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Martin Spellman

Martin Spellman

Actor

Born October 1, 1925 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Died May 6, 2020

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Born in 1925 in Des Moines, Iowa, Martin Spellman moved with his family to California. At nine years old, he first entered MGM Studios working as a newsboy. So well-known was he at the Studios that for Christmas 1937, Carole Lombard and Clark Gable invited him to appear as an extra in the film Test Pilot, where he had an uncredited role. He then portrayed Skinny in the 1938 movie Boys Town, starring Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney. In 1939, he co-starred with Jackie Cooper in Streets of New York. The next year, he landed another leading role in Son of the Navy alongside Jean Parker and James Dunn. His other films included Sharpshooters, Santa Fe Stampede (with John Wayne), I Am a Criminal, among others.

Martin’s film career concluded in 1941 when he enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. After the war, he spent 27 years in the finance industry before moving into automobile finance and insurance. He fathered six children through two marriages and spent his later years in Washington state.

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TCM Remembers 2020 Poster

TCM Remembers 2020 TV Special2020Self

Dragnet TV Series19511 episode, 1957

Confessions of Boston Blackie Poster

Confessions of Boston Blackie Feature Film1941Jimmy Parrish

Meet the Chump Poster

Meet the Chump Feature Film1941Champ

The Big Boss Poster

The Big Boss Feature Film1941Frank Dugan - as a Boy

Hold That Woman! Poster

Hold That Woman! Feature Film1940Mike Mulvaney

Son of the Navy Poster

Son of the Navy Feature Film1940Tommy

Beau Geste Poster

Beau Geste Feature Film1939Digby Geste

Fangs of the Wild Poster

Fangs of the Wild Feature Film1939Buddy

Law of the Wolf Poster

Law of the Wolf Feature Film1939Johnny

Let Us Live Poster

Let Us Live Feature Film1939Jimmy Dugan

Streets of New York Poster

Streets of New York Feature Film1939William McKinley 'Gimpy' Smith

Boys Town Poster

Boys Town Feature Film1938Skinny

Gang Bullets Poster

Gang Bullets Feature Film1938Young boy

I Am a Criminal Poster

I Am a Criminal Feature Film1938Bobby

Santa Fe Stampede Poster

Santa Fe Stampede Feature Film1938Billy Carson

Sharpshooters Poster

Sharpshooters Feature Film1938Prince Michael Martin

Test Pilot Poster

Test Pilot Feature Film1938Kid

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