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Biography

Ross Martin is an American actor, perhaps best known as Artemus Gordon, inventor and master of disguise on The Wild Wild West. Ross Martin…more

Born

3/22/1920, Grodek, Poland

Died

7/3/1981

Birth Name

Martin Rosenblatt

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (8)

Role
- The All-New Popeye Hour
  (Mult .Voices
- The All-New SuperFriends Hour
  Additional Voices
- Sealab 2020
  Doctor Paul Williams
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Arctic Story
    12/2/72
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Capture
    11/25/72
  - S 1: Ep 11 Collision of the Aquarius
    11/18/72
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Challenge
    11/11/72
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Deepest Dive
    11/4/72
  - + 11 More Credits
- The Wild Wild West (1969)
  Artemus Gordon
  - S 4: Ep 24 The Night of the Plague
    4/4/69
  - S 4: Ep 22 The Night of the Cossacks
    3/21/69
  - S 4: Ep 20 The Night of the Diva
    3/7/69
  - S 4: Ep 19 The Night of the Pistoleros
    2/21/69
  - S 4: Ep 14 The Night of the Spanish Curse
    1/3/69
  - + 93 More Credits
- The Twilight Zone
  Lt. Ted Mason
  - S 4: Ep 6 Death Ship
    2/7/63
- Mr. Lucky
  Nick Andamo
  - S 1: Ep 34 Election Bet
    6/18/60
  - S 1: Ep 33 Dangerous Lady
    6/11/60
  - S 1: Ep 32 Odyssey of Hate
    6/4/60
  - S 1: Ep 31 Stacked Deck
    5/28/60
  - S 1: Ep 30 Operation Fortuna
    5/21/60
  - + 29 More Credits
- The Twilight Zone
  Hammer as Johnny Foster
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Four of Us are Dying
    1/1/60
- Search for Tomorrow
  Henderson Police Officer (1952)
  - S 1: Ep 1 1
    9/3/51
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- Hawaii Five-O
  Tony Alika
  - S 12: Ep 6 Good Help is Hard to Find
    11/1/79
  - S 12: Ep 2 A Lion in the Streets (2)
    10/4/79
  - S 12: Ep 1 A Lion in the Streets (1)
    10/4/79
  - S 11: Ep 17 Stringer
    2/22/79
  - S 11: Ep 13 Number One With A Bullet (2)
    1/4/79
  - + 1 More Credits
- Password
  Ross Martin
  - S 7: Ep 302 June Lockhart & Ross Martin
    5/5/67
  - S 7: Ep 305 June Lockhart & Ross Martin
    5/4/67
  - S 7: Ep 262 June Lockhart & Ross Martin
    5/3/67
  - S 7: Ep 256 June Lockhart & Ross Martin
    5/2/67
  - S 7: Ep 240 June Lockhart & Ross Martin
    5/1/67
  - + 9 More Credits
- Stump the Stars
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 51 September 16, 1963
    9/16/63
  - S 1: Ep 49 September 2, 1963
    9/2/63
  - S 1: Ep 48 August 26, 1963
    8/26/63
  - S 1: Ep 47 August 19, 1963
    8/19/63
  - S 1: Ep 46 August 12, 1963
    8/12/63
  - + 32 More Credits
Guest Star (90)

Role
- Mork & Mindy
  Godfrey
  - S 3: Ep 10 Mork and the Bum Rap
    1/15/81
- Fantasy Island
  Ace Scanlon
  - S 4: Ep 1 The Devil and Mandy Breem / The Millionaire
    10/25/80
- Password Plus
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 51 PWP-311
    3/17/80
  - S 1: Ep 256 PWP-256
    12/31/79
  - S 1: Ep 106 PWP-106
    6/4/79
- The Love Boat
  Tom Thornton
  - S 3: Ep 17 April's Love/Happy Ending/We Three
    1/12/80
- Fantasy Island
  Armand Fernandel
  - S 3: Ep 14 Look-Alikes / The Winemaker
    12/22/79
- The Mod Squad
  Buck Prescott
  - S 6: Ep 1 Return Of The Mod Squad
    5/18/79
- $20,000 Pyramid
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 23 Loretta Swit & Ross Martin
    2/5/79
- Disneyland
  Mayor Stokes
  - S 25: Ep 11 Donovan's Kid (2)
    1/14/79
  - S 25: Ep 10 Donovan's Kid (1)
    1/7/79
- Vegas
  Werner Worthmeyer
  - S 1: Ep 3 Mother Mishkin
    10/11/78
- The American Girls
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Cancelled Czech
    9/23/78
- Quark
  Emperor Zorgon
  - S 1: Ep 6 All the Emperor's Quasi-Norms (2)
    3/31/78
  - S 1: Ep 5 All the Emperor's Quasi-Norms (1)
    3/24/78
- Wonder Woman
  Bernard Havitol
  - S 2: Ep 17 I.R.A.C. Is Missing
    2/17/78
- Charlie's Angels
  Dr. Perine
  - S 2: Ep 9 Unidentified Flying Angels
    11/2/77
- Blansky's Beauties
  Sheik Ben-Ali
  - S 1: Ep 5 Nancy Goes Sheik
    3/19/77
- Baretta
  Carmine Falco
  - S 3: Ep 17 Not on Our Block
    2/9/77
- Sanford and Son
  Aram
  - S 6: Ep 4 California Crude
    10/8/76
- Gemini Man
  Carl Victor
  - S 1: Ep 2 Minotaur
    9/30/76
- Ellery Queen
  Dr. Otis Tremaine
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Adventure of the Pharaoh's Curse
    12/11/75
- The Invisible Man (1975)
  Ambassador Diego DeVega
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Fine Art Of Diplomacy
    9/15/75
- Tattletales
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 3 September 15, 1975
    9/15/75
  - S 1: Ep 23 July 23, 1974
    7/23/74
- Barnaby Jones
  Maxwell Imry
  - S 2: Ep 19 Friends 'till Death
    2/17/74
- McCloud
  Jerry Davis/Frank Morris/Charles Hollenbeck
  - S 4: Ep 2 The Solid Gold Swingers
    12/2/73
- Ironside
  Arthur Damien
  - S 7: Ep 10 Mind for Murder
    11/15/73
- Tenafly
  Grady Hall
  - S 1: Ep 1 Joyride to Nowhere
    10/10/73
- The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 15 Jack Paar guest
    9/1/73
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 231 August 31, 1973
    8/31/73
  - S 10: Ep 213 July 27, 1973
    7/27/73
  - S 10: Ep 42 November 14, 1972
    11/14/72
  - S 9: Ep 188 July 3, 1972
    7/3/72
  - S 9: Ep 132 April 14, 1972
    4/14/72
  - + 3 More Credits
- Baffle
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 6 April 2, 1973
    4/2/73
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 33 730226
    2/26/73
- Celebrity Bowling
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 14 December 9, 1972
    12/9/72
- The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
  Harry Burke
  - S 4: Ep 10 A Purge Of Madness
    12/5/72
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 6: Ep 11 Episode #127
    11/27/72
  - S 6: Ep 4 Episode #120
    10/2/72
- Night Gallery
  Bradley Meredith
  - S 3: Ep 8 The Other Way Out
    11/19/72
- The F.B.I.
  George Barrows
  - S 8: Ep 9 The Wizard
    11/12/72
- The ABC Afterschool Special
  Stan
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Last of the Curlews
    10/4/72
- Night Gallery
  Gingold
  - S 2: Ep 36 Camera Obscura
    12/8/71
- Columbo
  Dale Kingston
  - S 1: Ep 6 Suitable for Framing
    11/17/71
- Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law
  Dr. Emery Lewis
  - S 1: Ep 5 Make No Mistake
    10/14/71
- Love, American Style
  Larry Wilson
  - S 2: Ep 36 Love and the Nutsy Girl
    1/29/71
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 50 December 4, 1970
    12/4/70
- The Immortal (1970)
  Eddie Yeoman
  - S 1: Ep 2 White Elephants Don't Grow on Trees
    10/1/70
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 26 October 6, 1969
    10/6/69
  - S 3: Ep 171 May 2, 1969
    5/2/69
  - S 3: Ep 119 February 18, 1969
    2/18/69
  - S 3: Ep 82 December 27, 1968
    12/27/68
  - S 3: Ep 52 November 14, 1968
    11/14/68
  - + 4 More Credits
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 30 March 17-21, 1969
    3/17/69
  - S 3: Ep 28 March 3-7, 1969
    3/3/69
  - S 3: Ep 19 December 30, 1968-January 3, 1969
    12/30/68
  - S 2: Ep 73 July 22-26, 1968
    7/22/68
  - S 2: Ep 63 June 17-21, 1968
    6/17/68
  - + 3 More Credits
- Happening '68
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 15 Tommy Roe / Boyce and Hart
    3/15/69
- The Carol Burnett Show
  himself
  - S 2: Ep 21 with Ross Martin, John Davidson
    3/10/69
  - S 4: Ep 10 with Martha Raye, Ross Martin
    11/16/70
- The Woody Woodbury Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 220 June 26, 1968
    6/26/68
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself, cameo
  - S 3: Ep 12 Lena Horne / Andrews Sisters / Don Rickles
    11/30/67
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 85 December 30, 1966
    12/30/66
- Vacation Playhouse
  Claudie Hughes
  - S 2: Ep 4 I And Claude
    7/6/64
- Wagon Train
  Sam Pulaski
  - S 7: Ep 8 The Sam Pulaski Story
    11/4/63
- Bonanza
  Nick Biancci
  - S 4: Ep 34 Little Man...Ten Feet Tall
    5/26/63
- Dr. Kildare
  Oscar Clayton
  - S 2: Ep 32 To Each His Prison
    5/23/63
- Dick Powell Show
  Vince Baker
  - S 2: Ep 17 Everybody Loves Sweeney
    1/22/63
- Dr. Kildare
  Mitchell
  - S 1: Ep 11 Second Chance
    12/7/61
- 87th Precinct
  Joe Czepreghi
  - S 1: Ep 6 Occupation, Citizen
    10/30/61
- The Law and Mr. Jones
  Frank Brody
  - S 1: Ep 27 The Enemy
    4/28/61
- Zorro
  Marcos Estrada
  - S 3: Ep 4 Auld Acquaintance
    4/2/61
- Michael Shayne
  Adam Quick
  - S 1: Ep 24 Murder Is A Fine Art
    3/17/61
- Texas John Slaughter
  Cesario Lucero
  - S 3: Ep 2 A Holster Full of Law
    2/5/61
- Laramie
  Angel
  - S 2: Ep 13 A Sound Of Bells
    12/27/60
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective
  Nate Muro
  - S 4: Ep 3 The Bookie
    10/19/59
- One Step Beyond
  Paul Marlin
  - S 1: Ep 20 Echo
    6/2/59
- Sea Hunt
  USCG Captain Stevens
  - S 2: Ep 20 The Briefcase
    5/17/59
- Sea Hunt
  Finch
  - S 2: Ep 12 The Dam
    3/22/59
- Naked City
  Carlo
  - S 1: Ep 24 Ten Cent Dreams
    3/10/59
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective
  Tony Gino
  - S 3: Ep 1 The Sport
    2/15/59
- General Electric Theater
  Al
  - S 7: Ep 17 Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home?
    1/25/59
- Peter Gunn
  Sal Andamo
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Fuse
    1/5/59
- M Squad
  Bert Corbin
  - S 2: Ep 13 Contraband
    12/19/58
- The Ann Sothern Show
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Big Gamble
    12/8/58
- Whirlybirds
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 32 The Midnight Show
    12/8/58
- Bat Masterson
  Caulder Larson
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Treasure of Worry Hill
    12/3/58
- Gunsmoke
  Keppert
  - S 4: Ep 9 Land Deal
    11/8/58
- The Walter Winchell File
  guest star
  - S 2: Ep 1 Portrait of a Cop
    4/24/58
- Gunsmoke
  Dan Klell
  - S 3: Ep 28 Bottleman
    3/22/58
- Gunsmoke
  Dan Clell
  - S 3: Ep 28 Bottleman
    3/22/58
- Suspicion
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 21 The Hollow Man
    3/3/58
- The Court of Last Resort
  Phillip Huston
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Phillip Huston Case
    1/31/58
- The United States Steel Hour
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 9 The Charmer
    1/1/58
- Studio One
  Guest Star
  - S 10: Ep 2 First Prize for Murder
    9/16/57
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Storm
    11/7/48
- Studio One
  Lieutenant Maxwell
  - S 9: Ep 42 The Human Barrier
    7/29/57
- Alcoa Hour
  Frank
  - S 2: Ep 8 A Double Life
    1/6/57
- The Big Story
  William Fernandez
  - S 8: Ep 8 Thurman Johns Of The Phoenix Gazette
    11/23/56
- The United States Steel Hour
  Adolfo
  - S 4: Ep 4 Wetback Run
    10/24/56
- The Philco Television Playhouse
  Guest Star
  - S 7: Ep 17 Letter of Recommendation
    5/1/55
- Suspense
  Guest Star
  - S 6: Ep 11 Needle in a Haystack
    11/10/53
  - S 6: Ep 4 The Riddle of Mayerling
    9/22/53
- Goodyear Television Playhouse
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 25 The Cipher
    8/2/53
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Ben Jonson
  - S 1: Ep 22 The King's Author
    6/1/52
- We, The People
  Guest
  - S 5: Ep 1 Pee Wee King/Ross Martin
    1/4/52
- Somerset Maugham TV Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 1 Appearances and Reality
    9/3/51
- Lights Out (1949)
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 28 The Man With the Astrakhan Hat
    3/5/51
  - S 2: Ep 34 The Gloves of Gino
    5/1/50
  - S 2: Ep 32 A Toast to Sergeant Farnsworth
    4/17/50
  - S 2: Ep 12 I Dreamt I Died
    11/28/49
Director (2)

Role
- Love, American Style
  Director
  - S 5: Ep 30 Love and the Unsteady Steady
    11/9/73
- Here's Lucy
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 19 Lucy and the Raffle
    1/18/71
  - S 3: Ep 14 Lucy, Part-Time Wife
    12/14/70

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Trivia
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- Comedian Dana Carvey has named Ross Martin (particularly his performance as Artemus Gordon) as a major influence on his career.
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- During the filming of The Wild Wild West episode "The Night of the Juggernaut," Ross Martin broke his leg. For the show, he was only filmed from the waist up to hide the injury.
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- Ross Martin was an accomplished musician, showing virtuoso talent with the violin as early as age eight. He would continue to play and perform throughout his life.
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- Ross Martin: (describing his ad-libs on the set of "The Wild Wild West") I've been allowed to add a bit of dialogue to the characters now and then, just to help the illusion. When I portrayed a German count, there was a scene where a tough dived at me from the stairway. I side-stepped him and ad-libbed, "Have a nice trip." I was allowed to keep it in. Later, one man grabbed me from behind and another came at me from the front. I added, "That's no way to treat an old man." That was left in too.
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- Ross Martin: (when asked if he did his own stunts on "The Wild Wild West") I do my own acting.
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- Ross Martin: (describing the challenges with appearing in costume) I went home one afternoon to pick up a script without bothering to change, and a half an hour later the Beverly Hills Police were at my door because a neighbor had reported a suspicious stranger lurking around Ross Martin's house. I had to peel off my beard to prove who I was.
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