John Aprea, the actor identified for his roles in The Godfather Half II and Full Home, has died. He was 83.
In line with his supervisor Will Levine, Aprea died of pure causes on Monday, Aug. 5 at his Los Angeles house, the place he was surrounded by household.
Born March 4, 1941 in Englewood, New Jersey, Aprea made his onscreen debut in 1968’s Bullitt, alongside Steve McQueen. He went on to one among his most memorable performances as Younger Tessio in The Godfather Half II (1974) after auditioning to play Michael Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola‘s unique 1972 movie.
Aprea as soon as stated working with Coppola and actors Al Pacino and Robert De Niro was “the excessive level” of his profession, including, “I used to be surrounded by the most effective in The Godfather.”
He additionally appeared in such movies as The Stepford Wives (1975), New Jack Metropolis (1991), The Recreation (1997), Lifeless Man on Campus (1998) and The Manchurian Candidate (2004).
John Aprea in a promo shot for Matt Houston taken on June 4, 1982. (ABC Photograph Archives/Disney Basic Leisure Content material through Getty Photographs)
Aprea had a recurring function on Full Home, and later Fuller Home, as Jesse’s (John Stamos) father Nick Katsopolis. His TV credit additionally embody The Gangster Chronicles, Matt Houston and Knots Touchdown, in addition to episodes of Marvel Lady, Three’s a Crowd, The A-Staff, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Fall Man, Falcon Crest, Tales from the Darkish Facet, Evening Court docket, Melrose Place, Saved by the Bell: The New Class and The Sopranos.
Aprea’s Knots Touchdown co-star Paul Carafotes paid tribute to the late actor on Saturday. “We had a lot of laughs,” he wrote partially. “We met on the set of CBS tv present Knots Touchdown, 1987, over 40 years in the past. Many will miss this man! Relaxation outdated buddy. I’ll see you on the opposite facet.”
