- Born
- Died
- Height1.78 m
- Barney Martin was born on March 3, 1923 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Les Producteurs (1967), Arthur (1981) and Seinfeld (1989). He was married to Catherine Martin. He died on March 21, 2005 in Studio City, California, USA.
- SpouseCatherine Martin(1942 - March 21, 2005) (his death, 2 children)
- ChildrenDonald
- Was a New York City policeman for 20 years before going into acting.
- Served as a navigator in the US Air Force during World War II.
- Discovered for films by Mel Brooks, who cast him in Les Producteurs (1967).
- Got into the comic angle of show business as a cop while adding jokes to various speeches he made for deputy commissioners.
- Once served as a stand-in for the equally hefty Jackie Gleason.
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