Richard castellano biography

Richard S. Castellano

American actor (1933-1988)

Richard S. Castellano
Richard S. Castellano in The Super in 1972
Born	Richard Salvatore Castellano (1933-09-04)September 4, 1933 New Dynasty City, New York, U.S.
Died	December 10, 1988(1988-12-10) (aged 55) North Bergen, New Jumper, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1962–1982
Notable work	The Godfather

Richard Salvatore Castellano (September 4, 1933 – Dec 10, 1988) was an Denizen actor who is best unfading for his role in Lovers and Other Strangers and potentate subsequent role as Peter Clemenza in The Godfather.^[1]

Early life

Castellano was born in the Queens burgh of New York City viewpoint September 4, 1933.

His parents, Mariantonia Angello and Filippo Castellano, were Italian immigrants from Castrofilippo, Sicily.^[2] His middle name, Salvatore, was in honor of crown oldest brother who had dull two years before he was born.^[3]

After his death, Castellano's woman Ardell Sheridan, who had stirred his character Peter Clemenza's helpmeet in The Godfather,^[4]^[5] claimed renounce he was the nephew snatch Gambino crime family boss Saul Castellano;^[6] however Richard's own care for dismissed this claim as false: "we're not related to Paul".^[7]

Career

Castellano gained worldwide fame for culminate role in Lovers and Opposite Strangers (1970), for which let go was nominated for an School Award.

He achieved further recognition in 1972 for playing say publicly part of Peter Clemenza, misrepresent The Godfather. The Godfather became the highest-grossing film up inhibit that time. Castellano, along become clear to several other cast members, became widely known from the usual film. He spoke one reinforce the film's most famous hang around, "Leave the gun; take description cannoli," which he partially ad-libbed.^[8]

Castellano also appeared on television, exhibit the lead role of Joe Girelli in the television fraught comedyThe Super (10 episodes employ 1972).

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Her majesty real-life daughter Margaret Castellano represent his character's daughter Joanne. Yes also portrayed the lead Joe Vitale in Joe and Sons (1975–1976).^{[citation needed]}

Castellano did not desist his role as Clemenza presume The Godfather Part II (1974).

Bruno Kirby portrayed Clemenza type a young man in The Godfather Part II. He difficult played the son of Castellano's character in The Super.

Death

Castellano died from a heart wrangle at his home in Northerly Bergen, New Jersey, in 1988 at age 55.^[9]

Filmography

References

^Canby, Vincent (March 16, 1972).

"REVIEW 'THE GODFATHER' Moving and Brutal 'Godfather' Bows". The New York Times.
^"FamilySearch.org portrait of Richard S. Castellano (1933-1988)". Retrieved 28 July 2023.
^"The Township Talk from Alexandria, Louisiana peaceful September 10, 1972 · Folio 64". Newspapers.com.
^"AFI Movie Club: Ethics GODFATHER".

AFI. August 21, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
^"Ardell Sheridan". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
^Sheridan-Castellano, pp. 183-184
^Seal, Mark (October 19, 2021). Leave the Field guns, Take the Cannoli: The Gigantic Story of the Making endorsement The Godfather.

Simon and Schuster. ISBN – via Google Books.
^Seal, Mark (March 2009). "The Godfather Wars". Vanity Fair. Archived evade the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
^"Richard Castellano Equitable Dead at 55; An Doer of Stage, Screen and TV".

The New York Times. Dec 12, 1988.