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Dean Martin(1917-1995)

  • Music Artist
  • Actor
  • Producer
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Dean Martin, c. 1960.
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Martin was born Dino Paul Crocetti in Steubenville, Ohio, to Gaetano Alfonso "Guy" Crocetti, an Italian immigrant and barber, and his Ohio-born wife, Angela (Barra) Crocetti. He spoke only Italian until age five. Martin came up the hard way, with such jobs as a boxer ("Kid Crochet"), a steel mill worker, a gas station worker and a casino croupier/dealer. In 1946, Martin got his first ticket to stardom, as he teamed up with another hard worker who was also trying to succeed in Hollywood: Jerry Lewis. Films such as At War with the Army (1950) sent the team toward super-stardom. The duo were to become one of Hollywood's truly great teams. They lasted 11 years together, and starred in 16 movies. They were unstoppable, but personality conflicts broke up the team. Even without Lewis, Martin was a true superstar.

Few thought that Martin would go on to achieve solo success, but he did, winning critical acclaim for his role in The Young Lions (1958) with Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift, and Some Came Running (1958), with Shirley MacLaine and Frank Sinatra. Movies such as Rio Bravo (1959) brought him international fame. One of his best remembered films is in Ocean's Eleven (1960), in which he played Sam Harmon alongside the other members of the legendary Rat Pack: Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford. Martin proved potent at the box office through the 1960s, with films such as Bells Are Ringing (1960) and Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964), again with Rat Pack pals Sammy Davis Jr. and Sinatra. During much of the 1960s and 1970s, his film persona of a boozing playboy prompted a series of films as secret agent Matt Helm and his own television variety show. Airport (1970) followed, featuring Martin as a pilot. He played a phony priest in The Cannonball Run (1981).

In 1965, Martin explored a new method for entertaining his fans: Television. That year he hosted one of the most successful TV series in history: The Dean Martin Show (1965), which lasted until 1973. In 1965, it won a Golden Globe Award. In 1973, he renamed it "The Dean Martin Comedy Hour", and from 1974 to 1984 it was renamed again, this time "The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts". It became one of the most successful TV series in history, skewering such greats as Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, James Stewart, George Burns, Milton Berle, Don Rickles, Phyllis Diller, and Joe Namath.

His last public role was a return to the stage, for a cross-country concert tour with Davis and Sinatra. He spoke affectionately of his fellow Rat Packers. "The satisfaction that I get out of working with these two bums is that we have more laughs than the audience has", Martin said. After the 1980s, Martin took it easy until his son, Dean Paul Martin, was killed in a plane crash in March 1987.

Devastated by the loss, from which he never recovered, he walked out on a reunion tour with Sinatra and Davis. Martin spent his final years in solitude, out of the public light. A heavy smoker most of his life, Martin died on Christmas Day 1995 at age 78 from complications to lung cancer.
BornJune 7, 1917
DiedDecember 25, 1995(78)
BornJune 7, 1917
DiedDecember 25, 1995(78)
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  • Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
    • 12 wins & 18 nominations total

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Dean Martin, John Archer, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Eva Bartok, Stephen Dunne, Lisa Gaye, Dewey Martin, and Lisa Montell in Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)
Dean Martin and Diahann Carroll in The Dean Martin Show (1965)
Dean Martin and Rose Marie in The Dean Martin Show (1965)
Frankie Avalon and Dean Martin in The Dean Martin Show (1965)
Dean Martin in The Dean Martin Show (1965)
Dean Martin and The Krofft Puppets in The Dean Martin Show (1965)
Dean Martin and Phyllis Diller in The Dean Martin Show (1965)
John Wayne and Dean Martin in The Dean Martin Show (1965)
Dean Martin and The Krofft Puppets in The Dean Martin Show (1965)
Ursula Andress and Dean Martin in 4 for Texas (1963)
Dean Martin, Don DeFore, John Lund, and Diana Lynn in My Friend Irma (1949)
Dean Martin, Hans Conried, Don DeFore, and Diana Lynn in My Friend Irma (1949)

Known for

The Dean Martin Show (1965)
The Dean Martin Show
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TV Series
  • Self - Host
Dean Martin in The Silencers (1966)
The Silencers
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  • Matt Helm
  • 1966
Ann-Margret and Dean Martin in Murderers' Row (1966)
Murderers' Row
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  • Matt Helm
  • 1966
John Wayne, Ward Bond, Walter Brennan, Angie Dickinson, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, and John Russell in Rio Bravo (1959)
Rio Bravo
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  • Dude ('Borrachón')
  • 1959

Credits

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Actor

  • Half Nelson (1985)
    Half Nelson
    • Dean Martin
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Joe Pesci, George Kennedy, Dean Martin, Rory Calhoun, Fred Williamson, Morgan Brittany, and Victoria Jackson in Half Nelson (1985)
    Half Nelson
    • Mr. Martin
    • TV Movie
    • 1985
  • Marilu Henner, Shirley MacLaine, Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, Telly Savalas, Sammy Davis Jr., and Jamie Farr in Cannonball Run II (1984)
    Cannonball Run II
    • Jamie Blake
    • 1984
  • Adrienne Barbeau, Farrah Fawcett, Roger Moore, Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. in The Cannonball Run (1981)
    The Cannonball Run
    • Jamie Blake
    • 1981
  • Tony Curtis, Robert Urich, Phyllis Davis, and Judy Landers in Vega$ (1978)
    Vega$
    • Dean Martin
    • TV Series
    • 1979
  • Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Charlie's Angels (1976)
    Charlie's Angels
    • Frank Howell
    • TV Series
    • 1978
  • Mr. Ricco (1975)
    Mr. Ricco
    • Joe Ricco
    • 1975
  • Showdown (1973)
    Showdown
    • Billy Massey
    • 1973
  • Brian Keith and Dean Martin in Something Big (1971)
    Something Big
    • Joe Baker
    • 1971
  • John Wayne in Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970)
    Swing Out, Sweet Land
    • Eli Whitney
    • TV Movie
    • 1970
  • Airport (1970)
    Airport
    • Vernon Demerest
    • 1970
  • Dean Martin in The Wrecking Crew (1968)
    The Wrecking Crew
    • Matt Helm
    • 1968
  • 5 Card Stud (1968)
    5 Card Stud
    • Van Morgan
    • 1968
  • Bandolero! (1968)
    Bandolero!
    • Dee Bishop
    • 1968
  • How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (1968)
    How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
    • David Sloane
    • 1968

Producer

  • Dean Martin in The Wrecking Crew (1968)
    The Wrecking Crew
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • The Ambushers (1967)
    The Ambushers
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Ann-Margret and Dean Martin in Murderers' Row (1966)
    Murderers' Row
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Dean Martin in The Silencers (1966)
    The Silencers
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Dean Martin, Kim Novak, and Ray Walston in Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)
    Kiss Me, Stupid
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963)
    Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Frank Sinatra, Ursula Andress, Anita Ekberg, and Dean Martin in 4 for Texas (1963)
    4 for Texas
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Dean Martin and Yvette Mimieux in Toys in the Attic (1963)
    Toys in the Attic
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Who's Got the Action? (1962)
    Who's Got the Action?
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Sergeants 3 (1962)
    Sergeants 3
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Jackie Loughery, and Lori Nelson in Pardners (1956)
    Pardners
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • You're Never Too Young (1955)
    You're Never Too Young
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Janet Leigh, Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, and Sheree North in Living It Up (1954)
    Living It Up
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Donna Reed, and Barbara Bates in The Caddy (1953)
    The Caddy
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Polly Bergen, Jerry Lewis, and Dean Martin in At War with the Army (1950)
    At War with the Army
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1950

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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Cameo
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • June 7, 1917
    • Steubenville, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • December 25, 1995
    • Beverly Hills, California, USA(lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
  • Spouses
      Catherine HawnApril 25, 1973 - February 24, 1976 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
      Claudia Martin
  • Parents
      Gaetano Alfonso Crocetti
  • Relatives
      Montana Martin(Grandchild)
  • Other works
    CD: "Christmas with the Rat Pack".
  • Publicity listings
    • 6 Biographical Movies
    • 8 Print Biographies
    • 5 Portrayals
    • 11 Articles
    • 5 Pictorials
    • 6 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Rumors circulated for years that much of the "booze" he drank on stage during his famous "Rat Pack" performances was really apple juice. Son Dean Paul Martin confirmed these rumors after the variety show ended production, stating that his father could not have performed if he had really drank that much liquor.
  • Quotes
    If people want to think I get drunk and stay out all night, let 'em. That's how I got here, you know.
  • Trademarks
      Rich smooth voice with Ohio accent
  • Nicknames
    • Dino
    • King Leer
    • The King of Cool
    • The Boy with the Tall, Dark and Handsome Voice
  • Salaries
      Airport
      (1970)
      $7,000,000

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