Gianni Russo is known best for his role as the traitorous Carlo Rizzi in the iconic 1972 film "The Godfather." (Jin Lee/Staten Island Advance) Staten Island Advance ...

Gianni Russo and Talia Shire, center, during their "Godfather" wedding scene. Russo has filed a defamation suit over claims he allegedly hit Shire during filming. Paramount Pictures/Getty Images ...

Gianni Russo was 26 years old, with a couple million dollars in cash from running errands for mob bosses and a pretty big ego, when he used his Mafia connections to get the plum role of Carlo ...

Gianni Russo is best known for his role as Carlo Rizzi in the 1972 film The Godfather. But he has also made headlines for his claims about his relationship with Marilyn Monroe.

Gianni Russo made his acting debut in “The Godfather,” one of the most beloved movies ever made, playing a prominent role that he only got at the insistence of the mobsters who threatened to ...

Find out all of the tv shows, movies that Gianni Russo was involved with, ... Gianni Russo won the role of Carlo Rizzi in The Godfather (1972) on the basis of his screen test.

Gianni Russo - The Godfather Paramount Pictures. Back to The Godfather now, and Alex Rocco was far from the only actor with mob connections who took a starring role in the film.

Speaking about his "Godfather" co-star James Caan, Russo told the New York Post in 2022, "He's hanging around with mob guys, like Carmine Persico, and mob guys all know me already.

Gianni Russo, who is best known for his role as Carlo Rizzi in “The Godfather,” will be sharing behind-the-scenes stories from the iconic film, as well as recounting his own personal ...

Russo, who battled Marlon Brando after snagging the role of Carlo Rizzi in “The Godfather” film, was a 14-year-old errand boy for gangster Frank Costello when he met Sinatra at the famed ...

Gianni Russo, at left, and Marlon Brando in "The Godfather." In the big fight scene, when Caan's Sonny Corleone beats up the Rizzi character, Russo claimed that he suffered a chipped elbow as Caan ...

Speaking about his "Godfather" co-star James Caan, Russo told the New York Post in 2022, "He's hanging around with mob guys, like Carmine Persico, and mob guys all know me already.