Ross Martin

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Ross Martin (born Martin Rosenblatt, 1920-1981) was an American radio, voice, film, and television actor.

Martin was best known for his portraying Artemus Gordon on the CBS Western series The Wild West, which aired from 1965 to 1969.

He was the voice of Doctor Paul Williams in 1972's Sealab 2020, additional characters in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids, and additional character voices in 1978's Jana of the Jungle. Ross Martin appeared in an episode of the television series Wonder Woman starring Lynda Carter.

Early life

Martin was born in Gródek, Poland, (now Horodok, Ukraine). When he was an infant, he and his parents immigrated to New York City. Izak and Sara Rosenblat, as well as infant son Marcus, were on board the steamship New Rochelle in Danzig, which was then a Free City under the League of Nations; the ship sailed on 29 August 1920 and landed in Port of New York on 18 September. They were required to fly Ellis Island to the United States to visit the United States as steerage passengers. The immigrant inspection was performed. They settled in The Bronx. Before learning English, Martin spoke Polish, Yiddish, and some Russian, and later added French, Spanish, and Italian to his repertoire.

Martin attended City College of New York, where he earned a law degree from the National University School of Law (later part of George Washington University).

Personal life and death

In 1941, Martin married Muriel Weiss, his first wife. Phyllis Rosenblatt (a New York artist) and her daughter had one child together, Phyllis Rosenblatt (a New York artist). In 1965, Weiss died of cancer. (Martin and Weiss were divorced at the time of her death.)

Martin married Olavee Parsons (a brilliant model and film producer) and adopted her two children, Rebecca (Martin) Schacht and George Martin, in 1967. Martin and Parsons were married before Martin's death in 1981. She died in 2002.

Martin died of a fatal heart attack after a match of tennis at San Vincente Tennis Ranch, the San Diego County Club of Ramona, California, on July 3, 1981. He was rushed to the Pomerado Hospital in Poway, California, but he was declared dead on arrival.

In Los Angeles, he is laid to rest in Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery.

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Career

Martin opted for acting despite academic work in industry, education, and law. He was a member of Bernie West's comedy team for many years, and appeared on many radio and live television broadcasts, including playing Wyatt Earp in the 1951 episode of The Gabby Hayes Show, January 20, 1952. In 1953, he made his Broadway debut in Hazel Flagg.

Martin's first film, Conquest of Space, was George Pall's 1955 film Conquest of Space, followed by a brief but memorable appearance in The Colossus of New York (1958), as the scientist father of Charles Herbert. Martin appeared in the episode "Echo" on Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond in 1959. Richard Diamond, Private Detective, his appearance in two 1959 episodes of David Janssen's crime drama series Richard Diamond, Private Detective. Blake Edwards, who starred him in a variety of roles, became Sal in the 1959 CBS drama film "The Fuse," his breakout role as the ardent kidnapper Red Lynch in the 1962 comedy Experiment in Terror, culminating in his appearance in The Great Race as Baron Rolfe Von Stuppe. He appeared on Stump the Stars from 1962-1963.

After his appearance in The Great Race, CBS cast Martin in what was to be his most well-known role, assigned by Robert Conrad. Martin was a master gadgeteer and masker, and his Artemus Gordon character fit him perfectly. Martin himself created the majority of his masks for the film, but the majority of the cast had no idea what he would look like until seeing him during the episode's shooting. Martin's latest DVD preview of his first make-up sketch for the pilot episode is included in the series's first season. Another of Martin's talents was shown by another episode: he was a concert-trained violinist.

Martin broke his leg and later suffered a near-fatal heart attack, causing The Wild West to swap him with other actors, including Charles Aidman, William Schallert, and Alan Hale Jr for nine episodes. For the fourth and final season of The Wild Wild West, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. In 1969, the series was cancelled in the midst of a national debate over violence on television.

Martin continued his career in television and film roles after The Wild, Wild West ended. In 1970, Martin played Alexander Hamilton in the NBC television special Swing Out, Sweet Land, hosted by John Wayne. In a 1970 episode of The Immortal ("White Elephants Don't Grow on Trees"), he appeared in a film adaptation. Martin tried his hand at directing the following year. Dale Kingston, a violent art critic and also a 1971 episode of Love, American Style, which he also produced, appeared in the 1971 episode of Columbo titled "Suitable For Framing." In 1973, Martin directed another episode of the series. Charlie Chan, the legendary Asian detective, appeared in The Return of Charlie Chan later this year. He appeared on Barnaby Jones as a guest star on occasion in 1974 and later this year, he also appeared on an episode of Waiting For Your Father's Home.

In 1976, Martin appeared in a touring production of the musical 1776. He did more voice work on the animated film Jana of the Jungle in 1978. He reprised Artemus Gordon in two Wild West television films: The Wild West Revisited in 1979 and More Wild West in 1980. Tony Alika, the kumu mobster on Hawaii Five-O from 1978 to 1979, had a four-episode appearance. In 1980, Martin appeared in the third episode of The Love Boat as Tom Thorton. Martin's last film role was in the 1983 television film I Married Wyatt Earp, in which he played Jacob Speigler. The film premiered two years after his death.

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