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

Perry Mason

The Godfather

Gunsmoke

Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television

The Gallant Men

The Getaway

The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959

Mr. Majestyk

All Movies (20)

• The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–19592016 · as Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo
• La Classe américaine1993 · as Unknown Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
• House of Pleasure for Women1976 · as Eddie Mordace
• Go Gorilla, Go!1975 · as Ciro Musante
• Flatfoot in Hong Kong1975 · as Frank Barella
• Mr. Majestyk1974 · as Frank Renda
• McQ1974 · as Santiago
• The Deadly Trackers1973 · as Gutierrez, Mexican Policeman
• Horowitz in Dublin1973 · as Kosak
• The Don Is Dead1973 · as Vince Fargo
• The Getaway1972 · as Rudy Butler
• Pulp1972 · as Miller
• Footsteps1972 · as Zimmerman
• The Godfather1972 · as Sollozzo
• A Town Called Bastard1971 · as La Bomba
• The Night of the Following Day1969 · as Pilot
• The Bobo1967 · as Eugenio Gomez
• Dark Intruder1965 · as The 2nd Sergeant
• Wild Seed1965 · as Bartender
• The Hanged Man1964 · as Al

All TV Shows (4)

• Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television1977 · as Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo
• The Gallant Men1962
• Perry Mason1957 · as Arthur Strome
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Smitty