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John McMartin
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Life & Death

Died aged 86
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn21/08/1929Born inWarsaw, Indiana, USADied06/07/2016 (aged 86)Died inManhattanCausecancerWikidataQ2027352 ↗TMDb#13728 ↗

John Francis McMartin was an American actor of stage, film, and television. He made his off-Broadway debut in Little Mary Sunshine in 1959, and acted on Broadway for more than 50 years. He won a Theatre World Award in 1960 and was nominated for a Tony for his role in Sweet Charity in 1966. On television, McMartin appeared on the soap opera As the World Turns, and the TV shows East Side West Side, Beauty and the Beast, The Golden Girls,The Bob Newhart Show, and Murder, She Wrote.

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Filmography54 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2015Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtSeriesGrant86
2010Sondheim! The Birthday ConcertMovieSelf81
2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsMovieNarrator (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)76
2004KinseyMovieHuntington Hartford75
2000The DishMovieU.S. Ambassador Howard71
1998Three BusinessmenMovieLiverpool Businessman69
1997OzSeriesLars Nathan68
1996Spin CitySeriesSenator Joseph Grady67
1994Touched by an AngelSeriesEd Greeley65
1993FrasierSeriesFletcher Grey64
1992Citizen CohnMovieOlder Doctor63
1992BobSeries—63
1991Separate But EqualMovieGovernor James F. Byrnes62
1991Separate but EqualSeriesGovernor James F. Byrnes62
1990Law & OrderSeriesDefense Attorney Larry Webber61
1990A Shock to the SystemMovieGeorge Brewster61
1989CoachSeriesJudge Watkins60
1989Day OneMovieDr. Arthur Compton60
1989Poison CandyMovieUncle David60
1988LincolnSeriesSalmon P. Chase59
1988Roots: The GiftMovieEdmund Parker, Sr.59
1987Beauty and the BeastSeriesCharles Chandler58
1987Who's That GirlMovieSimon Worthington58
1986Native SonMovieMr. Dalton57
1985The Golden GirlsSeriesFrank Leahy56
1984Murder, She WroteSeriesJason Bryan55
1984Murder, She WroteSeriesHudson Blackthorn55
1982CheersSeriesDr. Lawrence Crandell53
1981Falcon CrestSeriesJulian J. Roberts52
1981Pennies from HeavenMovieMr. Warner52
1981Blow OutMovieLawrence Henry52
1981The Greatest Man in the WorldMovieAmes Herbert52
1980Magnum, P.I.SeriesJason Bryan51
1980BrubakerMovieSenator Hite51
1979ButterfliesMovieBen Parkinson50
1978The Defection of Simas KudirkaMoviePhillip Chadway49
1977ThievesMovieGordon48
1976All the President's MenMovieForeign Editor47
1975Fear on TrialMovieTom Murray46
1975The Rules of the GameMovieLeone Gala46
1974The Rockford FilesSeriesTimson Farrell45
1974Harry OSeries—45
1972The Bob Newhart ShowSeries—43
1971Great PerformancesSeriesLeone Gala42
1971CannonSeries—42
1970The Partridge FamilySeriesLarry Metcalfe41
1970Ritual of EvilMovieEdward Bolander41
1969Love, American StyleSeriesPeter40
1969Sweet CharityMovieOscar40
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.SeriesJohn Ambrose40
1968Hawaii Five-OSeriesRon Nicholson39
1968What's So Bad About Feeling Good?MovieThe Mayor39
1967Judd, for the DefenseSeries—38
1965A Thousand ClownsMovieThe Man in the Office36