Paulie Gatto

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Paulie Gatto(1910-1945) is a fictional character appearing in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather and the first part of The Godfather Movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola. He was portrayed by John Martino.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Paulie Gatto begins as a Corleone soldier working for Capo Pete Clemenza. Paulie is also responsible for the attempted murder of Don Corleone in the beginning in the movie as well as Sollozzo because the Don didn't want to be part of Solozzo's drug business.

Paulie Gatto is assassinated by Clemenza's Soldier Rocco Lampone. Clemenza tries to clear Paulie's mind of the shooting of the Don by informing him that the acting Don of the Corleone Family at the time, Santino Corleone "is ready to go to the mattresses already", and he tells Paulie to stop in the middle of a field to urinate. Once he was outside, Rocco pulls a gun behind Paulie's head and shoots three times in Paulie's head, killing him instantly.

In The Godfather: The Game, the character is ordered by Clemenza to chase Paulie into an area filled with shipping containers and kill him. The character is then awarded Paulie's Brooklyn apartment/safehouse.

Spoilers end here.

Films

• The Godfather • The Godfather Part II • The Godfather Part III • The Godfather Saga •

Novels

• The Godfather (novel) • The Sicilian • The Godfather Returns • The Godfather's Revenge •

Corleone family

• Vito Corleone • Carmella Corleone • Tom Hagen • Sonny Corleone • Fredo Corleone • Michael Corleone • Connie Corleone-Rizzi • Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone • Kay Adams • Anthony Corleone • Mary Corleone • Vinnie Mancini-Corleone •

Other families

• Emilio Barzini • Ottilio Cuneo • Anthony Stracci • Bruno Tattaglia • Philip Tattaglia • Carlo Tramonti • Vincent Forlenza • Louie Russo • Joe Zaluchi • Frankie Falcone • Tony Molinari • Sam Drago • Paulie Fortunato • Ozzie Altobello • Rico Tattaglia

Other characters

• Luca Brasi • Don Ciccio • Pete Clemenza • Don Fanucci • Johnny Fontane • Senator Pat Geary • Archbishop Gilday • Moe Greene • Frederick Keinszig • Cardinal Lamberto • Rocco Lampone • Lucy Mancini • Al Neri • Johnny Ola • Frank Pentangeli • Hyman Roth • Carlo Rizzi • Virgil Sollozzo • Sal Tessio • Don Tommasino • Jack Woltz • Joey Zasa • Willie Cicci • Paulie Gatto • Nick Geraci • Eddie Paradise • Tommy Neri • James Shea • Ritchie Nobilio • Joe Lucadello • Momo Barone • Sal Narducci • Carmine Marino • Danny Shea • Billy Van Arsdale • Mickey Shea • Bud Payton

Related

• Mario Puzo • Francis Ford Coppola • Albert Ruddy • Nino Rota • Crime film • Organized crime • Mafia • La Cosa Nostra • Five Families • Sicily • Corleone • The Godfather (soundtrack) • The Godfather Part II (soundtrack) • The Godfather Part III (soundtrack) • The Godfather: The Game • Mark Winegardner
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