Hyman Roth is a fictional character, one of the primary antagonists in The Godfather Part II, based on Mario Puzo's bestselling novel The Godfather, played by the actor and acting teacher Lee Strasberg, who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the role (which he lost to his co-star, Robert De Niro for the same film). While it has neither been confirmed or denied, it has been widely speculated that Roth was based on re...
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Hyman Roth
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