Martin Alan Feldman

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Martin Alan Feldman Wiki Biography

Martin Alan “Marty” Feldman (8 July 1934 – 2 December 1982) was an English comedy writer, comedian and actor, easily identified by his bulbous and crooked eyes. He starred in several British television comedy series, including At Last the 1948 Show and Marty, the latter of which won two BAFTA awards. He was the first Saturn Award winner for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Young Frankenstein. IMDB Wikipedia $5 million 1933 1933-7-8 1982-12-02 5′ 7″ (1.7 m) Actor Cancer Director Educating Archie (1958) England How to Irritate People (1969) July 8 Lauretta Sullivan London Martin Alan Feldman Marty Feldman Net Worth Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982) The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977) U.K. Writer

Martin Alan Feldman Quick Info

Full Name Marty Feldman
Net Worth $5 Million
Date Of Birth July 8, 1933
Died 1982-12-02
Place Of Birth London, England, U.K.
Height 5′ 7″ (1.7 m)
Profession Writer, Actor, Director
Spouse Lauretta Sullivan
Parents Myer Feldman, Cecilia Crook
Siblings Pamela Feldman
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001204
Awards Saturn Award, British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance, British Academy Television Writer Award
Nominations Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Movies Young Frankenstein, Silent Movie, The Last Remake of Beau Geste, The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother, Yellowbeard, In God We Tru$t, Every Home Should Have One, Sex with a Smile, The Bed-Sitting Room, Slapstick of Another Kind, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl, How to Irritate Pe…
TV Shows Bootsie and Snudge, At Last the 1948 Show, The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine, Marty, Marty Back Together Again

Martin Alan Feldman Trademarks

  1. Huge, bulging eyes

Martin Alan Feldman Quotes

  • I do have a lot of violence in me, though. It’s usually directed against objects. When I’m angry I may throw or kick something. But the last time I kicked something I almost sprained my toe, and when I threw a bottle, it smashed all over me. I really shouldn’t do those things.
  • I don’t enjoy anything while I’m doing it. I enjoy having done things, though.
  • To have an effect on the audience, that’s the most enjoyable thing I think, you know? To convey a real emotion, to communicate something more than information. To be able to move an audience in some way; either to laughter or proverbially to tears. Days when you feel you’ve done it, when you’ve done a good scene, you know it.
  • I don’t know any jokes, which is embarrassing. I wish I did.
  • I do not disbelieve in anything. I start from the premise that everything is true until proved false. Everything is possible.
  • I like to be by myself, reading, wandering about art galleries. I like solitude, walking.
  • Money can’t buy poverty.
  • I won’t eat anything that has intelligent life, but I’d gladly eat a network executive or a politician.
  • Comedy, like sodomy, is an unnatural act.
  • I don’t want to be a director. I want to direct. There’s a difference.
  • The pen is mightier than the sword, and is considerably easier to write with.

Martin Alan Feldman Important Facts

  • Suffered from Graves’ disease during his early childhood in which, after a botched surgical operation, his condition resulted in his eyes being more protruded and misaligned (strabismus).
  • In A Clockwork Orange, when Alex (Malcolm McDowell) returns home from prison one of the smaller headlines in the newspaper his father is reading says: “Marty Feldman’s Wife Banned”.
  • Befriended a young teen who crashed the Young Frankenstein (1974) set named Alan Spencer and offered encouragement to his writing career. The young scribe eventually created the TV show Sledge Hammer! (1986).
  • According to various sources, Feldman was known to get physically sick when having to watch screenings of his own work or performance.
  • Liked to write poetry and, as a teenager, was even introduced to famous poet Dylan Thomas. Thomas reportedly told the young Feldman that he had talent, thus he continued to write.
  • Was deported from Paris for vagrancy as a teenager when he pretended to be an innocent youth, impressed with the work of an American sculptor pretending to be French. Feldman, working on commission for the sculptor, lured gullible tourists as customers.
  • Had a number of absurd and varied jobs in his youth. These included being a kitchen hand, message boy for an advertising agency, jazz musician in clubs, greyhound racetrack tipster, and an assistant to an Indian fakir in his side-show acts.
  • Liked to play soccer and also enjoyed watching Baseball, calling it, “Cricket on speed”.
  • His wife Lauretta asked him to marry her, when he supposedly made no move to do so, after nine months of daily dating.
  • Subject of a novelty song by Bruce Baum. The song was a parody of the hit “Bette Davis Eyes” by Kim Carnes (“All the boys think she’s a guy / she’s got Marty Feldman eyes”).
  • In his DVD commentary for Young Frankenstein (1974), director Mel Brooks provides a further explanation for Marty Feldman’s early death. According to Brooks, who worked with him on Young Frankenstein and Silent Movie (1976), Feldman smoked about half a carton of cigarettes (four or five packs) a day as well as drank copious amounts of black coffee (the tannic acid in coffee, which can be partly neutralized by milk, in some studies has been found to increase the risk of heart attack). Feldman was also a vegetarian and compensated for the lack of meat in his diet by eating large amounts of eggs and dairy products on a daily basis which may have clogged his arteries. The high altitude of Mexico City (over 7,000 feet above sea level) with the air about 10% thinner, where Feldman was filming most of Yellowbeard (1983), would have added still more stress by forcing his heart and lungs to work harder. The food poisoning that Feldman and Michael Mileham contracted would only have been the final straw, which would explain why Mileham survived, and Feldman didn’t.
  • Biography in: “Who’s Who in Comedy” by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 157-158. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
  • Despite persistent published reports. Marty Feldman was NOT the brother of actress Fenella Fielding. The two are not related in any way.
  • When presenting the 1976 Live Action Short Oscar, he called the two winning producers to the stage, threw the statue to the floor, then handed a shard of the award to each one. He said, “It said, ‘Made in Hong Kong’ on the bottom.”
  • Interred at Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California – Garden of Heritage, Lot 5420
  • Buried in Forest Lawn near his idol, Buster Keaton
  • Died in Mexico City of shellfish poisoning on the last day of filming a scene from Yellowbeard (1983), in which he was supposed to die. A double completed the death scene. His illness was discovered by filmmaker friend Michael Mileham who had also suffered from the same poisoning but survived.

Martin Alan Feldman Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Comedy Masterclass 2001 Video documentary skit “Four Yorkshiremen” Writer
We Know Where You Live 2001 TV Movie skit “Four Yorkshiremen” Writer
Dom DeLuise and Friends 1983 TV Series co-writer Writer
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl 1982 Documentary additional material Writer
In God We Tru$t 1980 written by Writer
The Last Remake of Beau Geste 1977 screenplay / story Writer
Flannery and Quilt 1976 TV Movie creator / written by Writer
Marty Back Together Again 1974 TV Series writer – 4 episodes Writer
The Two Ronnies 1973 TV Series written by – 1 episode Writer
It’s Lulu 1973 TV Series ballet – 1 episode Writer
The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine 1971-1972 TV Series writer – 3 episodes Writer
The Marty Feldman Show 1972 TV Movie Writer
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins 1971 screenplay – segment “Lust” Writer
The Laughing Stock of Television 1971 TV Movie Writer
Marty Abroad 1971 TV Short Writer
Marty Amok 1970 TV Movie Writer
Every Home Should Have One 1970 Writer
A Christmas Night with the Stars 1969 TV Series 1 episode Writer
Comedy Playhouse TV Series writer – 8 episodes, 1963 – 1969 script – 1 episode, 1963 Writer
Marty TV Series writer – 7 episodes, 1968 – 1969 written by – 1 episode, 1969 Writer
David Frost Presents 1969 TV Series additional material – 1 episode Writer
Broaden Your Mind 1968 TV Series additional material – 1 episode Writer
The Harry Secombe Show 1968 TV Series writer Writer
According to Dora 1968 TV Series writer – 1 episode Writer
Horne A’Plenty 1968 TV Series writer Writer
At Last the 1948 Show 1967 TV Series writer – 13 episodes Writer
The Frost Report 1966 TV Series Writer
Barney Is My Darling 1965-1966 TV Series writer – 6 episodes Writer
The New London Palladium Show 1965 TV Series script – 1 episode Writer
Scott On… TV Series 1 episode, 1965 writer – 2 episodes, 1964 – 1965 Writer
The Walrus and the Carpenter 1965 TV Series writer – 6 episodes Writer
Bootsie and Snudge TV Series writer – 37 episodes, 1960 – 1962 creator – 11 episodes, 1961 – 1963 Writer
Colonel Trumper’s Private War 1961 TV Series Writer
The Army Game 1960 TV Series writer – 3 episodes Writer
Educating Archie 1958-1959 TV Series writer – 25 episodes Writer
Yellowbeard 1983 Gilbert Actor
Slapstick of Another Kind 1982 Sylvester Actor
Insight 1981 TV Series The Angel Josh Actor
In God We Tru$t 1980 Brother Ambrose Actor
The Last Remake of Beau Geste 1977 Dagobert ‘Digby’ Geste Actor
Silent Movie 1976 Marty Eggs Actor
Sex with a Smile 1976 Alex, the “Bodyguard” male (segment “La guardia del corpo”) Actor
Closed Up-Tight 1975 Cat Burglar Actor
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother 1975 Sgt. Orville Stanley Sacker Actor
Lights, Camera, Monty! 1975 TV Movie Actor
Karen 1975 TV Series Mr. ‘X’ Actor
Young Frankenstein 1974 Igor Actor
Marty Back Together Again 1974 TV Series Various Characters Actor
The Man Who Came to Dinner 1972 TV Movie Banjo Actor
The Sandy Duncan Show 1972 TV Series Actor
Sommer-Sprossen 1972 TV Movie Various Actor
The Marty Feldman Show 1972 TV Movie Various Actor
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins 1971 Guest Appearance (segment “Sloth”) Actor
Marty Abroad 1971 TV Short Various Characters Actor
Jumbo – Ein Elefantenleben 1970 TV Movie Orville Wright Actor
Marty Amok 1970 TV Movie Various Characters Actor
Every Home Should Have One 1970 Teddy Brown Actor
A Christmas Night with the Stars 1968-1969 TV Series Various Actor
The Wednesday Play 1969 TV Series Bill Actor
The Bed Sitting Room 1969 Nurse Arthur Actor
Comedy Playhouse 1969 TV Series Reuben Tooth Actor
Marty 1968-1969 TV Series Various Characters Actor
Pick of the Year 1968 TV Movie Actor
At Last the 1948 Show 1967 TV Series Various Characters Actor
In God We Tru$t 1980 Director
The Last Remake of Beau Geste 1977 Director
When Things Were Rotten 1975 TV Series 1 episode Director
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother 1975 performer: “The Kangaroo Hop” – uncredited Soundtrack
Young Frankenstein 1974 performer: “I Ain’t Got Nobody and Nobody Cares for Me” – uncredited Soundtrack
No, That’s Me Over Here! 1967 TV Series producer Producer
Yellowbeard 1983 dedicatee – as Marty Thanks
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl 1982 Documentary thanks Thanks
Group Madness 1983 Documentary Himself Self
Bitte umblättern 1977-1982 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Fridays 1981-1982 TV Series Himself – Guest / Himself – Guest Host Self
The Muppet Show 1980 TV Series Himself – Special Guest Star Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1972-1980 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
The Mike Douglas Show 1977-1979 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
The 36th Annual Golden Globes Awards 1979 TV Special Himself – Presenter Self
Ciné regards 1978 TV Series documentary Himself Self
The Paul Ryan Show 1977 TV Series Himself Self
Lørdagshjørnet 1977 TV Series Himself – Actor Self
US Against the World 1977 TV Movie Himself Self
The Hollywood Squares 1972-1977 TV Series Himself – Panelist Self
Today 1977 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
The 49th Annual Academy Awards 1977 TV Special Himself – Presenter: Best Live Action Short Self
Behind the Scenes of ‘The Last Remake of Beau Geste’ 1977 Documentary short Himself / Dagobert ‘Digby’ Geste Self
Revista de cine 1976 TV Series Himself Self
Dinah! 1974-1975 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Apropos Film 1975 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Treffpunkte 1975 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Augenblick mal… Wer ist Marty Feldman? 1974 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
It’s Lulu 1973 TV Series Himself Self
Flip 1971-1973 TV Series Himself Self
The New Bill Cosby Show 1972 TV Series Himself Self
The Carol Burnett Show 1972 TV Series Himself Self
The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine 1971-1972 TV Series Himself – Host Self
The Dean Martin Show 1970-1971 TV Series Himself Self
The Royal Variety Performance 1970 1970 TV Movie Himself Self
Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers 1970 TV Series Himself Self
Frost on Sunday 1970 TV Series Himself – Award Presenter Self
London aktuell 1969 TV Series documentary Himself Self
One Pair of Eyes 1969 TV Series documentary Himself – interviewer Self
Dee Time 1967-1968 TV Series Himself Self
The Val Doonican Show 1968 TV Series Himself Self
Late Night Line-Up 1966 TV Series Himself Self
The Eamonn Andrews Show 1965 TV Series Himself Self
Morecambe & Wise: The Whole Story 2013 TV Series documentary Himself Archive Footage
American Masters 2013 TV Series documentary Himself Archive Footage
The Comedy Map of Britain 2008 TV Series documentary Himself Archive Footage
Role Model: Gene Wilder 2008 TV Movie documentary Igor (uncredited) Archive Footage
Legends 2008 TV Series documentary Himself / Various Archive Footage
¿De qué te ríes? 2006 TV Movie Igor Archive Footage
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years 2000 TV Movie documentary Igor / Himself Archive Footage
Funny Business 1992 TV Series documentary Archive Footage
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook 1991 Documentary Igor Archive Footage
The Rock ‘n’ Roll Years 1986 TV Series Himself Archive Footage
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1984 TV Series Sylvester the Butler Archive Footage
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter 1982 TV Movie documentary Actor – ‘Young Frankenstein’ (uncredited) Archive Footage
To See Such Fun 1977 Documentary Himself Archive Footage
Clapper Board 1976 TV Series Archive Footage

Martin Alan Feldman Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
1976 Golden Scroll Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Best Supporting Actor Young Frankenstein (1974) Won
1969 BAFTA TV Award BAFTA Awards Best Light Entertainment Performance Marty (1968) Won
1969 BAFTA TV Award BAFTA Awards Best Writer Marty (1968) Won
1976 Golden Scroll Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Best Supporting Actor Young Frankenstein (1974) Nominated
1969 BAFTA TV Award BAFTA Awards Best Light Entertainment Performance Marty (1968) Nominated
1969 BAFTA TV Award BAFTA Awards Best Writer Marty (1968) Nominated