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Lenny Montana

Lenny Montana

Actor, Producer, Writer

Born March 13, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died May 12, 1992

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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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Movie Mafioso TV Series2024Self - Luca Brasi

Portland Wrestling goes Hollywood Documentary2015Self

Great Directors Poster

Great Directors Documentary2009Luca Brasi )

The Godfather Poster

The Godfather Video Game2006Luca Brasi

The Godfather and the Mob Poster

The Godfather and the Mob Documentary2006

The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA Poster

The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA Documentary2006Self

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 Poster

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 Video1992Luca Brasi

AWA All-Star Wrestling Poster

AWA All-Star Wrestling TV Series1990Self

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside Poster

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside Documentary1990Luca Brasi

Blood Song Poster

Blood Song Feature Film1982Skipper

Pandemonium Poster

Pandemonium Feature Film1982Coach

...All the Marbles Poster

...All the Marbles Feature Film1981Jerome, Eddie's Bodyguard

Evilspeak Poster

Evilspeak Feature Film1981Jake

Battle Creek Brawl Poster

Battle Creek Brawl Feature Film1980John

Below the Belt Poster

Below the Belt Feature Film1980

Defiance Poster

Defiance Feature Film1980Whacko

Magnum, P.I. Poster

Magnum, P.I. TV Series1980Marquis' Bodyguard

Seven Feature Film1979The Kahuna

The Jerk Poster

The Jerk Feature Film1979Con Man

Fingers Feature Film1978Luchino

Matilda Feature Film1978Hood #1

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

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way Feature Film1978Brick

Contract on Cherry Street Poster

Contract on Cherry Street TV Movie1977Phil Lombardi

The Godfather Saga Poster

The Godfather Saga Mini-Series1977Luca Brasi

Patty Feature Film1976The Racketeer

Strike Force Poster

Strike Force TV Movie1975New York Italian Dockworker

Kojak TV Series1973McCoy

The Funny Face of the Godfather Poster

The Funny Face of the Godfather Feature Film1973Saro

Search TV Series1972Danny Ellis

The Godfather Poster

The Godfather Feature Film1972Luca Brasi

The Sixth Sense Poster

The Sixth Sense TV Series1972Barney

The Godfather: Behind the Scenes Poster

The Godfather: Behind the Scenes Documentary1971Self

Change of Habit Poster

Change of Habit Feature Film1969Grocer

The David Frost Show Poster

The David Frost Show TV Series1969Self

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Blood Song Poster

Blood Song Feature Film1982

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Blood Song Poster

Blood Song Feature Film1982

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