The Hollywood Godfather Podcast
Welcome to The Hollywood Godfather Podcast. Actor, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and Mafia associate Gianni Russo best known for portraying Carlo in ‘The Godfather’ has teamed with an unlikely ally, Patrick Picciarelli, writer, retired NYPD lieutenant, and current private investigator to put together a thought-provoking, tragic, funny, and often shocking view of Gianni’s life in the mob and the movies. His counterpart and co-host, Patrick, gives his insights into the world of crime, and comments on characters both men have known, as well as the current happenings in Hollywood and the mob. The friendship between Gianni and Patrick did not have the usual beginnings of boyhood camaraderie. Both Gianni and Patrick were born and raised in New York’s Little Italy and lived a scant short block from each other, but that’s where the similarities end. Gianni sought his future with the Mafia, while Patrick became a New York cop. Their paths crossed a few times, and each was on the other’s radar;...
Episodes
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Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Michael Benson joins the Hollywood Godfather hosts to talk his book Gangsters & Nazis: How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in Wartime America.
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Special Guest
Jamey DuVallHost / Producer / WriterGeeks United and The Kubrick Series
Show Overview:
The Murder of Crista Helm: Jamey DuVall from Movie Geeks United joins us to discuss his decade-long investigation into the murder of actress Christa Helm.
http://www.whokilledchristahelm.comhttp://www.moviegeeksunited.com
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Steve Hodel, a retired LAPD detective, joins us to discuss his books and his unexpected relationship to gruesome killing of The Black Dalhia - Elizabeth Short. Look for Steve’s books on Amazon.https://a.co/d/ixhDfyH
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Mr. Copacabana: The outrageous life story of Monte Proser, creator and operator of the famous Copacabana nightclub. Mr. Copacabana: An American History by Night (Jericho Mountain) https://a.co/d/2VtZjHQ
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Interview with Miles Watson: An Insider’s Unknown Stories of the Mob
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
The Unusual Artistry of Sid Krofft: Interview with a Hollywood Legend
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Interview with the Legendary Frankie Valli: Still Walking Like a Man
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Newly Uncovered Evidence in the JFK Assassination: Interview with Mark Shaw
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Interview with Mitchum Reeves: Moonshine Runner, wrongly convicted for murder Pt 2
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Interview with Mitchum Reeves: Moonshine Runner, wrongly convicted for murder Pt 1
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Interview with Sal Polisi, Former Career Mobster and Podcaster Adrian Martinez
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Gianni and Pat react to a Facts Verse video on Angie Dickinson, discussing her career and her interactions with Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack.
The full Facts Verse video can be found at the following link:
https://youtu.be/9pw6RM9sKOQ
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
My Life With Elvis: The Early Years. An Interview with Donna Presley + Mailbag