The Emmy - winning character actor best
known for playing the bespectacled Las
Vegas mobster Moe Greene in " The
Godfather" has died. Alex Rocco was 79 .
Rocco ' s daughter , Jennifer , announced
his death Saturday . Details of his death
were not immediately available.
Rocco ' s career spanned five decades and
he remained active up until his death .
His most famous role came in 1972 ' s
"The Godfather," where he played the
humbled casino owner who meets his
fate on a massage table.
The tough - talking , Boston - born Rocco
voiced the cigar - smoking studio head of
"Itchy and Scratchy " on "The Simpsons ."
He also played Charlie Polniaczek on the
1980s sitcom " The Facts of Life."
He won an Emmy in 1990 for the short-
lived Jon Cryer sitcom "The Famous
Teddy Z ."
Rocco is survived by his wife, actress
Shannon Wilcox, his daughter Jennifer ,
son Lucien and a grandson . 


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