Marty Piletti — Marty Character Profile

About Marty Piletti

Protagonist, a 34-year-old unmarried Italian-American butcher. Pressured by family and friends to marry, he reluctantly accepts bachelorhood until he connects with Clara at a local ballroom. Despite friends' discouragement, he overcomes his hesitation to pursue a relationship, ultimately calling her to rekindle their connection.

Marty Piletti — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Ernest Borgnine

Appears in

Marty (1955)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (6)

• Marty Piletti — Social Friend — Tommy (Jerry Paris)

  Friend who pressures Marty to remain unmarried

• Marty Piletti — Social Friend — Virginia (Karen Steele)

  Friend who pressures Marty to remain unmarried

• Marty Piletti — Social Friend — Angie (Joe Mantell)

  Friend who pressures Marty to remain unmarried

• Marty Piletti — Romantic Love Interest — Clara Snyder (Betsy Blair)

  Romantic connection that develops throughout the film

• Marty Piletti — Family Aunt — Aunt Catherine (Augusta Ciolli)

  Aunt-nephew relationship with concerns about abandonment

• Marty Piletti — Family Mother — Mrs. Theresa Piletti (Esther Minciotti)

  Mother-son relationship with pressure to marry

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More characters from Marty

• Clara Snyder (Betsy Blair)
• Mrs. Theresa Piletti (Esther Minciotti)
• Aunt Catherine (Augusta Ciolli)
• Leo (uncredited) (Paddy Chayefsky)
• Angie (Joe Mantell)
• Ballroom Patron (uncredited) (Jerry Orbach)
• Joe (uncredited) (Robin Morse)
• Butcher (uncredited) (Silvio Minciotti)
• Andy (uncredited) (John Dennis)
• (uncredited) (John Milford)
• Hotel Clerk (uncredited) (Edwin Rochelle)
• Bit Role (uncredited) (Doris Kemper)