Frank Pentangeli

Frank Pentangeli
Michael V. Gazzo portraying Frank Pentangeli
First appearance	The Godfather Part II
Last appearance	The Family Corleone
Created by	Mario Puzo
Portrayed by	Michael V. Gazzo
Information
Nickname(s)	Frankie Five Angels
Aliases	Francesco Pentangeli (birth name)
Gender	Male
Occupation	Mobster
Title	Street boss Capo Soldato
Family	Corleone (1934-1959) Mariposa (1920s-1934)
Spouse(s)	Unnamed wife
Children	Two unnamed daughters

Frank "Frankie Five Angels" Pentangeli is a fictional character from the film The Godfather Part II. In the film, he was portrayed by Michael V. Gazzo, who was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance, which he lost to Robert De Niro, his co-star from the same film (as young Vito Corleone). He gets his nickname from his last name, which is Greco-Italian for five angels.

Born as Francesco Pentangeli in Partinico, Sicily, Pentangeli has an older brother named Vincenzo who remains in the country. Frank is a caporegime in the Corleone family, running the family's operations in New York City while Michael (Al Pacino), his brother and underboss, Fredo (John Cazale), and the other two capos, Rocco Lampone (Tom Rosqui) and Al Neri (Richard Bright), are based in Nevada. He was a top soldier in the regime of Peter Clemenza (Richard S. Castellano), and took over the regime after Clemenza's death. He also moved into Vito's former estate in Long Beach, Long Island. His bodyguard is longtime soldier Willi Cicci.

In The Godfather, Part II, Frank Pentangeli is portrayed as a very old associate and family friend who has been with the family since the early days of the Corleone olive oil business. Pentangeli's character was conceived in The Godfather, Part II by Coppola and Puzo when actor Richard Castellano did not reprise his role as Clemenza in the sequel. The Pentangeli character took the part in the plot which was originally intended for Clemenza.