Film and TV Career
After appearing in The Godfather, Montana was an actor in demand. One of the first of these roles was the Italian spoof film L'Altra faccia del padrino (AKA The funny face of The Godfather) in 1973. Montana had the role of Saro, and an artist's rendition of Montana appeared on the film's poster. He established himself as an efficient character actor and appeared in Patty (1976), Fingers (1978) as the pizzeria owner Luchino, Matilda (1978), They Went That - A - Way & That - A - Way (1978), The Jerk (1979), Seven (1979), Below the Belt (1980), Defiance (1980), Battle Creek Brawl (1980) alongside Jackie Chan, Evilspeak (1981), ...All the Marbles (1981) and finally Pandemonium in 1982. Montana also made a cameo appearance as Skipper in 1982 movie Blood Song. He also acted on television as well as the big screen, appearing in Search (1973), Strike Force (1975), which starred a young Richard Gere, Contract on Cherry Street (1977), which featured Frank Sinatra, Kojak (1978), They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way (1978) and Magnum, P.I. (1982). Montana was usually cast as "muscle" for hire or an intimidating mobster.
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