Tom Rosqui

Who was Tom Rosqui?

Thomas Francis "Tom" Rosqui was an American character actor with extensive stage experience.

Rosqui was born in Oakland, California, the son of a Spanish mother Sally, 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.