What is Barney Martin?
{{Infobox person | name = Barney Martin | image = Tony Randall Show.JPG | caption = Martin (right) with [[Tony Randall]] and [[Rachel Roberts]], 1977 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|03|03}} | birth_place = [[Queens, New York]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2005|03|21|1923|03|03|mf=y}} | death_place = [[Studio City, California]], U.S. | death_cause = [[Lung cancer]] | nationality = American | known_for = '''Morty Seinfeld''' in ''[[Seinfeld]]'' | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1956–2000}} '''Barney Martin''' (March 3, 1923 &ndash; March 21, 2005) was an [[Americans|American]] actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Morty Seinfeld, father of Jerry, on the famous sitcom ''[[Seinfeld]]''. Martin was born on March 3, 1923 in [[Queens]], [[New York (state)|New York]] to an [[Ireland|Irish]]-Catholic family. Martin died on March 21, 2005 in his home in [[Studio City, California|Studio City]], [[California]] from [[lung cancer]], aged 82.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/2005/03/25/2005-03-25_seinfeld_s_dad_on_tv_dies_at.html |title=Obituary in ''The New York Daily News'' |access-date=2013-02-09 |archive-date=2009-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815181016/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/2005/03/25/2005-03-25_seinfeld_s_dad_on_tv_dies_at.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/25/arts/television/25martin.html Obituary for Barney Martin in ''The New York Times''] *{{IMDb name|551949|Barney Martin}} *{{Find a Grave|10659768}} {{US-actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Barney}} [[Category:1923 births]] [[Category:2005 deaths]] [[Category:Actors from New York City]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American radio actors]] [[Category:American radio personalities]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American television personalities]] [[Category:American voice actors]] [[Category:Comedians from New York City]