Ian Martin

Ian Martin (April 29, 1912 – July 25, 1981) was an American actor on Broadway, radio, and television and a writer. He appeared on television more than 700 times and on radio more than 15,000 times.

Early years Born in Glasgow, Scotland, on April 29, 1912, the private school that he attended, had some classes taught in French and German, which helped him to pick up accents and dialects that he later used as an actor. On July 21, 1947, He spent 18 months in that role.

Later in his career, Martin acted in regional theater, including performances at the Main Street Theatre in White Plains, New York, and he wrote for Adventure Theater. As an actor on radio, he portrayed Reed Bannister on Big Sister and Arnold Kirk on The Right to Happiness. Other radio programs on which he was heard included The Chase and Now Hear This.

Personal life and death Martin married actress Inge Adams in January 1942. He later married actress Joan Arliss, to whom he was still wed at the time of his death. He had two sons and two daughters. He died of a heart ailment on July 25, 1981, in Doctors' Hospital in New York City, aged 69.