Dewey Martin (actor)
Dewey Martin | |
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Born | Katemcy, Texas, U.S. | December 8, 1923
Died | April 9, 2018 (aged 94) San Pedro, California, U.S. | March 11, 2018 or
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1948–1978 |
Spouse | |
Relatives | Ross Bass(first cousin) |
Dewey Dallas Martin (December 8, 1923 – March 11[1] or April 9,[2] 2018) was an American film and television actor.
Early life
Martin was born in Katemcy, Texas.[3] As a teenager, he lived in Florence, Alabama.[4]
Martin joined the United States Navy in 1940. In November 1942, he was one of a few enlisted sailors from Naval Air Technical Training Center Norman, Oklahoma selected for pre-flight training with the opportunity to earn a commission as an officer and become a naval aviator.[5] In April 1943, he was transferred to pre-flight training at the CAA War Training Service School in Natchitoches, Louisiana.[6] At the time of his transfer, he was an Aviation Metalsmith 2nd Class and served as the Aviation Metalsmith School storekeeper.[6] In November 1943, he was transferred to Navy-Preflight School in Athens, Georgia.[7] In June 1944, he was assigned to at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida after completing primary flight training in Dallas, Texas.[8] He served as a fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater of the war.[9][10]
Acting career
His film debut was an uncredited part in Knock on Any Door (1949), starring Humphrey Bogart. He also appeared in The Thing from Another World (1951), co-starred with Kirk Douglas in The Big Sky (1952), and reuniting again with Humphrey Bogart as his younger escape convict brother in The Desperate Hours. Martin also played a lead role in Land of the Pharaohs (1955), and was featured opposite Dean Martin in his first post-Martin and Lewis film – Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957) – but did not become a full-fledged star.[4]
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.[citation needed] Starting in 1960, he played Daniel Boone on four episodes of Walt Disney Presents.[citation needed]
Personal life
Martin married Mardie Havelhurst from Portland, Oregon on February 15, 1952. They were divorced in 1955. He was later married to singer Peggy Lee for two years; the marriage ended in divorce.[11]
His first cousin was Ross Bass, a senator from Tennessee.[12] Martin supported Adlai Stevenson during the 1952 United States presidential election.[13]
Complete filmography
- Knock on Any Door (1949) - Butch (uncredited)
- Battleground (1949) - G.I. Straggler (uncredited)
- The Golden Gloves Story (1950) - Nick Martel
- Kansas Raiders (1950) - James Younger
- The Thing from Another World (1951) - Crew Chief Bob
- Flame of Araby (1951) - Yak
- The Big Sky (1952) - Boone Caudill
- Tennessee Champ (1954) - Daniel Norson
- Prisoner of War (1954) - Jesse Treadman
- Men of the Fighting Lady (1954) - Ensign Kenneth Schechter
- Land of the Pharaohs (1955) - Senta, Vashtar's Son
- The Desperate Hours (1955) - Hal Griffin
- Cavalry Patrol (1956, TV Movie) - Lt. Johnny Reardon
- Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) - Dewey Martin (uncredited)
- The Proud and Profane (1956) - Eddie Wodcik
- Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957) - Mike Clark Jr.
- Man on the Beach (1961, TV Movie)
- The Longest Day (1962) - Private Wilder (scenes deleted)
- Savage Sam (1963) - Lester White
- Flight to Fury (1964) - Joe Gaines
- Cordillera (1964)
- Assault on the Wayne (1971, TV Movie) - Skip Langley
- Wheeler and Murdoch (1972, TV Movie) - Travanty
- Seven Alone (1974) - Henry Sager
Television roles
- Zane Gray Theatre episode Man of Fear (1958) – Doc Holliday
- The Twilight Zone episode "I Shot an Arrow Into the Air" (1960) - Corey
- Walt Disney Presents - "Daniel Boone" mini-series (1960-1961) - Daniel Boone
- The Outer Limits episode "The Premonition" (1965) - Jim Darcy
- Laramie episode "The Stranger" (1963) – Vanton Maddox
References
- ^ Lentz III, Harris M. (May 30, 2019). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2018. McFarland. p. 238. ISBN 978-1476636559.
- ^ "In Memoriam". SAG-AFTRA.
- ^ Moser, J.D.; Stevens, T.; Publishing, Q.; Pay, W.; Thompson, P. (2004). "Television & Video Almanac". International Television & Video Almanac. 49. Quigley Publishing Company. ISSN 0895-2213. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
- ^ a b Staff (May 22, 1952). "Dewey Martin, Florence's Own Movie Star, Visits". The Florence Times. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ^ "14 Enlisted Men Will Be flying Cadets", The Norman Transcript, Norman, Oklahoma, volume 54, number 114, November 22, 1942, page 12. (subscription required)
- ^ a b "Metalsmith Goes to Pre-Flight School", The Bull Horn, Norman, Oklahoma, volume 1, number 21, April 1, 1943, page 3. (subscription required)
- ^ "Our Fighting Men", Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona, 55th year, number 38, June 25, 1944, page 7, section 3. (subscription required)
- ^ "Our Fighting Men", Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona, 54th year, number 173, November 7, 1943, page 5, section 2. (subscription required)
- ^ Is That All There Is?: The Strange Life of Peggy Lee. Atria Books. November 11, 2014. pp. 188–90. ISBN 978-1451641684.
- ^ Aaker, Everett. "Dewey Martin" biography, Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary, McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, 2017, pages 268-270. ISBN 978-1-4766-2856-1
- ^ 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.
- ^ Motion Picture and Television Magazine, November 1952, page 33, Ideal Publishers
External links
- Dewey Martin at IMDb
- 1923 births
- 2018 deaths
- 20th-century American male actors
- Alabama Democrats
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- California Democrats
- Male actors from Alabama
- Male actors from Texas
- Military personnel from Alabama
- Military personnel from Texas
- People from Florence, Alabama
- People from Mason County, Texas
- Texas Democrats
- United States Naval Aviators
- United States Navy officers
- United States Navy pilots of World War II