Name Tom Rosqui | Role Character actor | |
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Full Name Thomas Francis Rosqui Occupation Stage, film, television actor Died April 12, 1991, Los Angeles, California, United States Parents Sally Rosqui, Thomas A. Rosqui Movies The Godfather Part II, The Crazy Quilt, MacArthur, Guilty by Suspicion, Airport '77 Similar People Frank Sivero, Joe Spinell, Mario Puzo, John Korty, Francis Ford Coppola | ||
Thomas Francis Rosqui (12 June 1928 – 12 April 1991) was an American character actor with extensive stage experience.
Rosqui was born in Oakland, California, the son of a Portuguese mother, Sally (née Fernandes), a homemaker, and an Italian father, Thomas A. Rosqui, a traffic manager. Rosqui appeared on Broadway in "Sticks and Bones," and "The Price," among others. He acted often in television, but his most prominent role was as Corleone family bodyguard Rocco Lampone in the first two Godfather movies. Following a long struggle with cancer, he died at 62 in 1991.
Filmography
Actor
1991
Guilty by Suspicion as
Norman
1988
Defense Play as
Chief Gill
1988
Cheers (TV Series) as
Jensen
- Bar Wars (1988) - Jensen
1986
Joe Bash (TV Series)
- Joe's First Partner (1986)
1985
Knight Rider (TV Series) as
August Hollenbeck
- Knight Sting (1985) - August Hollenbeck
1985
American Playhouse (TV Series) as
Warden
- Paper Angels (1985) - Warden
1984
Jessie (TV Series)
- Flesh Wounds (1984)
1984
Antony and Cleopatra (TV Movie) as
Agrippa
1984
Days of Our Lives (TV Series) as
Barney Jannings
- Episode #1.4683 (1984) - Barney Jannings
1983
Memorial Day (TV Movie) as
Barney French
1983
Dallas (TV Series)
- Legacy (1983)
1979
Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) as
2nd Man / Matthew Dobbs
- A Faraway Cry (1982) - 2nd Man
- The Faith Healer (1979) - Matthew Dobbs
1982
Archie Bunker's Place (TV Series) as
Reporter
- Reggie, 3; Archie, 0 (1982) - Reporter
1981
Bret Maverick (TV Series) as
Philadelphia Hunter #2
- The Yellow Rose (1981) - Philadelphia Hunter #2
1980
The Night the City Screamed (TV Movie) as
Tom Burnham
1980
Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series) as
Dr. Benson
- The Accident (1980) - Dr. Benson
1980
Lou Grant (TV Series) as
Kramer / Sam Duryea
- Hazard (1980) - Kramer
- Indians (1980) - Sam Duryea
1979
Act of Violence (TV Movie) as
Police Commander
1979
California Dreaming as
George Booke
1978
Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys as
Doc
1978
Lady of the House (TV Movie) as
Sergeant John Guffy
1977
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (TV Mini Series) as
Rocco Lampone
- Episode #1.4 (1977) - Rocco Lampone
- Episode #1.3 (1977) - Rocco Lampone
- Episode #1.2 (1977) - Rocco Lampone
1977
Heroes as
Patrolman #2
1977
The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) as
Joe Kimberly
- Time Out (1977) - Joe Kimberly
1977
MacArthur as
General Sampson
1977
Airport '77 as
Hunter
1977
Code R (TV Series) as
Wallace
- The Invaders (1977) - Wallace
1976
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV Series) as
Policeman #1
- Episode #2.95 (1977) - Policeman #1 (credit only)
- Episode #2.80 (1977) - Policeman #1 (credit only)
- Episode #2.77 (1977) - Policeman #1 (uncredited)
- Episode #2.65 (1976) - Policeman #1 (credit only)
- Episode #2.63 (1976) - Policeman #1 (uncredited)
1974
The Rockford Files (TV Series) as
Tom Brockmeyer / Norm Mitchell
- The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers: Part 2 (1977) - Tom Brockmeyer
- Profit and Loss, Part 2: Loss (1974) - Norm Mitchell
1976
Raid on Entebbe (TV Movie) as
Amos Eran
1976
Visions (TV Series) as
Dr. Horlick
- Two Brothers (1976) - Dr. Horlick
1976
The Blue Knight (TV Series) as
Mr. Winkler
- Upward Mobility (1976) - Mr. Winkler
1976
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase as
Jason Morgan
1976
Insight (TV Series) as
Harlan Petchell
- Juvie (1976) - Harlan Petchell
1975
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood (TV Movie) as
Edwin Knopf
1975
Wonder Woman (TV Series) as
Cop #2
- The New Original Wonder Woman (1975) - Cop #2
1975
Dead Man on the Run (TV Movie) as
Fletcher
1975
Police Woman (TV Series) as
Erik Mundy
- No Place to Hide (1975) - Erik Mundy
1975
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (TV Mini Series)
- The Statesman (1975)
1974
The Godfather Part II as
Rocco Lampone
1974
The Magician (TV Series) as
Neil Houser
- The Illusion of the Evil Spikes (1974) - Neil Houser
1974
The Migrants (TV Movie) as
Father
1973
The Connection (TV Movie) as
Detective Phelan
1972
Particular Men (TV Movie) as
Capt. Rigatti
1972
The Godfather as
Rocco Lampone (uncredited)
1972
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story (TV Movie)
1971
The Pursuit of Happiness as
District Attorney Keller
1971
Great Performances (TV Series) as
Unemployed Man
- A Memory of Two Mondays (1971) - Unemployed Man
1970
Neither Are We Enemies (TV Movie) as
Man of Bethany
1970
All My Children (TV Series) as
Jason Maxwell #1 (1972)
1967
N.Y.P.D. (TV Series) as
Det. Jacobs / Koenig / Ritchie
- Day Tripper (1968) - Koenig
- Old Gangsters Never Die (1967) - Det. Jacobs
- Walking Target (1967) - Ritchie
- Fast Gun (1967) - Det. Jacobs
- Fingerman (1967) - Det. Jacobs
1968
The Thomas Crown Affair as
Pvt. Detective
1968
What's So Bad About Feeling Good? as
Radio Cop (uncredited)
1968
Madigan as
Man
1967
New York Television Theatre (TV Series)
- A Party for Divorce (1967)
1966
The Crazy-Quilt as
Henry
1963
General Hospital (TV Series) as
Civil Defense chief
1962
Days of Wine and Roses as
Bettor (uncredited)
1960
The Red Myth (TV Movie) as
Trotsky
1959
The Lineup (TV Series)
- The Hamilton Harker Case (1959)
Self
1976
Zero Intelligence (TV Special) as
Fred
Archive Footage
2006
The Godfather (Video Game) as
Rocco Lampone (uncredited)
1992
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (Video) as
Rocco Lampone
1990
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (TV Movie documentary) as
Rocco Lampone (uncredited)
References
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