Alex Rocco, the US actor best known for his Casino Boss role in the epic crime drama The Godfather, has died due to cancer at the age of 79. Rocco played Moe Greene, the casino boss who angrily resisted a takeover attempt from rising mafia boss Michael Corleone and paid for it with a bullet through his eye. In a career spanning half a century, Rocco won an Emmy for his role in 1990s sitcom The Famous Teddy Z.
Epic Scene from Godfather Movie – Michael Corleone’s first meeting with Moe Greene
Facts About Godfather Movie
- The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddyfrom a screenplay by Mario Puzo and Coppola.
- The story spans the years 1945-55, concentrating on the transformation of Michael Corleone from reluctant family outsider to ruthless Mafia boss
- The Godfather is widely regarded as one of the greatest films in world cinema—and as one of the most influential, especially in the gangster genre.
- The success spawned two sequels: The Godfather Part II in 1974, and The Godfather Part III in 1990.
