It's been a long time since I read the book, and the beautiful thing about reading is that you create an image in your mind of what the person looked like. For some reason I got the impression that he was a good looking guy, maybe because later in the book he was such a womanizer. From the book, I never remember getting the impression that he was "too serious." It may have been as a result of the whole Las Vegas period. He certainly didn't sound like John Cazale anyway. My impression of the Cazale portrayal is that if he weren't a boss, the woman would have scheeved him.

Oh well....I'm gonna have to buy another copy of the book. I'm sure I "permanently lent out" my copy. LOL.