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Ross Martin
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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 hon…
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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).
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I Married Wyatt Earp
as Jacob Spiegler
More Wild Wild West
as Artemus Gordon
Gulliver's Travels
as Lemuel Gulliver (voice)
Abraham's Sacrifice
as Zingar
The Return of Mod Squad
as Buck Prescott
The Wild Wild West Revisited
as Artemus Gordon
Donovan's Kid
as Mayor Stokes
Wild and Wooly
as Otis Bergen
Yesterday's Child
as John Talbot
Mitzi & 100 Guys
as Self
Skyway to Death
as Martin Leonard
No Poster
Popcorn
as (voice)
No Poster
Freedom 2000
Dying Room Only
as Jim Cutler
The Return of Charlie Chan
as Charlie Chan
The Crooked Hearts
as Daniel Shine
The Last of the Curlews
as Stan (voice)
The Sheriff
as Larry Walters
Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Alexander Hamilton
Mitzi's 2nd Special
as Self
The Great Race
as Rolfe Von Stuppe
The Man from Button Willow
as Andy Svenson (voice)
The Ceremony
as Le Caq
Icarus Montgolfier Wright
Geronimo
as Mangus
Experiment in Terror
as Red Lynch
The Colossus of New York
as Dr. Jeremy 'Jerry' Spensser
No Poster
Underwater Warrior
as Sgt. Joe O'Brien
The Adventures of Marco Polo
as Baron
Conquest of Space
as Andre Fodor