Acting

John McMartin

Born: August 21, 1929
Died: July 6, 2016 (aged 86)
Birthplace: Warsaw, Indiana, USA
Credits: 65 titles

Biography

John McMartin (August 21, 1929 – July 6, 2016) was an American stage, film and television actor. Born in Warsaw, Indiana, he was known for his extensive Broadway career and received five Tony Award nominations.

His film credits include Sweet Charity (1969), All the President's Men (1976), Brubaker (1980) and Brian De Palma's Blow Out (1981), in which he played Lawrence Henry. He also appeared in numerous television series throughout his career.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

All the President's Men

1976

Blow Out

1981

No Reservations

2007

Frasier

1993

Oz

1997

Law & Order

1990

Cheers

1982

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

2015

Kinsey

2004

Brubaker

1980

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Magnum, P.I.

1980

The Golden Girls

1985

Spin City

1996

Beauty and the Beast

1987

Who's That Girl

1987

The Dish

2000

Legal Eagles

1986

Acting credits 65

Year	Title	Role
2015	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt TV	Grant (1 ep)
2010	Sondheim! The Birthday Concert Film	Self
2007	No Reservations Film	Mr. Peterson
2005	Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards Film	Narrator (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
2004	Kinsey Film	Huntington Hartford
2001	Further Tales of the City TV	Royal Reichenbach (4 ep)
2000	The Dish Film	U.S. Ambassador Howard
2000	H.U.D. Film	Beacon
1998	Three Businessmen Film	Liverpool Businessman
1997	Oz TV	Lars Nathan (2 ep)
1996	Spin City TV	Senator Joseph Grady (1 ep)
1994	Touched by an Angel TV	Earl Gray, Ed Greeley (1 ep)
1993	Frasier TV	Fletcher Grey (1 ep)
1992	Bob TV	(1 ep)
1992	Citizen Cohn Film	Older Doctor
1991	Separate but Equal Film	Governor James F. Byrnes
1991	Separate but Equal TV	Governor James F. Byrnes (2 ep)
1990	Law & Order TV	Defense Attorney Larry Webber, Julian Hayworth, Mr. Hagaman, Ron Grayson (2 ep)
1990	A Shock to the System Film	George Brewster
1989	Poison Candy Film	Uncle David
1989	Day One Film	Dr. Arthur Compton
1989	Coach TV	Judge Watkins (2 ep)
1988	Roots: The Gift Film	Edmund Parker, Sr.
1988	Lincoln TV	Salmon P. Chase (2 ep)
1987	Beauty and the Beast TV	Charles Chandler (4 ep)
1987	Who's That Girl Film	Simon Worthington
1986	Native Son Film	Mr. Dalton
1986	Kay O'Brien TV	(1 ep)
1986	Legal Eagles Film	Forrester
1986	Dream Lover Film	Martin
1986	Murrow Film	Frank Stanton
1985	The Golden Girls TV	Frank Leahy (1 ep)
1984	Murder, She Wrote TV	Hudson Blackthorn, Jason Bryan, Winston Devermore, Gavin Daniels (1 ep)
1983	The Last Ninja Film	Mr. Cosmo
1982	Cheers TV	Dr. Lawrence Crandell (1 ep)
1982	American Playhouse TV	Paul Melton, Henry Dalton (1 ep)
1981	Pennies from Heaven Film	Mr. Warner
1981	Falcon Crest TV	Julian J. Roberts (8 ep)
1981	Blow Out Film	Lawrence Henry
1981	The Greatest Man in the World Film	Ames Herbert
1980	Magnum, P.I. TV	Bill Campbell, Jason Bryan (1 ep)
1980	Brubaker Film	Senator Hite
1979	Hart to Hart TV	(1 ep)
1979	Butterflies Film	Ben Parkinson
1978	The Defection of Simas Kudirka Film	Phillip Chadway
1977	Thieves Film	Gordon
1976	All the President's Men Film	Foreign Editor
1975	Fear on Trial Film	Tom Murray
1975	The Rules of the Game Film	Leone Gala
1974	The Rockford Files TV	Timson Farrell (1 ep)
1974	Harry O TV	(1 ep)
1972	The Bob Newhart Show TV	Reverend Daniel Bradford (1 ep)
1971	Cannon TV	(1 ep)
1971	Great Performances TV	Leone Gala, Teddy Wharton (1 ep)
1970	The Partridge Family TV	Larry Metcalfe (1 ep)
1970	Ritual of Evil Film	Edward Bolander
1969	Love, American Style TV	Peter (1 ep)
1969	Marcus Welby, M.D. TV	John Ambrose (1 ep)
1969	Hawaii Five-O TV	Ron Nicholson (2 ep)
1969	Sweet Charity Film	Oscar