Job Actor
Years active 1940-1988
Known for Straight man to Jerry Lewis; heavy-drinking ladies' man, Member of Sinatra's Rat Pack
Top Roles Bama Dillert, Michael Whiteacre, Tom Elder, Dude, Van Morgan
Top GenresComedy, Romance, Musical, Western, Drama, Action
Top TopicsSpies, Romance (Comic), Based on Play
Top Collaborators (Producer), , (Producer), (Director)
Shares birthday with Jessica Tandy, Dolores Gray, Marion Martin  see more..

Dean Martin Overview:

Legendary actor, Dean Martin, was born Dino Paul Crocetti on Jun 7, 1917 in Steubenville, OH. Martin appeared in over 60 film and TV roles. His best known films include the 16 he made with partner Jerry Lewis: My Friend Irma (1949), My Friend Irma Goes West (1950), At War with the Army (1950), That?s My Boy (1951), Sailor Beware (1951), Jumping Jacks (1952), The Stooge (1953), Scared Stiff (1953), The Caddy (1953), Money from Home (1953), Living It Up (1954), 3 Ring Circus (1954), Artists and Models (1955), You?re Never Too Young (1955), Pardners (1956) and Hollywood or Bust (1956). Martin and Lewis also made a cameo appearance in Bob Hope and Bing Crosby's Road to Bali (1952) as the man (Martin) and woman (Lewis) in Lala's Dream.

Martin's notable 'solo' films include Rio Bravo (1959), Ocean's Eleven (1960), Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964), and his four Matt Helm films: The Silencers (1966), Murderers' Row (also 1966), The Ambushers (1967), and The Wrecking Crew (1968). Martin hosted his own television series, The Dean Martin Comedy Hour, which aired from 1965-1974. Martin died at the age of 78 on Dec 25, 1995 in Beverly Hills, CA .

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Martin cashed in on his own image as a heavy-drinking ladies' man to make people laugh, then surprised many of them by quitting as straight man to Jerry Lewis after a partnership that lasted from 1946 to 1957, and becoming, after an uncertain start, one of Hollywood's top box office attractions.

(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).

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He was honored with three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Recording, Motion Pictures and Television. Dean Martin's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #126 on Mar 21, 1964. Martin was never nominated for an Academy Award.

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Dean Martin Quotes:

[Baldy attempts to rescue an Indian girl from a rattlesnake wielding medicine man]
Sam Hollis: He either likes girls or he's crazy about snakes.


Matt Helm aka Jim Peters: [after a bomb has blown up near a picture of Frank Sinatra] Sorry Frank.


[a new female recruit gets turned on by Frank Sinatra's "Strangers in the Night" playing in the background]
Matt Helm: You really like Perry Como that much?


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Dean Martin Facts
Died exactly 29 years to the day (25 December 1995) after his mother, Angela Crocetti (25 December 1966).

His friends often described him as easygoing and good natured, loving to laugh and make others laugh. They also said that he was sometimes quiet and liked to spend time alone, and that they seldom knew what he was thinking.

Has 8 children: Stephen Craig Martin (b. June 29th 1942), Claudia Martin (b. March 16th 1944 - died 2001 (breast cancer), Barbara Martin (b. April 11th 1945 and Deana Martin (b. August 19th 1948) with first wife Elizabeth McDonald. Dean Paul Martin (b. November 17th 1951 - died March 21st 1987 (plane crash), Ricci Martin (b. September 20th 1953) and Gina Caroline Martin (b. December 20th 1956) with second wife Jeanne Martin and adopted daughter Sasha Martin with third wife Catherine Hawn.

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