List of The Godfather characters

This is a list of minor characters in The Godfather series. The Godfather is a 1972 American crime drama directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy, based on Mario Puzo's best-selling novel of the same name. It stars Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as the leaders of a fictional New York crime family. The story, spanning 1945 to 1955, chronicles the family under the patriarch Vito Corleone, focusing on the transformation of Michael Corleone (Pacino) from reluctant family outsider to ruthless Mafia boss.

Minor characters in The Godfather series

The Five Families

The Five Families are five major Mafia crime families in the novel and film The Godfather. The families are based on the real life New York City Five Families, five major Italian American crime families.

The Corleones

The Dons of the Corleone family:

• Vito Corleone (1920–1955)
• Michael Corleone (1955–1980)
• Vincent Corleone (1980–unknown)

The Tattaglias

The Dons of the Tattaglia family:

• Philip Tattaglia (1920s–1955)
• Riccardo "Rico" Tattaglia (1955–1962)
• Osvaldo "Ozzie" Altobello (1962–1980)

The Barzinis

The Dons of the Barzini family:

• Giuseppe Mariposa (1920s–1934)
• Emilio Barzini (1934–1955)
• Paulie Fortunato (1955–19??)

The Cuneos

The Dons of the Cuneo family:

• Carmine Cuneo/Ottilio Cuneo (1920s–1955)
• Leo Cuneo (1955–1979)

The Straccis

The Dons of the Stracci family:

• Anthony Stracci/Victor Stracci (1920s–1955)
• Mario Stracci (1955–1972)