Morris "Moe" Greene is a fictional character appearing in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather and movie. The character's name is a composite of real Las Vegas mobsters Moe Dalitz, or possibly Moe Sedway, and Gus Greenbaum. However, Greene's personality is based on Bugsy Siegel. Greene is portrayed in the movie by Alex Rocco.

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Moe Greene was a renowned Jewish mobster and former executioner for Murder Incorporated, who was credited with the development of gambling and entertainment in Las Vegas and bringing the interests of the most powerful organized crime organizations in America to the town. He was a childhood friend of Hyman Roth.

Roth and many other mobsters said he was the king of Las Vegas: "He made Las Vegas and they don't even have a statue to remember his name."

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