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Lenny Montana
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Lenny Montana

1926 – 1992 · Brooklyn, New York, USA · 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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Seven

Seven

1979 ★ 5.8
as The Kahuna

Hawaii has fallen under the control of a ruthless cartel of seven gangsters. The FBI acquires the services of an ex-agent turned assassin, Drew Savano, who in turn assembles a team of seven hitmen to stop them.

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Filmography

27 credits
2010s 1 credit
2016
Movie ★ 8.8
1990s 1 credit
1991
Halloween Monster Bash as Skipper (archive footage)
Movie
1980s 8 credits
1982
Blood Song as Skipper
Movie ★ 4.8
1982
Movie ★ 4.5
1981
Movie ★ 6.1
1981
Movie ★ 5.3
1980
Movie ★ 5.9
1980
Defiance as Whacko
Movie ★ 6.3
1980
Movie ★ 6.0
1980
Magnum, P.I. as Marquis' Bodyguard
TV ★ 7.3
1970s 13 credits
1979
The Jerk as Con Man
Movie ★ 6.9
1979
Seven as The Kahuna
Movie ★ 5.7
1978
Matilda as Hood #1
Movie ★ 5.2
1978
Movie ★ 4.1
1978
Fingers as Luchino
Movie ★ 6.3
1977
Movie ★ 6.3
1977
TV ★ 8.6
1976
Patty as The Racketeer
Movie
1975
Strike Force as Italian Dockworker
Movie ★ 5.6
1973
Movie ★ 2.0
1973
Kojak as McCoy
TV ★ 7.1
1972
The Godfather as Luca Brasi
Movie ★ 8.7
1972
TV ★ 6.9
1960s 1 credit
1969
Change of Habit as Grocer (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.3
s 1 credit
Patty as The Racketeer
Movie
Crew Credits
1980s 2 credits
1982
Blood Song Screenplay
Movie ★ 4.8
1982
Movie ★ 4.8