Coppola cast him, but due to his nerves, he kept making mistakes and repeating his lines to himself. American actors Marlon Brando (1924 - 2004) (left) (as Don Vito Corleone) and Lenny Montana (1926 - 1992) (as Luca Brasi) in a scene from 'The Godfather' (directed by Francis Ford Coppola), New York, New York, 1972. Coppola and producer Al Ruddy quickly cast Montana as Brasi. The observations of actor, author, comedian, critic, director, humorist, journalist, m.c., performance artist, playwright, producer, publicist, public speaker, songwriter, and variety booker Trav S.D. Lenny Montana plays the role of hitman Luca Brasi in the 1972 film. Perhaps none had a bigger impact (in the literal and figurative sense) than Lenny Montana as the feared enforcer Luca Brasi. 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 was not trained as an actor…

Lenny Montana (I) (1926–1992) Lenny Montana. He was an American actor of Italian descent, and indeed was fluent in both English and Italian. Menu Skip to content. He is probably best known for playing the role of Luca Brasi in The Godfather. He was played by actor 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). Luca Brasi is a fictional gangster and a supporting character featured in the 1972 gangster drama The Godfather. Yet it turns out that as the fiercely loyal but—four-decade-old spoiler alert—doomed mob enforcer Luca Brasi, Montana was all but playing himself.

The six-foot-six, 300-plus-pound actor …

The way he came to play the role was complete happenstance. Home; About; March 13, 2020 March 14, 2020 travsd. This was then incorporated into the film as a character trait. The Godfather Luca Brasi (1972) Actor Change of Habit Grocer (1969) Lenny Montana: The Man Who Played Luca Brasi A good time to acknowledge the birthday of Lenny Montana (Leonardo … professional wrestler, was working as a bodyguard for real-life mobster Joe Colombo, who had come to the set. Prior to becoming an actor, he had a successful career as a professional wrestler.

Prior to becoming an actor, he had a career as a professional wrestler and enforcer for the Mafia . Lenny Montana was cast as Luca Brasi in the film after producer Al Ruddy saw him serving as a bodyguard to a reputed Mob member.

He was fluent in both the English and Italian languages. An actor pulled a gun on Francis Ford coppola during an audition for The Godfather Part II. Montana, a 6 ft. 6 in., 320-lb. However, prior to pursuing an acting career, Montana was a professional wrestler…..and a Mob enforcer with the Colombo family. From Mobster to Actor

Lenny Montana was cast as Luca Brasi in the film after producer Al Ruddy saw him serving as a bodyguard to a reputed Mob member.

Frank Costello’s cousin was also his chief enforcer and was considered the “muscle” behind Costello.