28 Facts About Martin Crane

The son of a police officer, Martin Crane was born in Seattle in 1932 and is a lifelong resident of the city.

Martin Crane's great-grandparents were Noah Crane and a scullery maid from Russia.

At the age of 19, Martin Crane joined the US Army, and saw combat in the Korean War.

Martin Crane served in various roles including as a patrol officer as well as a mounted patrol officer and eventually attained the position of Homicide Detective.

Martin Crane was assigned to a vice detail for a year.

Martin Crane was married to Hester Rose Crane, a forensic psychiatrist whom he met in 1952 at a murder scene.

Martin Crane blamed himself for his wife's infidelity, which occurred about 30 years before the timeline of the show, and initially tells his sons that he had been the adulterer.

Martin Crane has a brother named Walt, and one nephew, Walt and Zora's son Nikos.

In 1991, Martin Crane was looking forward to retirement when he was shot by a man named David Hicks in the line of duty after interrupting a robbery attempt in a convenience store.

Martin Crane soon grows close to his physical therapist, Daphne Moon, and steadily becomes closer to both his sons, despite their different tastes and personalities.

Martin Crane invites her to his poker games on numerous occasions, and responds warmly to her laid-back, "one of the guys" personality.

The resolution brings a long-awaited measure of satisfaction and peace of mind to Martin Crane, who had made a vow to the victim's mother that he'd find and apprehend the killer, and was becoming concerned that she would die of old age before he did.

Romantically, Martin Crane is reluctant to begin dating again, but while living with Frasier he has a number of relationships with various women.

Unlike his sons, Martin Crane is very down-to-earth and unpretentious.

Martin Crane's tastes are generally simpler than those of his sons and reflect popular culture to a greater degree.

Martin Crane prefers drinking beer to wine or spirits, for example, and prefers watching action movies and professional sports to the opera and theatre preferred by Frasier and Niles.

Martin Crane is shown to be a big fan of the New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, the Seattle SuperSonics, and the Seattle Seahawks.

One of the disputes between Frasier and Martin Crane is a decades-old, well-worn recliner that Martin Crane owns; Frasier is appalled by its appearance in his living room.

In one of the series' final episodes, Martin Crane sits in the leather recliner Frasier originally picked and admits he likes it after all.

Martin Crane has a complex and frequently difficult relationship with both his sons, both of whom take after their mother.

Martin Crane frequently clashed with and was vocally dismissive of both of his sons' romantic interests, which added to the bad feeling between the men.

Martin Crane is prone to letting his stubbornness get in the way of happiness, that Frasier often helps him solve, such as forcing Martin Crane to acknowledge his feelings for one romantic partner, Sherry Dempsey.

Martin Crane often comes across as curmudgeonly and ungrateful to Frasier for taking care of him.

Martin Crane is certainly less comfortable with emotional exchanges than either of his sons, who find it much easier to express themselves in such a fashion.

Martin Crane is quite stubborn, and is given to holding grudges.

Martin Crane has stated that he believes justice should be the same for everyone when he refused to help Niles take care of a legal problem for Maris; he has, nevertheless used his position as an ex-policeman for preferential treatment on occasion, such as when he flashed his badge to a border guard in order to alleviate his suspicions.

Martin Crane has come to his sons and Daphne in need, when concerning police matters by advising them.

When Niles goes to a costume party as Martin Crane and is asked to name his biggest disappointment in life, Niles' response turns this into a speech of his distaste for his and Frasier's pretentiousness, snobbery, and lack of athleticism before finally saying "if I had to choose my two biggest disappointments".