Marty Ingels

Martin Ingerman (March 9, 1936 – October 21, 2015), known professionally as Marty Ingels, was an American actor, comedian, comedy sketch writer, and theatrical agent, who is best known as the co-star of the 1960s television series I'm Dickens, He's Fenster.

Early life Ingels was born as Martin Ingerman to a Jewish family in 1936 in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Jacob and Minnie (née Crown) Ingerman. His uncle was Abraham Beame, the mayor of New York City from 1974 to 1977.

Ingels joined the Army where a talent scout spotted him for the televised quiz show Name That Tune. He won several thousand dollars and became known for his humorous repartee. He used his winnings to study at the Pasadena Playhouse.

Career

Ingels' acting career dates back to the early 1960s. He co-starred in the ABC sitcom, I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (1962–63) with John Astin, which lasted one season of thirty-two episodes.

Ingels guest-starred on the CBS sitcoms Pete and Gladys, The Ann Sothern Show, Hennesey, and appeared twice as Sol Pomeroy, an army buddy of the character Rob Petrie, on The Dick Van Dyke Show. He also appeared in one episode of ABC's Bewitched as "Diaper Dan", who plants a microphone bug in Tabitha's rattle so a competing advertising agency can scoop and steal Darrin's ideas. In 1978, Ingels guest starred in Season Two, episode One of The Love Boat.

His voice-overs and commercials include those for Paul Masson wines. He played Autocat in the Motormouse and Autocat cartoons featured first on The Cattanooga Cats and then in a series of their own, and was Beegle Beagle in The Great Grape Ape Show. He was also the voice of the title character in the animated series adaptation of the 1980 video game Pac-Man. In 2010, Ingels was cast in an episode of CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

He also acted in films, including Armored Command (1961), The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962), Wild and Wonderful (1964), The Busy Body (1967), A Guide for the Married Man (1967), For Singles Only (1968), The Picasso Summer (1969), If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969), Linda Lovelace for President (1975), and Instant Karma (1990).

Beginning in the 1970s, Ingels worked primarily as an agent, specializing in representing actors in celebrity endorsement ads.

Personal life Ingels was married twice: first to Jean Marie Frassinelli in 1960; they divorced in 1969 after nine years of marriage. On November 13, 1977, he married singer/actress Shirley Jones. In June 2005, Ingels's lawsuit was dismissed and Ingels was ordered to pay Leykis's $25,000 in legal fees.

Death Ingels died from a massive stroke at Tarzana Medical Center in Tarzana, California on October 21, 2015, at the age of 79. After Ingels's death, Jones stated "He often drove me crazy, but there's not a day I won't miss him and love him to my core."

Filmography Film

Television

Video games