Ross Martin
ActingBiography
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).
Movies
(29 total)
The Great Race
as Rolfe Von Stuppe
Experiment in Terror
as Red Lynch
Conquest of Space
as Andre Fodor
Geronimo
as Mangus
The Colossus of New York
as Dr. Jeremy 'Jerry' Spensser
Dying Room Only
as Jim Cutler
The Wild Wild West Revisited
as Artemus Gordon
The Ceremony
as Le Caq
The Sheriff
as Larry Walters
The Crooked Hearts
as Serg. Daniel Shine
More Wild Wild West
as Artemus Gordon
The Man from Button Willow
as Andy Svenson (voice)
Gulliver's Travels
as Lemuel Gulliver (voice)
I Married Wyatt Earp
as Jacob Spiegler
The Return of Charlie Chan
as Charlie Chan
Skyway to Death
as Martin Leonard
The Last of the Curlews
as Stan (voice)
Mitzi's 2nd Special
as Self
Yesterday's Child
as John Talbot
Abraham's Sacrifice
as Zingar
TV Shows
(64 total)
The Twilight Zone
as Lieutenant Mason
The Twilight Zone
as Johnny Foster
Columbo
as Dale Kingston
Wonder Woman
as Bernard Havitol
Charlie's Angels
as Dr. Perine
The Love Boat
as Tom Thorton
Hawaii Five-O
as Tony Alika
Fantasy Island
as Ace Scanlon
Gunsmoke
as Dan Clell
Gunsmoke
as Keppert
Night Gallery
as Bradley Meredith
The Wild Wild West
as Artemus Gordon
Ironside
as Arthur Damien
McCloud
as Charles Hollenbeck
Baretta
as Carmine Falco