Martin West

Known for

Acting

Born

August 28, 1937

Birthplace

Southampton, New York, USA

Died

December 31, 2019 (aged 82)

Biography

Martin West (born Martin Weixelbaum; August 28, 1937 – December 31, 2019), was an American actor of film and television, best known for playing Lawson in John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) and the lead role in Freckles (1960).

Best known work

Assault on Precinct 13

1976

Family Plot

1976

Bonanza

1959

Mac and Me

1988

La Classe américaine

1993

Soldier Blue

1970

Highway to Heaven

1984

Harper

1966

Matlock

1986

Perry Mason

1957

Filmography

1993
La Classe américaine
as Police Officer (archive footage) (uncredited)
1989
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker
as Chief Daryl Gates
1989
Listen to Me
1988
Mac and Me
as Wickett
1986
MatlockTV
as Lawrence Hall (1 episode)
1985
Hellhole
as Rollins
1984
Highway to HeavenTV
as Mr. Kling (1 episode)
1980
The Price of Survival
as Joseph C. Randolph
1976
Assault on Precinct 13
as Lawson
1976
Family Plot
as Floyd Sanger
1970
Soldier Blue
as Lt. Spingarn
1968
Sweet November
as Gordon
1967
The InvadersTV
as Lieutenant (1 episode)
1966
Harper
as Deputy
1966
Lord Love a Duck
as Bob Bernard
1965
The Girls on the Beach
as Duke
1965
A Swingin' Summer
as Turk Wallace
1963
The Man from Galveston
as Stonewall Grey
1960
Freckles
as Freckles
1959
BonanzaTV
as Johnny Hill (1 episode)
1957
Perry MasonTV
as Herbie Cornwall (1 episode)