Prolific American character actor Johnny Seven was born John Anthony Fetto in the Italian section of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York, to Marie and John Fetto. He was the only boy in a family of six children, with sisters Lillian, Terry, Connie, Dolores and Jean. Considering that much of his future acting work consisted of playing tough gangsters and ...
Acquired his nickname during World War II, when he was serving with the Army in the Philippines, and kept the "cool" name when he jumpstarted his acting career.
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The son of Italian immigrants, he had five sisters.
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Began his career singing and acting as a teenager and performed in USO shows during WWII.
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In later years he had a real estate business in Southern California's San Fernando Valley.
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Manager: Attorney/Manager is son, John Anthony Fetto, the 3rd.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Can't Hurry Love
1995
TV Series
Angie (1995)
Murder, She Wrote
1985
TV Series
Man
The Master
1984
TV Series
Rosetti
Trapper John, M.D.
1984
TV Series
Haymer
CHiPs
1978-1982
TV Series
Rascoe / Brooks / Dawson
Today's F.B.I.
1981
TV Series
Marty Benson - 1981
Gina & Me
1980
TV Short
Me
Vega$
1978-1980
TV Series
Johnny Blue / Buddy Johnson
Charlie's Angels
1978
TV Series
Fenton
Police Woman
1975-1978
TV Series
Guard / Gino Di Roma
The Rockford Files
1977
TV Series
George
Switch
1977
TV Series
Al Crawford
Murder at the World Series
1977
TV Movie
Detective Severino
Barbary Coast
1975
TV Series
Carlo
Amy Prentiss
1974-1975
TV Series
Detective Contreras
Ironside
1968-1975
TV Series
Lt. Carl Reese / Inspector Rees / Sims / ...
The Rookies
1974
TV Series
Smitty
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1971
TV Series
Joe Metzger
Here Come the Brides
1970
TV Series
Mc Kay
The Love God?
1969
Petey
Lancer
1968
TV Series
Wade Hatcher
The F.B.I.
1968
TV Series
Ralph Morris
The Destructors
1968
Spaniard
The Virginian
1967
TV Series
Tom Beale
Gunfight in Abilene
1967
Loop
The Wild Wild West
1967
TV Series
Mikolik
Jericho
1967
TV Series
Colsimo
Get Smart
1966
TV Series
Kosovich
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
1966
Vittorio
Batman
1966
TV Series
Henchman #2
Gunsmoke
1961-1965
TV Series
Barens / Harry Blucher
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
Pilate's Aide (uncredited)
Bonanza
1965
TV Series
Trager
Navajo Run
1964
Mathew Whitehawk
Breaking Point
1964
TV Series
Ernie
Temple Houston
1963
TV Series
Rio
Naked City
1958-1963
TV Series
Carmine Tepperoni / Stitch / Paul Colano / ...
The Untouchables
1959-1963
TV Series
Murray Alpine / Lefty / Frankie Fershman / ...
Ripcord
1962-1963
TV Series
Race Morgan
Death Valley Days
1962
TV Series
Carlo Farelli
Hawaiian Eye
1962
TV Series
Carl Shane
The Detectives
1959-1962
TV Series
Bailey / Eddie Benson / Wilbur Krom / ...
Adventures in Paradise
1962
TV Series
Joe Perlote
Bronco
1961
TV Series
Dave Ward
87th Precinct
1961
TV Series
Marty Kellogg
Everglades
1961
TV Series
Bob Joe Clay
Whispering Smith
1961
TV Series
Mafia Killer
Boy Who Caught a Crook
1961
Rocky Kent
Two Faces West
1961
TV Series
Gino Carew
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
1961
TV Series
The Loretta Young Show
1961
TV Series
Nicky Marks
The Roaring 20's
1961
TV Series
Barney Cooper
Tallahassee 7000
1961
TV Series
Sam Boston
Surfside 6
1961
TV Series
Deke
Bat Masterson
1960
TV Series
Burt Comers
Route 66
1960
TV Series
Ted Becker
Michael Shayne
1960
TV Series
Lew Fuller
Hennesey
1960
TV Series
Charlie Hall
The Apartment
1960
Karl Matuschka
The Music Box Kid
1960
Tony Maldano
One Step Beyond
1960
TV Series
Gypsy
Lock Up
1960
TV Series
Gil Breslow
The Man from Blackhawk
1960
TV Series
Pio
Not for Hire
1960
TV Series
Cimoli
Rescue 8
1959-1960
TV Series
Ernie / Ralph Blaikey / Ralph
The Deputy
1960
TV Series
Pete Claxton
Guns of the Timberland
1960
Vince
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1960
TV Series
Lou Varni
Man with a Camera
1960
TV Series
Larry Gaines
Tightrope
1959
TV Series
Scully
Five Fingers
1959
TV Series
Tupac
The Lineup
1959
TV Series
Arnold
The Lawless Years
1959
TV Series
Billy Boy Creel
Peter Gunn
1959
TV Series
Carlo
That Kind of Woman
1959
Minor Role (uncredited)
The D.A.'s Man
1959
TV Series
Kallen
The Last Mile
1959
Tom D'Amoro (as John Seven)
Never Steal Anything Small
1959
Joe, a Stevedore (uncredited)
Mike Hammer
1958-1959
TV Series
Johnny Jersey / Carl Pate / Sammy / ...
Cop Hater
1958
William 'Willie' Bronken
Johnny Gunman
1957
Allie
The Phil Silvers Show
1955
TV Series
Cpl. Basil Egan
Inner Sanctum
1954
TV Series
Haynes
On the Waterfront
1954
Longshoreman (uncredited)
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Uncle Joe's Garden
1997
TV Series documentary
Gina & Me
1980
TV Short
Inhale-Exhale... The New Terror
1965
TV Movie documentary
Navajo Run
1964
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Uncle Joe's Garden
1997
TV Series documentary producer
Gina & Me
1980
TV Short producer
Inhale-Exhale... The New Terror
1965
TV Movie documentary producer
Navajo Run
1964
producer
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gina & Me
1980
TV Short
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Everglades
1961
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Inside 'The Apartment'
2008
Video documentary short
Himself
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