He might tell you to leave the gun, but be sure to take those cannolis. Richard S. Castellano (September 4, 1933 – December 10, 1988) is most notably remembered as Peter Clemenza, in “The Godfather,” one of Don Corleone’s captains in the Corleone Family. His performance reeked of that real old-school Italian gangster, that wasn’t afraid to get down and dirty, but also stayed loyal to the family that offered him the life of privilege as a mobster in the 1940s.
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The movie mob boss that “didn’t have to move for anybody.” Paul Sorvino (April 13, 1939 – July 25, 2022) will always be remembered as the quiet, but intimidating Paul “Paulie” Cicero from Scorsese “Goodfellas.”
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Be careful not to shine this mobster’s shoes, or he’ll never let you forget it. Frank Vincent (April 15, 1937 – September 13, 2017) most notably known as the ball-busting Billy Bats from “Goodfellas” and the ruthless, vengeful Phil Leotardo in “The Sopranos”.
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He’ll find you the best Italian spot in the Bronx, and maybe even hid a revolver in the toilet for you. Abe Vigoda (February 24, 1921 – January 26, 2016) is most notably known as Salvatore Tessio, one of Don Corleons captains in “The Godfather.”
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Joe Viterelli (March 10, 1937 – January 28, 2004) remembered as Jelly the menacing yet lovable henchman to Robert De Niro’s therapy-indulging mob boss in the mafia comedy “Analyze This” and “Analyze That”
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