Dewey Martin obit

 

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Dewey Dallas Martin was an American film and television actor, who, for Disney, played the titular role in Daniel Boone as part of the Walt Disney Presents anthology show. He also appeared as Lester White in Savage Sam, the sequel to Old Yeller.

Martin was born in Katemcy, Texas and, as a teenager, he lived in Florence, Alabama. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1940 and was enlisted for pre-flight training in 1942 during World War II. Following the completion of his training, Martin served as a fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater of the war where he was shot down in 1945 and was held as a prisoner of war until Japan's surrender.

Following his discharge, Martin entered the theatre in 1946 and within three years was tapped to play one of the young toughs in Knock on Any Door. It soon lead to roles in The Thing from Another World, The Big Sky, The Desperate Hours, Land of the Pharaohs, Ten Thousand Bedrooms, Prisoner of War, Men of the Fighting Lady, The Longest Day, Flight to Fury, Man on the Beach, and Assault on the Wayne. Martin also worked extensively in television, making guest appearances on shows, such as Climax!, The Loretta Young Show, Zane Gray Theatre, The Twilight Zone, Burke's Law, The Outer Limits, Laramie, Hawaii Five-O, Mission Impossible, I Spy, Police Story, Joe Forrester, The F.B.I., Mannix, and Death Valley Days.

Martin retired from acting in 1978 and passed away in March of 2018. He was married to singer Peggy Lee.

Martin joined the U.S. Navy in 1940 and served as a Grumman F6F Hellcat pilot in the Pacific Theater of the war after pilot training in Dallas, Texas, in mid-1944. He was shot down in 1945 and was held as a prisoner of war until Japan's surrender.

In the film The Longest Day (1962) he appeared in only two scenes, as Sgt. Wilder.

On October 21, 2018, he was honored with a Sketch of the Day caricature on the website Star Portraits by a United States based artist known as Odoxesky.

Frequently erroneously reported as the brother of actor Strother Martin. The two are not related.

Upon his death, he was cremated and his ashes scattered at sea.

 

Actor

Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)

Police Story

7.5

TV Series

Howard Alden

1978

1 episode

 

Susan Howard, Barry Newman, and Albert Salmi in Petrocelli (1974)

Petrocelli

7.2

TV Series

Bill Whitehead

1975

1 episode

 

Joe Forrester (1975)

Joe Forrester

7.1

TV Series

1975

1 episode

 

Seven Alone (1974)

Seven Alone

5.6

Henry Sager

1974

 

The F.B.I. (1965)

The F.B.I.

7.4

TV Series

David Kelly

1973

1 episode

 

Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)

Mission: Impossible

7.9

TV Series

Mike Apollo

1972

1 episode

 

Christopher Stone and Jack Warden in Wheeler and Murdoch (1972)

Wheeler and Murdoch

6.6

TV Movie

Travanty

1972

 

Mike Connors in Mannix (1967)

Mannix

7.4

TV Series

Sherwin Caine

Lt. Clay Lockwood

1970–1971

2 episodes

 

Leonard Nimoy in Assault on the Wayne (1971)

Assault on the Wayne

6.0

TV Movie

Skip Langley

1971

 

Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)

Hawaii Five-O

7.4

TV Series

Richard Fairbirne

1970

1 episode

 

Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, Lassie the Dog, and Lassie in Lassie (1954)

Lassie

6.5

TV Series

Jack

1967

2 episodes

 

Bill Cosby and Robert Culp in I Spy (1965)

I Spy

7.2

TV Series

Father Bellini

1966

1 episode

 

The Outer Limits (1963)

The Outer Limits

8.2

TV Series

Jim Darcy

1965

1 episode

 

Cordillera (1964)

Cordillera

7.2

1964

 

Burke's Law (1963)

Burke's Law

7.3

TV Series

Con Murdock

Dominic Farrow

1963–1964

2 episodes

 

Flight to Fury (1964)

Flight to Fury

5.4

Joe Gaines

1964

 

Death Valley Days (1952)

Death Valley Days

7.5

TV Series

John Wheeler

1964

1 episode

 

Ben Gazzara and Chuck Connors in Arrest and Trial (1963)

Arrest and Trial

7.6

TV Series

Rick Tobin

1964

1 episode

 

Savage Sam (1963)

Savage Sam

6.0

Lester White

1963

 

Robert Fuller and John Smith in Laramie (1959)

Laramie

7.7

TV Series

Vanton Madox

1963

1 episode

 

The Dick Powell Theatre (1961)

The Dick Powell Theatre

7.4

TV Series

Sheriff Baird

1963

1 episode

 

Richard Burton, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, Sean Connery, Sal Mineo, Eddie Albert, Richard Beymer, Red Buttons, Jeffrey Hunter, Roddy McDowall, Rod Steiger, Robert Wagner, Paul Anka, Arletty, Mel Ferrer, Steve Forrest, Gert Fröbe, Fabian, Jean-Louis Barrault, Bourvil, Ray Danton, Irina Demick, Leo Genn, Henry Grace, John Gregson, Paul Hartmann, Werner Hinz, Curd Jürgens, Alexander Knox, Peter Lawford, Christian Marquand, Kenneth More, Edmond O'Brien, Ron Randell, Madeleine Renaud, Robert Ryan, Tommy Sands, Richard Todd, Tom Tryon, Peter van Eyck, and Stuart Whitman in The Longest Day (1962)

The Longest Day

7.7

Sgt. Wilder (scenes deleted)

1962

 

Man on the Beach (1961)

Man on the Beach

TV Movie

1961

 

Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)

The Magical World of Disney

8.3

TV Series

Daniel Boone

1960–1961

4 episodes

 

Dick Powell in Zane Grey Theatre (1956)

Zane Grey Theatre

7.5

TV Series

Jack Harmon

Doc Holliday

Ethan Boyan

1957–1960

3 episodes

 

Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)

The Twilight Zone

9.0

TV Series

Corey

1960

1 episode

 

The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

7.1

TV Series

Wes McAllen

1959

1 episode

 

Loretta Young in The Loretta Young Show (1953)

The Loretta Young Show

7.5

TV Series

Bill Fisher

Scott McGill

1958

2 episodes

 

Dan Duryea in Climax! (1954)

Climax!

6.5

TV Series

Steve Hammond

Tom Coulter

Emmett Shore ...

1956–1958

5 episodes

 

Studio 57 (1954)

Studio 57

7.0

TV Series

1957

1 episode

 

Lux Video Theatre (1950)

Lux Video Theatre

7.3

TV Series

George

Joe

1956–1957

2 episodes

 

Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

5.6

Mike Clark Jr.

1957

 

Cavalry Patrol

6.6

TV Movie

Lt. Johnny Reardon

1956

 

William Holden and Deborah Kerr in The Proud and Profane (1956)

The Proud and Profane

6.1

Eddie Wodcik

1956

 

Front Row Center (1955)

Front Row Center

7.2

TV Series

Ronald Kamin

1956

1 episode

 

Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)

Meet Me in Las Vegas

6.1

Dewey Martin (uncredited)

1956

 

Marsha Hunt and John Rodney in Studio One (1948)

Studio One

7.5

TV Series

Lieutenant Peter Cameron

1955

1 episode

 

Playwrights '56 (1955)

Playwrights '56

6.6

TV Series

Nick Adams

1955

1 episode

 

Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Robert Middleton, and Mary Murphy in The Desperate Hours (1955)

The Desperate Hours

7.5

Hal Griffin

1955

 

Land of the Pharaohs (1955)

Land of the Pharaohs

6.6

Senta, Vashtar's Son

1955

 

Men of the Fighting Lady (1954)

Men of the Fighting Lady

6.2

Ensign Kenneth Schechter

1954

 

Ronald Reagan, Steve Forrest, Darryl Hickman, Robert Horton, and Dewey Martin in Prisoner of War (1954)

Prisoner of War

5.0

Jesse Treadman

1954

 

Shelley Winters and Keenan Wynn in Tennessee Champ (1954)

Tennessee Champ

5.6

Daniel Norson

1954

 

Kirk Douglas, Arthur Hunnicutt, Dewey Martin, and Elizabeth Threatt in The Big Sky (1952)

The Big Sky

6.9

Boone Caudill

1952

 

Maureen O'Hara and Jeff Chandler in Flame of Araby (1951)

Flame of Araby

5.5

Yak

1951

 

Robert Cornthwaite, Margaret Sheridan, Douglas Spencer, and Kenneth Tobey in The Thing from Another World (1951)

The Thing from Another World

7.1

Crew Chief

1951

 

Brian Donlevy and Marguerite Chapman in Kansas Raiders (1950)

Kansas Raiders

6.1

James Younger

1950

 

Dewey Martin and Kay Westfall in The Golden Gloves Story (1950)

The Golden Gloves Story

5.9

Nick Martel

1950

 

Battleground (1949)

Battleground

7.4

G.I. Straggler (uncredited)

1949

 

Humphrey Bogart in Knock on Any Door (1949)

Knock on Any Door

6.6

Butch (uncredited)

1949

 

Self

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

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

8.3

TV Movie

Self

1979

 

Lucille Ball and Art Linkletter in The Linkletter Show (1952)

The Linkletter Show

6.8

TV Series

Self

1963

1 episode

 

Archive Footage

Dean Martin: The One and Only (2004)

Dean Martin: The One and Only

7.5

Video

(archive footage)

2004

 

Headliners & Legends with Matt Lauer (1998)

Headliners & Legends with Matt Lauer

5.7

TV Series

(archive footage)

1998–2008

1 episode

 

Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)

The Magical World of Disney

8.3

TV Series

Lester White (archive footage)

1966

2 episodes

 

Hollywood and the Stars (1963)

Hollywood and the Stars

8.2

TV Series

Crew Chief Bob (clip from The Thing from Another World (1951)) (archive footage, uncredited)

1964

1 episode

 

Frontier Justice

8.1

TV Series

Doc Holliday (archive footage)

1959

1 episode