Al Lettieri
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.
Known For
Credits
- 1993 ·La Classe américaineas Unknown Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1981 ·The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epicas Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo
- 1977 ·Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Televisionas Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo
- 1976 ·House of Pleasure for Womenas Eddie Mordace
- 1975 ·The Hired Gunas Ciro Musante
- 1975 ·Flatfoot in Hong Kongas Frank Barella
- 1974 ·Mr. Majestykas Frank Renda
- 1974 ·McQas Santiago
- 1973 ·The Deadly Trackersas Gutierrez, Mexican Policeman
- 1973 ·Horowitz in Dublinas Kosak
- 1973 ·The Don Is Deadas Vince Fargo
- 1972 ·The Getawayas Rudy Butler
- 1972 ·Pulpas Miller
- 1972 ·Footstepsas Zimmerman
- 1972 ·The Godfatheras Sollozzo
- 1971 ·A Town Called Hellas La Bomba
- 1969 ·The Night of the Following Dayas Pilot
- 1967 ·The Boboas Eugenio Gomez
- 1965 ·Dark Intruderas The 2nd Sergeant
- 1965 ·Wild Seedas Bartender
- 1964 ·The Hanged Manas Al
- 1962 ·The Gallant Menas
- 1957 ·Perry Masonas Arthur Strome
- 1955 ·Gunsmokeas Smitty