<P> Anthony Vito `` Tony '' Corleone is a fictional character in The Godfather trilogy of films directed by Francis Ford Coppola . He is portrayed by Anthony Gounaris in the first film , James Gounaris in the second , and singer Franc D'Ambrosio in the third . The character was given the name Anthony because it was thought that the three - year - old Gounaris of the first film would respond best if his own name was used . He is the son of Michael ( Al Pacino ) and Kay Corleone ( Diane Keaton ) , and the older brother of Mary Corleone ( Sofia Coppola ) . While Anthony was never a major character in the first two films , major events in his life were the backdrop of key parts of the second film , and his relationship with his father is a plot point in the third film . He was not mentioned by name in the novel . </P>
<P> Anthony Vito `` Tony '' Corleone is a fictional character in The Godfather trilogy of films directed by Francis Ford Coppola . He is portrayed by Anthony Gounaris in the first film , James Gounaris in the second , and singer Franc D'Ambrosio in the third . The character was given the name Anthony because it was thought that the three - year - old Gounaris of the first film would respond best if his own name was used . He is the son of Michael ( Al Pacino ) and Kay Corleone ( Diane Keaton ) , and the older brother of Mary Corleone ( Sofia Coppola ) . While Anthony was never a major character in the first two films , major events in his life were the backdrop of key parts of the second film , and his relationship with his father is a plot point in the third film . He was not mentioned by name in the novel . </P>
who played michael corleone son in godfather 2
who played michael corleone son in godfather 2
James Gounaris
James Gounaris