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Ross Martin

Ross Martin

Actor · Died July 3, 1981, aged 61 · Gródek Jagiellonski, Lwowskie, Poland [now Horodok, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine]

Ross Martin (born Martin Rosenblatt, March 22, 1920 – July 3, 1981) was an American radio, voice, stage, film, and television actor. Martin was best known for portraying Artemus Gordon on the CBS Western series The Wild Wild West (1965 – 1969). He also provided the voice of Doctor Paul Williams in 1972's Sealab 2020, additional characters in 1973's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids, and additional characters in 1978's Jana of the Jungle. Born in Grodek, Poland, Ross Martin grew up on New York City's Lower East Side. He spoke Yiddish, Polish, and Russian before even learning English and later added French, Spanish, and Italian to his repertoire. Despite academic training (and receiving honors) in business, instruction, and law, Martin chose a career of acting. His first film was the George Pal production Conquest of Space (1955). Soon after, he caught the eye of Blake Edwards, who cast him in varied roles, including the title character's sidekick Andamo in Mr. Lucky (1959–1960), a menacing killer in Experiment in Terror (1962), and a scheming baron in The Great Race (1965).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 22, 1920
Died
July 3, 1981 (aged 61)
From
Gródek Jagiellonski, Lwowskie, Poland [now Horodok, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine]
Works as
Actor
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 82 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 34% in 30 days

What are Ross Martin's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Morality
25%
Survival
12%
Power
10%
Society
10%
Self
3%
Ideas
2%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 4 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 10 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 8 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 8
Hero
2 of 8
Mentor
2 of 8
Shadow
1 of 8
Trickster
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Absurd
5
Joyful
5
Warm
4
Thrilling
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ross Martin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ross Martin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

82 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • I Married Wyatt Earp(1983)

    as Jacob Spiegler

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • More Wild Wild West(1980)

    as Artemus Gordon

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Gulliver's Travels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Lemuel Gulliver (voice)

  • The Seekers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · as Supply Pleasant

  • Abraham's Sacrifice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Zingar

  • The Return of Mod Squad(1979)

    as Buck Prescott

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Wild Wild West Revisited(1979)

    as Artemus Gordon

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Donovan's Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Mayor Stokes

  • Flying High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The American Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Ivar Kuzak

  • Vega$ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Wild and Wooly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Otis Bergen

  • Fantasy Island(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Ace Scanlon

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom Thorton

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Robonic Stooges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 32 episodes · as Agent 000 / Count von Crankenstein

  • Yesterday's Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as John Talbot

  • Charlie's Angels(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Perine

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Gemini Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl Victor

  • Wonder Woman(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Bernard Havitol

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Ellery Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Baretta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Carmine Falco

  • Skyway to Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Martin Leonard

  • Freedom 2000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Popcorn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as (voice)

  • Dying Room Only (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Jim Cutler

  • The Return of Charlie Chan(1972)

    as Charlie Chan

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Barnaby Jones(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Maxwell Imry

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Butch Cassidy(1973)

    Show as Additional Voices

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • The Crooked Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Daniel Shine

  • The Last of the Curlews (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Stan (voice)

  • Sealab 2020(1972)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Sanford and Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Emery Lewis

  • Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Dale Kingston

  • The Sheriff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Larry Walters

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bradley Meredith

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Famous Classic Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Immortal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • McCloud(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Hollenbeck

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Swing Out, Sweet Land(1970)

    as Alexander Hamilton

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Love, American Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · as Larry

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 6 episodes · as Tony Alika

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Here's Lucy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur Damien

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as George Barrows

  • The Wild Wild West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 104 episodes · as Artemus Gordon

  • The Great Race(1965)

    as Rolfe Von Stuppe

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Man from Button Willow(1965)

    as Andy Svenson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Ceremony(1963)

    as Le Caq

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Vacation Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Clint Hightower

  • Icarus Montgolfier Wright (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Geronimo(1962)

    as Mangus

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Experiment in Terror(1962)

    as Red Lynch

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Bill Mitchell · as Oscar Clayton

  • 87th Precinct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Czepreghi

  • Mr. Lucky(1959)

    Show 34 episodes · as Andamo

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnny Foster · as Lieutenant Mason

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Nick Biancci

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • One Step Beyond(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Marlin

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Bat Masterson(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Caulder Larson

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Ann Sothern Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Augie

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Carlo Ramirez

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Peter Gunn(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Colossus of New York(1958)

    as Dr. Jeremy 'Jerry' Spensser

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Underwater Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Sgt. Joe O'Brien

  • Sea Hunt(1958)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Walter Winchell File (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Pulaski

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Nate Muro · as Tony Gino

  • The Adventures of Marco Polo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Baron

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Dan Clell · as Keppert

  • Conquest of Space(1955)

    as Andre Fodor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cesario Lucero · as Marcos Estrada · as Mayor Stokes

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Al

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Jonson

  • Treasury Men in Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 5 episodes · as Agent

  • Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger Douglas

  • Lights Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as David Willson · as Lt. Maxwell

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Rodney Wilkins

Career shape

Star power in the 84th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 81 titles from 1948 to 1983.

Highest rated

The Great Race (1965)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Mr. Lucky (1959)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting80 of 81: 79 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thDirecting2 of 81: 1 only directing, 1 with another role

By decade

1940s4 · acting1950s23 · acting1960s15 · 14 acting · 2 crew1970s37 · acting1980s2 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Ross Martin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970)

88th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Experiment in Terror (1962)

Midcredits 88th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ross Martin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ross Martin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Burt Kennedy shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers