Richard Conte was born on March 24, 1910 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA as Nicholas Peter Conte. He is famous for his roles in A Walk in the Sun (1945), Call Northside 777 (1948), and Ocean's 11 (1960). In 1942, he signed a contract with Twentieth Century Fox,. At the beginning of the sixties, he worked in television series, then moved his activity to work in European films, especially low-cost films, then his role with Paramount was the role he played in the award-winning film The Godfather (1972), but his death in the first part prevented him from appearing in the following parts. He died on April 15, 1975 in Los Angeles, California, USA, of a heart attack.