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Michael Vincenzo Gazzo (April 5, 1923 – February 14, 1995) was an American playwright who later in life became a movie and television actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in The Godfather Part II (1974).
Frank Pentangeli is a fictional character from the 1974 film The Godfather Part II, portrayed by Michael V. Gazzo. Gazzo was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance, which he lost to Robert De Niro, his co-star from the same film (as young Vito Corleone).
Michael V. Gazzo. Actor: The Godfather Part II. Michael Vincente Gazzo was born in Hillside, New Jersey, on April 5, 1923. He attended Erwin Piscator's Dramatic Workshop at the New School on the GI Bill after being demobilized from the US Army Air Force after World War II. Gazzo's first major success was as a playwright.
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Michael V. Gazzo in Sudden Impact (1983)- Danny Aiello and Michael V. Gazzo in The Godfather Part II (1974)
- Robert Duvall and Michael V. Gazzo
- "The Godfather: Part II" Al Pacino, Michael V. Gazzo 1974 Paramount Pictures
- Nai Bonet, Michael V. Gazzo, Tony Page, and Raymond Serra in Hoodlums (1980)
- Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Michael V. Gazzo in The Godfather Part II (1974)
- Nai Bonet, Michael V. Gazzo, and Tony Page in Hoodlums (1980)
Learn about the life and career of Michael V. Gazzo, a versatile actor who starred in plays, films and TV shows. He was nominated for an Oscar for his role as Clemenza in The Godfather Part II and also wrote King Creole.
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- February 14, 1995
Feb 24, 1995 · Michael V. Gazzo, an actor and playwright whose 1955 drama, "A Hatful of Rain," broke theatrical ground in its candid and sympathetic portrayal of drug addiction, died on Feb. 14 at Vencor ...
Feb 14, 1995 · Michael V. Gazzo was an actor, screenplay, theatre play, and writer who appeared in many films and TV shows. He is best known for his roles as Frank Pentangeli in The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, and as Sonny in Cannonball Run II.
Feb 25, 1995 · Michael Vincente Gazzo, who as a writer shocked a relatively naive world in the 1950s with his piercing examination of a family torn apart by drug addiction in "Hatful of Rain," and then earned...
