People
Al Lettieri
- Name: Al Lettieri
- Birthday: 1928-02-24
- Also known as: Alfredo Lettieri ,Anthony Lettieri ,Alfredo "Al" Lettieri
- Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
- Popularity: 5.816
Biography:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Alfred Lettieri (February 24, 1928–October 18, 1975) was an American actor, known for his portrayal of Virgil Sollozzo, in The Godfather.
Lettieri projected an aura of menace and ruthlessness in his film roles, which he attributed to his acquaintance with real-life gangsters, including Joey Gallo. At the age of 36, he made his screen debut in the television film The Hanged Man. Lettieri acted with some of Hollywood's biggest screen names including Steve McQueen in The Getaway, Charles Bronson in Mr. Majestyk, John Wayne in McQ and both Marlon Brando and Al Pacino in The Godfather.
Lettieri died of a heart attack in 1975, at the age of 47,... Read More
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| La Classe américaine as Unknown Man (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1993-12-31 |
| The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic as Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo | 1981-03-24 |
| House of Pleasure for Women as Eddie Mordace | 1976-01-23 |
| The Hired Gun as Ciro Musante | 1975-11-13 |
| Flatfoot in Hong Kong as Frank Barella | 1975-03-28 |
| Mr. Majestyk as Frank Renda | 1974-07-17 |
| McQ as Santiago | 1974-01-04 |
| The Deadly Trackers as Gutierrez, Mexican Policeman | 1973-12-21 |
| Horowitz in Dublin as Kosak | 1973-12-12 |
| The Don Is Dead as Vince Fargo | 1973-11-14 |
| The Getaway as Rudy Butler | 1972-12-13 |
| Pulp as Miller | 1972-11-01 |
| Footsteps as Zimmerman | 1972-10-03 |
| The Godfather as Sollozzo | 1972-03-14 |
| A Town Called Hell as La Bomba | 1971-10-27 |
| The Night of the Following Day as Pilot | 1969-01-10 |
| The Bobo as Eugenio Gomez | 1967-03-31 |
| Dark Intruder as The 2nd Sergeant | 1965-07-25 |
| Wild Seed as Bartender | 1965-05-05 |
| The Hanged Man as Al | 1964-11-18 |
