Rocco Lampone

Rocco Lampone
Rocco Lampone portrayed by Tom Rosqui; pictured moments before killing Hyman Roth
First appearance	The Godfather
Last appearance	Godfather II
Created by	Mario Puzo
Portrayed by	Tom Rosqui
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Gender	Male
Occupation	Gangster, caporegime, acting consigliere

Rocco Lampone is a fictional character appearing in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather and its film adaptation, as well as the sequel, The Godfather Part II. He was portrayed in the films by actor Tom Rosqui.

Lampone is an associate of Peter Clemenza. When Clemenza is assigned to kill the treacherous Paulie Gatto in The Godfather, he decides to give Lampone a chance to "make his bones." Clemenza and Lampone drive Gatto to a remote spot near New York City, making him think they're scouting out places to live in case Sonny orders them to "go to the mattresses." When Clemenza says he needs to urinate and gets out of the car after Paulie has pulled it over, Lampone kills Gatto with three bullets to the head.

Lampone rises quickly in the Corleone family. After Michael Corleone takes over the family, he makes Lampone a caporegime. In the book, Michael puts together a secret regime for Lampone, on the advice of Vito Corleone; however this is eventually discovered by Tom Hagen. (In the original film version, Hagen (as well as the audience) learn about this in The Godfather Part II. In the Saga re-edit, Hagan discloses he already noticed Lampone's regime at the end of the expanded office scene where Vito turns over the power of the Family to Michael. Later in the film, Lampone and an unnamed associate kill Philip Tattaglia in his bed, and his men play a role in the wave of murders that cements Michael's power.

He subsequently moves to Nevada with the family and arranges security for the Lake Tahoe compound, but is unable to prevent the failed attempt on Michael's life by two mobsters hired by Michael's rival Hyman Roth. When the time comes to take revenge on Roth, Rocco opines that assassinating him would be "difficult, not impossible", and is personally entrusted with the hit. Disguised as a reporter, Rocco approaches Roth at Miami International Airport and shoots him, but despite the ensuing panic and confusion, he is in turn shot and killed by FBI agents while fleeing the scene.