Michael V. Gazzo (1923 - 1995)
Playwright/screenwriter
Film Deaths[]
- The Godfather Part II (1974) [Frankie Pentangeli]: Commits suicide (off-screen) by slitting his wrists in the bathtub; his body is shown afterwards when Harry Dean Stanton comes into the bathroom to check on him.
- Fingers (1978) [Ben] Shot in the head off-screen by Tony Sirico. His body is later shown.
- Love and Bullets (1979) [Lobo]: Stabbed in the back with an icepick by Paul Koslo on the train.
- Kill Castro (1980) [Rossellini]: Bitten to death by sea turtles after he jumps overboard into the water to retrieve his money.
- Sudden Impact (1983) [Threlkis]: Dies of a heart attack when Clint Eastwood confronts him over Michael's guilt in a previous (off-screen) murder
- Cookie (1989) [Carmine]: Killed in an explosion by a car bomb intended for Peter Falk.
Television Deaths[]
- Columbo: Murder Under Glass (1978) [Vittorio Rossi]: Poisoned after Louis Jourdan puts blowfish poison in a bottle of wine.