Vito Corleone is a fictional character and a major character in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather and in the first two of Francis Ford Coppola's film trilogy. The titular "Godfather," Vito is orig
A young Vito (played by Robert De Niro) kills Don Fanucci
"Dental plumper" prosthetic worn by Marlon Brando to create the appearance of jowls during filming of The Godfather
Graffiti in Legutio, Spain
Marlon Brando Jr. was an American actor. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential performers in the history of cinema, he received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards,
Vito Corleone
…Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather and in the first two of Francis Ford Coppola's film trilogy. The titular "Godfather," Vito is originally portrayed by Marlon Brando in the 1972 film The Godfather, and later by Oreste Baldini as a boy and by Robert De Niro as a young man in The Godfather Part II (1974). An orphaned…
Brando's childhood home in Omaha
Brando photographed by Carl Van Vechten
From left to right: Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter and Brando in the original 1947 Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire.