- Frank Campanella
Infobox actor
name = Frank Campanella
caption =
birthdate =March 12 1919
location =New York City
deathdate =December 30 2006
deathplace =Los Angeles ,California Frank Campanella (
March 12 1919 -December 30 2006 ) was an Americancharacter actor .Campanella was born in
New York City , the son of Sicilian immigrants Mary O. and Philip Campanella, a musician. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/7/Joseph-Campanella.html Joseph Campanella Biography (1927-) ] ] He was the brother of actorJoseph Campanella and spoke mostly Italian growing up; this proved useful duringWorld War II , when he worked as a civilian translator for the U.S. government. Campanella attendedManhattan College , where he studied drama.Campanella's first film roles was as "Mook the Moon-Man" in the 1949 science fiction series "
Captain Video and His Video Rangers ". He went on to appear in more than 100 film and television episodes, usually playing the "tough guy." He helpedRobert DeNiro learn Sicilian for his role as youngVito Corleone in "".Campanella died on
December 30 ,2006 at his home inLos Angeles ,California .References
External links
*imdb name|id=0132100|name=Frank Campanella
* [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/03/america/NA_GEN_US_Obit_Frank_Campanella.php Obituary]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.