The Resume

(April 5, 1923-February 14, 1995)
Born in Hillside, New Jersey
Actor and playwright
Wrote the play 'A Hatful of Rain' (1955)
Portrayed Frankie Pentangeli in 'The Godfather Part II' (1974)
Also appeared in the films 'A Man Called Adam' (1966), 'The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight' (1971), 'Crazy Joe' (1974), 'Black Sunday' (1977), 'King of the Gypsies' (1978), 'Hoodlum' (1979), 'The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh' (1979), 'Alligator' (1980), 'Body and Soul' (1981), 'Cannonball Run II' (1984), 'Fear City' (1984) and 'Last Action Hero' (1993)

Why he might be annoying:

His second (and last) Broadway play, 'The Night Circus,' closed after just seven performances (1958).
He looked like a walrus.
He was typecast in movies as mafiosi.
He got drunk at lunch before the filming of his Senate Committee hearing scene in 'The Godfather Part II' and had to be sobered up between takes.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was married to Grace Gazzo for 50 years until his death.
'A Hatful of Rain' was one of the first realistic depictions of drug addiction on the American stage.
He was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his 'Godfather Part II' performance.
At the Actors Studio, he trained Debra Winger, Tony Sirico and Henry Silva.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors of Italian Descent
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 38]
• Cannonball Run [Series]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [April] (Ranked: 4051923)
• Godfather [Series]
• I Died in 1995 (Ranked: 71)
• I Had a Stroke [Cerebral Vascular Accident]
• I Portrayed a Gangster
• I Visited Fantasy Island [E-K]
• I'm Buried at Pierce Brothers' Westwood Memorial Park [Calif]
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Smoking
• My Heart Stopped Beating on Valentine's Day [February 14th] (Ranked: 1995)
• Playwrights
• Profiles 31751-32000 (Ranked: 31779)
• Teachers
• Walruses
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19950214)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 10 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 27 Votes: 37.04% Annoying