Dean Martin

1917-1995

Biography: life and films

Dean Martin was an American actor and singer whose birth name was Dino Paul Crocetti. He was born in Steubenville, Ohio, USA on 7th June 1917 and died on 25th December 1995, aged 78.

His best films as an actor include Hal Walker's comedy That's My Boy (1951), Norman Taurog's Jumping Jacks (1952), Edward Dmytryk's The Young Lions (1958), Billy Wilder's Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) and Phil Karlson's The Wrecking Crew (1969).

Dean Martin appeared in 55 films.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Norman Taurog (6 films), Hal Walker (4), George Marshall (3), Daniel Mann (3), Vincente Minnelli (2), Phil Karlson (2), Joseph Anthony (2), Henry Levin (2), Henry Hathaway (2), Hal Needham (2), George Seaton (2), Frank Tashlin (2) and Andrew V. McLaglen (2).

His most frequent genres include: comedy (36 films), Western (11), drama (9), comedy-romance (7), Thriller (3), romance (2), comedy-drama (2) and War (2).

Our average rating for Dean Martin over all films is: 3.0

Filmography

Key: a = actor

My Friend Irma (1949) [a]

At War with the Army (1950) [a]

My Friend Irma Goes West (1950) [a]

That's My Boy (1951) [a]

Jumping Jacks (1952) [a]

Sailor Beware (1952) [a]

The Stooge (1952) [a]

Money from Home (1953) [a]

Scared Stiff (1953) [a]

The Caddy (1953) [a]

3 Ring Circus (1954) [a]

Living It Up (1954) [a]

Artists and Models (1955) [a]

You're Never Too Young (1955) [a]

Hollywood or Bust (1956) [a]

Pardners (1956) [a]

Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957) [a]

Some Came Running (1958) [a]

The Young Lions (1958) [a]

Career (1959) [a]

Rio Bravo (1959) [a]

Bells Are Ringing (1960) [a]

Ocean's Eleven (1960) [a]

Who Was That Lady? (1960) [a]

Ada (1961) [a]

All in a Night's Work (1961) [a]

Sergeants 3 (1962) [a]

Who's Got the Action? (1962) [a]

4 for Texas (1963) [a]

Canzoni nel mondo (1963) [a]

Come Blow Your Horn (1963) [a]

Marilyn (1963) [a]

Toys in the Attic (1963) [a]

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963) [a]

Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) [a]

Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) [a]

What a Way to Go! (1964) [a]

Marriage on the Rocks (1965) [a]

The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) [a]

Birds Do It (1966) [a]

Murderers' Row (1966) [a]

Texas Across the River (1966) [a]

The Silencers (1966) [a]

Rough Night in Jericho (1967) [a]

The Ambushers (1967) [a]

5 Card Stud (1968) [a]

Bandolero! (1968) [a]

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (1968) [a]

The Wrecking Crew (1969) [a]

Airport (1970) [a]

Something Big (1971) [a]

Showdown (1973) [a]

Mr. Ricco (1975) [a]

The Cannonball Run (1981) [a]

Cannonball Run II (1984) [a]

Essex Boys: Law of Survival (2015) [a]



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