Michael Vincente Gazzo
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Michael V. Gazzo's first significant theatrical success was as a playwright; he was responsible for the penetrating drug-abuse drama A Hatful of Rain, which was committed to film in 1957. One year later, Gazzo wrote the screenplay for the Elvis Presley vehicle, King Creole (1958). He then disappeared from Hollywood in favor of stage work in New York. In 1974, Gazzo re-emerged as a character actor, winning an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Frankie Pentageli in The Godfather II. Michael V. Gazzo remained in front of the cameras until his death in 1995, with prominent appearances in such TV movies and miniseries as Beggarman Thief (1979), The Winter of Our Discontent (1981) and Blood Feud (1983).
Highest Rated Movies
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100%
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96%
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85%
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80%
Filmography
MOVIES
| RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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| 44% | Ten Benny |
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— | 1995 |
| 14% | Cookie |
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— | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | Blood Ties |
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— | 1986 |
| 13% | Cannonball Run II |
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— | 1984 |
| 64% | Fear City |
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— | 1984 |
| 57% | Sudden Impact |
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— | 1983 |
| No Score Yet | Body and Soul |
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— | 1981 |
| 40% | Back Roads |
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— | 1981 |
| No Score Yet | Sizzle |
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— | 1981 |
| No Score Yet | Cuba Crossing |
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— | 1980 |
| 80% | Alligator |
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— | 1980 |
| No Score Yet | Love and Bullets |
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— | 1979 |
| No Score Yet | The Border |
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— | 1979 |
| No Score Yet | The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh |
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— | 1979 |
| 75% | King of the Gypsies |
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— | 1978 |
| 85% | Fingers |
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— | 1978 |
| 70% | Black Sunday |
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— | 1977 |
| 96% | The Godfather, Part II |
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— | 1974 |
| 0% | The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight |
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— | 1971 |
| 38% | A Man Called Adam |
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— | 1966 |
| 100% | King Creole |
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— | 1958 |
| No Score Yet | A Hatful of Rain |
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— | 1957 |
TV
| RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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| No Score Yet |
The Fall Guy
1981-1986
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| No Score Yet |
Magnum, P.I.
1980-1988
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| No Score Yet |
Taxi
1978-1983
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| No Score Yet |
Alice
1976-1985
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| No Score Yet |
Kojak
1973-1978
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| No Score Yet |
Johnny Bago
1993
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Quotes from Michael Vincente Gazzo's Characters
| Tom Hagen: | Don't worry about anything, Frankie Five-Angels. |
| Frankie Pentangeli: | Thanks, Tom. Thanks. |
| Tom Hagen: | Frankie, you were always interested in politics, in history. I remember you talking about Hitler back in '43. We were young then. |
| Frankie Pentangeli: | Yeah, I still read a lot. They bring me stuff. |
| Tom Hagen: | You were around the old timers who dreamed up how the Families should be organized, how they based it on the old Roman Legions, and called them 'Regimes'... with the 'Capos' and 'Soldiers,' and it worked. |
| Frankie Pentangeli: | Yeah, it worked. Those were great old days. We was like the Roman Empire. The Corleone family was like the Roman Empire. |
| Tom Hagen: | (sadly) Yeah, it was once. (very gently) The Roman Empire... when a plot against the Emperor failed, the plotters were always given a chance to let their families keep their fortunes. |
| Tom Hagen: | [sadly] Yeah, it was once. [very gently] The Roman Empire... when a plot against the Emperor failed, the plotters were always given a chance to let their families keep their fortunes. |
| Frankie Pentangeli: | Yeah, but only the rich guys. The little guys got knocked off. If they got arrested and executed, all their estate went to the Emperor. If they just went home and killed themselves, up front, nothing happened. |
| Tom Hagen: | Yeah, that was a good break. A nice deal. Pentangeli looks at Hagen; he understands. |
| Frankie Pentangeli: | They went home and sat in a hot bath and opened their veins, and bled to death. Sometimes they gave a little party before they did it. Hagen throws away his cigar. Pentangeli puffs on his. |
| Frankie Pentangeli: | Your father did business with Hyman Roth, he respected Hyman Roth... but he never trusted Hyman Roth! |
| Frankie Pentangeli: | Your father did business with Hyman Roth, he respected Hyman Roth, but he never trusted Hyman Roth! |