Ross Martin
- Acting
- March 22, 1920 · Gródek Jagiellonski, Lwowskie, Poland [now Horodok, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine]
- July 3, 1981
Biography
Ross Martin (born Martin Rosenblatt, March 22, 1920 – July 3, 1981) was an American radio, voice, stage, film, and television actor. Martin was best known for portraying Artemus Gordon on the CBS Western series The Wild Wild West (1965 – 1969). He also provided the voice of Doctor Paul Williams in 1972's Sealab 2020, additional characters in 1973's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids, and additional characters in 1978's Jana of the Jungle. Born in Grodek, Poland, Ross Martin grew up on New York City's Lower East Side. He spoke Yiddish, Polish, and Russian before even learning English and later added French, Spanish, and Italian to his repertoire. Despite academic training (and receiving honors) in business, instruction, and law, Martin chose a career of acting. His first film was the George Pal production Conquest of Space (1955). Soon after, he caught the eye of Blake Edwards, who cast him in varied roles, including the title character's sidekick Andamo in Mr. Lucky (1959–1960), a menacing killer in Experiment in Terror (1962), and a scheming baron in The Great Race (1965).
Known for
Filmography
- I Married Wyatt Earp · Jacob Spiegler
- More Wild Wild West · Artemus Gordon
- Gulliver's Travels · Lemuel Gulliver (Voice)
- The Seekers · Supply Pleasant
- Abraham's Sacrifice · Zingar
- The Return of Mod Squad · Buck Prescott
- The Wild Wild West Revisited · Artemus Gordon
- Donovan's Kid · Mayor Stokes
- Flying High
- The American Girls · Ivar Kuzak
- Vega$
- Wild and Wooly · Otis Bergen
- Fantasy Island · Ace Scanlon
- The Love Boat · Tom Thorton
- The Robonic Stooges · Agent 000 / Count von Crankenstein
- Yesterday's Child · John Talbot
- Charlie's Angels · Dr. Perine
- Gemini Man · Carl Victor
- Wonder Woman · Bernard Havitol
- Ellery Queen
- Mitzi & 100 Guys · Self
- Baretta · Carmine Falco
- Skyway to Death · Martin Leonard
- Freedom 2000
- Popcorn · Voice
- Dying Room Only · Jim Cutler
- The Return of Charlie Chan · Charlie Chan
- Barnaby Jones · Maxwell Imry
- The Crooked Hearts · Daniel Shine
- The Last of the Curlews · Stan (Voice)
- Sealab 2020
- Sanford and Son
- Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law · Dr. Emery Lewis
- Columbo · Dale Kingston
- The Sheriff · Larry Walters
- Night Gallery · Bradley Meredith
- Famous Classic Tales
- The Immortal
- McCloud · Charles Hollenbeck
- Swing Out, Sweet Land · Alexander Hamilton
- Mitzi's 2nd Special · Self
- Love, American Style · Larry, Director
- Hawaii Five-O · Tony Alika
- Here's Lucy · Director
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In · Self
- The Carol Burnett Show · Self
- Ironside · Arthur Damien
- The F.B.I. · George Barrows
- The Wild Wild West · Artemus Gordon
- The Great Race · Rolfe Von Stuppe
- The Man from Button Willow · Andy Svenson (Voice)
- The Ceremony · Le Caq
- Vacation Playhouse · Clint Hightower
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Self
- Icarus Montgolfier Wright
- Geronimo · Mangus
- Experiment in Terror · Red Lynch
- Dr. Kildare · Dr. Bill Mitchell, Oscar Clayton
- 87th Precinct · Joe Czepreghi
- Mr. Lucky · Andamo
- The Twilight Zone · Lieutenant Mason, Johnny Foster
- Bonanza · Nick Biancci
- One Step Beyond · Paul Marlin
- Bat Masterson · Caulder Larson
- The Ann Sothern Show · Augie
- Naked City · Carlo Ramirez
- Peter Gunn
- The Colossus of New York · Dr. Jeremy 'Jerry' Spensser
- Underwater Warrior · Sgt. Joe O'Brien
- Sea Hunt
- The Walter Winchell File
- Suspicion
- Wagon Train · Sam Pulaski
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective · Tony Gino, Nate Muro
- The Adventures of Marco Polo · Baron
- Gunsmoke · Dan Clell, Keppert
- Conquest of Space · Andre Fodor
- The Wonderful World of Disney · Cesario Lucero, Mayor Stokes
- General Electric Theater · Al
- Hallmark Hall of Fame · Ben Jonson