Vito Corleone

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Vito Corleone is the powerful and calculating patriarch of the Corleone crime family in Mario Puzo’s novel and its film adaptations, widely regarded as one of fiction’s most iconic mafia bosses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
literary character
mafia boss
patriarch
adoptiveChild Tom Hagen
alias Don Corleone
linked to: Vito Corleone

Signor Corleone
linked to: Vito Corleone

The Godfather
appearsIn The Godfather (1972 film)
linked to: The Godfather

The Godfather (novel)
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part III (flashbacks, photos, references)
birthName Vito Andolini
linked to: Vito Corleone
child Connie Corleone
Fredo Corleone
Michael Corleone
Sonny Corleone
createdFor The Godfather
creator Mario Puzo
culturalStatus iconic mafia boss in popular culture
deathCause heart attack
emigratedTo New York City
ethnicity Sicilian
familyName Corleone
fictionalUniverse The Godfather universe
firstAppearance The Godfather (1969 novel)
firstFilmAppearance The Godfather (1972 film)
linked to: The Godfather
fullName Vito Andolini Corleone
linked to: Vito Corleone
gender male
givenName Vito
headOf Corleone crime family
knownFor being a powerful mafia patriarch
emphasis on family loyalty
iconic line "I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse"
nationality Italian
occupation crime boss
head of crime family
olive oil importer
origin Corleone, Sicily
personalityTrait calculating
family-oriented
ruthless
strategic
portrayedBy Marlon Brando
Robert De Niro
spouse Carmela Corleone
linked to: Connie Corleone
successor Michael Corleone

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The Godfather character Vito Corleone
The Godfather Part II characterFocus Vito Corleone
Marlon Brando characterRole Vito Corleone in The Godfather
linked to: Vito Corleone
Tha Doggfather inspiredBy The Godfather (fictional character)
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Mario Puzo notableCharacterCreated Vito Corleone
The Godfather mainCharacter Vito Corleone
Vito Corleone fullName Vito Andolini Corleone
linked to: Vito Corleone
Vito Corleone birthName Vito Andolini
linked to: Vito Corleone
Vito Corleone alias Don Corleone
linked to: Vito Corleone
Vito Corleone alias Signor Corleone
linked to: Vito Corleone
Tom Hagen adoptiveFather Vito Corleone
Tom Hagen loyalTo Vito Corleone
Connie Corleone father Vito Corleone
Connie Corleone onlyDaughterOf Vito Corleone
Michael Corleone father Vito Corleone
The Godfather trilogy mainCharacter Vito Corleone
Sonny Corleone father Vito Corleone
Vincent Mancini grandfather Vito Corleone
Vincent Mancini grandfather Vito Corleone
The Godfather (novel) mainCharacter Vito Corleone
The Sicilian featuresCharacter Don Vito Corleone
linked to: Vito Corleone
Captain McCluskey enemyOf Vito Corleone
Mary Corleone grandfather Vito Corleone
Vito hasNotableBearer Vito Corleone
Vito hasFictionalBearer Vito Corleone
Johnny Fontane godsonOf Vito Corleone
subject linked to: Johnny Fontane in The Godfather
Johnny Fontane godfather Vito Corleone
subject linked to: Johnny Fontane in The Godfather
Johnny Fontane hasGodfatherRelationshipWith Vito Corleone
subject linked to: Johnny Fontane in The Godfather
Fredo Corleone father Vito Corleone
Johnny Fontane godsonOf Vito Corleone
Johnny Fontane hasGodfather Vito Corleone
Peter Clemenza loyalTo Vito Corleone
Peter Clemenza closeAssociateOf Vito Corleone
Peter Clemenza worksFor Vito Corleone
Corleone crime family founder Vito Corleone
Corleone crime family leader Vito Corleone
Corleone crime family hasMember Vito Corleone
Jack Woltz associatedWith Vito Corleone
Jack Woltz enemyOf Vito Corleone
Corleone family consigliere employer Vito Corleone
Corleone family consigliere trustedBy Vito Corleone
Constanzia Corleone father Vito Corleone
subject linked to: Constanzia
Connie Corleone father Vito Corleone
subject linked to: Connie
Luca Brasi employer Vito Corleone
Luca Brasi loyalTo Vito Corleone
Luca Brasi worksFor Vito Corleone
Luca Brasi associatedWith Vito Corleone
Virgil Sollozzo enemyOf Vito Corleone
Virgil Sollozzo offersDealTo Vito Corleone