Rocco Lampone is a fictional character appearing in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather and the first two installments of the Godfather trilogy in the cinema. He was portrayed by actor Tom Rosqui.
Lampone began his career in organized crime as an associate of Peter Clemenza. When Clemenza got the assignment to kill the treacherous Paulie Gatto in The Godfather, he decided to give Lampone a chance to "make his bones." Clemenza and Lampone drive Gatto...
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Rocco Lampone is a fictional character appearing in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather and the first two installments of the Godfather trilogy in the cinema. He was portrayed by actor Tom Rosqui.
Lampone began his career in organized crime as an associate of Peter Clemenza. When Clemenza got the assignment to kill the treacherous Paulie Gatto in The Godfather, he decided to give Lampone a chance to "make his bones." Clemenza and Lampone drive Gatto to a remote spot near New York, making him think they're scouting out places to live in case Sonny orders them to "go to the mattresses." While Clemenza is waiting outside, Lampone kills Gatto with three bullets to the head.
Lampone rises quickly in the Corleone family. After Michael Corleone takes over the family, he makes Lampone a capo. On the advice of Vito Corleone, Michael puts together a secret regime for Lampone, but makes sure that it is eventually discovered by Tom Hagen. Later in the film, Lampone and another unnamed associate kill...
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