Tom Rosqui; Versatile Actor
Tom Rosqui, whose acting credits ranged from esoteric productions at the Yale School of Drama to the chilling “Godfather” dramas on film, has died of cancer at UCLA Medical Center.
He was 62 when he died April 11.
Known in the industry for his versatility in stage and television work, his most widely seen role was as the Corleone family bodyguard Rocco Lampone in the first two “The Godfather” films.
His other pictures included “MacArthur,” “Raid on Entebbe,” “The Thomas Crown Affair” and “Airport 77.”
On Broadway he was in “Sticks and Bones” and “The Price,” while his Lincoln Center appearances included “The Alchemist,” “Danton’s Death” and “The East Wind.”
He spent seven years at the Actor’s Workshop of San Francisco and last September was Giles Corey in the Los Angeles Theatre Center’s production of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible.”
His episodic TV appearances ranged from “Archie Bunker’s Place” to “Lou Grant.”
Survivors include his wife, Erica, and three children.
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