Ross Martin was the voice of Doctor Paul Williams in 1972's Sealab 2020, additional characters in 1973's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids, and additional character voices in 1978's Jana of the Jungle.
23 Facts About Ross Martin
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Ross Martin was born to a Polish Jewish family in Grodek, Poland.
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Ross Martin and his parents emigrated to New York City when he was an infant.
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Ross Martin spoke Polish, Yiddish, and some Russian before learning English and later added French, Spanish, and Italian.
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Ross Martin was partners in a comedy team with Bernie West for several years, then appeared on many radio and live TV broadcasts, including playing Wyatt Earp in the January 20,1952 episode of The Gabby Hayes Show.
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Ross Martin made his Broadway debut in Hazel Flagg in 1953.
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In 1959, Ross Martin appeared in the episode "Echo" on Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond.
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Ross Martin appeared in two 1959 episodes of David Janssen's crime drama series, Richard Diamond, Private Detective.
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Ross Martin himself created most of his disguises for the show, and most of the cast had no idea what he would look like until seeing him during the shooting of the episode.
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The recent DVD release of the first season of the series includes a recently discovered pre-production sketch Ross Martin had made of his very first make-up design for the pilot episode.
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In 1968, Ross Martin broke his leg and then suffered a near-fatal heart attack, forcing The Wild Wild West to replace him with other actors, including Charles Aidman, William Schallert and Alan Hale Jr for nine episodes.
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Ross Martin was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, for the fourth and final season of The Wild Wild West.
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In 1970, Ross Martin portrayed Alexander Hamilton in the NBC television special Swing Out, Sweet Land, hosted by John Wayne.
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Ross Martin appeared in a 1970 episode of The Immortal.
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Ross Martin guest starred in the 1971 episode of Columbo entitled "Suitable For Framing", as Dale Kingston, a murderous art critic, and a 1971 episode of Love, American Style, which he directed.
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Ross Martin made a guest appearance on Barnaby Jones in 1974, and lent his voice to an episode of Wait Till Your Father Gets Home later that year.
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In 1976, Ross Martin returned to the stage as John Adams in a touring production of the musical 1776.
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Ross Martin reprised the role of Artemus Gordon in two Wild, Wild West television movies: The Wild Wild West Revisited in 1979 and More Wild Wild West in 1980.
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In 1980, Ross Martin appeared in the third episode of The Love Boat as Tom Thorton.
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In 1967, Ross Martin married Olavee Lucile Parsons and adopted her two children, Rebecca Schacht and George Ross Martin.
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On July 3,1981, Ross Martin suffered a fatal heart attack after a game of tennis at San Vincente Tennis Ranch, San Diego County Club of Ramona, California.
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Ross Martin was rushed to the Pomerado Hospital in Poway, California, but was pronounced dead on arrival.
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Ross Martin is interred in Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.