★ Acting
1926 – 1992
· Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Active 1969–2016
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...
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...All the Marbles
1981
★ 6.1
as Jerome
A two-bit promoter tries to take a women's wrestling team to the top.
Career Highlights
Top 6 by popularity · TMDB
Filmography
26 credits
2010s
1 credit
1990s
1 credit
1980s
8 credits
1970s
13 credits
1977
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
as Luca Brasi (uncredited)
TV
★ 8.6
1960s
1 credit
Crew Credits