03-31-2005, 05:35 PM | #1 |
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R.I.P.
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Barney Martin, a former New York City detective who went into show business and became best known for playing Jerry Seinfeld's father Morty on the comedian's hit television series, has died. He was 82. Martin died of cancer Monday at his Studio City home, according to his publicist, Jennifer Glassman. Born March 3, 1923, in the New York City borough of Queens, Martin served as a navigator in the Air Force during World War II before starting a 20-year career as a New York City police detective. Martin showed a talent for making deputy police commissioners laugh during presentations. In the 1950s, he began writing on the side for comedy shows such as "Name That Tune" and "The Steve Allen Show." Martin got his start in film when Mel Brooks featured him in "The Producers" in 1968. That role launched Martin into Broadway theater, where he appeared in several musicals, including "South Pacific," "The Fantasticks," All American" and "How Now Dow Jones." He is credited with creating the role of Roxy's unappreciated husband, Amos Hart, in the musical "Chicago." Martin also appeared in several television series in the 1990s, including "The Tony Randall Show," "US," "Sydney" and "Zorro and Son." In "Seinfeld," Martin was the third actor to play the part of Seinfeld's father and became the one most identified with the role of the Florida retiree. He said at the show's wrap party in 1998: "Playing Jerry's dad was like having whipped cream on top of a mountain of ice cream." He is survived by his wife and son. A daughter died in 2002 of cancer. ------- He was one of my 5 favourite character on the show. Somehow the quintessential grandfather [img]smile.gif[/img] . "Tell him to eat a peach" |
03-31-2005, 05:38 PM | #2 |
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That's a shame really. I really enjoyed him in Seinfeld, especially the episodes when he was booted as president for "stealing" funds.
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03-31-2005, 05:39 PM | #3 |
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That sucks I loved the seinfelds show. RIP
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03-31-2005, 05:50 PM | #4 |
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Very sad news indeed.
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03-31-2005, 05:58 PM | #5 |
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AWWW NO!!!!
I'm serious. I thought this thread was about Seinfeld's real father. Barney Martin is one of the best dead-pan comdedic actors I've ever seen!!! I used to watch King of Queens, and to a lesser extent Seinfeld jsut because of him. A real significant loss, R.I.P. |
03-31-2005, 06:11 PM | #6 |
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The obituary is wrong on one account, he was the second actor to play Morty. Philip Bruns played him in the first episode of season one and then Barney took over.
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04-01-2005, 06:20 AM | #7 |
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Okay, what... Terri Schiavo, Mitch Hedburg, Seinfeld's dad, the Pope tomorrow...
Is anyone else slightly nervous? |
04-01-2005, 08:43 AM | #8 |
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No. Death is just another stage in our lives I guess.
It's sad but that's how it is. R.I.P! |
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04-03-2005, 05:32 AM | #10 | |
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I should have really clicked on that link in retrospect. The guy who actually died is just as good dead-pan comedian as Costanza's dad though IMO. The parents really made that show! R.I.P Barney Martin |
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