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 ...

Adding to the drama of his arrival, Sinatra was intended to be named after his father, but a mix-up led the priest to name him after his godfather, Frank Garrick. Exhausted from the ordeal ...