Dick Martin, the comedian and television director who achieved TV immortality as the co-host of Laugh-In (1967) as the comic foil to straight man Dan Rowan, was born on January 30, 1922 in Battle Creek, Michigan. The young Martin was a writer for the popular radio sit-com "Duffy's Tavern" before teaming up with Rowan in the 1950s. The duo achieved...
| Full Name | Dick Martin |
| Net Worth | $19 Million |
| Date Of Birth | January 30, 1922 |
| Died | May 24, 2008, Santa Monica, California, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Battle Creek, Michigan, USA |
| Height | 1.85 m |
| Profession | Actor, Comedian, Television Director, Television producer |
| Education | Michigan State University |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Dolly Read, Dolly Read, Peggy Connelly |
| Children | Richard Martin, Cary Martin |
| IMDB |
| Awards | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy-Variety Or Music Program |
| Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series |
| Movies | Bartleby, Air Bud: Golden Receiver, Carbon Copy, Zero to Sixty, The Maltese Bippy, The Glass Bottom Boat, Once Upon a Horse, North of Pittsburgh |
| TV Shows | Match Game, Bob, Mindreaders, The Cheap Show, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, The Lucy Show, The Dean Martin Summer Show |
| Star Sign | Aquarius |
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| 1 | People are basically irreverent. They want to see sacred cows kicked over. You can't have Harry Belafonte on your show and not have him sing a song, but we did; we had him climbing out of a bathtub, just because it looked irreverent and silly. If a show hires Robert Goulet, pays him $7,500 or $10,000, they're going to want three songs out of him; we hire Robert Goulet, pay him $210 and drop him through a trap door. |
| 2 | On his nightclub years with Dan Rowan: "It had no real highs or lows, it was just straight-ahead work. I don't think we ever failed. We didn't zoom to stardom, but we always worked." |
| 3 | My life has been divided into three parts in the show-business world: nightclubs, television, and then I was a director for 30 years of television shows. And I think the most fun I ever had was nightclubs. I loved nightclubs. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Biography | 2001-2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Christmas Special Christmas Special | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| TV Land Convention Special | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize | 2002 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Nightclub Years | 2001 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 1999-2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| American Masters | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Laugh-In Past Christmas Present | 1993 | TV Special | Himself |
| Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' | 1992 | TV Movie | Himself |
| A Tribute to the Boys: Laurel & Hardy | 1992 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Super Password | 1985-1988 | TV Series | Himself - Celebrity Contestant |
| Don Rickles: Rickles on the Loose | 1986 | TV Movie | Himself |
| NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration | 1986 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| All-Time Great TV Censored Bloopers | 1985 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Star Search | 1985 | TV Series | Himself - Introducer |
| The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program |
| Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour | 1984 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| Password Plus | 1979-1982 | TV Series | Himself - Celebrity Contestant |
| All American Ultra Quiz | 1981 | TV Mini-Series | Host |
| Tomorrow Coast to Coast | 1981 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ladies and Gentlemen... Bob Newhart, Part II | 1981 | TV Special |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1967-1980 | TV Series | Himself - Co-Host / Himself / Himself - Comedian |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1966-1980 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Mindreaders | 1979 | TV Series | Host |
| Match Game 73 | 1975-1979 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| The Cheap Show | 1978 | TV Series | Host |
| The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jack Klugman | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
| An All-Star Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor | 1977 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Tattletales | 1975-1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| An All-Star Tribute to John Wayne | 1976 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Celebrity Bowling | 1971-1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dinah! | 1975-1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Celebrity Sweepstakes | 1974-1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Dean Martin | 1976 | TV Special | Himself |
| Match Game PM | 1975 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| The Irv Kupcinet Show | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Lucille Ball | 1975 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Telly Savalas | 1974 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Dean Martin Show | 1966-1974 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Comedian / Himself - Guest |
| Music Country U.S.A. | 1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Carol Burnett Show | 1969-1973 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| RCA's Opening Night | 1973 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Rowan and Martin Special | 1973 | TV Movie | Himself |
| A Couple of Dons | 1973 | TV Special | Himself |
| Laugh-In | 1967-1973 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| The Vin Scully Show | 1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Electric Company | 1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Royal Gala Variety Performance | 1972 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| This Is Your Life | 1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| Mooch Goes to Hollywood | 1971 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
| Amateur's Guide to Love | 1971 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Monday Night Quarterback | 1971 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Tim Conway Comedy Hour | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Bob Hope Show | 1957-1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Joey Bishop Show | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Dinah Shore Special: Like Hep | 1969 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1964-1969 | TV Series | Himself - Comedian / Himself - Host / Himself - Sketch Actor |
| Playboy After Dark | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rowan & Martin at the Movies | 1968 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Silent Treatment | 1968 | Documentary | Himself |
| Jack Benny's Bag | 1968 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| Today | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 20th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1968 | TV Special | Himself |
| It's Happening | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Best on Record | 1968 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Highlights of the Ice Capades 1968 | 1968 | TV Movie documentary |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1957-1967 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| You Don't Say | 1966-1967 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1966-1967 | TV Series | Himself |
| Personality | 1967 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Andy Williams Show | 1967 | TV Series | Himself |
| Every Girl's Dream | 1966 | Documentary short | Zack Molloy (clip from "Glass Bottom Boat") (uncredited) |
| The Linkletter Show | 1966 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Dean Martin Summer Show | 1966 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Himself - Regular |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1960-1965 | TV Series | Comedian / Himself - Comedian |
| The Steve Allen Playhouse | 1964 | TV Series | Himself |
| Here's Edie | 1963 | TV Series | Himself |
| Here's Hollywood | 1961 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1957-1960 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rowan and Martin on the Driveway One Fine Day | 1960 | Short | Himself |
| The Juke Box Jury | 1959 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Walter Winchell Show | 1956 | TV Series | Himself |
