John McMartin

Known for

Acting

Born

August 21, 1929

Birthplace

Warsaw, Indiana, USA

Died

July 6, 2016 (aged 86)

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.

Best known work

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

Filmography

2015
Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtTV
as Grant (1 episode)
2010
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
as Self
2007
No Reservations
as Mr. Peterson
2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Narrator (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
2004
Kinsey
as Huntington Hartford
2001
Further Tales of the CityTV
as Royal Reichenbach (4 episodes)
2000
The Dish
as U.S. Ambassador Howard
2000
H.U.D.
as Beacon
1998
Three Businessmen
as Liverpool Businessman
1997
OzTV
as Lars Nathan (2 episodes)
1996
Spin CityTV
as Senator Joseph Grady (1 episode)
1994
Touched by an AngelTV
as Earl Gray (1 episode), as Ed Greeley (1 episode)
1993
FrasierTV
as Fletcher Grey (1 episode)
1992
BobTV
1992
Citizen Cohn
as Older Doctor
1991
Separate but Equal
as Governor James F. Byrnes
1991
Separate but EqualTV
as Governor James F. Byrnes (2 episodes)
1990
Law & OrderTV
as Defense Attorney Larry Webber (2 episodes), as Julian Hayworth (1 episode), as Mr. Hagaman (1 episode), as Ron Grayson (1 episode)
1990
A Shock to the System
as George Brewster
1989
Poison Candy
as Uncle David
1989
Day One
as Dr. Arthur Compton
1989
CoachTV
as Judge Watkins (2 episodes)
1988
Roots: The Gift
as Edmund Parker, Sr.
1988
LincolnTV
as Salmon P. Chase (2 episodes)
1987
Beauty and the BeastTV
as Charles Chandler (4 episodes)