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Alfredo Lettieri (February 24, 1928 – October 18, 1975) was an American actor. Active during the 1960s and 70s, he commonly portrayed villainous characters. He achieved recognition for his performance as mobster Virgil Sollozzo in the crime film The Godfather (1972) and appeared in several other productions alongside Hollywood's biggest screen stars.

Al Lettieri
Lettieri as Virgil Sollozzo in The Godfather
Born	Alfredo Lettieri[1] (1928-02-24)February 24, 1928 New York City, U.S.
Died	October 18, 1975(1975-10-18) (aged 47) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1958–1975

Background

Lettieri was an Italian-American who spoke Italian fluently. His brother-in-law was Pasquale Eboli, brother of Genovese crime family boss Thomas Eboli.[2]

Career

1950s to 1960s

Lettieri had a role in the 1958 Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Fugitive Nurse" as Arthur Strome.[3] At the age of 36, he had a role in the television film The Hanged Man (1964).[4]

1970s

Lettieri is best known for his role as Sicilian heroin trafficker Virgil Sollozzo in the 1972 American crime film The Godfather. This was the second film in which he and Marlon Brando had worked together, the first being The Night of the Following Day (1969).

He wrote the film adaptation that became the screenplay for the 1971 gangster movie Villain, which starred Richard Burton and Ian McShane.[5][6] Lettieri played the henchman, Rudy Butler, in Steve McQueen's 1972 action film, The Getaway,[7] and the menacing hit-man Frank Renda in the 1974 Charles Bronson film, Mr. Majestyk.[8][9] He played the part of Ciro Musante in the Tonino Valerii-directed 1976 film, Go Gorilla Go.[10]

Death

Lettieri died of a heart attack in 1975.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1964	The Hanged Man	Al	TV movie
1965	Wild Seed (Fargo)	Bartender	(as Anthony Lettier)
1965	Dark Intruder (Black Cloak)	2nd Sergeant	TV film, (as Anthony Lettier)
1966	After the Fox		(as Anthony Lettier)
1967	The Bobo	Eugenio Gomez
1969	The Night of the Following Day	Pilot aka Al	(as Al Lettier, though is also listed on the credits as Alfredo Letteri, associate producer)
1971	A Town Called Bastard	La Bomba
1972	The Godfather	Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo
1972	Pulp	Miller
1972	Footsteps	Zimmerman	TV film
1972	The Getaway	Rudy Butler
1973	The Don Is Dead (Beautiful But Deadly, The Deadly Kiss)	Vince Fargo
1973	The Deadly Trackers	Gutierrez, Mexican Policeman
1974	McQ	Manny Santiago
1974	Mr. Majestyk	Frank Renda
1975	Piedone a Hong Kong (aka Flatfoot Goes East, Flatfoot in Hong Kong)	Frank Barella
1975	Winner Take All ("Time Lock")	Man at Track	TV series
1976	Dublin Murders
1976	Vai Gorilla (Go Gorilla Go)	Ciro Musante
1976	House of Pleasure for Women	Eddie Mordace	(final film role)

References

External links

• Al Lettieri at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Al Lettieri

Al Lettieri (* 24. Februar 1928 in New York City, New York, USA; † 18. Oktober 1975 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler italienischer Abstammung.

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- [en] Al Lettieri

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[es] Al Lettieri

Alfred Lettieri (24 de febrero de 1928 - 18 de octubre de 1975) fue un actor estadounidense de origen italiano, más conocido por su retrato de Virgil Il Turco Sollozzo en El Padrino.

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[ru] Леттьери, Аль

Альфре́до (Аль) Леттьери (24 февраля 1928 (1928-02-24), Нью-Йорк, США) — 18 октября 1975, там же) — американский киноактёр. Наиболее известен по ролям мафиози и других отрицательных персонажей в ряде известных гангстерских фильмов 1970-х, таких как «Побег», «Крёстный отец», «Маккью» и «Мистер Маджестик  (англ.) (рус.».

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