Jack Woltz

Jack Woltz is a fictional character from the Mario Puzo novel The Godfather and the 1972 film adaptation. In the film, he is portrayed by John Marley. Woltz is a Jewish movie producer who refuses to cast the singer/actor Johnny Fontane in a war film that would revive Johnny's flagging career. Fontane asks Vito Corleone, who is the head of an organized crime family and his godfather, to lean on Woltz. Corleone sends his consigliere, Tom Hagen, to Hollywood to "reason" with Woltz. Hagen offers to help Woltz with union trouble in return for casting Fontane. The offer may have been sincere, but could also be interpreted as a threat that union trouble will likely arise if Woltz does not cooperate. Woltz loses his temper, shouting...