Willie Cicci
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| Willie Cicci | |
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| Biographical information | |
| Gender |
Male |
| Eye color |
Brown |
| Hair color |
Brown |
| Born |
January 17, 1922 |
| Family | |
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| Portrayed By |
Joe Spinell |
- "When the boss says push the button on a guy, I push the button, see, Senator?"
- ―Willie Cicci at the senate hearings.[src]
One of Michael Corleone's trusted enforcers and hitmen.
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[edit] Biography
Willie Cicci first acheived prominence in the Family by helping to destroy one of the Tattaglia Family's drug markets in Midtown. He also prevented the Stracci Family from taking back the Italia Warehouse, which had been won by the Corleones. Several key associates reported to him, including Lego Coalliere and the Don's son in law, Carlo Rizzi.He was one of the men hired by Pete Clemenza for protect Sonny Corleone during the war.
In the course of the war, it was rumoured that a traitor had arisen in the organisation and Cicci was for a long time suspected, particularly following the raid on West Port Warehouse, when the Cuneo Racket Boss had clearly been tipped off to an attack.
Cicci had become prominent in the Family and was well trusted enough to be assigned with the job of assasinating Don Carmine Cuneo on the day of Michael Rizzi's baptism. He was known to frequent Molsenni's in Little Italy and was good friends with Tiger Molsenni, which did not help his drinking problem.
[edit] The New Regime
When the Corleone Family moved to Nevada, Cicci remained in New York, working for caporegime Peter Clemenza and later Frank Pentangeli. He went with Pentangeli to Anthony Corleone's first communion in Lake Tahoe and expressed his suspicions about the death of Clemenza, who had supposedly died of a heart attack.
After the party, Cicci went with Pentangeli to a meeting with the Rosato brothers, which went wrong and resulted in a shootout that nearly claimed his life. However, he was struck by a car and wounded.
[edit] The Senate Hearings
Cicci recovered and was made to testify against his employer, but, seeing as he had never actually received direct orders from him, could not. It is unknown what happened to Willie after the Mafia Hearings but he was most likely killed for breaking the unwritten Mafia rule Omerta or sentenced to prison for admitting crimes he commited in the past.
[edit] Behind the Scenes
Willie Cicci was originally one of the major characters in The Godfather Part III, but was written out and replaced by Joey Zasa following the death of actor Joe Spinell.
