The Godfather had to make a major change to its script after being lobbied by the Italian-American Civil Rights League after organised crime boss Joe Colombo took issue with the film ...

Lenny Montana, an ex-wrestler turned actor who played the formidable enforcer Luca Brasi in The Godfather, was once associated with the Colombo crime family in real-life. His boss, Joe Colombo ...

Tall and solidly built, this Italian-American professional wrestler turned actor was born Lenny Passaforo in ... bodyguard Luca Brasi in The Godfather (1972). Montana didn't get a lot of screen ...

Lenny Montana, a wrestler who turned to acting and played the menacing enforcer Luca Brasi in The Godfather, was also affiliated with the Colombo crime family in real life. READ MORE: Netflix adds ...