been Antonio "Tony Ducks" Corallo, but Corallo was in prison when Lucchese died. Lucchese's second choice, Ettore Coco, was also in legal trouble and served a short time as boss. Another possible candidate was consigliere Vincenzo Rao, but he too was dealing with criminal charges. The Commission finally selected capo Carmine Tramunti as temporary acting boss until Corallo was released from prison. In popular culture In the television miniseries The Gangster Chronicles, Lucchese is portrayed by Jon Polito In Gangster Wars (1981), Lucchese is portrayed by Jon Polito He is portrayed by Michael Rispoli on the 2022 TV series The Offer. He is portrayed by Bo Dietl on the Epix TV Series Godfather of Harlem Notes Sources Bureau of Narcotics, Sam Giancana, United States Treasury Department. Mafia: The Government's Secret File on Organized Crime. Skyhorse Publishing, 2009. Further reading Tommy Lucchese, the quiet don in Malba by Ron Marzlock (November 23, 2011) Queens Chronicle A Death in the Family by Thom L. Jones. Real deal mafia.com External links Mobsters: Tommy Lucchese 1899 births 1967 deaths Italian emigrants to the United States American crime bosses Prohibition-era gangsters American gangsters of Sicilian descent Bosses of the Lucchese crime family Burials at Calvary Cemetery (Queens) Criminals from New York City Deaths from brain cancer in the United States People from Lido Beach, New York People with acquired American citizenship People from East Harlem