Lenny Montana
Age: 66 | From: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1926-03-13 23:50:24
Death: 1992-05-12 23:50:24
Aliases: Lenny Passaforo
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 13
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Godfather
(1972) Luca Brasi
Kojak
(1973) McCoy
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
(1977) Luca Brasi (uncredited)
Evilspeak
(1981) Jake
Change of Habit
(1969) Grocer (uncredited)
Fingers
(1978) Luchino
Seven
(1979) The Kahuna
Contract on Cherry Street
(1977) Phil LombardiActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Coach | |
| Skipper | ||
| 1981 | Jake | |
| Jerome | ||
| 1980 | N/A | |
| The Geek | ||
| John | ||
| Whacko | ||
| 1979 | Con Man | |
| The Kahuna | ||
| 1978 | Hood #1 | |
| Luchino | ||
| Brick | ||
| 1977 | Phil Lombardi | |
| Luca Brasi (uncredited) | ||
| 1975 | Italian Dockworker | |
| 1973 | McCoy | |
| Saro | ||
| 1972 | N/A | |
| Luca Brasi | ||
| 1969 | Grocer (uncredited) | |
| The Racketeer | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Screenplay | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |