Robert De Niro Didn't Need To Play Both Lead Roles In The Alto Knights & These 5 Actors Would've Been Great Co-Stars

Robert De Niro plays both lead roles in Barry Levinson's The Alto Knights, but a different actor should have taken one of the roles instead.

March 27, 2025 · 1 min · 52 words · Heather Ayers

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Provals hard-talking, tough-guy persona would make the perfect Frank Costello to De Niros more softly-spoken Vito Genovese.

Of course, Keitel needs no introduction.

Throw in Keitels roles inThe Irishmanand Brian De PalmasWiseguys, and hes perhaps overqualified if anything.

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