Oh, shoot

by brionic , Monday, July 09, 2012, 14:17 (4320 days ago) @ Rob Leahy

He was one of my favorites as well - he showed a lot of range beyond his tough guy and comedic/straight man sides.

"Marty" was a jaw dropper for me, considering I only knew him from the Wildbunch, The Dirty Dozen, Bad Day at Black Rock, etc etc, and of course for his TV work.

My kids know him as Mermaid Man from Spongebob.

I had the distinct pleasure of meeting him one day when he accompanied his wife Tova into our editing company to work on video materials for her line of cosmetics. He was humble, courteous, gracious, and hilarious, all at once. He tolerated all my questions about Ben Johnson and Warren Oates as if he were my kindly uncle.

He was one of our favorite actors, and I am sorry to read this sad news. What a man!