Al Lettieri
Born February 24, 1928 (Age: 98)
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New York City, New York, USA
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, leaving two children. Description above from the Wikipedia article Al Lettieri, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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, leaving two children.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Al Lettieri, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
La Classe américaine
1993
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as Unknown Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 65
Mr. Majestyk
1974
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as Frank Renda
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Age: 46
McQ
1974
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as Santiago
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Age: 45
The Deadly Trackers
1973
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as Gutierrez, Mexican Policeman
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Age: 45
Horowitz in Dublin
1973
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as Kosak
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Age: 45
The Don Is Dead
1973
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as Vince Fargo
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Age: 45
The Getaway
1972
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as Rudy Butler
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Age: 44
Footsteps
1972
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as Zimmerman
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Age: 44
The Godfather
1972
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as Sollozzo
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Age: 44
The Night of the Following Day
1969
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as Pilot
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Age: 40
Dark Intruder
1965
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as The 2nd Sergeant
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Age: 37
Wild Seed
1965
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as Bartender
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Age: 37
The Hanged Man
1964
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as Al
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Age: 36