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name: "Johnny Seven"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/johnny-seven"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 February 1926"
died: "22 January 2010"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 90
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:01.709726+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Johnny Seven

Actor. Born 23 February 1926 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Died 22 January 2010.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 February 1926, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- **Died:** 22 January 2010
- **Active:** 1954–1960
- **Also known as:** John Anthony Fetto II

## Biography

Johnny Seven, born John Anthony Fetto II, was an American character actor. He began his career in New York theatre and live television before moving to Hollywood in the late 1950s.

Seven appeared in 26 films and around 600 television episodes over a career spanning more than 40 years. His film credits include an uncredited role in *On the Waterfront* (1954) and the part of Karl Matuschka in *The Apartment* (1960). He also directed, produced and starred in the 1964 western *Navajo Run*.

On television he had a recurring role as Lt Carl Reese in *Ironside* (1968–1975) and guest appearances in series such as *Gunsmoke*, *Batman*, *Get Smart*, *CHiPs*, *The Rockford Files* and *Murder, She Wrote*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Apartment* (1960), Fi1m 91, as Karl Matuschka — [page](https://film.one/film/the-apartment.md)
- *On the Waterfront* (1954), Fi1m 89, as Longshoreman (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/on-the-waterfront.md)

## Also known for

- *Batman* (1966), Henchman #2
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Man
- *Get Smart* (1965), Kosovich
- *Charlie's Angels* (1976), Fenton
- *The Greatest Story Ever Told* (1965), Pilate's Aide
- *CHiPs* (1977), Rascoe / Brooks / Dawson
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), Harry Blucher, Barens
- *Ironside* (1967), Lt. Carl Reese

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