Who played the lawyer Tom Hagen in the film the Godfather?
"and Robert Duvall had been hired to reprise their roles as Vito Corleone, Sonny Corleone and Tom Hagen, respectively. All three had also allowed EA to use their likenesses in the game, with both Caan and Duvall doing facial motion capture work. Although Brando had died in July of the previous year, he had recorded dialogue for the game prior to his death, in what was his last acting job. It was also revealed that EA had acquired the rights to Nino Rota's score for the film. Later that same day, EA released its first official statement regarding the game,"
"James Caan James Edmund Caan (born March 26, 1940) is an American actor. After early roles in ""The Glory Guys"" (1965), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination, ""El Dorado"" (1967), and ""The Rain People"" (1969), he came to prominence in the 1970s with significant roles in films such as ""Brian's Song"" (1971), ""Cinderella Liberty"" (1973), ""The Gambler"" (1974), ""Freebie and the Bean"" (1974), ""Rollerball"" (1975), ""Funny Lady"" (1975), ""A Bridge Too Far"" (1977) and ""Chapter Two"" (1979). For his signature role in ""The Godfather"" (1972), that of hot-tempered Sonny Corleone, Caan was nominated for the Academy Award for"
"films beginning in the 1970s. He drew a considerable amount of attention in 1970 for his portrayal of the dastardly Major Frank Burns in the film ""MASH"" and for his portrayal of the title role in ""THX 1138"" in 1971 where he plays a fugitive trying to escape a society controlled by robots. His first major critical success came portraying Tom Hagen in ""The Godfather"" (1972) and ""The Godfather Part II"" (1974), the 1972 film earning him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. In 1976, Duvall played supporting roles in ""The Eagle Has Landed"" and as Dr. Watson"
"eldest daughter Tara and one from his son Scott. James Caan James Edmund Caan (born March 26, 1940) is an American actor. After early roles in ""The Glory Guys"" (1965), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination, ""El Dorado"" (1967), and ""The Rain People"" (1969), he came to prominence in the 1970s with significant roles in films such as ""Brian's Song"" (1971), ""Cinderella Liberty"" (1973), ""The Gambler"" (1974), ""Freebie and the Bean"" (1974), ""Rollerball"" (1975), ""Funny Lady"" (1975), ""A Bridge Too Far"" (1977) and ""Chapter Two"" (1979). For his signature role in ""The Godfather"" (1972), that of hot-tempered Sonny"
"voiceovers and their likenesses, but Pacino did not. Francis Ford Coppola openly voiced his disapproval of the game. The Godfather The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy, based on Mario Puzo's best-selling novel of the same name. It stars Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as the leaders of a fictional New York crime family. The story, spanning 1945 to 1955, chronicles the family under the patriarch Vito Corleone (Brando), focusing on the transformation of Michael Corleone (Pacino) from reluctant family outsider to ruthless mafia boss. Paramount Pictures obtained"
"The Godfather The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy, based on Mario Puzo's best-selling novel of the same name. It stars Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as the leaders of a fictional New York crime family. The story, spanning 1945 to 1955, chronicles the family under the patriarch Vito Corleone (Brando), focusing on the transformation of Michael Corleone (Pacino) from reluctant family outsider to ruthless mafia boss. Paramount Pictures obtained the rights to the novel for the price of $80,000, before it gained popularity. Studio executives had trouble"
"director. The couple had two children, a daughter Jennifer and a son, Lucien, and one grandson. Sandra Rocco died of cancer, aged 59. Rocco remarried, to Shannon Wilcox on October 15, 2005. Alex Rocco died on July 18, 2015 from pancreatic cancer in Studio City, Los Angeles, at the age of 79. Alex Rocco Alessandro Federico Petricone, Jr. (February 29, 1936 – July 18, 2015), known professionally as Alex Rocco, was an American actor. Often cast as a villain, he is best known for his portrayal of Moe Greene in ""The Godfather"" and his Primetime Emmy Award for Supporting Actor"
"Alex Rocco Alessandro Federico Petricone, Jr. (February 29, 1936 – July 18, 2015), known professionally as Alex Rocco, was an American actor. Often cast as a villain, he is best known for his portrayal of Moe Greene in ""The Godfather"" and his Primetime Emmy Award for Supporting Actor in a Comedy for ""The Famous Teddy Z"". He did a significant amount of voiceover work later in his career, and was known for his gravelly voice. He was also a member of the Bahá'í Faith. Rocco was born as Alessandro Federico Petricone, Jr. in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1936, but raised in"
"American film ""The Godfather"" with Sivaji Ganesan and Kamal Haasan; however the project was dropped after Kamal Haasan's then associate Ananthu felt that it would be a Ganesan-focused film and not a Kamal film. Kamal later wrote a script (which eventually became the film ""Thevar Magan"") in seven days, although he claimed he was challenged to write it in 12. The film was initially titled ""Nammavar"" before being retitled as ""Thevar Magan"". Kamal also acknowledged it as being inspired by ""The Godfather"" and the Kannada film ""Kaadu"" (1973). He approached Malayalam filmmaker Bharathan to direct ""Thevar Magan"". This was Bharathan's"
"film portray Hagen aiding Vito and Michael Corleone in warring against the other ruling New York Mafia families. In ""The Godfather Part II"", set in 1958-59, Hagen serves as Michael's right-hand man during his power struggle with Hyman Roth. In ""The Godfather Part III"", set in 1979-1980, he is said to have died some years before in an unspecified manner. His role in the story between the second and third films, including his death, is portrayed in Mark Winegardner's sequel novels, ""The Godfather Returns"" and ""The Godfather's Revenge"". In both the novel and film, Hagen is introduced as an important"
"Godfather"" (1972), as Naturale. In 1975, Wojtowicz wrote a letter to ""The New York Times"" expressing concern that people would believe the movie version of the events, which he said was only 30% accurate. Among other objections, he stated that the movie intimated that he had ""sold out"" Naturale to the police, which he claims was untrue. Several attempts were made on Wojtowicz's life following an inmate screening of the movie. Wojtowicz would later, however, praise Al Pacino's portrayal of himself and Chris Sarandon's of his wife Elizabeth Eden as accurate. In a 2006 interview, the movie's screenwriter, Frank Pierson,"
"his father's movies as background characters (""The Godfather"", ""The Conversation"", ""Apocalypse Now Redux"" and ""Rumble Fish""), later acting as associate producer for ""Rumble Fish"" and ""The Outsiders"", and second unit director on ""The Cotton Club."" In ""The Godfather"", he appeared with his brother Roman as the two sons of Robert Duvall's Tom Hagen character, and they can be seen during the street fight and Vito Corleone's funeral right behind Duvall and Al Pacino. During the pre-production phase of ""Gardens of Stone"", Gian-Carlo was given the responsibility of filming the rehearsals and supervising the electronic cinema staff. There was also potential"
"Frank Sivero Frank Sivero (born Francesco LoGiudice, January 6, 1952) is an Italian American character actor, perhaps best known for playing the roles of Genco Abbandando in Francis Ford Coppola's ""The Godfather Part II,"" and Frankie Carbone (based on Angelo Sepe) in Martin Scorsese's ""Goodfellas"". Sivero was born Francesco LoGiudice in Siculiana, Sicily, Italy, and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Sivero can be seen as an extra in ""The Godfather"" as one of the witnesses to Sonny Corleone's brutal beating of his brother-in-law, Carlo. He also appeared in ""The Wedding Singer"" with Adam Sandler. In October 2014, Sivero initiated a"
"The Godfather Part III The Godfather Part III is a 1990 American crime film written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola, and directed by Coppola. A sequel to ""The Godfather"" (1972) and ""The Godfather Part II"" (1974), it completes the story of Michael Corleone, a Mafia kingpin who attempts to legitimize his criminal empire. The film also includes fictionalized accounts of two real-life events: the 1978 death of Pope John Paul I and the Papal banking scandal of 1981–82, both linked to Michael Corleone's business affairs. The film stars Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, and Andy García, and"
"Haskell of ""The Village Voice"", Pauline Kael of ""The New Yorker"", Michael Korda of ""Glamour"", Arthur Knight of ""Saturday Review"", Thomas Meehan of ""Saturday Review"", William S. Pechter of ""Commentary"", Andrew Sarris of ""The Village Voice"", Richard Schickel of ""Life"", Bruce Williamson of ""Playboy"", and Paul D. Zimmerman of ""Newsweek"". 2. ""The Godfather"" (28 points) <br> 3. ""Cries and Whispers"" (25 points) <br> 4. ""The Emigrants"" (13 points) <br> 5. ""The Sorrow and the Pity"" (9 points) 2. Francis Ford Coppola – ""The Godfather"" (25 points) <br> 3. Ingmar Bergman – ""Cries and Whispers"" (24 points) <br> 4. Jan Troell"
"Godfather"" movie. Although he was acquitted of the murder charge, McLean went to prison for two years for illegal possession of a firearm. Leading the Winter Hill Gang against their Charlestown rivals for more than two years, McLean was finally shot dead by Stevie Hughes as he left the 318 Club on Broadway, Winter Hill. He was succeeded by Howie Winter then, later, by James ""Whitey"" Bulger. James McLean (mobster) James Joseph ""Buddy"" McLean (January 26, 1930 – October 31, 1965) was an Irish-American mobster boss, who was the original boss of the Somerville, Massachusetts-based Winter Hill Gang during the"
"Louis Guss Louis Guss (January 4, 1918 – September 29, 2008) was an American character actor with a long line of screen credits, having appeared in hundreds of TV series, feature films and stage productions, specializing in blue-collar ethnic roles, over a five decade career. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Don Zaluchi in ""The Godfather"" (1972), Joseph Magliocco in ""Crazy Joe"" (1974), Raymond Capomaggi in ""Moonstruck"" (1987), Nathan Grodner in ""The Yards"" (2000), and Jerry ""the Hammer"" Fungo in ""The Crew"" (2000). His last role was in Sidney Lumet's ""Find Me Guilty"" in 2006. Guss died"
"at the age of 90 in 2008 from natural causes. He is survived by his wife and son. Louis Guss Louis Guss (January 4, 1918 – September 29, 2008) was an American character actor with a long line of screen credits, having appeared in hundreds of TV series, feature films and stage productions, specializing in blue-collar ethnic roles, over a five decade career. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Don Zaluchi in ""The Godfather"" (1972), Joseph Magliocco in ""Crazy Joe"" (1974), Raymond Capomaggi in ""Moonstruck"" (1987), Nathan Grodner in ""The Yards"" (2000), and Jerry ""the Hammer"" Fungo"
"of Tom Hagen. After screen testing several other actors, Coppola eventually got his wish and Duvall was awarded the part of Tom Hagen. Al Martino, a then famed singer in nightclubs, was notified of the character Johnny Fontane by a friend who read the eponymous novel and felt Martino represented the character of Johnny Fontane. Martino then contacted producer Al Ruddy, who gave him the part. However, Martino was stripped of the part after Coppola became director and then awarded the role to Italian singer Vic Damone. Damone eventually dropped the role because he did not want to play an"
"Sterling Hayden Sterling Walter Hayden (born Sterling Relyea Walter; March 26, 1916 – May 23, 1986) was an American actor and author. For most of his career as a leading man, he specialized in westerns and film noir, such as ""Johnny Guitar"", ""The Asphalt Jungle"", and ""The Killing"". Later he became noted for appearing in supporting roles such as Gen. Jack D. Ripper in ""Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"" (1964). He also played the Irish American policeman Captain McCluskey in Francis Ford Coppola's ""The Godfather"" in 1972 and the novelist Roger Wade"
"""The Panic in Needle Park"" (1971), playing Al Pacino's brother Hank. In 1972 he appeared in Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation of ""The Godfather"" as Al Neri, Michael Corleone (Al Pacino)'s primary enforcer and bodyguard. Michael, as the don of the Corleone Family, implements a security detail that keeps Neri and Rocco Lampone close by at all times. A deleted scene from ""The Godfather"" shows former consiglieri and family attorney Tom Hagen reviewing the payroll ledgers and finding both Neri and Lampone being paid much more than their nominal jobs are worth. It is soon revealed that both are, in fact,"
"widow Sandra Corleone becomes Tom's mistress, a fact that Michael uses to blackmail Hagen into remaining loyal despite Sandra urging Hagen to abandon the Corleone family. According to ""The Godfather Part III"", Hagen has already died before the time frame of the film, which is 1979–1980. There is no specific indication in the film as to when or how he died, except that it was prior to his son, Andrew, being ordained a Roman Catholic priest. ""The Godfather Returns"", Mark Winegardner's 2004 sequel to Puzo's original novel, portrays Hagen's role as ""consigliere"" in the first few years after Michael ascends"
"Chaiken stated that Jamal has always been ""a Michael Corleone character."" She continued, ""[w]e want to see him rise to the occasion, surprise everyone by being the most cunning, the most gangster at the end of the day."" Lee Daniels also thought that having Jamal's character arc being influenced by Michael defied ""the stereotypical gay man up against something, and being a victim."" He replied of the character, ""He is (The Godfather’s) Michael Corleone, and he is his father’s son."" On February 26, 2014, it was announced that former child star and singer Jussie Smollett known for his appearance in"
"John Cazale John Holland Cazale (; ; August 12, 1935 – March 13, 1978) was an American actor. He appeared in five films over six years, all of which were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture: ""The Godfather"", ""The Conversation"", ""The Godfather Part II"", ""Dog Day Afternoon"", and ""The Deer Hunter."" He appeared in archival footage in ""The Godfather Part III"", also nominated for Best Picture. From his start as a theater actor, he became one of Hollywood's premier character actors, starting with his role as the doomed, weak-minded Fredo Corleone opposite longtime friend Al Pacino in Francis"
"Talia Shire Talia Rose Shire (née Coppola; born April 25, 1946) is an American actress best known for her roles as Connie Corleone in ""The Godfather"" films and Adrian Balboa in the ""Rocky"" series. For her work in ""The Godfather Part II"" and ""Rocky"", Shire was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress, respectively, and for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama for her role in ""Rocky"". Shire was born Talia Rose Coppola in Lake Success, New York, the only daughter of Italia (née Pennino; 1912–2004) and arranger/composer Carmine Coppola (1910–1991)."
"Michael V. Gazzo Michael Vincenzo Gazzo (April 5, 1923 – February 14, 1995) was an American playwright who later in life became a film and television actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in ""The Godfather Part II"" (1974). Gazzo was born on April 5, 1923. He was a member of the Actors Studio and would later go on to train such actors as Debra Winger, Henry Silva and Tony Sirico. He authored the gritty Broadway play about drug addiction ""A Hatful of Rain"", which ran for 389 performances in 1955 and 1956. It starred Ben"
"reprising the role of Tom Hagen from the films and the first game, but, as in the first game, Al Pacino would not be appearing in voice or likeness in the role of Michael Corleone. A major concern for the developers was the behavior of the other families. Whereas in ""Godfather"", the other families were relatively inactive, and simply waited for the player to attack them, in ""Godfather II"", they are more proactive and will attack the player, and each other, on a regular basis. In the first game, once a player took over a business, they couldn't lose that"
"she can understand Michael's motives. In ""The Godfather Part II"", Hagen remains Michael's lawyer after their move to Nevada, but his role in the family has been reduced. For instance, he is excluded from the negotiations with Hyman Roth to legitimize the Corleone family by going into business with Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. After an assassination attempt is made on Michael's life, Michael realizes he cannot trust anyone in his inner circle. Assuring their fraternal bond and explaining that he withholds information from him out of admiration, Michael proclaims Hagen acting Don while he leaves and attempts to uncover his"
"following a long struggle with cancer. He was survived by a son and two stepchildren. Tom Rosqui Thomas Francis Rosqui (June 12, 1928 – April 12, 1991) was an American character actor with extensive stage experience. Rosqui was born in Oakland, California, the son of a Portuguese mother, Sally (née Fernandes), a homemaker, and an Italian father, Thomas A. Rosqui, a traffic manager. Rosqui appeared on Broadway in ""Sticks and Bones"" and ""The Price"", among other productions. He also appeared on television, but his most prominent role was as Corleone family bodyguard Rocco Lampone in the first two ""Godfather"" movies."
"season for her debut performance. Julie Gregg Julie Gregg (January 24, 1937 – November 7, 2016) was an American television, film and stage actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Sandra Corleone in ""The Godfather"" (1972). Also notably, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance in the 1968 musical ""The Happy Time"". Gregg was born Beverly Scalzo, on January 24, 1937 in Niagara Falls, New York, the daughter of Italian parents Victoria (née Larocca) and Caspar Scalzo. She moved to California to attend the University of Southern California"
"The Godfather Part II The Godfather Part II is a 1974 American crime film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a screenplay co-written with Mario Puzo, starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. Partially based on Puzo's 1969 novel ""The Godfather"", the film is both sequel and prequel to ""The Godfather"", presenting parallel dramas: one picks up the 1958 story of Michael Corleone (Pacino), the new Don of the Corleone crime family, protecting the family business in the aftermath of an attempt on his life; the prequel covers the journey of his father, Vito Corleone (De Niro), from"
"with Alec Wallace, but reconciled in early 2000. Tom has been played by 13 different actors since the character's birth in 1961. Margo Montgomery was the daughter of Lyla Montgomery, a nurse and aspiring singer, and Dr. John Dixon (though she did not learn John was her father until adulthood). Margo had three siblings: Cricket Montgomery, Craig Montgomery, and Katie Peretti. She initially became a nurse, as her mother had been, but later switched professions to become a police officer. When Margo's son, Adam, was born in 1988, it was assumed that he was Tom's son, but it later came"
"casting Sofia Coppola was an ""almost-fatal flaw."" Although reception to the film was mixed, the film was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Andy García), Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Dean Tavoularis, Gary Fettis), Best Music, Song (for Carmine Coppola and John Bettis for ""Promise Me You'll Remember""). It is the only film in the series not to have Al Pacino nominated for an Academy Award (he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for ""The Godfather"" and for Best Actor for ""The Godfather Part II""). It"