John Aprea, the actor identified for his roles in The Godfather Part II and Full House, has died. He was 83.
In response to his supervisor Will Levine, Aprea died of pure causes on Monday, Aug. 5 at his Los Angeles dwelling, 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 authentic 1972 movie.
Aprea as soon as mentioned working with Coppola and actors Al Pacino and Robert De Niro was “the high point” of his profession, including, “I used to be surrounded by one of the best in The Godfather.”
He additionally appeared in such movies as The Stepford Wives (1975), New Jack City (1991), The Game (1997), Useless Man on Campus (1998) and The Manchurian Candidate (2004).
John Aprea in a promo shot for Matt Houston taken on June 4, 1982. (ABC Picture Archives/Disney Basic Leisure Content material through Getty Photos)
Aprea had a recurring function on Full House, and later Fuller House, as Jesse’s (John Stamos) father Nick Katsopolis. His TV credit additionally embody The Gangster Chronicles, Matt Houston and Knots Landing, in addition to episodes of Wonder Woman, Three’s a Crowd, The A-Team, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Fall Guy, Falcon Crest, Tales from the Darkish Facet, Night Court, 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 number 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 Relaxation outdated pal. I’ll see you on the opposite facet.”
