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Alfredo Lettieri (February 24, 1928 – October 18, 1975) was an American actor. Active during the 1960s and 1970s, 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 ...
Al Lettieri was a menacing Italian American actor who played villains in crime films like The Godfather, The Getaway and Mr. Majestyk. He died of a heart attack in 1975 at age 47, leaving behind a wife and a child.
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Oct 3, 2023 · Al Lettieri was an American actor who played ruthless and menacing roles in classic films like The Godfather. He died of a heart attack at 47, leaving behind a wife and four children.
Jun 16, 2023 · 2.6K. 141K views 11 months ago. In The Godfather, Al Lettieri delivered a stellar performance in the role of Sicilian gangster Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo, opposite Marlon Brando as Vito...
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Al Lettieri was an Italian American actor who played many villainous roles in crime films of the early 1970s. He died of a heart attack at 47, leaving behind a wife and a child.
- February 24, 1928
- October 18, 1975
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Al Lettieri was an American actor who played Virgil Sollozzo in The Godfather. He also appeared in films with Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, John Wayne and others.
Sollozzo (Al Lettieri) is one of the main villains in the movie. He represents the future wave of criminal activity—drugs. He's the worst kind of pusher, dealing with poppy growers in Turkey in order to control the supply of heroin in America (leading to his nickname "The Turk").
