Al Lettieri

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-02-24 (47 years old)

Deathday

1975-10-18

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 ...

Acting

1975

Flatfoot in Hong Kong

as Frank Barella

1972

The Getaway

as Rudy Butler

1981

1974

Mr. Majestyk

as Frank Renda

1974

McQ

as Santiago

1972

Footsteps

as Zimmerman

1972

Pulp

as Miller

1971

1973

The Don Is Dead

as Vince Fargo

1972

The Godfather

as Sollozzo

1967

The Bobo

as Eugenio Gomez

1973

The Deadly Trackers

as Gutierrez, Mexican Policeman

1965

Dark Intruder

as The 2nd Sergeant

1976

1965

Wild Seed

as Bartender

1975

The Hired Gun

as Ciro Musante

1973

1993

La Classe américaine

as Unknown Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

Production

1971

Villain

as Adaptation

1966

Kaleidoscope

as Dialogue Coach

1969

The Night of the Following Day

as Associate Producer

1968

Where Eagles Dare

as Dialogue Coach

1968

Duffy

as Dialogue Coach

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