Dewey Martin (actor)
| Dewey Martin | |
|---|---|
 Dewey Martin c. 1950s | |
| Born |
December 8, 1923 Katemcy, Texas, United States |
| Occupation | Film and television actor |
| Years active | 1948–1978 |
| Spouse(s) |
Peggy Lee (married 1956–1958; divorced) |
| Relatives | Ross Bass (first cousin) |
Dewey Martin (born December 8, 1923) is a retired American film and television actor.
Early life
Martin was born in Katemcy, Texas.[1] For a time as a teenager, he lived in Florence, Alabama.[2]
World War 2
Martin joined the U.S. Navy in 1940 and served as a Grumman F6F Hellcat pilot in the Pacific Theater of the war. He was shot down in 1945 and was held as a prisoner of war until Japan's surrender.[3]
Career
His film debut was an uncredited part in Knock on Any Door (1949). He also appeared in The Thing from Another World (1951), co-starred with Kirk Douglas in The Big Sky (1952), played the younger brother of Humphrey Bogart's character in The Desperate Hours played a lead role in "Land of the Pharaohs" (1955), and was featured opposite Dean Martin in his first post-Martin and Lewis film – the notorious flop Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957) – but did not become a full-fledged star.[2]
Martin worked extensively in television as well, including The Twilight Zone episode "I Shot an Arrow Into the Air" (1960) and The Outer Limits episode "The Premonition" (1965), co-written by Ib Melchior.
Starting in 1960, he also played Daniel Boone on four episodes of Walt Disney Presents, an unsuccessful attempt to duplicate the national craze which had ensued when Fess Parker had portrayed Davy Crockett on the same series several years earlier.
Personal life
Martin was married to singer Peggy Lee for two years; the marriage ended in divorce.[4]
His first cousin was Ross Bass, a former Democratic Party United States Senator from Tennessee.[5]
Partial filmography
- Knock on Any Door (1949) (uncredited)
- Battleground (1949) (uncredited)
- Kansas Raiders (1950)
- The Golden Gloves Story (1950)
- The Thing from Another World (1951)
- Flame of Araby (1951)
- The Big Sky (1952)
- Tennessee Champ (1954)
- Prisoner of War (1954)
- Men of the Fighting Lady (1954)
- Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
- The Desperate Hours (1955)
- The Proud and Profane (1956)
- Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)
- The Longest Day (1962) - Private Wilder
- Savage Sam (1963)
- Flight to Fury (1964)
- Assault on the Wayne (1971)
- Seven Alone (1974)
Partial television work
- The Twilight Zone episode "I Shot an Arrow Into the Air" (1960)
- Walt Disney Presents - "Daniel Boone" mini-series (1960-1961)
- The Outer Limits episode "The Premonition" (1965)
See also
References
- ↑ Moser, J.D.; Stevens, T.; Publishing, Q.; Pay, W.; Thompson, P. (2004). Television & Video Almanac. 49. Quigley Publishing Company. ISSN 0895-2213. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
- 1 2 Staff (May 22, 1952). "Dewey Martin, Florence's Own Movie Star, Visits". The Florence Times. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ↑ Garvin, James (2014-11-11). Is That All There Is?: The Strange Life of Peggy Lee. Atria Books. pp. 188–190. ISBN 1451641680. Missing
|last1=in Authors list (help); - ↑ Staff (June 14, 1959). "Peggy Lee, Dewey Martin, Divorce". Associated Press (via The Florence Times). Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Dewey Martin". Corsicana Daily Sun. January 12, 1955. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
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