Lenny Montana

actor • writer • producer

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 t...

Born: March 13, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died: May 12, 1992 (age 66)

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Known For

5.6

The Godfather: A Novel for Television

Movies & TV Credits

24 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Pandemonium Movie	5.0	Actor	Coach	1982
Blood Song Movie	4.6	Actor	Skipper	1982
Blood Song Movie	4.6	Writing	Screenplay	1982
...All the Marbles Movie	6.3	Actor	Jerome	1981
Evilspeak Movie	5.7	Actor	Jake	1981
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic Movie	—	Actor	Luca Brasi (uncredited)	1981
The Big Brawl Movie	5.6	Actor	John	1980
Defiance Movie	6.3	Actor	Whacko	1980
Below the Belt Movie	5.2	Actor	The Geek	1980
Magnum, P.I. TV Show	7.7	Actor	Marquis' Bodyguard(1 Episode)	1980
Seven Movie	5.9	Actor	The Kahuna	1979
The Jerk Movie	7.3	Actor	Con Man	1979
Fingers Movie	6.5	Actor	Luchino	1978
Matilda Movie	3.5	Actor	Hood #1	1978
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way Movie	4.8	Actor	Brick	1978
Contract on Cherry Street Movie	6.1	Actor	Phil Lombardi	1977
The Godfather: A Novel for Television Limited Series	9.3	Actor	Luca Brasi (uncredited)(4 Episodes)	1977
Strike Force Movie	4.2	Actor	Italian Dockworker	1975
The Funny Face of the Godfather Movie	5.6	Actor	Saro	1973
Kojak TV Show	7.2	Actor	McCoy(1 Episode)	1973
The Godfather Movie	9.0	Actor	Luca Brasi	1972
Search TV Show	7.8	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1972
Change of Habit Movie	6.1	Actor	Grocer (uncredited)	1969
Patty Movie	—	Actor	The Racketeer	—

Lenny Montana

Known For

The Big Brawl

The Godfather

The Jerk

The Godfather: A Novel for Television

Movies & TV Credits