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.

Tentang

Stage Name: Lenny Montana

Peran: Acting

Reputasi: 0.3932

Jenis Kelamin: Laki-laki

Tanggal Lahir: 1926-03-13

Lokasi Lahir: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Riwayat Perfilman

1982

Blood Song

Skipper

1982

Pandemonium

Coach

1981

Evilspeak

Jake

1980

Magnum, P.I.

Marquis' Bodyguard

1980

Below the Belt

The Geek

1980

The Big Brawl

John

1980

Defiance

Whacko

1979

The Jerk

Con Man

1979

Seven

The Kahuna

1978

Matilda

Hood #1

1978

Fingers

Luchino

1977

Contract on Cherry Street

Phil Lombardi

1976

Patty

The Racketeer

1975

Strike Force

Italian Dockworker

1973

Kojak

McCoy

1972

The Godfather

Luca Brasi

1969

Change of Habit

Grocer (uncredited)

Patty

The Racketeer