Ross Martin
Actor
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).
Filmography
Experiment in Terror
as Red Lynch 1962
Conquest of Space
as Andre Fodor 1955
Geronimo
as Mangus 1962
The Colossus of New York
as Dr. Jeremy 'Jerry' Spensser 1958
Dying Room Only
as Jim Cutler 1973
The Wild Wild West Revisited
as Artemus Gordon 1979
The Ceremony
as Le Caq 1963
The Sheriff
as Larry Walters 1971
The Crooked Hearts
as Serg. Daniel Shine 1972
More Wild Wild West
as Artemus Gordon 1980
The Man from Button Willow
as Andy Svenson (voice) 1965
Gulliver's Travels
as Lemuel Gulliver (voice) 1979
I Married Wyatt Earp
as Jacob Spiegler 1983
The Return of Charlie Chan
as Charlie Chan 1973
Skyway to Death
as Martin Leonard 1974
Icarus Montgolfier Wright
1962