Edward G. Robinson (real name: Emmanuel Goldenberg) made a career of playing Italian gangsters. Paul Muni (also Jewish) played Tony Camonti in the original "Scarface." Rod Steiger, the best movie Capone imho, is of German extraction. On the other hand, Jon Turturro has made a career of playing Jews.

Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu,
E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu...
E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu
Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.