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Known for:	The Great Race, Columbo: Suitable for Framing, The Return of Charlie Chan
Birth name:	Martin Rosenblatt
Birthday:	22 March 1920, Grodek, Poland
Height:	5' 11" (1.80 m)

In Columbo - "Suitable For Framing", many a viewer notes the marvelous interplay between Martin and Peter Falk. This is to be expected; Martin was Falk's acting instructor in years past. The two also worked together in The Great Race. His wife Olavee Grinrod, died February 3, 2002. Had two daughters: Phyllis, Rebecca; one son, George. A singer on Broadway, he played Nathan Detroit in a Broadway touring company of "Guys and Dolls" in the 50s. An accomplished musician, he was a violin virtuoso at age 8 playing solo with the junior symphony orchestra. His natural ability for dialects led him to radio while in his 20s, perfomring on three daytime radio serials at once, including the part of a 62 year old Viennese gent. At one time the prolific actor was a regular in eight separate major series on all the different networks. He ended up with his own radio program, "The Ross Martin Show." One half of a vaudeville comedy duo from 1937-41 called "Ross & West." His partner was Bernie West. With a penchant for playing villains, he received a Golden Globe nomination for his terrifying role in Experiment in Terror. As a promotion and publicity stunt for the film, Columbia chose to withheld the identity of Martin from the press until the film opened. It helped bring interest to the film, but in the long run, hurt the unknown Martin.

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