Thomas Joseph Pedi"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, . (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. 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."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. Pedi was the cousin of voice actress Christine Pedi.

Early life Pedi was born in Brooklyn, the son of Angelo Pedi and Carmen Raimondo. He attended New Utrecht High School, graduating in 1933. "648 Graduated at New Utrecht; Dr. Fritz A. H. Luchs, Herman Barshay Address Class". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 34.

Career

Pedi made his professional debut in 1937 as Benito Mussolini in the Harold Rome revue, Pins and Needles."Guys and Dolls: Who's Who in the Cast (continued)". Playbill. March 23, 1953. p. 24. Retrieved June 25, 2024.

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."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. By the time the couple returned to the U.S. the following October, they had a young son, Alexander, in tow.

Pedi died of a heart attack on December 29, 1996, at age 83, in Burbank, California. His cremated remains are interred at Loma Vista Memorial Park in Fullerton, California.

Performances

Theater Except where indicated, listings come from the Internet Broadway Database. Start End Title Role September 28, 1937C., G. M. (August 11, 1937). "Stage News: The First Big Week". p. 12. Retrieved June 25, 2024. Pins and Needles Benito Mussolini 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, 1965April 20, 1955November 24, 1950 May 9, 1965May 31, 1955November 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 1942 Native Land Union member intently watching game of checkers Campbell, Russ (1982). Cinema Strikes Back : Radical Filmmaking in the United States, 1930-1942. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI Research Press. p. 364. .21 Momen (June 25, 2024). Native Land: 40-second union hall scene with Tom Pedi watching checkers. Youtube. 1948 The Naked City Detective Perelli Michael, Paul (1980). The Great American Movie Book. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. pp. 192, 269. . 1948 State of the Union Barber 1948 Up in Central Park O'Toole Fitzgerald, Michael G. (1977). Universal Pictures : APanoramic History in Words, Pictures, and Filmographies. New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House. p. 532. . 1949 Criss Cross Vincent Keaney, Michael F. (2003). Film Noir Guide: 745 Films of the Classic Era, 1940-1959. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 102. . 1949 Sorrowful Jones Once Over Sam Carmody, Jay (July 8, 1949). "Hope Gets Cheerful Change in Fare in Warner Film". Evening Star. p. 14. Retrieved June 25, 2024. 1950 Cry Murder Santorre Masters, Dorothy (March 1, 1950). "The Durango Kid Tops New Bill at New York". New York Daily News. p. 77. Retrieved June 25, 2024. 1973 The Iceman Cometh Rocky Pioggi 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. . 1974 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Caz Dolowicz 1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood Moving Man Uncredited 1976 St. Ives Fat Angie Polaterra Vermilye, Jerry (1980). The Films of Charles Bronson. Secaucus, NJ: The Citadel Press. p. 228. . 1978 The Cat from Outer Space Honest Harry Willis, John (1979). John Willis's Screen World 1979; Vol. 30. New York : Crown Publishers. p. 136. . 1978 The One Man Jury Angie 1979 The North Avenue Irregulars Bartender Tom Pedi Filmography. American Film Institute. 1980 Little Miss Marker Vittorio Parish, James Robert (1987). The great gangster pictures II. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press. p. 242. .

Television Except where indicated, listings come from the Internet Movie Database.

Year Series Role Notes 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" 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 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)

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