Al Neri

Albert "Al" Neri is a fictional character appearing in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather and the three films based on it. In all three motion pictures, he is portrayed by actor Richard Bright. In the The Godfather: The Game, he is voiced by Gary Chalk. He functions as the personal bodyguard and chief assassin to Michael Corleone. In the novel The Godfather, Neri begins his career as a New York City policeman, where he earns a reputation for a fier... more

Albert "Al" Neri is a fictional character appearing in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather and the three films based on it. In all three motion pictures, he is portrayed by actor Richard Bright. In the The Godfather: The Game, he is voiced by Gary Chalk. He functions as the personal bodyguard and chief assassin to Michael Corleone. In the novel The Godfather, Neri begins his career as a New York City policeman, where he earns a reputation for a fierce temper, quick reflexes, and tremendous physical strength. He frequently patrols with a large flashlight, which he uses to great effect, either cracking the foreheads of Italian youths who run with gangs or shattering the windshields of diplomats who show no regard for traffic laws. After his wife leaves him in fear of his temper, he kills a drug dealer and pimp by shattering his skull with the flashlight, and is convicted of manslaughter. Tom Hagen and Pete Clemenza see in him a potential replacement for Luca Brasi, Vito Corleone's feared... less