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Lenny Montana

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1926-03-13

Birth Place

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

...All the Marbles

...All the Marbles

1981

6.2

Movie
Below the Belt

Below the Belt

1980

4.7

Movie
Blood Song

Blood Song

1982

5.0

Movie
Change of Habit

Change of Habit

1969

5.5

Movie
Contract on Cherry Street

Contract on Cherry Street

1977

6.3

Movie
Defiance

Defiance

1980

6.3

Movie
Evilspeak

Evilspeak

1981

5.3

Movie
Fingers

Fingers

1978

6.4

Movie
poster

Kojak

1973

6.9

TV
poster

Magnum, P.I.

1980

7.3

TV
poster

Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television

1977

8.5

TV
Matilda

Matilda

1978

5.2

Movie
Pandemonium

Pandemonium

1982

4.6

Movie
Patty

Patty

1976

0.0

Movie
poster

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1972

6.9

TV
Seven

Seven

1979

5.8

Movie
Strike Force

Strike Force

1975

6.5

Movie
The Big Brawl

The Big Brawl

1980

5.9

Movie
The Funny Face of the Godfather

The Funny Face of the Godfather

1973

2.0

Movie
The Godfather

The Godfather

1972

8.7

Movie
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic

1981

9.3

Movie
The Jerk

The Jerk

1979

6.9

Movie
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

1978

4.0

Movie