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person_profile-Lenny Montana

Lenny Montana Died at age: 66

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Lenny Montana

Date of Birth:

Mar 13, 1926

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

May 12, 1992

Biography of

Lenny Montana

    Tall and solidly built, this Italian-American professional wrestler turned actor was born Lenny Passaforo in Brooklyn, New York, and is best remembered for his first on-screen role as the not too bright but ever loyal bodyguard Luca Brasi in The Godfather (1972). Montana didn't get a lot of screen time before being eliminated by the henchmen of opposing gangster Al Lettieri with a garrote and a knife; however, he caught the eye of casting agents and over the next ten years racked up roles in 16 movies. Usually cast as "muscle for hire", he was equally good at playing the intimidating thug or a buffoonish hoodlum, such as in Battle Creek Brawl (1980) and The Jerk (1979). His last film appearance was in the B-thriller Blood Song (1982), which he also co-wrote. He died in May 1992 of a heart attack while in Italy.

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Lenny Montana

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Filmography of

Lenny Montana

Found 18 Movies in total

Blood Song

Skipper ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1982

Pandemonium

Coach ( Actor )

... 1982

Evilspeak

Jake ( Actor )

... 1981

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic

Luca Brasi (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1981

...All the Marbles

Jerome ( Actor )

... 1981

Below the Belt

The Geek ( Actor )

... 1980

The Big Brawl

John ( Actor )

... 1980

Defiance

Whacko ( Actor )

... 1980

The Jerk

Con Man ( Actor )

... 1979

Seven

The Kahuna ( Actor )

... 1979

... 1978

Matilda

Hood #1 ( Actor )

... 1978

Fingers

Luchino ( Actor )

... 1978

Contract on Cherry Street

Phil Lombardi ( Actor )

... 1977

Strike Force

Italian Dockworker ( Actor )

... 1975

... 1973

The Godfather

Luca Brasi ( Actor )

... 1972

Change of Habit

Grocer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1969