Alex Rocco (born Alessandro Federico Petricone Jr.; February 29, 1936 - July 18, 2015) was an American actor best known for The Godfather (1972), The Wedding Planner (2001), and Find Me Guilty (2006).
He was married to Grace Petricone, Sandra Elaine Garrett, and Shannon Wilcox and had four children.
Rocco died in 2015 at the age of 79 from pancreatic cancer.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1965: Motorpsycho as Cory Maddox
- 1967: The St Valentines Day Massacre as Diamond
- 1968: The Boston Strangler as Lt. Lurie (Uncredited Role)
- 1970: The Old Man Who Cried Wolf as Male Nurse (uncredited)
- 1970: Blood Mania as Lawyer
- 1971: Wild Riders as Stick
- 1971: Brute Corps as Wicks
- 1972: The Godfather as Moe Greene
- 1972: Stanley as Richard Thomkins
- 1972: Bonnies Kids as Eddy
- 1972: The Outside Man as Miller
- 1973: Slither as Man with Ice Cream
- 1973: The Friends of Eddie Coyle as Scalise
- 1973: Detroit 9000 as Lt. Danny Bassett
- 1973: Legend In Granite as Tony Canadeo
- 1974: Three the Hard Way as Lt. Di Nisco
- 1974: Freebie and the Bean as D.A.
- 1975: Rafferty And The Gold Dust Twins as Vinnie
- 1975: Hustling as Swifty
- 1975: Twigs as Frank
- 1975: A Woman For All Men as Lt. Robert Di Biase
- 1975: Hearts Of The West as Earl
- 1977: Fire Sale as Al
- 1977: Husbands And Wives as Murray Zuckerman
- 1978: A Question Of Guilt as Mel Duvall
- 1978: Rabbit Test as Sgt. Danny Bonhoff
- 1978: The Grass Is Always Greener Over The Septic Tank as Ralph Corliss
- 1979: Voices as Frank Rothman
- 1980: The Stunt Man as Jake
- 1980: Herbie Goes Bananas as Quinn
- 1981: Nobodys Perfect as The Boss
- 1982: The Entity as Jerry Anderson
- 1982: The First Time as Jay
- 1984: Cannonball Run II as Tony
- 1985: Stick as Firestone
- 1985: Braker as Orsini
- 1985: Gotcha as Al
- 1985: Badge Of The Assassin as Det. Bill Butler NYPD
- 1985: Stiffs as Pasquale
- 1987: PK And The Kid as Les
- 1987: Return to Horror High as Harry Sleerik
- 1987: Scenes From The Goldmine as Nathan DiAngelo
- 1988: Lady In White as Angelo 'Al' Scarlatti
- 1989: Dream A Little Dream as Gus Keller
- 1989: Wired as Arnie Fromson
- 1990: How To Murder A Millionaire as Walter Summers
- 1990: A Quiet Little Neighborhood A Perfect Little Murder as Det. Locke
- 1991: The Pope Must Diet as Cardinal Rocco
- 1992: Boris and Natasha as Sheldon Kaufman
- 1993: Love Honor And Obey The Last Mafia Marriage as Uncle Frank
- 1993: Harmful Intent as Michael Mosconi
- 1995: The Spy Within as Bartender
- 1995: Get Shorty as Jimmy Capp (uncredited)
- 1996: That Thing You Do! as Sol Siler
- 1996: Dead Of Night as Bukowski
- 1997: Just Write as Harold's Father
- 1998: Goodbye Lover as Det. Crowley
- 1998: A Bug's Life as Thorny
- 1999: Dudley Do-Right as Chief
- 2000: The Last Producer as Poker Player
- 2001: The Wedding Planner as Salvatore
- 2001: Italian Ties as Phil
- 2002: Big Shot Confessions Of A Campus Bookie as Dominic
- 2002: The Country Bears as Rip Holland
- 2003: The Job as Vernon
- 2005: Crazylove as Uncle Cort
- 2006: Find Me Guilty as Nick Calabrese
- 2006: Jam as Mick
- 2006: Smokin' Aces as Serna
- 2009: Ready Or Not as Don Julio
- 2010: Now Here as Mr. Martin
- 2011: Batman: Year One as Carmine Falcone
- 2011: And Theyre Off as Sol Youngerman
- 2013: The House Across The Street as Mr. Barnes
- 2014: Scammerhead as Ben Sarnus
- 2016: Silver Skies as Frank
- 2017: Dont Sleep as Mr. Marino
Television Roles
- 1967: Run For Your Life as Willie Roth
- 1967: Batman as Block
- 1967: Get Smart as Gaucho/KAOS Killer
- 1970-1971: That Girl as Employee Davey/Biff Johnson (2 episodes)
- 1971-1973: Mission: Impossible as Dall/Tanner (2 episodes)
- 1972: The F.B.I. as Matt Winor
- 1972-1975: Cannon as Paul/Walter Koether/Hit Man (3 episodes)
- 1973: Circle Of Fear as Joseph Moretti
- 1973-1975: Kojak as Morton Tallman/Tony Curcio (2 episodes)
- 1974: Lotsa Luck as Rick Ferris
- 1974: The Rookies as Earl Fisher
- 1974: Get Christie Love as Keegan
- 1975: The Blue Knight as Det. Charley Bronski
- 1975: Three For The Road as Pete Karras
- 1975-1977: Police Story as Phil Logan/Tony Melino (3 episodes)
- 1976-1977: Delvecchio as Bernie Carroll (2 episodes)
- 1977: The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Ben Selwyn
- 1977: The Rockford Files as Sherman Royle
- 1977: Barnaby Jones as Harry Stroop
- 1977: Dog And Cat as Sandborn
- 1977: Baretta as Lt. Malone
- 1977: Harold Robbins 79 Park Avenue as Frank Millerson
- 1977: The Godfather Saga as Moe Green (uncredited)
- 1977: Starsky & Hutch as Thomas Callendar/Lt. Fargo
- 1977: What Really Happened To The Class Of 65 as Hornblower
- 1980: CHiPs as Ansgar
- 1981: The Gangster Chronicles as Waxey Gordon
- 1981: Riker as Jacoby
- 1981-1988: The Facts of Life as Charlie Polniaczek (11 episodes)
- 1982-1984: Simon & Simon as Police Capt. Tony Balcomb/U.S. Customs Agent Hank Galante (2 episodes)
- 1983: Small And Frye as Jacobi
- 1983: The Best Of Times as Gene Falcone
- 1983-1984: The Love Boat as Johnny Bolina/Max Glutovsky (2 episodes)
- 1984: Matt Houston as Mick Logan
- 1984: Hardcastle and McCormick as Tommy Sales
- 1984: Steambath as Tom Devon
- 1984: St. Elsewhere as Roger
- 1984: Hot Pursuit as Paul
- 1984: Jessie as Capt. Whalen
- 1984-1986: T.J. Hooker as Capt. C. Danza/Frank Dio (2 episodes)
- 1985: The A-Team as Sonny Monroe
- 1985: The Golden Girls as Glen
- 1985: Hollywood Beat as Parker
- 1985-1986: Murder, She Wrote as Bert Yardley/Ernie Santini (2 episodes)
- 1987: CBS Summer Playhouse as Arthur
- 1987: Rags to Riches as Michael Rapp
- 1987: Hotel as Phil Johnson
- 1987: Hunter as Floyd Benson
- 1989: Murphy Brown as Al Floss
- 1989-1990: The Famous Teddy Z as Al Floss
- 1990: Carol And Company as Arthur Daniels
- 1990-1997: The Simpsons as Roger Meyers Jr. (3 episodes)
- 1991: Midnight Caller as Tommy Bombacelli
- 1991: An Inconvenient Woman as Stieglitz
- 1991-1992: Sibs as Howie Ruscio
- 1993: Daddy Dearest as Johnny O
- 1993: Bonkers as Mr. Malone
- 1994-1995: The George Carlin Show as Harry Rossetti
- 1995: Cant Hurry Love as Michael
- 1995: Partners as Warren
- 1995: Hope And Gloria as Bernie
- 1996: Pinky and the Brain as Floyd Nesbit
- 1996: Mad About You as Mel Slotkin
- 1997: Early Edition as Barney Kadison
- 1997: Nick Freno Licensed Teacher as Nick's Old Teacher
- 1997: Home Improvement as Irv Schmayman
- 1998: Silk Stalkings as Saul Bregman/Fossey
- 1998-1999: Pepper Ann as Larry (2 episodes)
- 1999: One Life to Live as FBI Chief Christopher Scaletta
- 1999: Sabrina the Teenage Witch as Sid Wolff
- 1999: Just Shoot Me! as Charlie Gold
- 1999: Family Law as Goodman
- 1999-2001: Family Guy as Bea Arthur/Soccer Mom (2 episodes)
- 2000: The Practice as Dr. Melnick
- 2000: Walker, Texas Ranger as Johnny 'Giovanni Rossini' Rose
- 2000: The Angry Beavers as Lucky Rabbit
- 2001-2004: The Division as John Exstead Sr. (15 episodes)
- 2003: Touched by an Angel as Ben Horner
- 2003: Lucky as Sam Gordon
- 2005: ER as Martin Trudeau
- 2007: The Wedding Bells as Larry Herschfield
- 2010: Party Down as Howard Greengold
- 2011: The Life & Times of Tim as Old Caddie
- 2012: Private Practice as Ed Diamanti
- 2012-2013: Magic City as Arthur Evans (8 episodes)
- 2014-2015: Episodes as Dick LeBlanc (2 episodes)
- 2015: Maron as David Rosen
Video Game Roles
- 2010: Fallout: New Vegas as Big Sal
Shorts
- 2004: Restive Planet as Johnny
- 2011: Blackbird as Sam
Self
- 1981: Lily Sold Out
- 2000-2010: Biography (2 episodes)
