(1926-03-13)March 13, 1926[1] Brooklyn, New York, U.S.[1]
Died
May 12, 1992(1992-05-12) (aged 66)[1] Lindenhurst, New York, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Lenny Montana
Lenny Passaforo
Len Crosby[1]
Len Montana
Chief Chewacki[1]
The Zebra Kid[1]
Billed height
6 ft 6 in (198 cm)[1]
Billed weight
235 lb (107 kg)
Billed from
San Francisco, California
Debut
1950
Retired
1972
Lenny Montana (born Leonardo Passafaro; March 13, 1926 – May 12, 1992) was an American actor who played the role of the feared hitman Luca Brasi in The Godfather. Before becoming an actor, he had a successful career as a professional wrestler[2] and worked as an enforcer for the Colombo crime family.[3]
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LennyMontana (born Leonardo Passafaro; March 13, 1926 – May 12, 1992) was an American actor who played the role of the feared hitman Luca Brasi in The...
well as its 1972 film adaptation. In the film, he was portrayed by LennyMontana, an ex-wrestler and former bodyguard and enforcer for the Colombo crime...
American slasher film directed Alan J. Levi, produced by Frank Avianca and LennyMontana, and starring Frankie Avalon and Donna Wilkes. It follows a crippled...
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rejection of his deal, Sollozzo has Vito's personal assassin Luca Brasi (LennyMontana) murdered, Vito himself shot, and Hagen kidnapped off the street. Sollozzo...
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Bank Manager Domingo Ambriz as Father De Cordoba Richard Foronjy and LennyMontana as Con Men Carl Gottlieb as Iron Balls McGinty Clete Roberts as Announcer...
singer and Vito's godson Morgana King as Mama Corleone: Vito's wife LennyMontana as Luca Brasi: Vito's enforcer Johnny Martino as Paulie Gatto: a soldier...
from The Godfather (1972) where an obese character named Luca Brasi (LennyMontana) is garroted by an assassin. Jabba was voiced by Scott Schumann in post-1997...
seen the likes of Gorgeous George, Arnold Skaaland, Soldier Barry, and LennyMontana—all of whom Albano later worked with. Gilzenberg asked Soldier Barry...
fashion designer Aja Monet – poet Eddie Money (1949–2019) – singer LennyMontana (1926–1992) – actor and professional wrestler Mary Tyler Moore (1936–2017)...
version) (1 time) – with LennyMontana NWA International Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) (1 time) – with LennyMontana World Wide Wrestling Federation...
Championship (1 time) AWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with LennyMontana (1) and replacement partner Gene Kiniski (2), and Bob Geigel (1) Cauliflower...
as Ox Lynn Hancock as Miss Friedemeyer Loren Lester as Charlie Boy LennyMontana as Jake Leonard D'John as Tony Richard Moll as Father Lorenzo Estaban...
the Zebra Kid gimmick. During his career, he was unmasked many times. LennyMontana used the gimmick as well. In October 1954, Bollas went back to the Zebra...
Jan-Michael Vincent, Theresa Saldana, Art Carney, Danny Aiello, Rudy Ramos, LennyMontana, Joseph Campanella, Santos Morales, Frank Pesce, Fernando López A Small...
Teen Troy Melton as 2nd Underling Lilith Miles as 1st Stiletto Deb LennyMontana as Grocer Araceli Rey as Senora Gavilan Ruben Rodriguez as Church Drummer...
Stander, Roberta Collins, Larry Pennell, Gary Morgan, Robert Mitchum, LennyMontana, Frank Avianca, Joe De Fish, Pat Henry Zero to Sixty Warner Bros. /...
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