Ross Martin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

91

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-03-22

Day of death

1981-07-03 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Gródek Jagiellonski, Lwowskie, Poland [now Horodok, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine]

Ross Martin

Biography

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).

Known For

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Peter Gunn

    Peter Gunn

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Vega$

    Vega$

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • Sanford and Son

    Sanford and Son

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • Sea Hunt

    Sea Hunt

  • One Step Beyond

    One Step Beyond

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • Ellery Queen

    Ellery Queen

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • Lights Out

    Lights Out

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

    Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

  • Mr. Lucky

    Mr. Lucky

  • Vacation Playhouse

    Vacation Playhouse

  • Flying High

    Flying High

  • The Great Race

    The Great Race

  • Suspicion

    Suspicion

  • 87th Precinct

    87th Precinct

  • Freedom 2000

    Freedom 2000

  • The Ceremony

    The Ceremony

  • Geronimo

    Geronimo

  • The Seekers

    The Seekers

  • The Walter Winchell File

    The Walter Winchell File

  • Popcorn

    Popcorn

  • Underwater Warrior

    Underwater Warrior

  • Treasury Men in Action

    Treasury Men in Action

  • Treasury Men in Action

    Treasury Men in Action

  • Sealab 2020

    Sealab 2020

  • The Man from Button Willow

    The Man from Button Willow

  • The Ann Sothern Show

    The Ann Sothern Show

  • The Immortal

    The Immortal

  • The All-New Super Friends Hour

    The All-New Super Friends Hour

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Gemini Man

    Gemini Man

  • Experiment in Terror

    Experiment in Terror

  • I Married Wyatt Earp

    I Married Wyatt Earp

  • Skyway to Death

    Skyway to Death

  • Mitzi & 100 Guys

    Mitzi & 100 Guys

  • Conquest of Space

    Conquest of Space

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Abraham's Sacrifice

    Abraham's Sacrifice

  • Mitzi's 2nd Special

    Mitzi's 2nd Special

  • More Wild Wild West

    More Wild Wild West

  • The Crooked Hearts

    The Crooked Hearts

  • The Colossus of New York

    The Colossus of New York

  • Donovan's Kid

    Donovan's Kid

  • The Wild Wild West Revisited

    The Wild Wild West Revisited

  • The Adventures of Marco Polo

    The Adventures of Marco Polo

  • The Robonic Stooges

    The Robonic Stooges

  • Yesterday's Child

    Yesterday's Child

  • The Last of the Curlews

    The Last of the Curlews

  • Dying Room Only

    Dying Room Only

  • Wild and Wooly

    Wild and Wooly

  • The American Girls

    The American Girls

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Gulliver's Travels

    Gulliver's Travels

  • Icarus Montgolfier Wright

    Icarus Montgolfier Wright

  • Famous Classic Tales

    Famous Classic Tales

  • The Return of Mod Squad

    The Return of Mod Squad

  • The Sheriff

    The Sheriff

  • The Return of Charlie Chan

    The Return of Charlie Chan