Dream Wired
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Celebrity
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • TV
  • Music
  • Comics
  • Shop
  • Home
  • Celebrity
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • TV
  • Music
  • Comics
  • Shop
No Result
View All Result
Dream Wired
No Result
View All Result
Home Movie

‘Godfather Part II,’ ‘Full House’ Actor Was 83 

rmtsa by rmtsa
August 19, 2024
in Movie
0
‘Godfather Part II,’ ‘Full House’ Actor Was 83 
74
SHARES
1.2k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter


You might also like

New Update on Ben Solo Movie Makes Cancellation Even Sadder

‘Chainsaw Man’ Soaring to Surprise No. 1 Finish

Artist Tyler Stout’s Giant-Size Frankenstein Poster Leads Monstrous New Universal Monsters Art Shows — GeekTyrant

John Aprea, the charismatic character actor who portrayed the young Salvatore Tessio in The Godfather Part II and the father of John Stamos’ character on Full House, has died. He was 83.

Aprea died Aug. 5 of natural causes in Los Angeles, his manager, Will Levine, announced.

The New Jersey native appeared for director Jonathan Demme in Caged Heat (1974), Crazy Mama (1975) and The Manchurian Candidate (2004), played the brother of Ray Sharkey’s up-and-coming music promoter in Taylor Hackford’s The Idolmaker (1980) and was a mob guy in Mario Van Peebles’ New Jack City (1991).

Aprea also played another crook, Lucas Castigliano, as well as a multimillionaire shipping magnate, Alexander Nikos, during two stints on the NBC soap opera Another World over a course of a decade (1989-98). Both characters ended up getting shot to death by women.

He starred as the patriarch of a multi-generational Italian American family on NBC’s The Montefuscos, but the comedy, created by Bill Persky and Sam Denoff, lasted just nine episodes in 1975.

While tending bar in Los Angeles, Aprea met Francis Ford Coppola and auditioned for the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather (1972). Al Pacino got the part, of course, but Aprea did land on the first sequel as Tessio, the mobster played by Abe Vigoda in the original.

He phoned Vigoda for insight into the character and reportedly was told: “I don’t know what I did. Just have a good time, kid.” The gig was the highlight of his career, he said.

Aprea recurred as the exterminator dad of Stamos’ Jesse Katsopolis on ABC’s Full House from 1988-91 and reprised the role for the 2017 Netflix reboot.

Jonathan Aprea was born to Italian immigrants on March 4, 1941, in Englewood, New Jersey. After he and his family lived in Italy for a few years, they settled again in New Jersey, and he graduated in 1959 from Dwight Morrow High School, where he played football.

Aprea moved to New York City in the early 1960s to pursue acting, then came to Los Angeles and played a hitman in the Steve McQueen classic Bullitt (1967). He followed with roles in such films as The Grasshopper (1970) and Curtis Hanson’s Sweet Kill (1972).

Aprea later stood out as the mob boss Albert Anastasia on the acclaimed 1981 NBC miniseries The Gangster Chronicles.

He played Lt. Vince Novelli on the first two seasons (1982-84) of the ABC action series Matt Houston and had prominent story arcs on a pair of CBS primetime soaps: as Sheriff Jack North on Falcon Crest in 1987 and as the villainous Manny Vasquez on Knots Landing in 1988.

His acting résumé also included guest spots on Mannix, The Rookies, The F.B.I., Wonder Woman, Silk Stalkings, The Sopranos, Cold Case, NYPD Blue and CSI and work in the films The Stepford Wives (1975), American Anthem (1986) and The Game (1997).

Survivors include his third wife, Betsy (they were together for 25 years); his daughter, Nicole, from a previous marriage to actress Ninon Aprea; and stepchildren Marika and Valentino. He was predeceased by his sister, Rosanna.



Source link

Tags: ActorFullGodfatherHousePart
Share30Tweet19
rmtsa

rmtsa

Recommended For You

New Update on Ben Solo Movie Makes Cancellation Even Sadder

by rmtsa
October 25, 2025
0
New Update on Ben Solo Movie Makes Cancellation Even Sadder

More information about the scrapped Ben Solo movie has come to light, with writer-director Steven revealing a sad first the movie became for the Star Wars universe. What...

Read more

‘Chainsaw Man’ Soaring to Surprise No. 1 Finish

by rmtsa
October 25, 2025
0
‘Chainsaw Man’ Soaring to Surprise No. 1 Finish

Japanese anime feature Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc is off to an impressive start at the U.S. box office, where it’s on course to top Friday’s chart...

Read more

Artist Tyler Stout’s Giant-Size Frankenstein Poster Leads Monstrous New Universal Monsters Art Shows — GeekTyrant

by rmtsa
October 24, 2025
0
Artist Tyler Stout’s Giant-Size Frankenstein Poster Leads Monstrous New Universal Monsters Art Shows — GeekTyrant

Fans of classic horror and alternate movie art have something truly monstrous to look forward to this weekend. Coda and Sideshow are teaming up to unleash two incredible...

Read more

10 Musical Biopics That Are Actually Good

by rmtsa
October 24, 2025
0
10 Musical Biopics That Are Actually Good

When it comes to historical biopics, especially the ones about famous musicians, there are a lot of stinkers. Maybe the greatness of the music alone is enough of...

Read more

The Ed Gein Story’s Brock Powell on if He’ll Return as Leatherface a 4th Time

by rmtsa
October 24, 2025
0
The Ed Gein Story’s Brock Powell on if He’ll Return as Leatherface a 4th Time

Brock Powell, who portrays the role of Gunnar Hansen, AKA Leatherface, in Monster: The Ed Gein Story, recently shared whether he would return in a potential Texas Chainsaw...

Read more
Next Post
‘RHONJ’ Margaret Josephs on If She Met With Luis’ Ex Vanessa

'RHONJ' Margaret Josephs on If She Met With Luis' Ex Vanessa

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Browse by Category

  • Celebrity
  • Comics
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • Music
  • TV
  • Uncategorized
DramaWired

Browse the Latest Entertainment News on DramaWired.com. Celebrity News, Movies, Music, Gossip, Comics, TV and More News.

CATEGORIES

  • Celebrity
  • Comics
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • Music
  • TV
  • Uncategorized
No Result
View All Result

Recent News

  • New Update on Ben Solo Movie Makes Cancellation Even Sadder
  • Cheryl Burke defends DWTS’s Carrie Ann Inaba Amid Backlash
  • Best Essay Writing Services for US College Students

Copyright © 2023 DramaWired.
DramaWired is a content aggregator and not responsible for the content of external sites.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Celebrity
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • TV
  • Music
  • Comics
  • Shop

Copyright © 2023 DramaWired.
DramaWired is a content aggregator and not responsible for the content of external sites.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In