Tom Pedi | |
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Pedi in a scene from Arnie (1971) | |
Born | Thomas Joseph Pedi September 14, 1913 Brooklyn, New York City, US |
Died | December 29, 1996 Burbank, California, US | (aged 83)
Alma mater | New Utrecht High School |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1937–1987 |
Spouse | Stacey Hunter |
Children | 1 |
Thomas Joseph Pedi[1] (September 14, 1913 – December 29, 1996) was an American actor whose work included roles on stage, television and film in a career spanning 50 years.[2] He was particularly well-known for his portrayal of Rocky, the night barman, in The Iceman Cometh, a part which he originated and played on stage, film and television.[3][4] Pedi was the cousin of voice actress Christine Pedi.[5]
Early life and career
A Brooklyn native,[3] Pedi was the son of Angelo Pedi and Carmen Raimondo.[6] He attended New Utrecht High School, graduating in 1933.[7] Four years later, Pedi made his professional debut as Benito Mussolini in the Harold Rome revue, Pins and Needles.[3][8]
Personal life and death
On August 7, 1953, Pedi married Philadelphia-born showgirl Stacey Hunter in London, while in the midst of an extended engagement with the touring company of Guys and Dolls.[9][10] By the time the couple returned to the U.S. the following October, they had a young son, Alexander, in tow.[11]
On December 29, 1996, at age 83, Pedi died of a heart attack in Burbank, California. His cremated remains are interred at Loma Vista Memorial Park in Fullerton, California.[12][13]
Performances
Theater
Except where indicated, listings come from the Internet Broadway Database.[14]
Start | End | Title | Role |
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September 28, 1937[15] | Pins and Needles | Benito Mussolini[3][8] | |
December 21, 1941 | February 7, 1942 | Brooklyn USA | The Dasher |
October 27, 1945 | November 17, 1945 | Beggars Are Coming to Town | Heinz |
October 9, 1946 | March 15, 1947 | The Iceman Cometh | Rocky Pioggi |
February 10, 1949 | November 18, 1950 | Death of a Salesman | Stanley |
September 29, 1955 | February 4, 1956 | A View from the Bridge / A Memory of Two Mondays | Mike / Mechanic |
February 28, 1957 | July 13, 1957 | A Hole in the Head | Lenny |
March 23, 1963 | April 6, 1963 | My Mother, My Father and Me | Tonio Crazzo |
November 11, 1963 | November 16, 1963 | The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui | Bodyguard |
April 28, 1965 April 20, 1955 November 24, 1950 |
May 9, 1965 May 31, 1955 November 28, 1953 |
Guys and Dolls | Harry the Horse |
October 4, 1966 | December 31, 1966 | The Investigation | The Accused |
April 18, 1968 | April 20, 1968 | Mike Downstairs | Paul |
Pedi also performed in the premiere of the stage version of State Fair at The Muny in St. Louis in 1969. The show had a two week run.
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1942 | Native Land | Union member intently watching game of checkers | [16][17] |
1948 | The Naked City | Detective Perelli | [18] |
1948 | State of the Union | Barber | [18] |
1948 | Up in Central Park | O'Toole | [19] |
1949 | Criss Cross | Vincent | [20] |
1949 | Sorrowful Jones | Once Over Sam | [21] |
1950 | Cry Murder | Santorre | [22] |
1973 | The Iceman Cometh | Rocky Pioggi | [23] |
1974 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Caz Dolowicz | [23] |
1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Moving Man | Uncredited[citation needed] |
1976 | St. Ives | Fat Angie Polaterra | [24] |
1978 | The Cat from Outer Space | Honest Harry | [25] |
1978 | The One Man Jury | Angie | [25] |
1979 | The North Avenue Irregulars | Bartender | [26] |
1980 | Little Miss Marker | Vittorio | [27] |
Television
Except where indicated, listings come from the Internet Movie Database.[better source needed]
Year | Series | Role | Notes |
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1949 | Repertory Theatre | Episode: "The Five Lives of Richard Gordon" | |
1949 | The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre | Episode: "The Door" | |
1950 | The Stage Door | Rocco | |
1952 | Repertory Theatre | Joe | Episode: "Rich Boy" |
1956 | Stanley | Mr. Ferris | Episode: "Opera Tickets" |
1958 | Decoy | Maxie Pardo | Episode: "Odds Against the Jockey" |
1958 | Omnibus | Bolo | Episode: "The So-Called Human Race"[28] |
1958 | Adventures of the Sea Hawk | Le Gross | Episode #1.23 |
1960 | Play of the Week | Rocky | Episode: The Iceman Cometh Parts: 1 & 2 |
1967 | The Edge of Night | Hector | Episode #1.3048 |
1970 | That Girl | Tony | Episode: "The Night They Raided Daddy's" |
1971 | Night Gallery | Mr. Boucher | Episode: "A Fear of Spiders" |
1970–1971 | Arnie | Julius | 15 episodes[20] |
1972 | The Family Rico | Angelo | TV movie |
1973 | The New Treasure Hunt | Various | Uncredited |
1973 | Maude | Mr. Bungay | Episode: "Maude Takes a Job" |
1973 | Lotsa Luck | First Moving Man | Episode: "The Family Plot"Arnie" |
1974 | McMillan & Wife | News Vendor | Episode: "Cross & Double Cross" |
1974 | Dominic's Dream | Uncle Willie | TV movie |
1974 | Kojak | Filacchione | Episode: "You Can't Tell a Hurt Man How to Holler" |
1975 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Al | Episode: "The System" |
1975 | The Odd Couple | Louie Menninni | Episode: "Old Flames Never Die" |
1975 | Lucas Tanner | Policeman | Episode: "The Noise of a Quiet Weekend" |
1976 | McCloud | Santa Claus | Episode: "'Twas the Fight Before Christmas..." |
1977 | Serpico | Nick | Episode: "The Party of Your Choice" |
1977 | Black Market Baby | Uncle Sanchi | TV movie |
1978 | CHiPs | Bruno | Episode: "Vintage '54" |
1978 | Human Feelings | Frank | TV movie |
1979 | The Ropers | Moving Man | Episode: "Friends and Neighbors" |
1979 | Stone | Aaron Abromowitz | TV movie |
1987 | Laguna Heat | Jimmy Hylkama | TV movie, (final film role) |
References
- ^ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K9W-W9CH : 10 February 2023), Thomas Joseph Pedi, .
- ^ "Tom Pedi". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Tom Pedi, Brooklynite, Makes Hit With O'Neil and Public". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 10, 1946. p. 32. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ "HIGHBROW BROADWAY (continued): THE ICEMAN COMETH; O'Neill's play is too long, too wordy, but deeply absorbing". Life. October 28, 1946. p. 110. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ Pogrebin, Robin (March 20, 2001). "Christine Pedi Keeps Making an Impression With Her Parodies of Broadway's Divas". The New York Times. p. E1. ProQuest 431693232.
She said she was also influenced by her cousin, Tom Pedi, a character actor who was in the original productions of 'Guys and Dolls,' 'Death of a Salesman' and 'A View from the Bridge.' 'Tom did it for the love of theater,' she said. 'He didn't care about the approval of anyone else. He did it because he loved to be onstage.'
- ^ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K9W-W9CH : 10 February 2023), Thomas Joseph Pedi, .
- ^ "648 Graduated at New Utrecht; Dr. Fritz A. H. Luchs, Herman Barshay Address Class". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 34.
- ^ a b "Guys and Dolls: Who's Who in the Cast (continued)". Playbill. March 23, 1953. p. 24. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ "Guy With Doll". Daily Mirror. August 8, 1953. p. 6. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2H41-2WR : Sun Mar 10 01:57:17 UTC 2024), Entry for Stacey Pedi, 1954.
- ^ "Tom Pedi Returning to U. S.; Miriam Burton Wins Grant". New York Herald Tribune. October 9, 1954. p. 9. ProQuest 1322557730.
Tom Pedi, who created the role of Harry the Horse in 'Guys and Dolls,' is to return Saturday from London, after a record of 1,500 performances in the part at the Coliseum Theater. He married while in London and will be accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Stacy [sic] Hunter Pedi and their son, Alexander.
- ^ Resting Places – The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d Ed. McFarland. August 19, 2016. p. 581. ISBN 978-1-4766-2599-7.
- ^ "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2H41-2WR : Sun Mar 10 01:57:17 UTC 2024), Entry for Stacey Pedi, 1954.
- ^ "Tom Pedi – Broadway Cast & Staff". The Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ C., G. M. (August 11, 1937). "Stage News: The First Big Week". p. 12. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ Campbell, Russ (1982). Cinema Strikes Back : Radical Filmmaking in the United States, 1930-1942. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI Research Press. p. 364. ISBN 083571330X.
- ^ 21 Momen (June 25, 2024). Native Land: 40-second union hall scene with Tom Pedi watching checkers. Youtube.
- ^ a b Michael, Paul (1980). The Great American Movie Book. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. pp. 192, 269. ISBN 0-13-363663-1.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Michael G. (1977). Universal Pictures : APanoramic History in Words, Pictures, and Filmographies. New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House. p. 532. ISBN 0-87000-366-6.
- ^ a b Keaney, Michael F. (2003). Film Noir Guide: 745 Films of the Classic Era, 1940-1959. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-7864-6366-4.
- ^ Carmody, Jay (July 8, 1949). "Hope Gets Cheerful Change in Fare in Warner Film". Evening Star. p. 14. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ Masters, Dorothy (March 1, 1950). "The Durango Kid Tops New Bill at New York". New York Daily News. p. 77. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ a b Sigoloff, Marc (2000). The Films of the Seventies : A Filmography of American, British and Canadian Films 1970-1979. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. pp. 146, 290. ISBN 0786408820.
- ^ Vermilye, Jerry (1980). The Films of Charles Bronson. Secaucus, NJ: The Citadel Press. p. 228. ISBN 0806506954.
- ^ a b Willis, John (1979). John Willis's Screen World 1979; Vol. 30. New York : Crown Publishers. p. 136. ISBN 0517538350.
- ^ Tom Pedi Filmography. American Film Institute.
- ^ Parish, James Robert (1987). The great gangster pictures II. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press. p. 242. ISBN 0-8108-1961-9.
- ^ Gross, Ben (November 24, 1948). "What's On? Menasha Skulnik Stars in Heavy-Handed Spoof". New York Daily News. p. 57. ProQuest 2292436877.
Kay Medford and Arny Freeman as the problem boy's parents, Michael Pollard, as the lad himself, Tom Pedi as Bolo, and Margo Bennett as the latter's sweetheart gave good accounts of themselves. So did Jerome Cowan as the judge, Walter Abel as Dr. Montefusco and others of the cast.
External links
- Tom Pedi at the Internet Broadway Database
- Tom Pedi at IMDb
- Tom Pedi at Playbill Vault