Vincent Corleone

Sonny's illegitimate son, who inherits the family in Part III.

Vincent Corleone, born Vincent Mancini, is the illegitimate son of Sonny Corleone and Lucy Mancini in The Godfather Part III, played by Andy García in an Oscar-nominated performance, who ends the film as head of the Corleone family.

Quick Facts

Series: The Godfather
First: The Godfather Part III
Portrayed by: Andy García
Creator: Mario Puzo; Francis Ford Coppola
Nickname: Vinnie
Also known as: Vincent Mancini (birth name)
Occupation: Crime boss
Gender: Male

Facts from the source article.

Background

The child of Sonny's affair with his sister's bridesmaid, he was kept out of the family as a boy, and in Puzo's novel Lucy never conceived a child with Sonny at all. As an adult he turns down Michael's offer of a legitimate job to work for Joey Zasa, who runs what is left of the family's New York rackets, then falls out with him when he senses Zasa is after Michael's power; at a failed peace meeting Zasa calls him a bastard and Vincent bites his ear, and that night he kills the two hitmen Zasa sends.

Encouraged by Connie, Michael takes him under his wing, admiring his courage and loyalty while fearing he has Sonny's temper. Vincent saves Michael from Zasa's ambush at the Atlantic City summit and, with Connie's and Al Neri's approval, kills Zasa while Michael lies in hospital after a diabetic stroke, which angers Michael even though he had killed Sollozzo on the same logic 34 years earlier. His romance with Michael's daughter Mary alarms his uncle, who sets him to spy on the traitor Don Altobello and so uncovers Licio Lucchesi's plot.

Coppola has called him a blend of the five Corleone men: Vito's cunning, Sonny's temper, Michael's ruthlessness, Fredo's sensitivity and Tom Hagen's loyalty.