Al Lettieri
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-02-24
Day of Death
1975-10-18 (47 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Al Lettieri
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.
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Known For
Acting
(1993)
La Classe américaine
as Unknown Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1981)
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
as Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo
(1976)
House of Pleasure for Women
as Eddie Mordace
(1975)
Flatfoot in Hong Kong
as Frank Barella
(1975)
The Hired Gun
as Ciro Musante
(1974)
Mr. Majestyk
as Frank Renda
(1974)
McQ
as Santiago
(1973)
The Don Is Dead
as Vince Fargo
(1973)
The Deadly Trackers
as Gutierrez, Mexican Policeman
(1973)
Horowitz in Dublin
as Kosak
(1972)
The Godfather
as Sollozzo
(1972)
The Getaway
as Rudy Butler
(1972)
Pulp
as Miller
(1972)
Footsteps
as Zimmerman
(1971)
A Town Called Hell
as La Bomba
(1969)
The Night of the Following Day
as Pilot
(1967)
The Bobo
as Eugenio Gomez
(1965)
Dark Intruder
as The 2nd Sergeant
(1965)
Wild Seed
as Bartender
(1964)
The Hanged Man
as Al
Crew
(1971)
Villain
Adaptation
(1969)
The Night of the Following Day
Associate Producer
(1968)
Where Eagles Dare
Dialogue Coach
(1968)
Duffy
Dialogue Coach
(1966)
Kaleidoscope
Dialogue Coach