Ross Martin
Birthday: 1920-03-22 | Place of Birth: Gródek Jagiellonski, Lwowskie, Poland [now Horodok, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine]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
Acting
Role
as Jacob Spiegler
as Artemus Gordon
as Artemus Gordon
as Buck Prescott
as Lemuel Gulliver (voice)
as Mayor Stokes
as Otis Bergen
as Agent 000 / Count von Crankenstein
as John Talbot
as (voice)
as Martin Leonard
as Charlie Chan
as Jim Cutler
as Serg. Daniel Shine
as Dale Kingston
as Larry Walters
as Andy Svenson (voice)
as Artemus Gordon
as Rolfe Von Stuppe
as Le Caq
as Mangus
as Andamo
as Dr. Jeremy 'Jerry' Spensser
as Sgt. Joe O'Brien
