Dewey Martin (actor)

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Dewey Martin (born December 8, 1923 in Katemcy , Texas - † April 9, 2018 in San Pedro , California ) was an American actor .

life and career

Born in a small Texas village, Dewey Martin turned to acting after World War II. He first worked for a few years in the theater before making his film debut in 1949 with a small role as a criminal in Nicholas Ray's film Before Closed Doors . More important supporting roles for Martin quickly followed, including in the science fiction classic Das Ding aus Another World , produced by star director Howard Hawks . He entrusted the handsome, muscular Martin with second leading roles in the western The Big Sky (1952) alongside Kirk Douglas and in the lavish monumental film Land of the Pharaohs (1955). He played the little brother of Humphrey Bogart in the crime film On a Day Like Any Other , directed by William Wyler , which was also released in 1955. Somewhat surprisingly, its success noticeably decreased a little later. From the late 1950s onwards, he usually only received offers for second-rate movies or guest roles in television series. One of the few exceptions was a minor role as a soldier in the war epic The Longest Day of 1962.

One of his cousins ​​was the politician Ross Bass . From 1956 to 1959 Dewey Martin was married to the famous singer Peggy Lee . In the 1970s, Dewey Martin retired from the acting business. He lived in California and got married a second time. Dewey Martin died in April 2018 at the age of 94, but this only became known four months later.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1949: Knock on Any Door
  • 1949: Kesselschlacht (Battleground)
  • 1950: Horsemen Without Mercy (Kansas Raiders)
  • 1951: The Thing (The Thing from Another World)
  • 1951: The Flame of Araby
  • 1952: The Big Sky - The Big Sky (The Big Sky)
  • 1954: Tennessee Champ
  • 1954: Daring Landing (Men of the Fighting Lady)
  • 1955: Land of the Pharaohs
  • 1955: On a Day Like Any Other (The Desperate Hours)
  • 1956: Heroes can cry too (The Proud and the Profane)
  • 1957: 10,000 bedrooms (Ten Thousand Bedrooms)
  • 1960–1961: Disney Land ( Disney Land ; television series, four episodes)
  • 1962: The Longest Day (The Longest Day)
  • 1963: In the Valley of the Apaches (Savage Sam)
  • 1967: Lassie (TV series, two episodes)
  • 1972: Cobra, Take Over ( Mission Impossible ; TV series, episode)
  • 1974: Seven Alone
  • 1975: Petrocelli (TV series, an episode)
  • 1978: Police Story (TV series, episode)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ SAG-AFTRA - Summer 2018. Retrieved on August 23, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Ross Bass and Dewey Martin in a photo from 1955
  3. ↑ SAG-AFTRA - Summer 2018. Retrieved on August 23, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Martin, Dewey
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH December 8, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Katemcy , Texas
DATE OF DEATH April 9, 2018
Place of death San Pedro , Los Abgeles