Tony Martin
Birthday
1913/12/25
Day of death
2012/07/27 (98 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also know as
Anthony Martin, Alvin Morris
Biography
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 Peppe...Read more
Acting
(1952) Clash by Night
as Singer of 'I Hear a Rhapsody' (voice) (uncredited)
(1941) The Big Store
as Tommy Rogers
(1936) Follow the Fleet
as Sailor (uncredited)
(1953) Easy to Love
as Barry Gordon
(1948) Casbah
as Pepe Le Moko
(1946) Till the Clouds Roll By
as Gaylord Ravenal / Tony Martin
(1936) Pigskin Parade
as Tommy Barker
(1937) Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Yusuf/Tony Martin
(1956) Quincannon, Frontier Scout
as Linus Quincannon
(1951) Two Tickets to Broadway
as Dan Carter
(1955) Hit the Deck
as Chief Boatswain's Mate Wm. F. Clark
(1940) Music in My Heart
as Robert Gregory
(1953) Here Come the Girls
as Allen Trent
(1935) Foolish Hearts
as Singer
(1982) Dear Mr. Wonderful
as Himself
(1957) Let's Be Happy
as Stanley Smith
(1938) Kentucky Moonshine
as Jerry Wade
(1937) Life Begins in College
as Band Leader
(1959) Some of Manie's Friends
as ---
(1938) Sally, Irene and Mary
as Tommy Reynolds
(1937) You Can't Have Everything
as Bobby Walker
(1941) Ziegfeld Girl
as Frank Merton
(1936) Poor Little Rich Girl
as Radio Baritone Soloist (uncredited)
(1936) Banjo on My Knee
as Chick Bean
(1990) You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self
(1974) That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
(1954) Deep in My Heart
as Performer in New Moon
(1939) Winner Take All
as Steve Bishop
(1937) Sing and Be Happy
as Buzz Mason
(1938) Thanks for Everything
as Tommy Davis
(1956) Meet Me in Las Vegas
as Tony Martin (uncredited)
(1936) Sing, Baby, Sing
as Tony Renaldo
(1994) That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
(1936) Back to Nature
as Tom Williams
(1938) Up the River
as Tommy Grant
(1937) The Holy Terror
as Danny Walker
(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1976) Donny & Marie
as Self
(1964) The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Singer
(1958) The Donna Reed Show
as ---
(1956) The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
(1956) The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Singer
(2004) Jessica
as ---
(1969) The Barbara McNair Show
as Self
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1954) The Tony Martin Show
as Himself
(1959) Startime
as ---
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest