Al Lettieri

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia   Alfred Lettieri February 24 1928October 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 reallife 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 Hollywoods 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia