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.
Gender
Male
Birthday
1926-03-13
Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
...All the Marbles
1981
6.20
Strike Force
1975
5.58
The Big Brawl
1980
5.90
Change of Habit
1969
5.40
Matilda
1978
5.20
The Jerk
1979
6.90
Blood Song
1982
4.77
The Godfather
1972
8.69
Defiance
1980
6.30
Pandemonium
1982
4.40
Patty
1976
0.00
The Funny Face of the Godfather
1973
2.00
Seven
1979
5.87
Evilspeak
1981
5.30
Below the Belt
1980
4.70
Fingers
1978
6.39
Contract on Cherry Street
1977
6.30
Patty
0.00