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1. www.imdb.com › name › nm0733678Alex Rocco - IMDb

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   Alex Rocco. Actor: The Godfather. Tough, gruff, thick-browed, volatile-looking character actor Alex Rocco was born Alessandro Federico Petricone, Jr. on February 29, 1936, to Italian immigrants in Cambridge, Mass.

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   • Birth Date: February 29, 1936

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   • Death Date: July 18, 2015

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alex_RoccoAlex Rocco - Wikipedia

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   Alex Rocco (born Alessandro Federico Petricone Jr.; February 29, 1936 – July 18, 2015) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive, gravelly voice, he was often cast as villains, including Moe Greene in The Godfather (1972) and his Primetime Emmy Award –winning role in The Famous Teddy Z. Rocco did a significant amount of voice-over ...

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   Did Rocco work with Alan Arkin?

   • Rocco worked frequently with Alan Arkin, being paired with him on such films as Freebie and the Bean (1974), Hearts of the West (1975), Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975) and Fire Sale (1977).

   Alex Rocco Dead: 'Godfather' Actor Was 79 - The Hollywood Reporter

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   What movies did Rocco appear on the right side of the law?

   • Other films in which Rocco appeared on the right side of the law, though unsympathetically, were Freebie and the Bean (1974) and The Stunt Man (1980), both directed by cultish, unprolific Richard Rush. But it was television that gave Rocco far more scope, and allowed him to reveal his comic side.

   Alex Rocco obituary | Movies | The Guardian

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   Was Rocco in a Super Bowl commercial?

   • In 2008, Rocco starred in the Super Bowl commercial for the Audi R8 supercar. The commercial was inspired by The Godfather. He played a rich man who finds the front fascia of his luxury car in his bed, a nod to the scene from the original movie in which Jack Woltz, a rich movie producer, finds the head of his prized racehorse in his bed.

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   Why was Rocco a gang member?

   • He grew up a member of Boston's Winter Hill gang (his nickname was "Bobo") and was briefly detained regarding a murder at one point after an alleged personal incident triggered the Boston Irish Gang War (1961-1967). Rocco decided to straighten his life and relocated to Hollywood in 1962 following his detainment and release.

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4. www.nytimes.com › 2015/07/20 › artsAlex Rocco, Who Played Moe Greene in ‘The Godfather,’ Dies at 79

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   Jul 20, 2015 · Alex Rocco, the gravelly-voiced actor whose gallery of memorable characters included Moe Greene, the cocky, bespectacled Las Vegas casino owner who made the mistake of talking back to Michael...

5. www.cbsnews.com › news › alex-rocco-godfather-starAlex Rocco, "Godfather" star, dead at 79 - CBS News

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   Jul 19, 2015 · Alex Rocco, an Emmy Award-winning character actor best known for portraying mobster Moe Greene in "The Godfather," died on Saturday. He was 79. His death was announced by his daughter, Jennifer...

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6. www.hollywoodreporter.com › news › general-newsAlex Rocco Dead: 'Godfather' Actor Was 79

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   Jul 19, 2015 · Alex Rocco, the veteran tough-guy character actor with the gravelly voice best known for playing mobster and Las Vegas casino owner Moe Greene in The Godfathe r, has died. He was 79. Rocco died...

7. www.theguardian.com › film › 2015Alex Rocco obituary | Movies | The Guardian

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   Jul 21, 2015 · Alex Rocco, who has died of cancer aged 79, might have had bigger and more challenging parts than the Jewish mobster Moe Greene in the first part of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather trilogy...

8. variety.com › 2015 › filmAlex Rocco Dead: 'The Godfather,' 'Facts of Life' Actor Dies ...

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   Jul 19, 2015 · Character actor Alex Rocco, who played casino owner Moe Greene in “The Godfather” and appeared in dozens of other movies and TV shows, died Saturday of cancer in Studio City, Calif. He was 79....