Barney Martin, US Army Air Force He is best known for playing Morty Seinfeld, father of Jerry, on the sitcom Seinfeld. Martin served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II and then was an NYPD officer for twenty years. He got his start as a comedian while still a police officer, giving humorous presentations to the deputy commissioners. Entering show business as a stand-in for Jackie Gleason in The Honeymooners in 1955-56 and as a writer for Steve Allen in the 1950s, he was discovered by Mel Brooks in 1968, who cast him in The Producers. That year, he also played the role of Hank in Charly. He went on to act in dozens of films, including the role of Liza Minnellis unemployed father in the hit 1981 film Arthur and its 1988 sequel, Arthur 2: On the Rocks. On television, he appeared in two episodes of The Odd Couple. In 1990, he co-starred with Valerie Bertinelli and Matthew Perry in the CBS sitcom Sydney. In 1993, Barney played the recurring role of Pete Peters on the Don Rickles sit-com Daddy Dearest. In 1975, Martin originated the role of Amos Hart in Chicago. He appeared in many more musicals during his career, most notably South Pacific, The Fantasticks and How Now, Dow Jones. Much of Martins work has been in television, where he has had a long career as a character actor. He played the Cheese Man in a Golden Girls episode. On March 21, 2005, he died of lung cancer in Studio City, Los Angeles, California. He was 82 years old.
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