John Martino (actor)

Last updated
John Martino
Born (1937-05-05) May 5, 1937 (age 87)
OccupationActor
Known for The Godfather

Johnny Martino (born May 5, 1937) is an actor [1] who was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He played the foot-soldier Paulie Gatto in the American crime film The Godfather . [2]

Contents

Martino began his acting career in a play titled Hat Full of Rain.[ citation needed ] He then went on to act in a single episode of the 1960s CBS television show, The Wild Wild West . [3] [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1968 How Sweet It Is! BartenderUncredited
1970 The Grasshopper LoverUncredited
1972 The Godfather Paulie Gatto
1973 Dillinger Eddie Martin
1974 Truck Stop Women Smith
1975 Capone Tony Amatto
1998The Right WaySal
2004FlowersFreddie Felton
2005 Confessions of a Thug Vic Torino
2008The PriceMr. Caputo
2012The Corpse Grinders 3Mr. Gualtieri
2012Dead by FridaySalvatore

Television

YearShowRoleNotes
1968The Wild Wild WestJoseOne episode, The Night of the Headless Woman

References

  1. Hadden, Briton; Luce, Henry Robinson (1998). "Time". Time, Volume 151, Issues 17-25. p. 26. Retrieved 26 April 2011. Known less for his singing than for playing Johnny Fontaine, the Sinatra-inspired character in The Godfather. ...
  2. "The Godfather". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-04-18.
  3. "John Martino in The Wild Wild West". Archived from the original on November 5, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  4. "John Martino Biography". in.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.