Bidding Goodbye to Alex Rocco

At the age of 79, this brilliant actor left the world. Alex Rocco played the role of Moe Greene in The Godfather, for which he won wide acclamation. He also won an Emmy award for a role in the TV series The famous Teddy Z. He was first seen in Batman (1966) and then went on to do many movies like Smokin’ Aces, Find Me Guilty, Wired, Lady in White. He was also a popular face in many TV series like- Murphy Brown, The Division, Magic City and many more.

Rocco had also lent his voice in Family Guy and Bug’s Life. Jon Cryer (who starred with Rocco in Teddy Z), remembered him saying that he was a good hearted guy.

He is one of the most talented and respected actor whose filmography spanned for five decades. Rocco, you will be terribly missed!