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Tony Martin (I) (1913–2012)


Born Alvin Morris, the son of immigrants from Poland, Tony Martin received a soprano saxophone on his tenth birthday. In his grammar school glee club, he became an instrumentalist and soprano pop singer. When in high school, he then formed his first band called "The Red Peppers", eventually joining a local orchestra leader... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (39 titles)
1982 Dear Mr. Wonderful
Cameo
 
1980 Me olvidé de vivir
Tony Martin
 
1962 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Amadeo Giannini
The Unshakable Man (1962) … Amadeo Giannini
 
1961 The Donna Reed Show (TV series)
Tony Martin
Tony Martin Visits (1961) … Tony Martin
 
1957 Let's Be Happy
Stanley Smith
 
1956 Quincannon, Frontier Scout
Linus Quincannon
 
1956 Meet Me in Las Vegas
Tony Martin (uncredited)
 
1955 Shower of Stars (TV series)
Ted Warren
All-Star Line-Up (1955)
High Pitch (1955) … Ted Warren
 
1955 Hit the Deck
Chief Boatswain's Mate Wm. F. Clark
 
1954 Deep in My Heart
Robert Mission in 'The New Moon'
 
1954 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Tony
The Jam Session Show (1954) … Tony
 
1954 General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein (TV movie)
Larry (segment 'Me and Juliet')
 
1953 Easy to Love
Barry Gordon
 
1953 Here Come the Girls
Allen Trent
 
1946 Till the Clouds Roll By
Gaylord Ravenal (segment "Show Boat")/Himself
 
1941 The Big Store
Tommy Rogers
 
1940 Music in My Heart
Robert Gregory
 
1938 Thanks for Everything
Tommy Davis
 
1938 Up the River
Tommy Grant
 
1938 Kentucky Moonshine
Jerry Wade
 
1937 Ali Baba Goes to Town
Yusuf
 
1937 Life Begins in College
Band Leader
 
1937 You Can't Have Everything
Bobby Walker
 
1937 Sing and Be Happy
Buzz Mason
 
1937 The Holy Terror
Danny Walker (as Anthony Martin)
 
1936 Banjo on My Knee
Chick Bean (as Anthony Martin)
 
1936 Pigskin Parade
Tommy Barker (as Anthony Martin)
 
1936 Sing, Baby, Sing
Tony Renaldo
 
1936 Back to Nature
Tom Williams
 
1936 Poor Little Rich Girl
Radio Baritone Soloist (uncredited)
 
1936 Murder on a Bridle Path
Man with Violet (uncredited)
 
1936 The Farmer in the Dell
Studio Reception Clerk (uncredited)
 
1936 Follow the Fleet
Sailor (uncredited)
 
1935 Foolish Hearts (short)
Singer
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (35 titles)
2009 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (video documentary) (performer: "You Stepped out of a Dream" - uncredited)
 
2008 That's Amore!: Italian-American Favorites (TV movie) (performer: "There's No Tomorrow" - uncredited)
 
2004 Ziegfeld Girl Intro (video documentary short) (performer: "You Stepped Out of A Dream")
 
2001 The Wedding Planner (performer: "The Closer You Are")
 
1994 Beverly Hills Cop III ("North Dakota, South Dakota")
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary) (performer: "You Stepped Out of a Dream" 1940 - uncredited)
 
1980 Me olvidé de vivir (performer: "As Time Goes By")
 
1965 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Episode #2.18 (1965) (performer: "Dear Heart" - uncredited, "Lullaby of Broadway" - uncredited, "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening" - uncredited)
 
1959 The 31st Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (performer: "Gigi")
 
1958 Party Girl (performer: "Party Girl")
 
1958 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Episode #2.21 (1958) (performer: "The Gold Diggers' Song We're in the Money" - uncredited, "Money Isn't Everything" - uncredited)
 
1955 MGM Parade (TV series)
Episode #1.5 (1955) (performer: "All the Things You Are")
 
1955 The 27th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (performer: "Hold My Hand")
 
1955 Hit the Deck (performer: "Hallelujah" 1927 - uncredited, "Happy Birthday" 1893 - uncredited, "Keepin' Myself for You" 1930 - uncredited, "Why, Oh Why?" 1927 - uncredited, "Ciribiribin" 1898 - uncredited, "More Than You Know" 1929 - uncredited)
 
1954 Deep in My Heart (performer: "Lover, Come Back to Me")
 
1954 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
The Jam Session Show (1954) (performer: "Basin Street Blues" - uncredited)
 
1953 Easy to Love (performer: "Easy to Love", "Look Out! I'm Romantic", "Didja Ever", "That's What a Rainy Day Is For", "Coquette" - uncredited)
 
1953 Here Come the Girls (performer: "Never So Beautiful", "Heavenly Days")
 
1952 Clash by Night (performer: "I Hear a Rhapsody")
 
1951 Two Tickets to Broadway (performer: "Big Chief Hole-In-the-Ground", "The Closer You Are")
 
1951 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Episode #1.26 (1951) (performer: "Louise" - uncredited, "Lullaby of Broadway" - uncredited, "La vie en rose" - uncredited, "The Dum-Dot Song" - uncredited)
 
1951 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Episode #3.24 (1951) (performer: "Begin the Beguine", "Tenement Symphony in Four Flats")
 
1948 Casbah (performer: "For Every Man Ther's a Woman", "Hooray For Love", "What's Good About Goodbye", "It Was Written In The Stars")
 
1946 Till the Clouds Roll By (performer: "Show Boat", "All the Things You Are" - uncredited)
 
1941 The Big Store (performer: "Tenement Symphony" 1941, "If It's You" 1941)
 
1941 Ziegfeld Girl (performer: "You Stepped out of a Dream" 1940 - uncredited, "Caribbean Love Song" 1941 - uncredited / "You Stepped out of a Dream" 1940 - uncredited)
 
1940 Music in My Heart (performer: "I've Got Music in My Heart" 1939, "No Other Love" 1939, "Punchinello" 1939, "A Bird in a Gilded Cage" 1900 - uncredited, "Oh What a Lovely Dream" 1939, "It's a Blue World" 1939 / "Punchinello" 1939)
 
1938 Up the River (performer: "It's The Strangest Thing")
 
1938 Sally, Irene and Mary (performer: "Sweet as a Song" - uncredited, "I Could Use a Dream" - uncredited, "Half Moon on the Hudson" - uncredited)
 
1937 You Can't Have Everything (performer: "The Loveliness of You" 1937 - uncredited, "North Pole Sketch" 1937 - uncredited / "Afraid to Dream" 1937 - uncredited)
 
1937 Ali Baba Goes to Town (performer: "Vote for Honest Abe" 1937 - uncredited)
 
1936 Poor Little Rich Girl (performer: "When I'm with You" 1936 - uncredited)
 
1936 Banjo on My Knee (performer: "Where the Lazy River Goes By" 1936, "There's Something in the Air" 1936)
 
1936 Pigskin Parade (performer: "You're Slightly Terrific")
 
1936 Sing, Baby, Sing (performer: "When Did You Leave Heaven?")
 
Show ShowSelf (61 titles)
2008 That's Amore!: Italian-American Favorites (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 My Music: 50s Pop Parade (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
Ann Miller: I'm Still Here (2000) … Himself
 
1994 Golden Globes 50th Anniversary Celebration (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III Behind the Screen (video documentary)
Himself (interview)
 
1993 The 5th Annual Legacy Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 The 35th Annual Thalians Gala (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990) … Himself
 
1989 The 61st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1987 Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1985 All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gene Kelly (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1984 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode #13.4 (1984) … Himself - Guest
 
1977 Over Easy (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 29 December 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1977 Wednesday at 8 (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.4 (1977) … Himself
 
1967-1977 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 31 January 1977 (1977) … Himself
Episode #2.10 (1967) … Himself
Episode #2.9 (1967) … Himself
Episode #2.8 (1967) … Himself
Episode #2.7 (1967) … Himself
 
1977 Donny and Marie (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.14 (1977) … Himself
 
1974 ABC Late Night (TV series)
Himself
That's Entertainment! 50 Years of MGM (1974) … Himself
 
1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Himself
I Love You, Billy Baker: Part 2 (1970) … Himself
I Love You, Billy Baker: Part 1 (1970) … Himself
 
1962-1970 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 September 1970 (1970) … Himself
Episode dated 25 June 1970 (1970) … Himself
Episode dated 29 December 1967 (1967) … Himself
Episode #1.30 (1962) … Himself
 
1970 The Barbara McNair Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 4 January 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1967-1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.45 (1969) … Himself
Episode #3.209 (1969) … Himself
Episode #3.137 (1969) … Himself
Episode #3.87 (1969) … Himself
Episode #3.48 (1968) … Himself
 
1969 Della (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.104 (1969) … Himself
Episode #1.22 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.36 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 The Donald O'Connor Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 May 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1964-1969 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Himself - Host / Singer / Himself - Singer / …
Episode #6.17 (1969) … Himself
Episode #4.27 (1967) … Himself - Host/Singer
Episode #4.5 (1966) … Himself - Singer
Episode #3.29 (1966) … Himself - Host/Singer
Episode #2.18 (1965) … Himself - Singer
 
1968 The Pat Boone Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 9 January 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1966-1967 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 16 November 1967 (1967) … Himself
Episode dated 17 November 1966 (1966) … Himself
Episode dated 10 November 1966 (1966) … Himself
 
1967 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 2 November 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1965 The New London Palladium Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 28 November 1965 (1965) … Himself
 
1962-1963 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode dated 26 September 1963 (1963) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 23 November 1962 (1962) … Himself
Episode dated 5 November 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
1961-1962 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 28 October 1962 (1962) … Himself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 21 May 1961 (1961) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1962 The 34th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Music Awards
 
1961 The Garry Moore Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.3 (1961) … Himself
 
1961 The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Cinematography Awards
 
1949-1960 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Singer / Himself - Guest Host
Episode #14.8 (1960) … Himself - Singer
Episode #12.6 (1958) … Himself
Episode #11.33 (1958) … Himself
Episode #11.9 (1957) … Himself
Episode #10.36 (1957) … Himself
 
1960 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself - Singer
The Movie Premiere of 'Can-Can' (1960) … Himself - Singer
 
1959 Startime (TV series)
Himself
Meet Cyd Charisse (1959) … Himself
 
1959 Chelsea at Nine (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 15 October 1959 (1959) … Himself
 
1959 The 31st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer
 
1958 The George Burns Show (TV series)
Himself
Tony Martin Visits (1958) … Himself
 
1957-1958 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest Host
Episode #2.21 (1958) … Himself
Episode #2.4 (1957) … Himself - Guest Host
Episode #1.6 (1957) … Himself
 
1957 The Nat King Cole Show (TV series)
Himself - Singer
Episode #3.1 (1957) … Himself - Singer
 
1956 The Walter Winchell Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.10 (1956) … Himself
 
1956 Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.39 (1956) … Himself
 
1956 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #3.40 (1956) … Himself
 
1956 Arthur Godfrey and His Friends (TV series)
Himself
Spring Holiday (1956) … Himself
 
1956 Inside Beverly Hills (TV movie)
Himself
 
1955 The 27th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer
 
1949-1954 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Singer
Episode #6.26 (1954) … Himself - Singer
Episode #3.24 (1951) … Himself - Singer
Episode #1.54 (1949) … Himself - Singer
Episode #1.33 (1949) … Himself - Singer
 
1954 The Tony Martin Show (TV series)
Himself
 
1953 Christmas with the Stars (TV movie)
Himself
 
1951-1952 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Host / Himself - Cameo Appearance / Himself - Singer / …
Episode #3.12 (1952) … Himself - Singer
Episode #2.31 (1952) … Himself - Host/Singer
Episode #1.42 (1951) … Himself - Cameo Appearance
Episode #1.32 (1951) … Himself - Host
Episode #1.26 (1951) … Himself - Host
 
1952 All Star Revue (TV series)
Himself - Singer
Episode #3.2 (1952) … Himself - Singer
 
1950 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Goes to Bat (documentary short)
Himself
 
1950 The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.5 (1950) … Himself
 
1941 Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play (documentary short)
Himself
 
1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 5: Art and Artists (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (9 titles)
2012 My Music: Big Band Vocalists (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Great Performances (TV series)
 
2004 Ziegfeld Girl Intro (video documentary short)
Frank Merton
 
2001 The Nightclub Years (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary)
Performer in Clip from 'Ziegfeld Girl' (uncredited)
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary)
Clip from 'Hit the Deck'
 
1958 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 
1955 MGM Parade (TV series)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1938) Single: "Now It Can Be Told" (his first record) See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 5 Articles  | 5 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Anthony Martin

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on being Alice Faye's husband] To many people around town, I was Mr. Alice Faye. See more »

Trivia:

For several years, he played and sang with bands in the San Francisco area, including the Tom Gerun Orchestra. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn