Martin West

Acting

Martin West

Born August 28, 1937 · Southampton, New York, USA

Died December 31, 2019 · aged 82

Martin West (born Martin Weixelbaum; August 28, 1937 – December 31, 2019), was an American actor of film and television, best known for playing Lawson in John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) and the lead role in Freckles (1960).

Known For

HarperHarper · 1966
Harper
★ 6.71966
MovieMysteryCrime
Harper is a cynical private eye in the best tradition of Bogart. He even has Bogie's Baby hiring him to find her missing husband, getting involved along the way with an assortment of unsavory characters and an illegal-alien smuggling ring.
Family PlotFamily Plot · 1976
Family Plot
★ 6.81976
MovieComedyCrime
Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
Soldier BlueSoldier Blue · 1970
Soldier Blue
★ 6.81970
MovieWesternDrama
After a cavalry group is massacred by the Cheyenne, only two survivors remain: Honus, a naive private devoted to his duty, and Cresta, a young woman who had lived with the Cheyenne two years and whose sympathies lie more with them than with the US government. Together, they must try to reach the cavalry's main base camp. As they travel onward, Honus is torn between his growing affection for Cresta.
Assault on Precinct 13Assault on Precinct 13 · 1976
Assault on Precinct 13
★ 7.31976
MovieThrillerAction
A highway patrol officer, two criminals, and a station secretary form an unlikely alliance to defend a defunct Los Angeles precinct against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang.
Mac and MeMac and Me · 1988
Mac and Me
★ 4.51988
MovieFamilyFantasy
A Mysterious Alien Creature (MAC) escaping from nefarious NASA agents, is befriended by a young boy in a wheelchair. Together, they try to find MAC's family from whom he has been separated.
The Man from GalvestonThe Man from Galveston · 1963
The Man from Galveston
★ 5.61963
MovieWestern
Circuit-riding Texas lawyer Timothy Higgins defends a former girlfriend against a murder charge stemming from an extortionist's threat to reveal her shady past. Through adroit courtroom work, Higgins is able to acquit her and reveal who actually shot the fatal bullet.
Sweet NovemberSweet November · 1968
Sweet November
★ 7.01968
MovieRomanceComedy
A woman refuses to let her romances last longer than one month.
Listen to MeListen to Me · 1989
Listen to Me
★ 5.41989
MovieRomanceDrama
It was the best time of their lives. A kid from Oklahoma. An immigrant's daughter. A senator's son, a society girl, and a college professor with a dream. They had one thing in common...the will to win. A group of college debaters learn about the world, friendships, love, dreams and family.

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