Bull Montana

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Lewis Montagna (born Luigi Montagna, May 16, 1887 – January 24, 1950), better known as Bull Montana, was an Italian-American professional wrestler and actor.

Montagna was born on May 16, 1887 in Voghera, Italy and came to the United States as a child.

He became a professional wrestler under the name of Bull Montana. He gravitated to films in 1917, appearing first in several of the vehicles of his close pal Douglas Fairbanks. In 1919 he appeared as a gruesome villain in Maurice Tourneur's masterpiece Victory alongside Lon Chaney. Numbered among his many friends was Abe "The Newsboy" Hollandersky, boxer, wrestler, and movie extra, who claimed Montagna offered to help him finance his 1930 autobiography.

In the early 1920s Montana, as he was known, oft...show more

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Date of Birth

May 15, 1887

Place of Birth

Voghera, Lombardy, Italy

Date of Death

Jan 24, 1950

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Acting

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