Rocco Lampone

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Rocco Lampone is a fictional character appearing in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather and the first two installments of the Godfather trilogy. He was portrayed by actor Tom Rosqui.

Lampone begins in Peter Clemenza's regime and "makes his bones" assassinating the treacherous Paulie Gatto in The Godfather. He subsequently becomes caporegime to Michael Corleone after the family's relocation to Nevada, and arranges security for the Lake Tahoe compound, but is unfortunately unable to prevent the attempted assassination of Michael at the hands of two mobsters hired by mob rival Hyman Roth and allowed in by fellow conspirator Fredo Corleone. When the time comes to take revenge on Roth, it is Rocco who opines that assassinating him would be "difficult, not impossible", and is personally entrusted with the hit. Disguised as a reporter, Rocco successfully approaches Roth at Miami Airport and shoots him, but despite the ensuing panic and confusion, he is in turn shot by a police officer while fleeing the scene.