Cast Age Comparison
| Actor | Character | Actor Age | Char Age | Conf | Diff | Source/Hints | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Marlon Brando | Don Vito Corleone | 47 | 54-58 | C2 | -9 | Godfather Wiki: Conflicting canon sources - born 1887 (novel) or 1891 (Godfather Part II). Film begins 1945, so age 54-58 |
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Al Pacino | Michael Corleone | 31 | 25 | C4 | +6 | Godfather Wiki: Born March 23, 1920. Confirmed by multiple sources including statement he was 59 in 1979 |
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James Caan | Sonny Corleone | 31 | 28 | C4 | +3 | Godfather Wiki: Born December 2, 1916. Died at age 31 in 1948 (2 months before 32nd birthday) |
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Robert Duvall | Tom Hagen | 41 | 29-35 | C2 | +9 | Godfather Wiki: Born 1910 (novel) or 1916 (films). Conflicting canonical sources |
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Richard S. Castellano | Clemenza | 38 | 56 | C3 | -18 | Godfather Wiki: Born June 1889 in Trapani, Sicily. Died 1958 at age 68-69 |
Actor Age
Actor’s real age when the production was filmed or released
Char Age
The character’s age as stated or implied in the story
Diff
Difference between actor age and character age (green = close, red = far apart)
Source/Hints
Where the character age was found or how it was inferred
Confidence Scale
C5
Canonical — age explicitly stated in the production
C4
Canonical — derived from dates or events in the story
C3
Strong secondary source (script, novelization, creator interview)
C2
Inferred range — estimated from context clues
C1
Unknown — no reliable age information found