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

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • 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

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • 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

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • Family Affair

    Family Affair

  • Branded

    Branded

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • Racket Squad

    Racket Squad

  • 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

  • Judd for the Defense

    Judd for the Defense

  • Public Defender

    Public Defender

  • House of 1,000 Dolls

    House of 1,000 Dolls

  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

  • The Sons of Katie Elder

    The Sons of Katie Elder

  • The Right Approach

    The Right Approach

  • Blood on the Arrow

    Blood on the Arrow

  • The Chase

    The Chase

  • Red Sundown

    Red Sundown

  • The Big Fisherman

    The Big Fisherman

  • Houseboat

    Houseboat

  • The Day of the Wolves

    The Day of the Wolves

  • Riders to the Stars

    Riders to the Stars

  • War Italian Style

    War Italian Style

  • Thunder Mountain

    Thunder Mountain

  • Mister Cory

    Mister Cory

  • Born to Kill

    Born to Kill

  • Cry Vengeance

    Cry Vengeance

  • Trouble on the Trail

    Trouble on the Trail

  • Roughshod

    Roughshod

  • Francis in the Navy

    Francis in the Navy

  • Once You Kiss a Stranger...

    Once You Kiss a Stranger...

  • Pyro... The Thing Without a Face

    Pyro... The Thing Without a Face

  • The Delicate Delinquent

    The Delicate Delinquent

  • Sabrina

    Sabrina

  • The Night of the Grizzly

    The Night of the Grizzly

  • The Carpetbaggers

    The Carpetbaggers

  • Gun Smugglers

    Gun Smugglers

  • The Clay Pigeon

    The Clay Pigeon

  • First Men in the Moon

    First Men in the Moon

  • Wyoming Renegades

    Wyoming Renegades

  • Bikini Beach

    Bikini Beach

  • The Locket

    The Locket

  • Cuernavaca in Spring

    Cuernavaca in Spring

  • Kiss of Fire

    Kiss of Fire

  • Picture Mommy Dead

    Picture Mommy Dead

  • Showdown at Abilene

    Showdown at Abilene

  • A Girl Named Tamiko

    A Girl Named Tamiko

  • Once Upon a Horse...

    Once Upon a Horse...

  • Desire in the Dust

    Desire in the Dust

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Battle of Rogue River

    Battle of Rogue River

  • Some Came Running

    Some Came Running

  • Kelly and Me

    Kelly and Me

  • Lucky Me

    Lucky Me

  • The Woman on the Beach

    The Woman on the Beach

  • Down Three Dark Streets

    Down Three Dark Streets

  • Paris Holiday

    Paris Holiday

  • The Lawless

    The Lawless

  • So Big

    So Big

  • The Judge Steps Out

    The Judge Steps Out

  • Ice Palace

    Ice Palace

  • Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

    Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

  • Salt Lake Raiders

    Salt Lake Raiders

  • My Man Godfrey

    My Man Godfrey

  • Wild Stallion

    Wild Stallion

  • The Happening

    The Happening

  • The Man from the Diners' Club

    The Man from the Diners' Club

  • Catch As Catch Can

    Catch As Catch Can

  • Oriental Evil

    Oriental Evil

  • Outcasts of Black Mesa

    Outcasts of Black Mesa

  • Battle Hymn

    Battle Hymn

  • The Velvet Touch

    The Velvet Touch

  • Rustlers

    Rustlers

  • The Kangaroo Kid

    The Kangaroo Kid

  • Some May Live

    Some May Live

  • The Best of Everything

    The Best of Everything

  • Mistress of the World - Part II

    Mistress of the World - Part II

  • Crossplot

    Crossplot

  • Geisha Girl

    Geisha Girl

  • Mistress of the World - Part I

    Mistress of the World - Part I

  • Wives and Lovers

    Wives and Lovers

  • The Last Time I Saw Archie

    The Last Time I Saw Archie

  • Frisco Tornado

    Frisco Tornado

  • Yukon Gold

    Yukon Gold

  • Another Man's Wife

    Another Man's Wife

  • The Scarlet Spear

    The Scarlet Spear

  • Paris Follies of 1956

    Paris Follies of 1956