Ross Martin (born Martin Rosenblatt, March 22, 1920 â€" 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, which aired from 1965 to 1969. He was the voice of
Doctor Paul Williams in 1972's Sealab 2020, additional characters in
1973's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids, and additional character
voices in 1978's Jana of the Jungle.Martin was born to a Polish Jewish
family in Gródek, Poland (now Horodok, Ukraine). He and his parents
emigrated to New York City when he was an infant. Recorded as Izak and
Sara Rosenblat and infant son Marcus, they boarded the steamship New
Rochelle at Danzig, which was then a Free City under the League of
Nations; the ship sailed on 29 August 1920 and arrived at the Port of
New York on 18 September. As they were steerage passengers, they were
obliged to go to Ellis Island to undergo U.S. Immigrant Inspection.
They settled in The Bronx. Martin spoke Polish, Yiddish and some
Russian before learning English and later added French, Spanish and
Italian to his repertoire.Martin attended City College of New York,
where he graduated magna cum laude. He later earned a law degree from
The National University School of Law (Later part of the George
Washington University) , but never practiced law.Despite academic
training in business, instruction, and law, Martin chose a career in
acting. He was partners in a comedy team with Bernie West for several
years, then appeared on many radio and live TV broadcasts before
making his Broadway debut in Hazel Flagg in 1953.
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, which aired from 1965 to 1969. He was the voice of
Doctor Paul Williams in 1972's Sealab 2020, additional characters in
1973's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids, and additional character
voices in 1978's Jana of the Jungle.Martin was born to a Polish Jewish
family in Gródek, Poland (now Horodok, Ukraine). He and his parents
emigrated to New York City when he was an infant. Recorded as Izak and
Sara Rosenblat and infant son Marcus, they boarded the steamship New
Rochelle at Danzig, which was then a Free City under the League of
Nations; the ship sailed on 29 August 1920 and arrived at the Port of
New York on 18 September. As they were steerage passengers, they were
obliged to go to Ellis Island to undergo U.S. Immigrant Inspection.
They settled in The Bronx. Martin spoke Polish, Yiddish and some
Russian before learning English and later added French, Spanish and
Italian to his repertoire.Martin attended City College of New York,
where he graduated magna cum laude. He later earned a law degree from
The National University School of Law (Later part of the George
Washington University) , but never practiced law.Despite academic
training in business, instruction, and law, Martin chose a career in
acting. He was partners in a comedy team with Bernie West for several
years, then appeared on many radio and live TV broadcasts before
making his Broadway debut in Hazel Flagg in 1953.
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