Dean Martin
As the epitome of laid-back cool, the handsome, mellow-voiced crooner Dean Martin successfully redefined his image throughout his career without ever straying too far from his established persona as a quick-witted, booze-loving regular guy. Martin emerged from the shadow of playing straight man to his early comedy partner Jerry Lewis, to become a respected film actor in such films as "Some Came Running" (1958), as well as a top-selling solo recording artist. His profile rose even further as the apparent second-in-command to his close friend Frank Sinatra in the Rat Pack, both in films and on records and the stages of Las Vegas nightclubs. By the 1960s Martin was one of the most popular and highest paid performers in history, with a hit single that bounced the Beatles off the charts, films like the Matt Helm series topping the box office, and his long-running comedy-variety series, "The Dean Martin Show" (NBC, 1965-1974), sitting atop the ratings each week. Martin's output decreased somewhat in the 1970s and 1980s, but his appearances in films like "Airport" (1970) and "The Cannonball Run" (1981) continued to endear him to a broad audience. However, by the time of Martin's death in 1995, a resurgence of appreciation for Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and their contemporaries - fueled perhaps most prominently by Jon Favreau's über-cool film "Swingers" (1996) - elevated the entertainer to full-fledged icon status. Though his former partner Jerry Lewis would later call him "the most underrated performer in the history of our business," Martin was enthusiastically embraced by the audiences of his time, and rediscovered by subsequent generations of fans who had yet to be born during his heyday.
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Dean Martin
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sinatra: The Classic Duets | Unknown (Character) | - | 2003 |
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Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days | Unknown (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Half-Nelson | Mr. Martin (Character) | - | 1985 |
12% |
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Cannonball Run II | Jamie Blake (Character) | - | 1984 |
29% |
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The Cannonball Run | Jamie Blake (Character) | - | 1981 |
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Mr. Ricco | Joe Ricco (Character) | - | 1975 |
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Showdown | Billy Massey (Character) | - | 1973 |
0% |
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Something Big | Joe Baker (Character) | - | 1971 |
75% |
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Airport | Capt. Vernon Demerest (Character) | - | 1970 |
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Five Card Stud | Van Morgan (Character) | - | 1968 |
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How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life | David Sloane (Character) | - | 1968 |
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The Wrecking Crew | Matt Helm (Character) | - | 1968 |
20% |
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Bandolero! | Dee Bishop (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet |
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Rough Night in Jericho | Alex Flood (Character) | - | 1967 |
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The Ambushers | Matt Helm (Character) | - | 1967 |
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Texas Across the River | Sam Hollis (Character) | - | 1966 |
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The Silencers | Matt Helm (Character) | - | 1966 |
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Murderers' Row | Matt Helm (Character) | - | 1966 |
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Marriage on the Rocks | Ernie Brewer (Character) | - | 1965 |
100% |
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The Sons of Katie Elder | Tom Elder (Character) | - | 1965 |
71% |
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Kiss Me, Stupid | Dino (Character) | - | 1964 |
40% |
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Robin and the Seven Hoods | Little John (Character) | - | 1964 |
18% |
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What a Way to Go! | Leonard "Lennie" Crawley (Character) | - | 1964 |
40% |
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Toys in the Attic | Julian Berniers (Character) | - | 1963 |
11% |
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Four for Texas | Joe Jarrett (Character) | - | 1963 |
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Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? | Jason Steel (Character) | - | 1963 |
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Who's Got the Action? | Steve Flood (Character) | - | 1962 |
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Sergeants 3 | Chip Deal (Character) | - | 1962 |
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Ada | Bo Gillis (Character) | - | 1961 |
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All in a Night's Work | Tony Ryder (Character) | - | 1961 |
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Who Was That Lady? | Michael Haney (Character) | - | 1960 |
82% |
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Bells Are Ringing | Jeffrey Moss (Character) | - | 1960 |
45% |
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Ocean's Eleven | Sam Harmon (Character) | - | 1960 |
96% |
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Rio Bravo | Dude ("Borachón") (Character) | - | 1959 |
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Career | Maurice "Maury" Novak (Character) | - | 1959 |
78% |
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Some Came Running | Bama Dillert (Character) | - | 1958 |
71% |
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The Young Lions | Michael Whiteacre (Character) | - | 1958 |
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Frank Sinatra Show | Unknown (Character) | - | 1958 |
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Ten Thousand Bedrooms | Ray Hunter (Character) | - | 1957 |
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Pardners |
Slim Mosely Jr./ |
- | 1956 |
80% |
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Hollywood or Bust | Steve Wiley (Character) | - | 1956 |
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You're Never Too Young | Bob Miles (Character) | - | 1955 |
85% |
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Artists and Models | Rick Todd (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Martin and Lewis Comedy Hour - The 64 Million Question | Unknown (Character) | - | 1955 |
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Three Ring Circus | Peter "Pete" Nelson (Character) | - | 1954 |
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Living It Up | Dr. Steve Harris (Character) | - | 1954 |
83% |
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The Caddy | Joe Anthony (Character) | - | 1953 |
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Money From Home | Herman "Honey Talk" Nelson (Character) | - | 1953 |
71% |
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Scared Stiff | Larry Todd (Character) | - | 1953 |
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The Stooge | Bill Miller (Character) | - | 1953 |
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Jumping Jacks | Corp. Chick Allen (Character) | - | 1952 |
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Sailor Beware | Al Crowthers (Character) | - | 1952 |
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That's My Boy | Bill Baker (Character) | - | 1951 |
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My Friend Irma Goes West | Steve Laird (Character) | - | 1950 |
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At War With the Army | Sergeant Vic Puccinelli (Character) | - | 1950 |
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My Friend Irma | Steve (Character) | - | 1949 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Host | 1950-1955 2017 2022 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Charlie's Angels | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lucy Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rawhide | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Startime | Unknown (Character) | 1959-1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What's My Line? | Guest | 1954 |