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Michael V

Michael V. Gazzo in The Godfather Part II

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.

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