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Lenny Montana‌

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1926-03-13

Popularity

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Lenny Montana

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Lenny Montana

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1926-03-13

Popularity

star2.8

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.

Movie Credits

...All the Marbles

...All the Marbles‌
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calendar 1981

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic‌
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calendar 1981

Strike Force

Strike Force‌
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calendar 1975

The Big Brawl

The Big Brawl‌
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calendar 1980

Change of Habit

Change of Habit‌
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calendar 1969

Matilda

Matilda‌
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calendar 1978

The Jerk

The Jerk‌
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calendar 1979

Blood Song

Blood Song‌
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calendar 1982

The Godfather

The Godfather‌
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calendar 1972

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

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way‌
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calendar 1978

Defiance

Defiance‌
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calendar 1980

Pandemonium

Pandemonium‌
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calendar 1982

Patty

Patty‌
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calendar 1976

The Funny Face of the Godfather

The Funny Face of the Godfather‌
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calendar 1973

Seven

Seven‌
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calendar 1979

Evilspeak

Evilspeak‌
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calendar 1981

Below the Belt

Below the Belt‌
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calendar 1980

Fingers

Fingers‌
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calendar 1978

Contract on Cherry Street

Contract on Cherry Street‌
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calendar 1977

Tv Credits

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.‌
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calendar 1980

Kojak

Kojak‌
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calendar 1973

Search

Search‌
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calendar 1972

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

Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television‌
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calendar 1977