Martin West

Martin West (born Martin Weixelbaum; August 28, 1937 – December 31, 2019 ), was an American actor of film and television best known for playing the grieving father Lawson in John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 and the lead role in Freckles.

West played doctor Phil Brewer in General Hospital and Don Hughes in As the World Turns.

After he moved to Westport, Connecticut, West acted and directed with the Theatre Artists Workshop and produced a documentary about older artists from that area.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1960 Freckles Freckles 1961 The Sergeant Was a Lady Cpl. Gale Willard 1963 The Man from Galveston Stonewall Grey Captain Newman, M.D. Patient Uncredited 1965 The Girls on the Beach Duke A Swingin' Summer Turk 1966 Lord Love a Duck Bob Bernard Harper Deputy 1968 Sweet November Gordon 1970 Soldier Blue Lt. Spingarn 1976 Family Plot Sanger Assault on Precinct 13 Mr. Lawson 1980 Der Preis furs Uberleben Joseph C. Randolph 1985 Hellhole Rollins 1987 Best Seller Mature Cop 1988 Mac and Me Wickett 1989 Listen to Me Justice Blyleven