Al Martino(1927-2009)

Actor
Soundtrack

Al Martino was born on 7 October 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part III (1990) and The Batman (2022). He was married to Judith Martino. He died on 13 October 2009 in Springfield, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Awards
- 2 nominations total

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Known for

The Godfather

9.2

Johnny Fontane

1972

The Godfather Part III

7.5

Johnny Fontane

1990

The Batman

7.8

Soundtrack

2022

Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte

7.5

Soundtrack

1964

Credits

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Actor

Cutout
9.0
Short
- Sal Stevens
- 2006
The City
7.9
TV Series
- Gino Soleito #1
- 1996
Musik liegt in der Luft
5.0
TV Series
- 1991–1998
The Godfather Part III
7.5
- Johnny Fontane
- 1990
Melodien für Millionen
3.2
TV Series
- Singer
- 1985
Adam-12
7.7
TV Series
- Paul Stocker
- 1972
The Godfather
9.2
- Johnny Fontane
- 1972
The Ed Sullivan Show
7.9
TV Series
- Singer
- 1959–1968

Soundtrack

The Projection Booth Podcast
Podcast Series
- performer: "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte"
- 2025
The Batman
7.8
- performer: "I Have But One Heart"
- 2022
Gossip Girl
5.4
TV Series
- performer: "We Could"
- 2021
(Nie)znajomi
6.8
- performer: "Strangers In The Night"
- 2019
Vinyl
7.7
TV Series
- performer: "Spanish Eyes"
- 2016
NCIS: Los Angeles
6.8
TV Series
- performer: "I'll Be Home For Christmas"
- 2015
Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10
6.7
TV Movie
- performer: "Here in My Heart"
- 2012
Love and Mary
5.4
- performer: "Mary in the Morning"
- 2007
100 Greatest Number One Singles
7.2
TV Special
- performer: "Here In My Heart"
- 2001
Queer as Folk
8.2
TV Series
- performer: "Spanish Eyes"
- 2000
Snow Day
5.2
- performer: "Love Letters", "Fascination", "To Each His Own"
- 2000
Eglimata
8.5
TV Series
- performer: "I Have But One Heart"
- 1999
The Godfather Part III
7.5
- performer: "To Each His Own"
- 1990
True Love
6.1
- performer: "Al Di La"
- 1989
Revenge for a Rape
5.7
TV Movie
- performer: "There's Nothing Greater Than Our Love"
- 1976

Personal details

Official site
- Facebook Fan Page
Height
- 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
Born
- October 7, 1927
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
- October 13, 2009
- Springfield, Pennsylvania, USA(heart attack)
Spouse
- Judith Martino1969 - October 13, 2009 (his death)
Children
Other works
Album: "Come Share the Wine" (Beverly Hills Records)
Publicity listings
- 4 Articles
- 4 Pictorials

Did you know

Trivia
Mob-related problems forced him to leave the U.S. for England for a time in the 1950s. He returned to the U.S. in 1958. His character in The Godfather (1972), a mob-backed crooner, was supposedly based on Frank Sinatra, yet contained parallels to his own life--he was dogged throughout his life by allegations that his career was due to his connections to mob bosses, and in fact admitted in an interview that he got the part in "The Godfather" due partly to pressure brought about by his "godfather", New York Mafia don Russell Buffalino.

Quotes
[on how he secured the role of Johnny Fontane in The Godfather (1972)] Didn't the Don send Tom Hagen to convince Jack Woltz that Johnny Fontane must be in the movie? Isn't it similar to what I did? Woltz didn't want Johnny, and Coppola [Francis Ford Coppola] didn't want me. There was no horse's head, but I had ammunition... I had to step on some toes to get people to realize that I was in the effing movie. I went to my godfather, [Mafia boss] Russ Bufalino.