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Alan Brady's Hair · 04-09-2023, 10:00 AM

I'm running into some roadblocks:

Vito Corleone: The Racetrack Tout (Sheldon Leonard)
Sonny Corleone: ???
Fredo Corleone: Barney Fife (New York scenes) and Ralph Furley (Nevada scenes)
Michael Corleone: Keith Partridge
Tom Hagen: Arthur Dietrich
Johnny Fontane: ??? (Robert Goulet, as himself?)

Tessio: Phil Fish
Clemenza: Norm Peterson
Luca Brasi: ???
Pauly Gatto: ???
Willie Cicci: Cosmo Kramer

Mama Corleone: Thelma Harper (if she can handle the accent)
Kay Adams: Laura Petrie
Connie Corleone Rizzi: Rhoda Morgenstern
Lucy Mancini: Carla Tortelli
Carlo Rizzi: ???
Apollonia Vitelli Corleone: ???

Capt. McCluskey: Sgt. Morgan O'Rouke
Virgil Sollozzo: ???
Barzini: ???
Jack Woltz: Martin Crane
Moe Green:

Charles Knox · 04-09-2023, 07:19 PM

I think Fish from Barney Miller (Abe Vigoda) would be perfect for the role of Sal.

Alan Brady's Hair · 04-09-2023, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Charles Knox

I think Fish from Barney Miller (Abe Vigoda) would be perfect for the role of Sal.

Yes, that's Tessio.

Sal · 04-22-2023, 09:51 AM

Where does Tony Soprano fit in? He has to be in there somewhere!

Charles Knox · 04-22-2023, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Sal

Where does Tony Soprano fit in? He has to be in there somewhere!

The Sopranos was a sitcom?

Alan Brady's Hair · 04-22-2023, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Charles Knox

The Sopranos was a sitcom?

Steve van Zandt (Silvio) had a gangster comedy called Lilyhammer. His character from that, Frank Tagliano, could maybe be Tattaglia or one of the other bosses.

04-09-2023, 10:00 AM	#1
Alan Brady's Hair Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 30, 2014 Posts: 1,834	Re-Casting The Godfather with Sitcom Characters I'm running into some roadblocks: Vito Corleone: The Racetrack Tout (Sheldon Leonard) Sonny Corleone: ??? Fredo Corleone: Barney Fife (New York scenes) and Ralph Furley (Nevada scenes) Michael Corleone: Keith Partridge Tom Hagen: Arthur Dietrich Johnny Fontane: ??? (Robert Goulet, as himself?) Tessio: Phil Fish Clemenza: Norm Peterson Luca Brasi: ??? Pauly Gatto: ??? Willie Cicci: Cosmo Kramer Mama Corleone: Thelma Harper (if she can handle the accent) Kay Adams: Laura Petrie Connie Corleone Rizzi: Rhoda Morgenstern Lucy Mancini: Carla Tortelli Carlo Rizzi: ??? Apollonia Vitelli Corleone: ??? Capt. McCluskey: Sgt. Morgan O'Rouke Virgil Sollozzo: ??? Barzini: ??? Jack Woltz: Martin Crane Moe Green:

04-22-2023, 09:51 AM	#4
Sal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 20, 2001 Location: Oakville, Ont. Canada Posts: 6,198	Where does Tony Soprano fit in? He has to be in there somewhere!
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04-09-2023, 07:19 PM	#2
Charles Knox Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 17, 2009 Posts: 1,225	I think Fish from Barney Miller (Abe Vigoda) would be perfect for the role of Sal.