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Richard Conte

Richard Conte in The Godfather

Richard Conte (1910 - 1975)

Film Deaths[]

  • 13 Rue Madeleine (1947) [Kuncel, a.k.a. William H. 'Bill' O'Connell]: Killed in an explosion when Allied planes bomb the Gestapo hideout.
  • New York Confidential (1955) [Nick Magellan]: Shot to death by a group of his fellow gangsters.
  • Ocean's Eleven (1960) [Tony Bergdorf]: Dies of a heart attack while walking down the Las Vegas strip.
  • Assault on a Queen (1966) [Tony Moreno]: Accidently shot in the back when Virna Lisi grabbed Alf Kjellin making his gun go off.
  • Death Sentence (Sentenza di morte) (1968) [Diaz]: Shot to death by Robin Clarke in the desert.
  • The Godfather (1972) [Don Emilio Barzini]: Shot to death by Richard Bright. (See Michael Kopsa for the video game version)
  • Violent Professionals (Milano trema: la polizia vuole giustizia) (1973) [Padullo, a.k.a. Salassolio]: Dies when a police officer disconnects his respirator in the hospital, after he's been rendered comatose due to a fight with Luc Merenda.
  • The Boss (Wipeout! (Il Boss; Murder Inferno) (1973) [Don Corrasco]: Shot to death by Marino Masé in Richard's study.

Television Deaths[]

  • The Twilight Zone: Perchance to Dream (1959) [Edward Hall]: Dies of a heart attack in his sleep in John Larch's office; his body is shown afterwards, when it's revealed that he fell asleep the moment his lay down on the psychiatrist's couch, and the entire episode since that moment had been Richard's dream.

Notable Connections[]

  • Ex-Mr. Ruth Storey.
  • Mr. Shirlee Garner.
  • Father of Mark Conte (film editor).

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