Gianni Russo

With a singularly nebulous background which by his account included stints as a Las Vegas nightclub emcee radio personality and jewelry tycoon and comparatively little acting experience Gianni Russo won the role of Carlo Rizzi in The Godfather 1972 on the basis of his screen test Since then Russo has remained busy as an actor mostly playing assorted wiseguys and Mafia types He was appeared again with Marlon Brando in a small role in The Freshman 1990 in which Brando parodied his Don Corleone role to good effect IMDb Mini Biography By Bob Sorrentino