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Dick Martin (I) (1922–2008)


Dick Martin, the comedian and television director who achieved TV immortality as the co-host of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as the comic foil to straight man Dan Rowan, was born on January 30, 1922 in Battle Creek, Michigan. The young Martin was a writer for the popular radio sit-com "Duffy's Tavern" before teaming up with Rowan in the 1950s... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideDirector (23 titles)
1993 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
Your Own Kind (1993)
 
1992-1993 Bob (TV series)
Terminate Her (1992)
 
1992 Drexell's Class (TV series)
Beauty & the Beast (1992)
 
1982-1990 Newhart (TV series)
The Last Newhart (1990)
Seein' Double (1990)
Child in Charge (1990)
Utley Exposed (1989)
 
1990 The Bradys (TV series)
The Party Girls (1990)
 
1987 Women in Prison (TV series)
Walk This Way (1987)
 
1986-1987 Gung Ho (TV series)
Where the Boys Are (1987)
Kaz Over Easy (1987)
Sick and Tired (1987)
Talk of the Town (1986)
 
1986 Webster (TV series)
Read It and Weep (1986)
 
1985-1986 Brothers (TV series)
A Penny a Dance (1986)
Father, Father (1985)
 
1986 The Redd Foxx Show (TV series)
High Noon (1986)
Al's First Date (1986)
 
1983 Mama's Family (TV series)
Amateur Night (1983)
Rashomama (1983)
 
1983 Goodnight, Beantown (TV series)
Popsicle (1983)
 
1982 Family Ties (TV series)
 
1981 House Calls (TV series)
Bradley's Brat (1981)
 
1980 Semi-Tough (TV series)
The First Hurrah (1980)
That Catch (1980)
 
1979-1980 Archie Bunker's Place (TV series)
The Return of Sammy (1980)
 
1979 Brothers and Sisters (TV series)
Man in Chains (1979)
 
1978 The Waverly Wonders (TV series)
Tate vs. Tate (1978)
Pied Piper (1978)
Joe Goes to Press (1978)
 
1977 Hollywood Out-Takes (TV movie)
 
Show ShowActor (33 titles)
2001 Bartleby
The Mayor
 
2000 The Trial of Old Drum (TV movie)
Mayor Meyers
 
1998-1999 Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (TV series)
Charlie / Grandpa Charlie
Liver and Learn (1999) … Charlie
Two Guys, a Girl and a Thanksgiving (1998) … Grandpa Charlie
 
1993-1999 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)
Hank Mallory / Lou Summers
The Roast (1999) … Lou Summers
Murder at the Telethon (1993) … Hank Mallory
 
1998 Air Bud: Golden Receiver
Phil Phil
 
1998 The Nanny (TV series)
Preston Collier
The Dinner Party (1998) … Preston Collier
 
1997-1998 George & Leo (TV series)
George's Doctor
The Poker Game (1998)
The Smokers (1997) … George's Doctor
 
1997 Baywatch (TV series)
Ed
Memorial Day (1997) … Ed
 
1996 3rd Rock from the Sun (TV series)
Ben Littmeyer
Dick Jokes (1996) … Ben Littmeyer
 
1994 The John Larroquette Show (TV series)
Eggers' Father
A Cult to the System (1994) … Eggers' Father
 
1994 Dave's World (TV series)
Delivery Man
How Long Has This Been Going On? (1994) … Delivery Man
 
1993 Blossom (TV series)
Frosty the Clown
38 Special (1993) … Frosty the Clown
 
1992 North of Pittsburgh
Irving Kent III
 
1991 Coach (TV series)
Peter Plunkett
 
1990 Ferris Bueller (TV series)
Mr. McFarland
Baby You Can't Drive My Car (1990) … Mr. McFarland
 
1987 Sledge Hammer! (TV series)
Cowboy Cody
The Death of a Few Salesmen (1987) … Cowboy Cody (uncredited)
 
1978-1982 The Love Boat (TV series)
Deputy Captain Cunningham / George / George Crichton / …
Marooned/The Search/Isaac's Holiday: Part 1 (1978) … Deputy Captain Cunningham
Marooned/The Search/Isaac's Holiday: Part 1 (1978) … Deputy Captain Cunningham
 
1981 Carbon Copy
Victor Bard
 
1979 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Dr. R.M. Bunk
Baby/Marathon: Battle of the Sexes (1979) … Dr. R.M. Bunk
 
1978 Zero to Sixty
Arthur Dunking
 
1967-1973 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Host / Regular Performer / Himself
Episode #6.21 (1973) … Host/Regular Performer
Episode #4.3 (1970) … Host/Regular Performer
Episode #3.26 (1970) … Host/Regular Performer
Episode #3.25 (1970) … Host/Regular Performer
Episode #3.24 (1970) … Host/Regular Performer
 
1972 The Electric Company (TV series)
131 (1972)
 
1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour (TV series)
Episode #1.3 (1970)
 
1969 The Maltese Bippy
Ernest Grey
 
1967 Off to See the Wizard (TV series)
The Pieman
Who's Afraid of Mother Goose? (1967) … The Pieman
 
1966 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
 
1962-1963 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Harry Conners
Lucy and Viv Learn Judo (1963) … Harry Conners
No More Double Dates (1963) … Harry Conners
Lucy and Viv Put in a Shower (1963) … Harry Conners
Lucy's Sister Pays a Visit (1963) … Harry Conners
Chris's New Year's Eve Party (1962) … Harry Conners
 
1958 Once Upon a Horse...
Doc Logan
 
1951 Father's Little Dividend
Baby Stanley's Holder at Christening (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
2001 The Nightclub Years (TV special documentary) (executive producer)
 
1973 RCA's Opening Night (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1972-1973 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series) (producer - 24 episodes)
Episode #6.24 (1973) (producer)
Episode #6.23 (1973) (producer)
Episode #6.22 (1973) (producer)
Episode #6.21 (1973) (producer)
Episode #6.20 (1973) (producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1966 The Glass Bottom Boat (performer: "Be My Love" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1989 Matinee (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (75 titles)
1998-2008 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Former ass't US Attorney
Ricky Martin (2008) … Himself
Bob Newhart: The Last Sane Man... (2001) … Himself
Joe Bonanno: The Last Godfather (1998) … Himself - Former ass't US Attorney
 
2004 The Christmas Special Christmas Special (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 TV Land Convention Special (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Nightclub Years (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1999-2000 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
Tiny Tim (2000) … Himself
Bill Bixby (1999) … Himself
 
2000 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
Finding Lucy (2000) … Himself
 
1993 Laugh-In Past Christmas Present (TV special)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1985-1988 Super Password (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 9 November 1988 (1988) … Himself
Episode dated 10 February 1986 (1986) … Himself
Episode dated 29 November 1985 (1985) … Himself
Episode dated 27 November 1985 (1985) … Himself
Episode dated 26 November 1985 (1985) … Himself
 
1986 NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1986 Don Rickles: Rickles on the Loose (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 All-Time Great TV Censored Bloopers (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 Star Search (TV series)
Himself - Introducer
Episode #2.21 (1985) … Himself - Introducer
 
1984 The 36th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Variety, Music or Comedy Program
 
1984 Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 January 1984 (1984) … Himself
Episode dated 5 January 1984 (1984) … Himself
Episode dated 4 January 1984 (1984) … Himself
Episode dated 3 January 1984 (1984) … Himself
Episode dated 2 January 1984 (1984) … Himself
 
1979-1982 Password Plus (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Celebrity Contestant
Episode dated 25 February 1982 (1982) … Himself
Episode dated 2 December 1981 (1981) … Himself
Episode dated 14 September 1981 (1981) … Himself
Episode dated 2 March 1981 (1981) … Himself
Episode dated 17 December 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1981 All American Ultra Quiz (TV mini-series)
Host
 
1981 Tomorrow Coast to Coast (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 5 November 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
1967-1980 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 28 April 1980 (1980) … Himself
Episode dated 9 January 1979 (1979) … Himself
Episode dated 16 May 1967 (1967) … Himself
Episode dated 15 May 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1979 Mindreaders (TV series)
Host
 
1979 Match Game PM (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode #1.17 (1979) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1978 The Cheap Show (TV series)
Host
 
1977 An All-Star Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1977 Tattletales (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 4 October 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1975-1980 Match Game 73 (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 29 August 1977 (1977) … Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 14 October 1975 (1975) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1976 An All-Star Tribute to John Wayne (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1975-1976 Celebrity Bowling (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 13 November 1976 (1976) … Himself
Episode dated 2 February 1976 (1976) … Himself
Episode dated 26 June 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1976 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 12 November 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1974-1976 Celebrity Sweepstakes (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 May 1976 (1976) … Himself
Episode dated 29 December 1975 (1975) … Himself
Episode dated 1 September 1975 (1975) … Himself
Episode dated 21 July 1975 (1975) … Himself
Episode dated 7 July 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1975 The Irv Kupcinet Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 31 August 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1975 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Lucille Ball (TV special)
Himself
 
1969-1974 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 25 March 1974 (1974) … Himself
Episode dated 30 September 1973 (1973) … Himself
Episode dated 2 October 1972 (1972) … Himself
Episode dated 17 January 1972 (1972) … Himself
Episode dated 17 November 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1966-1974 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Comedian / Himself - Guest
Celebrity Roast: George Washington (1974) … Himself
Celebrity Roast: Jack Benny (1974) … Himself
Celebrity Roast: Don Rickles (1974) … Himself
Celebrity Roast: Carroll O'Connor (1973) … Himself
 
1969-1973 The Carol Burnett Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode #7.14 (1973) … Himself
Episode #5.14 (1971) … Himself - Guest
Episode #3.7 (1969) … Himself
 
1973 RCA's Opening Night (TV movie)
Himself
 
1973 The Rowan and Martin Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
1973 A Couple of Dons (TV movie)
Himself
 
1968-1973 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Himself - Host / Himself - Co-Host
Episode #6.24 (1973) … Himself - Host
Episode #6.23 (1973) … Himself - Host
Episode #6.22 (1973) … Himself - Host
Episode #6.20 (1973) … Himself - Host
Episode #6.19 (1973) … Himself - Host
 
1973 The Vin Scully Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 January 1973 (1973) … Himself
 
1972 The Electric Company (TV series)
Himself
154 (1972) … Himself
 
1972 A Royal Gala Variety Performance (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1972 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
Don Rickles (1972) … Himself
 
1971 Amateur's Guide to Love (TV movie)
Himself
 
1971 Monday Night Quarterback (TV movie)
Himself
 
1971 Mooch Goes to Hollywood (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1957-1969 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 22 September 1969 (1969) … Himself (uncredited)
Episode dated 20 September 1967 (1967) … Himself
Episode dated 25 January 1957 (1957) … Himself
 
1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.196 (1969) … Himself
Episode #3.156 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 The Dinah Shore Special: Like Hep (TV movie)
Himself
 
1964-1969 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Himself - Comedian / Comedian / Himself - Host / …
Episode #6.20 (1969) … Himself - Host/Comedian
Episode #5.23 (1968) … Himself - Comedian (as Rowan and Martin)
Episode #4.9 (1966) … Himself - Comedian (as Rowan and Martin)
Episode #3.29 (1966) … Himself - Comedian (as Rowan and Martin)
Episode #3.10 (1965) … Himself - Comedian (as Rowan and Martin)
 
1969 Playboy After Dark (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.1 (1969) … Himself
 
1968 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.6 (1968) … Himself
Episode #2.24 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 September 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.1 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 The 20th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1968 The Best on Record (TV movie)
Himself
 
1968 The Highlights of the Ice Capades 1968 (TV documentary)
 
1968 Rowan & Martin at the Movies (documentary short)
Himself
 
1966-1967 You Don't Say (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 28 August 1967 (1967) … Himself
Episode dated 16 May 1966 (1966) … Himself
 
1966-1967 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 17 May 1967 (1967) … Himself
Episode #3.118 (1966) … Himself
 
1967 Personality (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 April 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1967 The Andy Williams Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 5 February 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1966 The Linkletter Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 26 December 1966 (1966) … Himself
 
1966 The Dean Martin Summer Show (TV series)
Himself - Host / Himself - Regular
Episode dated 18 August 1966 (1966) … Himself - Host
Episode dated 7 July 1966 (1966) … Himself - Host
Episode dated 30 June 1966 (1966) … Himself - Host
Episode #1.1 (1966) … Himself - Regular
 
1966 Every Girl's Dream (documentary short)
Zack Molloy (clip from "Glass Bottom Boat") (uncredited)
 
1960-1965 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Comedian / Himself - Comedian
Episode #18.20 (1965) … Himself - Comedian (as Rowan and Martin)
Episode #17.32 (1964) … Himself - Comedian (as Rowan and Martin)
Episode #17.27 (1964) … Comedian (as Rowan and Martin)
Episode #16.35 (1963) … Comedian (as Rowan and Martin)
Episode #16.7 (1962) … Comedian (as Rowan and Martin)
 
1964 The Steve Allen Playhouse (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 October 1964 (1964) … Himself
 
1963 Here's Edie (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.7 (1963) … Himself
 
1957-1960 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.21 (1960) … Himself
Episode #3.26 (1959) … Himself
Episode #2.34 (1958) … Himself
Episode #2.7 (1957) … Himself
 
1957-1959 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode dated 31 January 1959 (1959) … Himself
Episode dated 10 May 1958 (1958) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 30 March 1957 (1957) … Himself
 
1956 The Walter Winchell Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.5 (1956) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2008 The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - In Memoriam
 
2008 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
 
2005 Derailroaded (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1984 TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (TV special)
Himself
 
1970 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

In 1961, he starred in an unsold sitcom pilot called, "My Wife's Brother" about a brother-in-law who moves in with his sister's family and sends their lives into a turmoil. The series also featured Dan Rowan and Carole Cook. See more »

Publicity Listings:

9 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Rowan and Martin

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

My life has been divided into three parts in the show-business world: nightclubs, television, and then I was a director for 30 years of television shows. And I think the most fun I ever had was nightclubs. I loved nightclubs. See more »

Trivia:

Father of Richard Martin See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius