Tony Martin
Acting
Born December 25, 1913 · San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
Alvin Morris, known professionally as Tony Martin, was an American actor and popular singer. His career spanned over seven decades, and he scored dozens of hits between the late-1930s and mid-1950s with songs such as "Walk Hand in Hand", "Stranger in Paradise" and "I Get Ideas". He was married to actress and dancer Cyd Charisse for 60 years, from 1948 until her death in 2008. In his grammar school glee club, he became an instrumentalist and singer. He formed his first band, named "The Red Peppers," when he was in high school. After college, he went to Hollywood to try films. It was at that ti…
Known For · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Donna Reed Show
The Merv Griffin Show
What's My Line?
The Steve Allen Show
The Jack Benny Program
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Oscars
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
MGM Parade
Donny & Marie
The Hollywood Palace
Startime
The Barbara McNair Show
The George Burns Show
Clash by Night
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! III
Till the Clouds Roll By
Ziegfeld Girl
Jessica
Deep in My Heart
You Can't Have Everything
Easy to Love
Hit the Deck
The All-Star Christmas Show
Let's Be Happy
Meet Me in Las Vegas
The Big Store
Two Tickets to Broadway
Sing and Be Happy
Kentucky Moonshine
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Up the River
Follow the Fleet
Dear Mr. Wonderful
Music in My Heart
Casbah
Murder on a Bridle Path