'The Godfather' Trilogy Cast: How They've Aged Over The Years

John Cazale was an immensely talented character actor, best known for his role as Fredo Corleone in The Godfather. John was an avid chain smoker and tragically passed away at 42 years old after being diagnosed with lung cancer.

Talia absolutely stole the show as Connie Corleone Rizzi, and is easily one of the most memorable supporting characters in the franchise. Her character's growth, coupled with an outstanding dramatic performance, helped Talia to secure her first-ever Oscar nomination for "Best Actress in a Supporting Role."

These days, Talia is still going strong and is keeping as busy as she ever was. The Oscar-nominated actress most recently appeared in 2021's Romancing Brazil and is slated to appear in the upcoming sequel to Chantilly Lace.

Robert Duvall portrayed the level-headed Tom Hagen — the Corleone family's lawyer, trusted friend/confidant, and later on, Michael's consigliere. A consigliere is an Italian word for Under Boss or the second-in-command of an organized crime family.

Over the years, the Oscar-winning actor has kept busy, though his roles over the past decade have been few and far between. Most recently, Duvall portrayed Rex Merrick — one of the owners of the Philadelphia 76ers NBA team.

A young Diane Keaton portrayed Kay Adams-Corleone, Michael's first love, and second wife. Of the many memorable scenes in The Godfather, one of the unquestionable highlights of the film is when Kay approaches Michael in his office and asks him if he had Connie's husband killed.

Diane is just as much of a screen legend today as she was back then. Diane is currently filming the sequel to Book Club and later this year, you can catch her in the upcoming comedy Mack & Rita, co-starring Wendy Malick, and Elizabeth Lail.

In The Godfather Part II, Robert De Niro had the mighty task of portraying a young Vito Corleone. De Niro delivered one of the most memorable performances of his entire career, and went on to win the Academy Award for "Best Actor in a Supporting Role."

Since his time on the set of The Godfather Part II, De Niro has risen to the status of a film icon. His upcoming role in Martin Scorcese's Killers of the Flower Moon is easily his most-anticipated film role in years.

Santino "Sonny" Corleone was the oldest of the three trueborn Corleone brothers. Sonny was fearless, brash, and wreckless. His hot temper and inability to see the forest for the trees are what led to his inevitable bloody demise.

Earlier this month, the entertainment world lost a true great. On July 6th, 2022, James Caan tragically passed away — he was 82 at the time. As well as portraying Sonny in The Godfather, James will always be remembered as Walter Hobbs in Elf.

Marlon Brando is considered to be one of the greatest actors who ever lived, and after seeing him as Don Vito Corleone — it isn't hard to understand why. His performance is the kind of thing you only see once in a generation.

Marlon Brando's fall from grace came hard and fast. As the years went by, he became more and more of a recluse. His final film appearance was in 2001's The Score, and he passed away of a rare respiratory disease at the age of 80.

Michael Corleone is the role that would go on to define Al Pacino's historic career. He's one of only a handful of actors to have appeared in all three films, and each performance is as formidable as the one that preceded it.

Al Pacino has been nominated for an Academy Award on nine different occasions, securing one win for Scent of a Woman. He is without a doubt one of the greatest acting talents that the world is ever likely to see.