The Godfather actor Alex Rocco dies at 79 July 20, 2015 - 09:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Alex Rocco, the U.S. actor best known for his role in crime drama The Godfather, has died aged 79, BBC News reports. Rocco played Moe Greene, the casino boss who angrily resisted a takeover attempt from rising mafia boss Michael Corleone and paid for it with a bullet through his eye. In a career spanning half a century, Rocco won an Emmy for his role in sitcom The Famous Teddy Z. He also voiced the studio boss behind Itchy and Scratchy in The Simpsons. Born in 1936 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Rocco made his debut in cult director Russ Meyer's 1965 film Motor Psycho. He described his part in The Godfather as "without a doubt, my biggest ticket anywhere" in an interview with the AV Club. Frequently cast as gangsters, notable roles include The Friends of Eddie Coyle and Get Shorty. He also had a part in 1980s sitcom The Facts of Life. He described voiceover work, which also includes Pixar's A Bug's Life, as "like stealing money".  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
