John Aprea, whose acting career landed him roles on “Godfather Part II” and “Full House,” died on Monday of natural causes in Los Angeles. He was 83.
His death was confirmed by Will Levine, Aprea’s manager.
Born in 1941 to Italian immigrants in Englewood, N.J., Aprea spent part of his early years in Italy before his family resettled back in the States. In the early 1960s, he set out to pursue his passion, acting, enrolling in Joshua Shelley’s acting classes (who also taught Mia Farrow and Jon Voight) in New York. Eventually, he would land a role in the 1968 Steve McQueen classic film Bullitt, playing Killer.
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