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Lenny Montana
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Lenny Montana
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1926-03-13, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

...All the Marbles

6.2

...All the Marbles
1981-03-01

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic

9.3

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
1981-03-24

6.5

Strike Force
1975-04-12

5.9

The Big Brawl
1980-08-18

Change of Habit

5.5

Change of Habit
1969-11-10

5.2

Matilda
1978-06-22

6.9

The Jerk
1979-12-14

5

Blood Song
1982-10-01

8.689

The Godfather
1972-03-14

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

4

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
1978-12-01

6.3

Defiance
1980-03-14

4.6

Pandemonium
1982-04-01

0

Patty
1976-02-11

The Funny Face of the Godfather

2

The Funny Face of the Godfather
1973-05-03

5.784

Seven
1979-09-07

5.3

Evilspeak
1981-08-22

4.7

Below the Belt
1980-12-01

6.4

Fingers
1978-03-02

Contract on Cherry Street

6.3

Contract on Cherry Street
1977-11-19

7.3

Magnum, P.I.
1980-12-11

6.9

Kojak
1973-10-24

6.9

Search
1972-09-13

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

8.5

Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
1977-11-12