Lenny Montana

Lenny Montana
Movie and TV Credits

Lenny Montana was born on March 13, 1926 and passed away 32 years ago at the age of 66 on May 12, 1992.

About 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.

Movie Credits

Lenny Montana has appeared in 18 movies.

Some of Lenny Montana's most popular movies include:

TV Credits

Lenny Montana has appeared in 4 TV Series.

These include Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television, Magnum, P.I., Search and Kojak.

Production Credits

Lenny Montana has 2 production credits.

Writing

Credited for Screenplay in 1 show - Blood Song.

Production

Credited for Producer in 1 show - Blood Song.