Biography

American juvenile leading man. A native of Texas, Martin entered the theatre in 1946 and within three years was tapped to play one of the young toughs in Knock on Any Door (1949). After minor roles in several minor films, he was given a larger role in The Thing from Another World (1951) by producer Howard Hawks. Hawks followed this with one of the two lead roles in his great Western The Big Sky (1952). Despite this and a few other prominent parts in big pictures, Martin's appearances became more and more infrequent and less and less stellar. He did, however, become a familiar face on television into the 1970s. He was married to singer Peggy Lee in the late 50s.

Actor

Police Story(1973)as Howard Alden

Petrocelli(1974)as Bill Whitehead

Joe Forrester(1975)as Inspector Mason

Seven Alone(1974)as Henry Sager

The F.B.I.(1965)as David Kelly

Self

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion(1979)as Self

House Party(1952)as Self

Archive Footage

Dean Martin: The One and Only(2004)

Headliners & Legends with Matt Lauer(1998)as Self

The Magical World of Disney(1954)as Lester White

Hollywood and the Stars(1963)as Crew Chief Bob (clip from The Thing from Another World (1951))

Frontier Justice(1958)as Doc Holliday

Known for

The Thing from Another World1951 · Actor Land of the Pharaohs1955 · Actor The Big Sky1952 · Actor The Desperate Hours1955 · Actor

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Barry Kelley, George Macready, and Dewey Martin in Knock on Any Door (1949)

Dean Martin, John Archer, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Eva Bartok, Stephen Dunne, Lisa Gaye, Dewey Martin, and Lisa Montell in Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)

Edward Binns, Dewey Martin, and Ted Otis Sr. in The Twilight Zone (1959)

Stephen Bekassy, Oscar Homolka, and Dewey Martin in Prisoner of War (1954)

Robert Fuller, Dewey Martin, and Stuart Randall in Laramie (1959)

James Robertson Justice, Dewey Martin, and Alexis Minotis in Land of the Pharaohs (1955)

Credit Score: Dewey Martin

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The Longest Day

Sgt. Wilder

Thu Oct 04 1962

#	Name	Score	Year	Known	★	Wins	Noms	Votes
1	The Longest Day	4.00	1962		7.7	2	5	62779
2	The Desperate Hours	3.75	1955	•	7.5	0	0	11812
3	Land of the Pharaohs	3.25	1955	•	6.6	0	0	5333
4	Men of the Fighting Lady	3.25	1954	•	6.3	0	0	816
5	The Big Sky	3.25	1952	•	6.9	0	2	5314
6	Seven Alone	3.09	1974	•	5.6	0	0	687
7	Flight to Fury	3.09	1964	•	5.3	0	0	337
8	The Golden Gloves Story	3.09	1951	•	5.8	0	0	41
9	Battleground	3.00	1950		7.4	2	6	8522
10	The Thing from Another World	2.50	1951	•	7.0	0	0	36780