Daily Countdown: TV & Movie Deaths #78

#78

Sonny Corleone (The Godfather)

TV or Movie: The Godfather

Actor: James Caan

Time of Death: March 24, 1972/October 3, 1951

Cause of Death: Riddled with bullets

When the image of being a gangster riddled with bullets is thought about, the image that most people see is that of Santino “Sonny” Corleone, Sr, as played by the iconic James Caan. Rival gangsters kill him at the highway toll plaza with submachine guns. It is one of the most dramatic moment in a movie that many consider one of the best of all time.

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