---
name: "Barney Martin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/barney-martin"
fi1m_id: "barney-martin"
imdb_id: "nm0551949"
tmdb_id: 1212034
wikidata_id: "Q386297"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 March 1923"
died: "21 March 2005"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-04T17:12:05.813491+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Barney Martin

## Identity

Barney Martin

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/barney-martin
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** barney-martin
- **IMDb ID:** nm0551949
- **TMDB ID:** 1212034
- **Wikidata ID:** Q386297
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Martin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q386297, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0551949/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1212034

Actor. Born 3 March 1923 in Queens, New York, USA. Died 21 March 2005.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 March 1923, Queens, New York, USA
- **Died:** 21 March 2005
- **Active:** 1968–1988
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 82 (1), 1980s 77 (2)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Drama 2, Family 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $97m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Martin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q386297, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0551949/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1212034

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Arthur*](https://film.one/film/arthur.md) (72)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Barney Martin (1923–2005) was an American actor. He played Ralph Marolla in the film *Arthur* (1981) and its sequel *Arthur 2: On the Rocks* (1988). He is best known for portraying Morty Seinfeld, father of the title character, in the sitcom *Seinfeld* (1991–1998).

Martin appeared in supporting roles in films including *The Producers* (1967) as Göring. His television credits include episodes of *Full House*, *The Wonder Years*, *The Golden Girls* and *Murder, She Wrote*. He originated the role of Amos Hart in the 1975 Broadway production of the musical *Chicago*.

Before acting, Martin served as a navigator in the US Army Air Force during the Second World War and worked for twenty years as a New York City police detective.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Wonder Years* (1988), Fi1m 82, as Old Kevin Arnold — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wonder-years.md)
- *Arthur* (1981), Fi1m 72, as Ralph Marolla — [page](https://film.one/film/arthur.md)
- *The Producers* (1968), Fi1m 82, as Göring — [page](https://film.one/film/the-producers.md)

## Complete filmography (54)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Buzz Lightyear of Star Command* (2000), series, as Ambassador Major (voice)
- *I Married a Monster* (1998), as Pop
- *George & Leo* (1997), series, Actor
- *The Wayans Bros.* (1995), series, as Santa
- *Daddy Dearest* (1993), series, as Pete Peters
- *Us* (1991), as Jack Hayes
- *Sydney* (1990), series, as Ray
- *Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog* (1989), as Rudy Phillips
- *Major Dad* (1989), series, Actor
- *Deadly Weapon* (1989), as Mayor Bigelow
- *Seinfeld* (1989), series, as Morty Seinfeld — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)
- *Arthur 2: On the Rocks* (1988), as Ralph Marolla
- *The Wonder Years* (1988), series, as Old Kevin Arnold — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wonder-years.md)
- *Full House* (1987), series, as Ranger Roy
- *The Oldest Rookie* (1987), series, Actor
- *21 Jump Street* (1987), series, as Edison Coulter, Charlie Donegan
- *Killer in the Mirror* (1986), Actor
- *The Twilight Zone* (1985), series, as Marty (segment "Dealer's Choice")
- *The Golden Girls* (1985), series, as Carl — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-golden-girls.md)
- *For Love or Money* (1984), as Piper
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as NYPD Lt. Timothy Hanratty
- *Highway to Heaven* (1984), series, as Barney
- *Punky Brewster* (1984), series, as Dr. Martin
- *Night Court* (1984), series, as Bum
- *Scarecrow and Mrs. King* (1983), series, Actor
- *Zorro and Son* (1983), series, as Napa
- *At Ease* (1983), series, Actor
- *Mama's Family* (1983), series, as Billy Field
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), series, as Mr. Duffy — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)
- *Hotel* (1982), series, Actor
- *Cassie & Co.* (1982), series, as J.T. McClane
- *Here's Boomer* (1981), series, Actor
- *Arthur* (1981), as Ralph Marolla — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/arthur.md)
- *Number 96* (1980), series, Actor
- *The Silent Lovers* (1980), as Eddie Mannix
- *This Year's Blonde* (1980), as Eddie Mannix
- *Archie Bunker's Place* (1979), series, Actor
- *Trapper John, M.D.* (1979), series, Actor
- *Hart to Hart* (1979), series, as Reverend Tyson
- *Benson* (1979), series, Actor
- *Hot Stuff* (1979), as Kiley
- *Movie Movie* (1978), as Motorcycle Cop ("Baxter's Beauties of 1933")
- *It Happened One Christmas* (1977), as Uncle Willie
- *The Tony Randall Show* (1976), series, as Jack Terwilliger, Jack Terwillinger
- *Barney Miller* (1975), series, as Wendell R. Bergendahl
- *Happy Days* (1974), series, Actor
- *The Odd Couple* (1970), series, as Mr. Moss, Man #3
- *Charly* (1968), as Hank
- *The Love Song of Barney Kempinski* (1968), as Large Man
- *The Producers* (1968), as Göring — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-producers.md)
- *Love with the Proper Stranger* (1963), as Sidney (uncredited)
- *The Patty Duke Show* (1963), series, Actor
- *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Rupert Harney
- *Odds Against Tomorrow* (1959), as Car Accident Driver (uncredited)

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