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Portrayals and influences. In The Godfather, Don Vito Corleone was portrayed by Marlon Brando. He was portrayed as a boy by Oreste Baldini and as a younger man in The Godfather Part II by Robert De Niro. Brando and De Niro's performances won Academy Awards — Best Actor for Brando, Best Supporting Actor for De Niro.
age 68. We are first introduced to the character of Don Vito Corleone in “The Godfather” as he is hosting his daughter Connie's wedding which takes place in 1945. Don Vito was 58 at the time. He dies ten years later in 1955 at age 68.);})();(function(){window.jsl.dh(iLfFZv-gLpGi0PEP7cGIgAU__19,
Frank Costello is Corleone's main inspiration. Despite being entirely fictionalized, aspects of his personality, appearance, and character are loosely based on real people. Some of the men who Corleone is based on include Frank Costello, Carlo Gambino, Joe Bonanno, and Joe Profaci.
Many immigrants did choose to change their names, either the to simplify the spelling or Anglicize them. In the novel, Vito chooses to take the name Corleone to honor his home town.
Frank Costello was arguably one of the most successful gangsters of all time. What's more, the “Prime Minister” of the mob was the man who inspired The Godfather himself, Don Vito Corleone.