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Bronx born, stocky Italian-American actor who only appeared in a handful of films, yet earned some degree of immortality for his role as the loyal Corleone capo "Peter Clemenza" teaching Al Pacino how to shoot a crooked police captain in the iconic gangster film "The Godfather (1972)". He was originally a construction company manager, then he gained work with the New Yiddish Theatre, before breaki ...  show all 

Bronx born, stocky Italian-American actor who only appeared in a handful of films, yet earned some degree of immortality for his role as the loyal Corleone capo "Peter Clemenza" teaching Al Pacino how to shoot a crooked police captain in the iconic gangster film "The Godfather (1972)". He was originally a construction company manager, then he gained work with the New Yiddish Theatre, before breaking into film near his thirtieth birthday. However in 1970, in only his fourth film, Castellano received a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his performance in "The Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)" and came to the attention of casting agents for "Godfather (1972)". After his strong showing as a tough hoodlum in "The Godfather", he became somewhat typecast as a screen criminal and appeared in further crime films including "Honor Thy Father (1973)" and "Gangster Wars (1981)". He died in December 1988 from a heart attack, aged only 53.   hide