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Today you`ll see how actors of the movie The Godfather have changed. You`ll know their
original names and age. I will show you how they looked then, in 1972, and what`s with
them now, in 2021. Don`t forget to like and subscribe to the channel. Let`s go!
Michael Corleone was a young man in his mid-20. He the strongest of the Corleone family, though
originally he wanted nothing to do with the family business, but he was quickly pulled
in after the assassination attempt on his father. Michael is portrayed by Al Pacino.
Tom Hagen (Robert Duvall) was the consigliere and head lawyer of the Corleone family, as
well as being the adoptive son of Vito Corleone. Tom wielded immense power within the Corleone
family under Vito — his cunning and diplomacy had always been valuable asset.
Kay Adams (Diane Keaton) was the long-term girlfriend, then second wife, of Michael Corleone.
She is a schoolteacher by profession and the mother of Anthony and Mary Corleone. As a
non-Italian, she was symbolized Michael's initial desire to live a more Americanized
life.
Connie (Talia Shire) is the youngest child and only daughter of Vito and Carmela Corleone.
She was a twin, but her other died in the womb, something that only the closest members
of the Corleone family knew about, as well as her godfather, Don Osvaldo Altobello.
Peter Clemenza (Richard S. Castellano) was became known as a suave yet violent presence
in the neighborhood, ruthless in the protection of his property and his businesses. Clemenza
became a friend of Vito Corleone after Vito immigrated from Sicily to the United States.
Carlo Rizzi (Gianni Russo) a half northern Italian, half Sicilian, former laborer, Carlo
migrated to New York City following trouble with the law and became a friend of Sonny
Corleone, through whom he met Sonny's sister Connie. A little bit later they were married.
Emilio Barzini (Richard Conte) was the head of The Barzini crime family is one of the
Five Families operating in New York. He had the most modern mind out of all the Five Families'
Dons, due to his comparative youth experience in the current age of organized crime.
Carmela Corleone (Morgana King) was the wife of Don Vito Corleone, and mother of Sonny,
Fredo, Michael and Connie Corleone, as well as the adoptive mother of Tom Hagen. She married
Vito Corleone at the age of sixteen. They both occupied a small apartment in the Bronx.
Mark McCluskey (Sterling Hayden) was a corrupt Irish-American police captain in the service
of the Tattaglia family and Virgil Sollozzo but he ostensibly worked for the Police Chief.
McCluskey served 20 years on the force and at first he was an honest and tough cop.
Jack Woltz was a Jewish movie producer who had achieved mild success in the film industry,
having come up from nothing, eventually went on to found Woltz International Pictures,
which grew into one of the biggest studios in Hollywood. He is portrayed by John Marley.
Moe Greene (Alex Rocco) was a renowned Jewish mobster and former executioner for Murder
Incorporated, credited with the development of Las Vegas into a gambling and entertainment
mecca, bringing the interests of the most powerful organized crime organizations in
US.
Salvatore Tessio (played by Abe Vigoda) was one of Don Vito Corleone's most trusted friends
and caporegimes, ruling over the Corleone family's territory in Brooklyn. Tessio was
a smooth and savvy enforcer, who many of the junior members of the family saw as a mentor.
Fredo (John Cazale) was the second child of Vito and Carmela Corleone. In his youth he
was a sickly child, contracting pneumonia as a baby. Fredo was the weakest and least
intelligent of the Corleone brothers; his own brother, Michael, dismissed him as weak
and stupid.
Virgil Sollozzo (Al Lettieri) known as the Turk because he had a nose like a Turkish
scimitar, and also listed as being very good with a knife, Sollozzo had already gained
a reputation as a top narcotics man with poppy fields in Turkey and laboratories in Sicily.
Johnny Fontane (played by Al Martino) was the godson of Don Vito Corleone and a famous
singer. Johnny was a childhood friend to the children of Don Vito Corleone as well. With
the subtle help of his godfather, Vito Corleone, was able to break into show business.
Luca Brasi (Lenny Montana) was Vito Corleone's personal enforcer. Fluent in Italian and able
to handle himself in any fight, he had a dark reputation among the underworld as a savage
killer. He was also wise as he brought a bullet-proof vest with him everywhere.
Paulie Gatto (played by John Martino) was one of Clemenza's made men, his personal right-hand
man and personal driver to Vito Corleone, a job he shared with the Don's son Fredo.
If he had not turned traitor, he probably would have risen through the ranks quickly.
Sandra Corleone (Julie Gregg) was the wife of Santino Corleone and mother to four of
his children: Kathyrn, Francesca, Frank and Santino, Jr. Most of her family, including
her mother and father, died before or during her early childhood due to an earthquake.
Apollonia Vitelli (Simonetta Stefanelli) was a young Sicilian woman and Michael Corleone's
first wife. When she started the car to drive towards Michael, she unknowingly ignited a
bomb planted in the car, intended for him, the subsequent explosion killed her instantly.
Santino Corleone (played by James Caan) was the oldest, most impulsive and violent of
Vito's sons and, before Michael's rise to power, the most involved in the Corleone crime
family. It was he, who was supposed to head the family business after the death of Vito.
Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) was the founder and Don of the Corleone family. In an underworld
full of ruthless mob bosses who preferred to be feared, Vito Corleone's reputation for
compassion and generosity meant that people were more willing to deal with the Corleones.
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