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Marty Feldman
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British author, actor, comedian and director (1934–1982)
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Marty Feldman was a British actor, comedian, screenwriter, and poet born in London in 1934. He began his work period in 1954 and was influenced by Buster Keaton. Feldman spoke English and identified as an atheist. He was employed by Dreamland Margate during his career.
His notable works include *Round the Horne: Complete Series 3*, *Eye Marty*, and *The Crazy World of Marty Feldman*. He received the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. Feldman died of a myocardial infarction in Mexico City on December 2, 1982. His manner of death was natural causes. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 11
Top works
- Round the Horne : Complete Series 3
- Eye Marty
- The Crazy World of Marty Feldman
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Film & TV
London, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Martin Alan Feldman (8 July 1934 – 2 December 1982) was a British actor, comedian and comedy writer, known for his prominent eyes; he suffered from thyroid disease and developed Graves' ophthalmopathy, causing his eyes to protrude and become misaligned. He recognized his appearance as a factor in his career success. Feldman starred in several British…
Known for
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star — Self2020
- The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault — (archive footage)2020
- Mel Brooks: Unwrapped — Self (archive footage)2018
- Mel Brooks: Make a Noise — Self (archive footage)2013
- Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation — Self2008
- Legends — Self / Various (archive footage)2006
- Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein — Igor (archive footage)1996
- Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook — Igor (archive footage)1991
- Yellowbeard — Gilbert1983
- Group Madness — Self1983
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Key facts
- Born
- Martin Alan Feldman , ( 1934-07-08 ) 8 July 1934, Canning Town , London, England
- Died
- 2 December 1982 (1982-12-02) (aged 48), Mexico City , Mexico
- Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Occupations
- Actor comedian writer
- Years active
- 1948–1982
- Spouse
- Lauretta Sullivan ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1959 )
- Awards
- BAFTAs: Best Light Entertainment Performance , 1968 Marty , Best Writer , 1968 Marty
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Mexico City
- Occupation
- television actor
- Employer
- Dreamland Margate
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Image
- Marty Feldman.png
Show 8 more facts
- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1934-07-08
- date of death
- 1982-12-02
- Commons category
- Marty Feldman
- manner of death
- natural causes
- influenced by
- Buster Keaton
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Martin Alan Feldman (8 July 1934 – 2 December 1982) was a British actor, comedian and writer. He was known for his prominent, misaligned eyes.
He initially gained prominence as a writer with Barry Took on the ITV sitcom Bootsie and Snudge and the BBC Radio comedy programme Round the Horne. He became known as a performer on At Last the 1948 Show (co-writing the Four Yorkshiremen sketch, which Monty Python would later perform) and Marty, the latter winning him two British Academy Television Awards, including Best Entertainment Performance in 1969.
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