Willi Cicci

Willi Cicci is a fictional character in The Godfather series of movies. One of Michael Corleone's trusted enforcers and hitmen, he assassinates Don Carmine Cuneo at the Savannah Hotel on the day of Michael's nephew's baptism in the film.

When the Corleone Family moves to Nevada, Cicci remains in New York, working for caporegime Peter Clemenza and later Frank Pentangeli. He goes with Pentangeli to Anthony Corleone's First Communion in Lake Tahoe and expresses his suspicions AbOUT the death of Clemenza, who had supposedly died of a heart attack.

After the party, Cicci is with Pentangeli when he was nearly killed by the Rosato brothers; he is in the car and was shooting at the Rosato brothers. However he is struck by a car and wounded.

Cicci recovers and is made to testify against his employer, but, seeing as he had never actually received direct orders from him, could not.

Willie Cicci was originally one of the major characters in The Godfather Part III, but was written out and replaced by Joey Zasa following the death of actor Joe Spinell.

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