Richard S. Castellano

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.7914

Gender

Male

Birthday

04-Sep-1933

Age

(93 years old)

Place of Birth

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As
  • Richard Salvatore Castellano
  • Richard Castellano

Richard S. Castellano

Biography

Richard Salvatore Castellano  (September 4, 1933 – December 10, 1988) was an American actor who is best remembered for his role as Peter Clemenza in The Godfather.


Credits

The Star Wagon The Star Wagon (1966) Character: Burly Buglar
The Star Wagon is a play in black and white starring Dustin Hoffman.
Gangster Wars Gangster Wars (1981) Character: Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria
The film tells the story of three teenagers, based on real life gangsters Charles "Lucky" Luciano (Michael Nouri), Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (Joe Penny) and Michael Lasker (Brian Benben) (a fictional character who was most likely modeled after Meyer Lansky), growing up in New York's ghettos during the early 1900s to their rise though organized crime.
The Godfather The Godfather (1972) Character: Clemenza
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
Dear Mr. Wonderful Dear Mr. Wonderful (1982) Character: Agent
Ruby Dennis is an middle-aged man with an unfulfilled ambition as a singer. As he begins to pursue that ambition, his family falls apart.
Honor Thy Father Honor Thy Father (1973) Character: Frank Labruzzo
Joseph Bologna stars as Bill Bonanno in this made-for-television adaptation of the controversial bestseller from Gay Talese, chronicling the rise of New York's infamous Bonanno organized crime family. When his father disappears in 1964 and Bill is compelled to take over the "empire," other mafiosi attempt to take what's theirs. Brenda Vaccaro and Richard S. Castellano fill out the impressive cast of this gripping crime tale.
Incident on a Dark Street Incident on a Dark Street (1973) Character: Frank Romeo
A small-time hood is murdered just as he is about to blow the whistle on an organized crime ring.
A Fine Madness A Fine Madness (1966) Character: Arthur (uncredited)
A womanizing poet falls into the hands of a psychiatrist with a straying wife.
Lovers and Other Strangers Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) Character: Frank Vecchio
Mike Vecchio and Susan Henderson are preparing for their upcoming wedding. However, they seem to be the only two people at the wedding that are happy. Mike's brother Richie and his wife Joan are going through a divorce, which is upsetting his overly devout Catholic mother Beatrice. Also, Susan's father is carrying on an affair and her sex starved older sister Wilma is going through her troubles with her husband Johnny. All this is going on while Mike's best friend Jerry is trying to bed the maid of honor, Susan's cousin Brenda.
A Lovely Way to Die A Lovely Way to Die (1968) Character: Bartender (uncredited)
A cop quits the force after too much disappointment in the system. He becomes a bodyguard of a rich recent widow. She is on trial for her husband's murder. He decides to help her clear her name... and get over her husband.
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) Character: Peter Clemenza
Following the release of Part III in 1990, Coppola, Barry Malkin, and Walter Murch edited the three films into chronological order to create this nearly ten-hour epic, incorporating scenes not part of the theatrical releases.
Night of the Juggler Night of the Juggler (1980) Character: Lt. Tonelli
When a twisted psychotic kidnaps a young girl, mistaking her for the daughter of a wealthy developer, her father, a hardened ex-cop, doggedly hunts them through New York's seamy streets.



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