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The actor appeared in hundreds of film and television roles, including a prominent role as the "Italian Train Engineer" in Von Ryan's Express who leads the escaped prisoners to Switzerland, as Nazorine in The Godfather (1972), as Vittorio in Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981), and most notably [citation needed] as the scene-stealing cook in ...
Vito Scotti. Actor: The Godfather. With his dark features and having spent much of his early years in Naples, Italy, Vito Scotti was understandably typecast as Italian waiters, government functionaries, policemen, maitre d's and barbers.
- January 1, 1
- San Francisco, California, USA
- January 1, 1
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Born in San Francisco, Vito G. Scotti was an Italian-American character actor who was known for his appearance in The Godfather as Nazorine, as well as several appearances in television on The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Addams Family. Scotti died of lung cancer in 1996.
Nazorine, played by Vito Scotti, is the guy who asks Don Corleone for help in keeping Enzo, a baker and possible future son-in-law, in America. Don Corleone obliges. (Later, Enzo helps Michael scare away the assassins who come to kill Don Corleone at the hospital.)
Vito Scotti. Actor: The Godfather. With his dark features and having spent much of his early years in Naples, Italy, Vito Scotti was understandably typecast as Italian waiters, government functionaries, policemen, maitre d's and barbers.
- January 26, 1918
- June 5, 1996
The Godfather (1972) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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Jun 12, 1996 · His big screen roles included Nazorine in “The Godfather” and the fussy Italian chef who surprisingly kissed Debbie Reynolds between her breasts when she ventured into his kitchen in “How ...