Ross Martin

Ross Martin born Martin Rosenblatt March 22 1920 July 3 1981 was an American radio voice stage film and television actor Martin was best known for portraying Artemus Gordon on the CBS Western series The Wild Wild West 1965 1969 He also provided the voice of Doctor Paul Williams in 1972s Sealab 2020 additional characters in 1973s Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids and additional characters in 1978s Jana of the Jungle Born in Grodek Poland Ross Martin grew up on New York Citys Lower East Side He spoke Yiddish Polish and Russian before even learning English and later added French Spanish and Italian to his repertoire Despite academic training and receiving honors in business instruction and law Martin chose a career of acting His first film was the George Pal production Conquest of Space 1955 Soon after he caught the eye of Blake Edwards who cast him in varied roles including the title characters sidekick Andamo in Mr Lucky 19591960 a menacing killer in Experiment in Terror 1962 and a scheming baron in The Great Race 1965