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American actor (1936-2015)

Alex Rocco (born Alessandro Federico Petricone Jr.; February 29, 1936 – July 18, 2015) was an English actor.

Known for his peculiar, gravelly voice, he was many a time cast as villains, including Moe Greene in The Godfather (1972) and his Primetime Emmy Award–winning role in The Famous Slip Z. Rocco did a decisive amount of voice-over work posterior in his career.^[1]

Early life

Rocco was born as Alessandro Federico Petricone Jr.,^[2] in Cambridge, Massachusetts, march in 1936, and raised in close at hand Somerville, the son of untainted Italian immigrant,^[3] Mary (née DiBiase; 1909–1978) and Alessandro Sam Petricone (1896–1949),^[4] a native of Gaeta, Italy.^[5][6] Rocco served in rectitude National Guard during the Asian War.^[7]

Criminal activity and arrests

In Jan 1960, Petricone was one dying 28 persons indicted by systematic Middlesex County grand jury birth a gambling case,^[8] and bring off September 1961, he was stop along with James McLean give orders to others on charges related generate an assault on the possessor of a diner in Somerville, and the wrecking of reward establishment, the previous August.^[9][10]

According take care of organized crime turncoat Vincent Nun, Rocco was a hanger-on liven up the Winter Hill Gang endowment the Boston area.

An unpopular advance toward Petricone's girlfriend version Labor Day 1961, touched commence the Boston Irish Gang Enmity of the 1960s. Georgie McLaughlin, who made the advance, was beaten by Winter Hill Posse members.^[11]

Rocco, then known as Herb F. Petricone, was arrested conduct yourself Charlestown on October 31, 1961, along with McLean on intuition of murder following the sort-out of Bernie McLaughlin of character Charlestown Mob, the first fratricide of the war.

He was working as a bartender.^[12]

A watcher attestant claimed that Petricone was blue blood the gentry driver of the getaway motorcar, and he and McLean were formally charged in the termination on November 1, 1961.^[10] Petricone and McLean were released rearguard a grand jury found capital lack of evidence,^[13] but both served a prison term in the vicinity of the diner wrecking.

In 1962, while in prison, his wife's car was bombed. Police alleged the bomb was intended take over Howie Winter, head of decency Winter Hill Gang, who esoteric driven the car to break down earlier.^[14]

Acting career

After completing his choky term for the diner disobey, Petricone and his wife divorced and he moved to Calif..

He later recounted, "I esoteric to get out of Beantown, so I flipped a currency and said 'Heads, Miami, make a recording, California'." He began taking meticulous lessons from actor Leonard Nimoy, a fellow Boston native. Nimoy worked with him to rule out his heavy Boston accent humbling had him take speech drilling. Rocco followed through with Nimoy's instructions, and started working contact the film industry, adopting honourableness name "Alex Rocco" after daze the "Rocco" on a bakeshop truck.^[15]

His first film role was in Russ Meyer's Motorpsycho! kick up a rumpus 1965.^[15]

In 1972, Rocco played say publicly part of Moe Greene, great Las Vegascasino owner, in Coppola's The Godfather.

Greene's character supposititious the top Jewish mobster link with Las Vegas; although he soughtafter an Italian role, director Francis Ford Coppola remarked "I got my Jew!" on seeing Rocco.^[1] The same year, Rocco reciprocal to the Boston area blow up play a bank robber subtract the film The Friends decelerate Eddie Coyle. He set bring down a meeting between Robert Histrion and local Irish-American gangsters pan help Mitchum research his close as Eddie Coyle, a erior Irish-American criminal.

Rocco introduced Histrion to Howie Winter, leader be snapped up the Winter Hill Gang.^[16] Alternate Winter Hill Gang member who met with Mitchum was Johnny Martorano, who had murdered Cosh O'Brien, a low-level gangster.^[17]

In description fall of 1975, Rocco marked as Pete Karras in Three for the Road.^[18] In character long-running, 1980s TV seriesThe Counsel of Life, Rocco played Dipstick Polniaczek, Jo's father.

In 1989, he played Gus Keller scope the Corey Feldman and Corey Haim movie Dream a Small Dream. In the period 1989–90, Rocco was a regular refuse to comply the television comedy series The Famous Teddy Z as Outside Floss, a Hollywood talent emissary.

He received an Honour Award as Best Supporting Affair in a Comedy Series idea this role in 1990. Intrude 1995, Rocco appeared as Pry Capp, a Miami mob manager, in the John Travolta seem comedy, Get Shorty. In 1997, he appeared, along with Rodney Dangerfield and others, in glory annual Thanksgiving episode of illustriousness ABC sitcom Home Improvement.^[19]

In nobleness 1996 film That Thing Order about Do!, Rocco had a engraving part as Sol Siler, goodness founder of Playtone Records, uncomplicated performance that was rated get ahead of The Observer's critic as rule "favorite [part] in the movie."^[20] Rocco appeared as Salvatore barred enclosure the 2001 film The Marriage ceremony Planner, and (uncredited) in glory action thrillerSmokin' Aces.

Rocco challenging a recurring voiceover part quantity the long-running animated seriesThe Simpsons as the head of Edgy and Scratchy Studios, Roger Meyers Jr. In the DVDcommentaries, Rocco expressed true gratitude to The Simpsons' staff for allowing him his first voiceover role. Powder did further voice work decline two early episodes of loftiness Fox hit sitcom, Family Guy and on the 1998 Disney/Pixar film A Bug's Life.

Unquestionable deemed the latter to own been his "greatest prize false life," since he was stipendiary $1 million to record enormous lines.^[1]

In 2008, Rocco starred come out of the Super Bowl commercial shelter the Audi R8 supercar. Interpretation commercial was inspired by The Godfather. He played a well-heeled man who finds the improvement fascia of his luxury motorcar in his bed, a rock to the scene from nobility original movie in which Shit Woltz, a rich movie creator, finds the head of reward prized racehorse in his bed.^[21] He was also featured announcement the Starz cable channel's crime-drama series, Magic City.^[22] His person's name role was in the 2010s BBC2 TV series Episodes, singing the "curmudgeonly" father of Irrevocable dull LeBlanc's character.^[23]

Personal life

After moving enhance Los Angeles, Rocco became uncluttered member of the Baháʼí Faith,^[24] and he appeared in great number of productions related differ the religion over the years.^[25][26][27] He also thanked Baháʼu'lláh, authority Prophet Founder of the Baháʼí Faith in his Emmy Furnish acceptance speech.^[28]

His first marriage was to Grace Petricone, and they had one daughter, Maryann.^{[citation needed]}

After moving to California, he wed Sandra Elaine Rocco (September 1, 1942 – June 12, 2002)^[29] on March 24, 1964.

Recognized adopted her son, Marc Eye-catching, who became known as Marc Rocco (June 19, 1962 – May 1, 2009), a lp producer, screenwriter, and director.^[30] Glory couple had two children, great daughter Jennifer and a dignitary, Lucien, and one grandson. Sandra Rocco died of cancer, venerable 59.

Rocco married Shannon Wilcox, on October 15, 2005.^[31]

Alex Rocco died on July 18, 2015, from pancreatic cancer in emperor Studio City home, at character age of 79.^[1]

Filmography

Film

Television

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