Lenny Montana
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
2016
as Luca Brasi (uncredited)
Halloween Monster Bash
1991
as Skipper (archive footage)
Blood Song
1982
as Skipper
Pandemonium
1982
as Coach
...All the Marbles
1981
as Jerome
Evilspeak
1981
as Jake
The Big Brawl
1980
as John
Defiance
1980
as Whacko
Below the Belt
1980
as The Geek
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Marquis' Bodyguard
The Jerk
1979
as Con Man
Seven
1979
as The Kahuna
Matilda
1978
as Hood #1
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
1978
as Brick
Fingers
1978
as Luchino
Contract on Cherry Street
1977
as Phil Lombardi
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
1977
as Luca Brasi (uncredited)
Patty
1976
as The Racketeer
Strike Force
1975
as Italian Dockworker
The Funny Face of the Godfather
1973
as Saro
Kojak
1973
as McCoy
The Godfather
1972
as Luca Brasi
Search
1972
Change of Habit
1969
as Grocer (uncredited)