Johnny Seven Dies
Character actor Johnny Seven has died after losing his battle with lung cancer.
Seven - real name John Anthony Fetto II - died of complications from the disease at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, California on Friday. He was 83.
He began his career performing in New York plays, and later co-wrote, directed, produced and starred in 1964's Navajo Run.
Seven also landed big-screen roles in The Last Mile with Mickey Rooney as well as 1960's Guns of the Timberland, before racking up a number of TV credits with bit parts in shows such as Chips, Bonanza, Charlie's Angels, Batman and Gunsmoke.
He is survived by Edith, his wife of 60 years, his son John Anthony Fetto III and a grandson, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Seven - real name John Anthony Fetto II - died of complications from the disease at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, California on Friday. He was 83.
He began his career performing in New York plays, and later co-wrote, directed, produced and starred in 1964's Navajo Run.
Seven also landed big-screen roles in The Last Mile with Mickey Rooney as well as 1960's Guns of the Timberland, before racking up a number of TV credits with bit parts in shows such as Chips, Bonanza, Charlie's Angels, Batman and Gunsmoke.
He is survived by Edith, his wife of 60 years, his son John Anthony Fetto III and a grandson, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
- 1/28/2010
- WENN
Johnny Seven, who appeared in 26 films and 600 television shows during a prolific four-decade career, died Jan. 22 of complications from lung cancer at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, Calif. He was 83.
Seven portrayed Lt. Carl Reese on 30 episodes of NBC's 1968-75 "Ironside" series and played Shirley MacLaine's brother, Karl Matuschka, in Billy Wilder's 1960 Oscar-winning film "The Apartment."
Born John Anthony Fetto II in Brooklyn, Seven also appeared in such shows as "Chips," "Naked City," "The Untouchables," "Peter Gunn," "Death Valley Days," "Bonanza," "Gunsmoke," "The Phil Silvers Show," "Batman," "The Wild Wild West" and "Charlie's Angels."
Film credits include roles in "The Last Mile" (1959) with Mickey Rooney, "Guns of the Timberland" (1960) with Alan Ladd and Blake Edwards' "What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?" (1966).
Seven, who got his start on the New York stage, co-wrote, directed, produced and starred in the 1964 indie film "Navajo Run.
Seven portrayed Lt. Carl Reese on 30 episodes of NBC's 1968-75 "Ironside" series and played Shirley MacLaine's brother, Karl Matuschka, in Billy Wilder's 1960 Oscar-winning film "The Apartment."
Born John Anthony Fetto II in Brooklyn, Seven also appeared in such shows as "Chips," "Naked City," "The Untouchables," "Peter Gunn," "Death Valley Days," "Bonanza," "Gunsmoke," "The Phil Silvers Show," "Batman," "The Wild Wild West" and "Charlie's Angels."
Film credits include roles in "The Last Mile" (1959) with Mickey Rooney, "Guns of the Timberland" (1960) with Alan Ladd and Blake Edwards' "What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?" (1966).
Seven, who got his start on the New York stage, co-wrote, directed, produced and starred in the 1964 indie film "Navajo Run.
- 1/26/2010
- by By Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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