John Martino (actor) explained

Birth Date:5 May 1937
Birth Place:New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation:Actor
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]

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

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1968 How Sweet It Is! Bartender Uncredited
1970 The Grasshopper Lover Uncredited
1972 The Godfather Paulie Gatto
1973 Dillinger Eddie Martin
1974 Truck Stop Women Smith
1975 Capone Tony Amatto
1998 The Right Way Sal
2004 Flowers Freddie Felton
2005 Confessions of a Thug Vic Torino
2008 The Price Mr. Caputo
2012 The Corpse Grinders 3 Mr. Gualtieri
2012 Dead by Friday Salvatore

Television

Notes and References

  1. Time. 1998. Time, Volume 151, Issues 17-25. 26. 26 April 2011. Known less for his singing than for playing Johnny Fontaine, the Sinatra-inspired character in The Godfather. .... Hadden. Briton. Luce. Henry Robinson.
  2. Web site: The Godfather. https://web.archive.org/web/20140418100447/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/20076/The-Godfather/cast. dead. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. 2014. 2014-04-18.
  3. Web site: John Martino in The Wild Wild West . July 23, 2014.
  4. Web site: John Martino Biography . https://web.archive.org/web/20140729035827/http://www.in.com/john-martino/biography-332416.html . dead . July 29, 2014 . in.com . July 23, 2014.