Al Lettieri
Acting · Crew · Writing
Born February 24, 1928, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
- 1993La Classe américaine — Unknown Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1992The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 — Virgil 'The Turk' Sollozzo
- Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television — Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo
- 1976House of Pleasure for Women — Eddie Mordace
- 1975Flatfoot in Hong Kong — Frank Barella
- 1975Go Gorilla, Go! — Ciro Musante
- 1974McQ — Santiago
- 1974Mr. Majestyk — Frank Renda
- 1973Horowitz in Dublin — Kosak
- 1973The Deadly Trackers — Gutierrez, Mexican Policeman
- 1973The Don Is Dead — Vince Fargo
- 1972Footsteps — Zimmerman
- 1972Pulp — Miller
- 1972The Getaway — Rudy Butler
- 1972The Godfather — Sollozzo
- 1971A Town Called Bastard — La Bomba
- 1971Villain — Adaptation
- 1969The Night of the Following Day — Pilot, Associate Producer
- 1968Duffy — Dialogue Coach
- 1968Where Eagles Dare — Dialogue Coach
- 1967The Bobo — Eugenio Gomez, Dialogue Coach
- 1966Kaleidoscope — Dialogue Coach
- 1965Dark Intruder — The 2nd Sergeant
- 1965Wild Seed — Bartender
- 1964The Hanged Man — Al
- The Gallant Men
- Perry Mason — Arthur Strome
- Gunsmoke — Smitty