Career
He came to fame at the age of 26, playing the title role in Pier Paolo Pasolini"s film Accattone. In 1967 he appeared in the title role in Pasolini"s version of Oedipus Rex. He is perhaps best known to non-Italian audiences as Calò in The Godfather and The Godfather Participant III and uttering the line "In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns".
He died in Rome on 14 January 2016 at the age of 80.