Martha Hyer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

108

Gender

Female

Birthday

1924-08-10

Day of death

2014-05-31 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Martha Hyer

Biography

Martha Hyer (August 10, 1924, Fort Worth, Texas - May 31, 2014, Santa Fe, New Mexico) was an American actress. She attended Northwestern University and was a member of Pi Beta Phi fraternity. After completing her education, she next appeared in The Locket in 1946. She had roles in So Big (1953), Sabrina (1954), The Delicate Delinquent in 1956 (Jerry Lewis' first film without Dean Martin), Houseboat (1958), Ice Palace (1960), Desire in the Dust (1960), The Carpetbaggers (1964), First Men in the Moon (1964), Blood on the Arrow (1964) and The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), Night of the Grizzly (1966), among many others. She costarred with Keenan Wynn in Bikini Beach (1964), one of the Beach Party movies with Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. On television, Hyer played the part of "Hannah Haley" in the episode "Incident West of Lano" on the Western series Rawhide. Her most significant role came as the love interest of Frank Sinatra in Some Came Running for director Vincente Minnelli in 1958, for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Hyer was one of the actresses considered for the Janet Leigh role of the doomed Marion Crane in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Psycho. Her last film was Day of the Wolves in 1973. Hyer married producer Hal B. Wallis in 1966, and the couple remained together until his death in 1986. She died on May 31, 2014, at the age of 89 from natural causes, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she had lived for many years. Description above from the Wikipedia article Martha Hyer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Bewitched

    Bewitched

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • Family Affair

    Family Affair

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • Sabrina

    Sabrina

  • Branded

    Branded

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Ice Palace

    Ice Palace

  • Judd for the Defense

    Judd for the Defense

  • The Chase

    The Chase

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • So Big

    So Big

  • Pyro... The Thing Without a Face

    Pyro... The Thing Without a Face

  • Public Defender

    Public Defender

  • Lucky Me

    Lucky Me

  • The Carpetbaggers

    The Carpetbaggers

  • Houseboat

    Houseboat

  • Wyoming Renegades

    Wyoming Renegades

  • Roughshod

    Roughshod

  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

  • The Sons of Katie Elder

    The Sons of Katie Elder

  • Wild Stallion

    Wild Stallion

  • Battle Hymn

    Battle Hymn

  • Red Sundown

    Red Sundown

  • Bikini Beach

    Bikini Beach

  • Racket Squad

    Racket Squad

  • House of 1,000 Dolls

    House of 1,000 Dolls

  • War Italian Style

    War Italian Style

  • Gun Smugglers

    Gun Smugglers

  • The Locket

    The Locket

  • Paris Holiday

    Paris Holiday

  • Cry Vengeance

    Cry Vengeance

  • Mister Cory

    Mister Cory

  • Catch As Catch Can

    Catch As Catch Can

  • A Girl Named Tamiko

    A Girl Named Tamiko

  • The Happening

    The Happening

  • Some Came Running

    Some Came Running

  • The Lawless

    The Lawless

  • First Men in the Moon

    First Men in the Moon

  • Born to Kill

    Born to Kill

  • The Day of the Wolves

    The Day of the Wolves

  • Battle of Rogue River

    Battle of Rogue River

  • Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

    Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

  • Rustlers

    Rustlers

  • Blood on the Arrow

    Blood on the Arrow

  • The Right Approach

    The Right Approach

  • Riders to the Stars

    Riders to the Stars

  • Picture Mommy Dead

    Picture Mommy Dead

  • The Night of the Grizzly

    The Night of the Grizzly

  • The Best of Everything

    The Best of Everything

  • Oriental Evil

    Oriental Evil

  • The Big Fisherman

    The Big Fisherman

  • The Clay Pigeon

    The Clay Pigeon

  • Kelly and Me

    Kelly and Me

  • The Man from the Diners' Club

    The Man from the Diners' Club

  • Kiss of Fire

    Kiss of Fire

  • The Judge Steps Out

    The Judge Steps Out

  • Francis in the Navy

    Francis in the Navy

  • Desire in the Dust

    Desire in the Dust

  • Mistress of the World - Part II

    Mistress of the World - Part II

  • The Delicate Delinquent

    The Delicate Delinquent

  • Once Upon a Horse...

    Once Upon a Horse...

  • Once You Kiss a Stranger...

    Once You Kiss a Stranger...

  • The Woman on the Beach

    The Woman on the Beach

  • The Velvet Touch

    The Velvet Touch

  • My Man Godfrey

    My Man Godfrey

  • Down Three Dark Streets

    Down Three Dark Streets

  • Outcasts of Black Mesa

    Outcasts of Black Mesa

  • The Last Time I Saw Archie

    The Last Time I Saw Archie

  • Salt Lake Raiders

    Salt Lake Raiders

  • Geisha Girl

    Geisha Girl

  • Yukon Gold

    Yukon Gold

  • Some May Live

    Some May Live

  • The Kangaroo Kid

    The Kangaroo Kid

  • Showdown at Abilene

    Showdown at Abilene

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Mistress of the World - Part I

    Mistress of the World - Part I

  • Crossplot

    Crossplot

  • Another Man's Wife

    Another Man's Wife

  • Frisco Tornado

    Frisco Tornado

  • Thunder Mountain

    Thunder Mountain

  • Wives and Lovers

    Wives and Lovers

  • The Scarlet Spear

    The Scarlet Spear

  • Trouble on the Trail

    Trouble on the Trail

  • Paris Follies of 1956

    Paris Follies of 1956

  • Cuernavaca in Spring

    Cuernavaca in Spring