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name: "Martin Gabel"
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born: "19 June 1912"
died: "22 May 1986"
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# Martin Gabel

Actor. Born 19 June 1912 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 22 May 1986.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 June 1912, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 22 May 1986
- **Also known as:** Martin Gable
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Gabel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q554000, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0300010/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6931

## Biography

Martin Gabel (1912–1986) was an American actor, director and producer. Born in Philadelphia, he trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and began his career on stage, appearing in Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre productions including a 1937 modern-dress *Julius Caesar*.

He directed the film *The Lost Moment* (1947) and won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for *Big Fish, Little Fish* (1961). On screen he appeared in supporting roles including Tomas Rienzi in *Deadline - U.S.A.* (1952), Sidney Strutt in *Marnie* (1964) and Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer in *The Front Page* (1974). He was married to the actress and broadcaster Arlene Francis.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Front Page* (1974), Fi1m 60, as Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-front-page.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

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

- *The First Deadly Sin* (1980), as Christopher Langley
- *Contract on Cherry Street* (1977), as Bob Waldman
- *The Front Page* (1974), as Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-front-page.md)
- *Smile Jenny, You're Dead* (1974), as Meade De Ruyter
- *Harvey* (1972), as Judge Omar Gaffney
- *There Was a Crooked Man...* (1970), as Warden LeGoff
- *Lady in Cement* (1968), as Al Mungar
- *Divorce American Style* (1967), as Dr. Zenwinn
- *The Making of the President: 1964* (1966), as Narrator (voice)
- *Lord Love a Duck* (1966), as T. Harrison "Harry" Belmont (uncredited)
- *Goodbye Charlie* (1964), as Morton Craft
- *Marnie* (1964), as Sidney Strutt
- *The Power and the Glory* (1963), as Chief of Police
- *The Crimebusters* (1961), as George Vincent
- *The Right Man* (1960), as William Jennings Bryant
- *Tip on a Dead Jockey* (1957), as Bert Smith
- *The James Dean Story* (1957), as Narrator
- *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Hercule Poirot
- *The Thief* (1952), as Mr. Bleek
- *Deadline - U.S.A.* (1952), as Tomas Rienzi
- *Pictura* (1951), as Narrator (segment "Paul Gauguin") (voice)
- *Fourteen Hours* (1951), as Dr. Strauss
- *M* (1951), as Charlie Marshall
- *The Lost Moment* (1947), Director
- *Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman* (1947), Associate Producer

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 1961: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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