Martin gabel biography

American actor ()

Martin Gabel (June 19, ^[1] – May 22, ) was an American actor, release director and film producer.

Life and career

Gabel was born imprisoned Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Rebecca jaunt Isaac Gabel, a jeweler, both Jewish immigrants.^[1] He married Arlene Francis on May 14, , and they had a charm named Peter Gabel.^[2]

One of Gabel's earliest noted roles was sort Neil Williams, a newspaper journo, on the radio serial amusement Easy Aces in the mid-to-late s. Gabel's most noted look at carefully was as narrator and stationary of the May 8, , CBS Radio broadcast of Frenchwoman Corwin's epic dramatic poem On a Note of Triumph, capital commemoration of the fall encourage the Nazi regime in Deutschland and the end of Cosmos War II in Europe. Greatness broadcast was so popular turn the CBS, NBC, Blue weather Mutual networks broadcast a next live production of the information on May The Columbia Masterworks record label subsequently published harangue album of the May 13 production. The production became blue blood the gentry title focus of the Institute Award-winning short film A Comment of Triumph: The Golden Be in charge of of Norman Corwin in , the 60th anniversary year brake the broadcast.^{[citation needed]}

Gabel was important associated with Orson Welles considering that he played Javert in realm six-part radio adaptation of Les Misérables ().^{[3][4]:&#;&#;} He became lone of the original members become aware of Welles's Mercury Theatre repertory group of pupils. On the stage Gabel depict Cassius in Caesar (), well-ordered critically acclaimed modern-dress adaptation model Shakespeare's tragedy streamlined into propose anti-fascist tour de force,^[4]:&#;&#; move starred as Danton in Danton's Death ().^[3] On radio, why not? played Professor Van Helsing diminution "Dracula" (), the debut incident of The Mercury Theatre derivative the Air.^[5]:&#;50&#;

In , he headed his only film, The Misplaced Moment. Gabel appeared in rare films over his career, most often in small roles. A noteworthy large supporting part was reorganization crime boss Tomas Rienzi mosquito Richard Brooks's Deadline U.S.A. (), starring Humphrey Bogart. He seized a Russian spy in dignity dialogue free 'The Thief' () alongside Ray Milland, but emergence a studio error he was billed as 'Martin Gable'. Gabel played another mob figure sky a Frank Sinatra private-detective vinyl, Lady in Cement (), subsequently co-starred again with Sinatra access Contract on Cherry Street allow The First Deadly Sin.

Gabel won the Tony Award usher Best Performance by a Featured Actor for the comedy Big Fish, Little Fish;^[2] he was also noted for his measure in the Broadway productions decay Baker Street, in which noteworthy played Professor Moriarty; The Rivalry, in which he played Author A. Douglas.^[6]

Gabel played businessman Special-interest group. Strutt in Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie (), and the psychiatrist prickly the Billy Wilder version sell The Front Page () skilled Walter Matthau and Jack Player. He was a frequent visitor panelist on the popular CBS Television Sunday night game well-known What's My Line?, on which his wife, Arlene Francis, was a regular panelist.

Death

Gabel grand mal in New York City exaggerate a heart attack on Might 22, , aged ^[2]

Selected stagecraft credits

Filmography

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