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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

29

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-02-24

Day of Death

1975-10-18 (47 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Alfredo Lettieri

Anthony Lettieri

Alfredo "Al" Lettieri

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Al Lettieri, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Flatfoot in Hong Kong

1975

Flatfoot in Hong Kong

as

Frank Barella

The Getaway

1972

The Getaway

as

Rudy Butler

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic

1981

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic

as

Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo

Mr. Majestyk

1974

Mr. Majestyk

as

Frank Renda

McQ

1974

McQ

as

Santiago

Footsteps

1972

Footsteps

as

Zimmerman

Pulp

1972

Pulp

as

Miller

A Town Called Hell

1971

A Town Called Hell

as

La Bomba

The Don Is Dead

1973

The Don Is Dead

as

Vince Fargo

The Godfather

1972

The Godfather

as

Sollozzo

The Bobo

1967

The Bobo

as

Eugenio Gomez

The Deadly Trackers

1973

The Deadly Trackers

as

Gutierrez, Mexican Policeman

Dark Intruder

1965

Dark Intruder

as

The 2nd Sergeant

House of Pleasure for Women

1976

House of Pleasure for Women

as

Eddie Mordace

Wild Seed

1965

Wild Seed

as

Bartender

The Hired Gun

1975

The Hired Gun

as

Ciro Musante

La Classe américaine

1993

La Classe américaine

as

Unknown Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Smitty

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Arthur Strome

Production

Crew

Directing