Costello, anointed to run the Luciano crime family after Charles “Lucky” Luciano was imprisoned, is described as cautious, liking things nice and orderly in his quiet suburban home life with ...

and Frank Costello (also played by De Niro), crime boss of the Luciano crime family. When Genovese orders a hit on Costello, the latter is wounded but survives, and he decides to retire from the ...