Martin wore the raincoat to the show's wrap party in 1998 and had the cast sign it. There was also the episode in which Morty invents the "Executive," a beltless trench coat that the Kramer character wanted to sell. He once said that Morty's job as a father was to save his son money.Īmong his character's more notable episodes was one in which Morty and his wife were the stars of their Florida condominium association's annual show. Martin was the third actor to play Seinfeld's father, he is the one most identified with the role of Morty, the Florida retiree. Martin appeared several times on Broadway, including in the role of Roxie Hart's nebbishy husband, Amos, in the original production of the Bob Fosse musical "Chicago" in 1975. He began acting in the 1960s, and Mel Brooks cast him in 1968's "The Producers." In 1981, he played Liza Minnelli's father in "Arthur."
He started in show business by writing on the side in the 1950s for "Name That Tune" and "The Steve Allen Show." Martin was a New York City police detective who would use humor to spice up speeches for deputy commissioners.
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Barney Martin, 82, a film, television and stage actor who became known to millions of TV viewers in the 1990s portraying Jerry Seinfeld's father on "Seinfeld," died March 21 at his home in Los Angeles.
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