In what movie was an onscreen mobster played by real-life hitman, Lenny Montana?

Producer Al Ruddy approached Lenny Montana, a 320-pound bodyguard for the Colombo crime family, to play Luca Brasi in The Godfather. He was so nervous to play opposite Brando that he repeatedly messed up his lines. His nerves were eventually written into the script.

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