caption names retired death_date death_place weight birth_place height debut billed name birth_date image article_title birth_name colour
luca '' the godfather '' . brasi , as portrayed by lenny montana in lenny chewacki the zebra kid montana lenny passaforo len crosby len montana chief 1972 12 may 1992 lindenhurst , new york 235 lb kg on brooklyn , new york 6 ft 6 in m on 1953 san francisco , california lenny montana 13 march 1926 220px lenny montana
 leonard passafaro #dedee 2
lenny montana

lenny montana -lrb- born leonard passafaro ; march 13 , 1926 -- may 12 , 1992 -rrb- was an american actor , who played the role of feared hitman luca brasi in `` the godfather '' .
prior to becoming an actor , he had a successful career as a professional wrestler as well as an enforcer for the colombo family .
