Johnny Fontane (Al Martino) appears in The Godfather as Vito's (Marlon Brando) godson, and his similarities to real-life singer Frank Sinatra did not go unnoticed by the legendary pop star.

Frank Sinatra Jr., who died suddenly at age ... “But, the priest said that Sachs [sic], a Jew, could not be named as godfather,” Sinatra Jr. told the Journal. “Sinatra took me out of the ...