Tom Rosqui

Thomas Francis Tom Rosqui (12 June 1928 – 12 April 1991) was an American character actor with extensive stage experience.Rosqui was born in Oakland, California, the son of a Portuguese mother, Sally (née Fernandes), a homemaker, and an Italian father, Thomas A. Rosqui, a traffic manager. Rosqui appeared on Broadway in Sticks and Bones, and The Price, among others. He acted often in television, but his most prominent role was as Corleone family bodyguard Rocco Lampone in the first two Godfather movies. Following a long struggle with cancer, he died at 62 in 1991.

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