Tony Martin

Tony Martin

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 time that he adopted the stage name of Tony Martin. On radio, Martin sang and was master of ceremonies on Tune-Up Time, with Andre Kostelanetz, on CBS in the early 1940s. NBC broadcast The Tony Martin Show, a 15-minute variety program. One of his guests was Dinah Shore. He was also a featured vocalist on the George Burns and Gracie Allen radio program. In films, Martin was first cast in a number of bit parts, including a role as a sailor in Follow the Fleet. He eventually signed with 20th Century-Fox and then Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in which he starred in a number of musicals. Between 1938 and 1942, he made a number of hit records for Decca. In 1941, Martin received equal billing with the Marx Brothers in their final film for MGM, The Big Store. Martin joined the United States Navy in 1942 as a chief specialist, the equivalent of a chief petty officer. He was dismissed from the service that year for "unfitness" after he testified at the court martial of a Naval procurement officer. He enlisted as a specialist after the officer twice failed to obtain a commission for him. Martin said that he had given the officer an auto worth $950 to "facilitate" his enlistment. At the time of his dismissal, the Navy said that removal for unfitness was not equivalent to a dishonorable discharge and "does not carry degradation." After the war, Martin signed with Mercury Records, then a small independent label run out of Chicago, Illinois. He cut 25 records in 1946 and 1947 for Mercury, including a 1946 recording of "To Each His Own," which became a million-seller. It was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. This prompted RCA Victor to offer him a record contract, which he signed in 1947 after satisfying his contract obligations to Mercury. He continued to appear in film musicals during the 1940s and 1950s. His rendition of "Lover Come Back to Me" with Joan Weldon in Deep in My Heart – based on the music of Sigmund Romberg and starring José Ferrer - was one of the highlights of that film. He also starred as Gaylord Ravenal in the Show Boat segment from the 1946 film Till the Clouds Roll By. In 1958, he became the highest paid performer in Las Vegas, signing a five-year deal at the Desert Inn, earning $25,000 a week. In an unlikely pairing, Martin recorded for the Motown Records label in the mid-1960s, scoring a minor hit with the record "Talkin' To Your Picture." Martin was a stockholder in the Parvin-Dohrmann Corporation, a hotel and casino company that owned the Flamingo Las Vegas.

  • Pamagat: Tony Martin
  • Katanyagan: 4.688
  • Kilala sa: Acting
  • Kaarawan: 1913-12-25
  • Lugar ng Kapanganakan: San Francisco, California, USA
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  • O kilala bilang: Anthony Martin, Alvin Morris
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Tony Martin Mga pelikula

  • 1952
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    Clash by Night

    Clash by Night

    6.6 1952 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Big Store

    The Big Store

    6.2 1941 HD

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  • 1936
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    Follow the Fleet

    Follow the Fleet

    6.846 1936 HD

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  • 1953
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    Easy to Love

    Easy to Love

    6.1 1953 HD

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  • 1948
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    Casbah

    Casbah

    5.7 1948 HD

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  • 1946
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    Till the Clouds Roll By

    Till the Clouds Roll By

    5.6 1946 HD

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  • 1936
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    Pigskin Parade

    Pigskin Parade

    5.962 1936 HD

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  • 1937
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    Ali Baba Goes to Town

    Ali Baba Goes to Town

    6.067 1937 HD

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  • 1956
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    Quincannon, Frontier Scout

    Quincannon, Frontier Scout

    4.4 1956 HD

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  • 1951
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    Two Tickets to Broadway

    Two Tickets to Broadway

    4.3 1951 HD

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  • 1955
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    Hit the Deck

    Hit the Deck

    4.8 1955 HD

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  • 1940
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    Music in My Heart

    Music in My Heart

    6.1 1940 HD

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  • 1953
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    Here Come the Girls

    Here Come the Girls

    4.4 1953 HD

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  • 1935
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    Foolish Hearts

    Foolish Hearts

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1982
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    Dear Mr. Wonderful

    Dear Mr. Wonderful

    4.8 1982 HD

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  • 1957
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    Let's Be Happy

    Let's Be Happy

    4.8 1957 HD

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  • 1938
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    Kentucky Moonshine

    Kentucky Moonshine

    5.3 1938 HD

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  • 1937
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    Life Begins in College

    Life Begins in College

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1959
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    Some of Manie's Friends

    Some of Manie's Friends

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1938
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    Sally, Irene and Mary

    Sally, Irene and Mary

    6 1938 HD

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  • 1937
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    You Can't Have Everything

    You Can't Have Everything

    5.7 1937 HD

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  • 1941
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    Ziegfeld Girl

    Ziegfeld Girl

    6.5 1941 HD

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  • 1936
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    Poor Little Rich Girl

    Poor Little Rich Girl

    6.588 1936 HD

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  • 1936
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    Banjo on My Knee

    Banjo on My Knee

    5.8 1936 HD

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  • 1990
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    You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

    You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

    1 1990 HD

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  • 1974
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    That's Entertainment!

    That's Entertainment!

    7.2 1974 HD

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  • 1954
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    Deep in My Heart

    Deep in My Heart

    6.8 1954 HD

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  • 1939
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    Winner Take All

    Winner Take All

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1937
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    Sing and Be Happy

    Sing and Be Happy

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1938
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    Thanks for Everything

    Thanks for Everything

    5 1938 HD

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  • 1956
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    Meet Me in Las Vegas

    Meet Me in Las Vegas

    4.7 1956 HD

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  • 1936
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    Sing, Baby, Sing

    Sing, Baby, Sing

    5.6 1936 HD

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  • 1994
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    That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

    6.943 1994 HD

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  • 1936
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    Back to Nature

    Back to Nature

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1938
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    Up the River

    Up the River

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Holy Terror

    The Holy Terror

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    7 1950 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

    5.6 1962 HD

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  • 1976
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    Donny & Marie

    Donny & Marie

    6.5 1976 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

    4.5 1964 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

    6.3 1958 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    5.3 1956 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

    5 1956 HD

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  • 2004
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    Jessica

    Jessica

    5.6 2004 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Barbara McNair Show

    The Barbara McNair Show

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7 1953 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Tony Martin Show

    The Tony Martin Show

    1 1954 HD

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  • 1959
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    Startime

    Startime

    6 1959 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.4 1962 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.632 1948 HD

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  • 1950
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    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    6.7 1950 HD

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