Ross Martin
Acting
- Born:
- 1920-03-22
- Died:
- 1981-07-03
- Place of birth:
- Gródek Jagiellonski, Lwowskie, Poland [now Horodok, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine]
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
More Wild Wild West
Gulliver's Travels
The Seekers
Abraham's Sacrifice
The Return of Mod Squad
The Wild Wild West Revisited
Donovan's Kid
Flying High
The American Girls
Vega$
Wild and Wooly
Fantasy Island
The Love Boat
The Robonic Stooges
Yesterday's Child
Charlie's Angels
Gemini Man
Wonder Woman
Ellery Queen
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Baretta
Skyway to Death
Freedom 2000
Popcorn
Dying Room Only
The Return of Charlie Chan
Barnaby Jones
The Crooked Hearts
The Last of the Curlews
Sealab 2020
Sanford and Son
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Columbo
The Sheriff
Night Gallery
Famous Classic Tales
The Immortal
McCloud
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Mitzi's 2nd Special
Love, American Style
Hawaii Five-O
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Carol Burnett Show
Ironside
The F.B.I.
The Wild Wild West
The Great Race
The Man from Button Willow
The Ceremony
Vacation Playhouse
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Icarus Montgolfier Wright
Geronimo
Experiment in Terror
Dr. Kildare
87th Precinct
Mr. Lucky
The Twilight Zone
Bonanza
One Step Beyond
Bat Masterson
The Ann Sothern Show
Naked City
Peter Gunn
The Colossus of New York
Underwater Warrior
Sea Hunt
The Walter Winchell File
Suspicion
Wagon Train
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Gunsmoke
Conquest of Space
The Wonderful World of Disney
General Electric Theater
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Treasury Men in Action
Robert Montgomery Presents
Lights Out
Suspense
Studio One
The Philco Television Playhouse