Tony Martin

About

Alvin Morris, known professionally as Tony Martin, was an American actor and popular singer. His career spanned over seven decades, and he scored dozens of hits between the late-1930s and mid-1950s with songs such as "Walk Hand in Hand", "Stranger in Paradise" and "I Get Ideas". He was married to actress and dancer Cyd Charisse for 60 years, from 1948 until her death in 2008. In his grammar school glee club, he became an instrumentalist and singer. He formed his first band, named "The Red Peppers," when he was in high school. After college, he went to Hollywood to try films. It was at that time that he adopted the stage name of Tony Martin. On radio, Martin sang and was master of ceremonies on Tune-Up Time, with Andre Kostelanetz, on CBS in the early 1940s. NBC broadcast The Tony Martin Show, a 15-minute variety program. One of his guests was Dinah Shore. He was also a featured...

Known for

The Donna Reed ShowSeries • 1958The Jack Benny ProgramSeries • 1950MGM ParadeSeries • 1955That's Entertainment! IIIMovie • 1994Ziegfeld GirlMovie • 1941That's Entertainment!Movie • 1974Clash by NightMovie • 1952The Big StoreMovie • 1941Till the Clouds Roll ByMovie • 1946Deep in My HeartMovie • 1954Ali Baba Goes to TownMovie • 1937Follow the FleetMovie • 1936Poor Little Rich GirlMovie • 1936