jakeem Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Emmy Award-winning actor Alex Rocco, who played the brash Las Vegas casino operator Moe Greene in "The Godfather," has died at the age of 79. In Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 Academy Award-winning drama, Rocco's character makes the fatal mistake of underestimating -- and disrespecting -- the Corleone family after the ascendance of young Michael Corleone (Al Pacino). Rocco won a 1989-1990 Primetime Emmy for his supporting performances in the CBS sitcom"The Famous Teddy Z," which starred Jon Cryer as a budding Hollywood agent. Rocco appeared as the slick veteran agent Al Floss. http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/07/19/alex-rocco-moe-greene-godfather-simpsons/30381989/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
film lover 293 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 R.I.P., Mr. Rocco-You were excellent in The Godfather (1972). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I remember him from The Famous Teddy Z... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 R.I.P., Mr. Rocco-You were excellent in The Godfather (1972). I agree. Alex Rocco was excellent in his Moe Greene role. Mr. Rocco was still a working actor and it's sad.You'll be missed. RIP Alex Rocco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapphiere Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Alex Rocco played the police chief who was the thorn in director Peter O`Toole`s side in THE STUNT MAN 1980. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Faiola Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I just saw him as a teen in an episode of RUN FOR YOUR LIFE on COZI. A very good actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrroberts Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I always thought that these 2 guys could have been brothers Alex Rocco and Edward Winter (MASH's Col Flagg) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewhite2000 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 If Rocco had somehow gotten an Oscar nomination for playing Mo Greene, that would have truly been revolutionizing the concept of what's considered a supporting performance. I think it's a testament to how great he was that it never occurred to me until watching this video that his screen time is under three minutes (well, he gets a few more dialogue-free seconds late in the pic when ... oh well, I won't say, in the extremely unlikely case that someone reading this post has never seen THE GODFATHER). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NipkowDisc Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I always thought that these 2 guys could have been brothers!Alex Rocco.jpg!Edward Winter.jpg Alex Rocco and Edward Winter (MASH's Col Flagg) Ed Winter deserved his own spin-off series... The Misadventures of Colonel Flagg a very missed opportunity by twentieth century-fox television. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 The last work of his I remember was as PLAYTONE RECORDS' ceo in THAT THING YOU DO. Yeah, he was great in THE GODFATHER, and ill used in THE ENTITY. RIP indeed. Sepiatone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gorman Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Funny you mention THE ENTITY, Sepiatone. Another actor who appeared in "The Entity" died the same day as Alex Rocco. George Coe also died July 18 at 86. He had a decent-sized part in "The Entity", but I don't recall if he shared any scenes with Alex Rocco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted July 22, 2015 Author Share Posted July 22, 2015 Funny you mention THE ENTITY, Sepiatone. Another actor who appeared in "The Entity" died the same day as Alex Rocco. George Coe also died July 18 at 86. He had a decent-sized part in "The Entity", but I don't recall if he shared any scenes with Alex Rocco. It's always amazed me that George Coe was one of the original "Not Ready For Prime Time Players" during the early stages of "Saturday Night Live." Most people probably don't remember that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewhite2000 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Jakeem, you might like to know in Tom Shales & James Andrew Miller's 594-page history of "Saturday Night Live" entitled LIVE FROM NEW YORK, George Coe gets referenced in only one sentence, and here is that sentence: "The young performers were supplemented by an older Broadway actor named George Coe, who helped with narrations and commercial parodies and stayed around for one season only." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 Jakeem, you might like to know in Tom Shales & James Andrew Miller's 594-page history of "Saturday Night Live" entitled LIVE FROM NEW YORK, George Coe gets referenced in only one sentence, and here is that sentence: "The young performers were supplemented by an older Broadway actor named George Coe, who helped with narrations and commercial parodies and stayed around for one season only." Wow! I wonder if Coe was mentioned during SNL's 40th anniversary special, which aired in February. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primosprimos Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I remember him from The Famous Teddy Z... I liked him best in Teddy Z. Did you see him in Episodes and Magic City? He was always excellent, a true professional. 79 is way too young to die. Read on Wikipedia how he came by the name Rocco. Seems he was cooler than cool. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Rocco 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I liked him best in Teddy Z. Did you see him in Episodes and Magic City? No, I did not. I agree that he was a great performer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primosprimos Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 No, I did not. I agree that he was a great performer. Both shows were very good, and his were mature, welcome performances. I told someone he had died. Who he? The guy who got shot in the eye in Godfather. Ah, that guy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Wow! I wonder if Coe was mentioned during SNL's 40th anniversary special, which aired in February. No, he wasn't. Coe was only credited as a NRFPT Player for the first show. He made some scant appearances in some sketches for the remainder of the season, but never again credited as a cast member. But what's also a bit spooky..... The day I found out he died, I caught KRAMER VS. KRAMER on PBS that night( WTVS, the Detroit PBS station shows uncut classic movies most Friday nights. "uncut" as in commercial free, that doesn't mean they DIDN'T blur JOBETH WILLIAMS' appearance!) You'll all recall He was Hoffman's boss in that one. Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Both shows were very good, and his were mature, welcome performances. I told someone he had died. Who he? The guy who got shot in the eye in Godfather. Ah, that guy! Yes, in a way, Rocco was not a household name-- but still instantly recognizable for the characters he played in various productions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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