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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Peter Gunn

    Peter Gunn

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • One Step Beyond

    One Step Beyond

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • Sanford and Son

    Sanford and Son

  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

    Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Lights Out

    Lights Out

  • Vega$

    Vega$

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Sea Hunt

    Sea Hunt

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • Ellery Queen

    Ellery Queen

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • Suspicion

    Suspicion

  • Mr. Lucky

    Mr. Lucky

  • 87th Precinct

    87th Precinct

  • Vacation Playhouse

    Vacation Playhouse

  • Treasury Men in Action

    Treasury Men in Action

  • Treasury Men in Action

    Treasury Men in Action

  • The Walter Winchell File

    The Walter Winchell File

  • The Great Race

    The Great Race

  • Flying High

    Flying High

  • The Man from Button Willow

    The Man from Button Willow

  • The Wild Wild West Revisited

    The Wild Wild West Revisited

  • The Ann Sothern Show

    The Ann Sothern Show

  • The All-New Super Friends Hour

    The All-New Super Friends Hour

  • Skyway to Death

    Skyway to Death

  • The Immortal

    The Immortal

  • The Seekers

    The Seekers

  • The Ceremony

    The Ceremony

  • Mitzi & 100 Guys

    Mitzi & 100 Guys

  • Donovan's Kid

    Donovan's Kid

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • 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

  • Yesterday's Child

    Yesterday's Child

  • The Adventures of Marco Polo

    The Adventures of Marco Polo

  • Gulliver's Travels

    Gulliver's Travels

  • The Robonic Stooges

    The Robonic Stooges

  • Abraham's Sacrifice

    Abraham's Sacrifice

  • Gemini Man

    Gemini Man

  • Experiment in Terror

    Experiment in Terror

  • The Crooked Hearts

    The Crooked Hearts

  • More Wild Wild West

    More Wild Wild West

  • I Married Wyatt Earp

    I Married Wyatt Earp

  • The American Girls

    The American Girls

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Sealab 2020

    Sealab 2020

  • Geronimo

    Geronimo

  • The Last of the Curlews

    The Last of the Curlews

  • Mitzi's 2nd Special

    Mitzi's 2nd Special

  • The Sheriff

    The Sheriff

  • Conquest of Space

    Conquest of Space

  • Underwater Warrior

    Underwater Warrior

  • The Colossus of New York

    The Colossus of New York

  • Wild and Wooly

    Wild and Wooly

  • Freedom 2000

    Freedom 2000

  • Dying Room Only

    Dying Room Only

  • Famous Classic Tales

    Famous Classic Tales

  • Popcorn

    Popcorn

  • Icarus Montgolfier Wright

    Icarus Montgolfier Wright

  • The Return of Charlie Chan

    The Return of Charlie Chan

  • The Return of Mod Squad

    The Return of Mod Squad