Dean Martin
Actor
My Friend Irma (1949)
- Dir. George Marshall
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin
- Clown–prince Jerry Lewis first teamed with Dean Martin in this airheaded comedy based on a hit CBS radio–show.
At War With The Enemy (1950)
- Dir. Hal Walker
Feat. Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis
- After stealing the show in MY FRIEND IRMA, the duo of Martin and Lewis took centre stage here for the first time, enveloped in the potential madness…
At War with the Army (1950)
- Dir. Hal Walker
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin
- The first of many films Martin and Lewis made together, here the duo go from one mishap to another in an army training camp in World War II.
My Friend Irma Goes West (1950)
- Dir. Hal Walker
Feat. John Lund, Marie Wilson, Diana Lynn…
- Comedy sequel to MY FRIEND IRMA, based on the popular 1940's radio show of the same name. One of the early outings of comedy duo Dean Martin and…
Stooge, The (1951)
- Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Polly Bergen
- Comedy set in the world of 1930's vaudeville, where an egotistical but struggling Broadway performer (Dean Martin) finds success when he hires a…
Jumping Jacks (1952)
- Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin
- The comic duo of Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin make an unlikely pair of paratroopers.
Scared Stiff (1952)
- Dir. George Marshall
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin
- Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin make a ‘spooktacle’ of themselves in this version of Paul Dickey and Charles Goddard’s Broadway hit.
Caddy, The (1953)
- Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin
- Golf comedy from the Jerry Lewis/Dean Martin stable. Lewis caddies, Martin sings ‘That’s Amore’.
Money From Home (1953)
- Dir. George Marshall
Feat. Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Robert Strauss…
- Another outrageous Dean Martin / Jerry Lewis buddy comedy, with Martin playing a con–artist with a gambling debt who enlists his zany cousin…
Living It Up (1954)
- Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Janet Leigh…
- One of the funnier Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis comedies of the 17 they made together. Jerry Lewis plays a stationmaster from provincial New Mexico…
Artists and Models (1955)
- Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Shirley Maclaine…
- Bubbly, brain–addled comedy with comic–artist Dean Martin getting his ideas from roommate Jerry Lewis’ wild nocturnal mutterings. Rated…
Hollywood or Bust (1956)
- Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin
- Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin try to crash the Hollywood lifestyle, in frenzied style.
Pardners (1956)
- Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Agnes Moorehead
- Comic–partners Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis saddle–up for a jaunt in the Old West.
Young Lions, The (1958)
- Dir. Edward Dmytryk
Feat. Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin…
- Sensitive, well–mounted WW2 epic charts the effect of war on young lives from both sides. Marlon Brando as a confused German commandant…
Some Came Running (1958)
- Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Shirley Maclaine…
- Frank Sinatra gives an affecting, lowkey performance as soldier returning from WW2 to pick up his writing career again.
Effective representation…
Rio Bravo (1959)
- Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson…
- John Wayne plays a sheriff who has captured a high profile bandit. With the state Marshall many days away and a gang of thugs planning a raid from…
Bells are Ringing (1960)
- Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Judy Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred Clark…
- Winning musical rom–com from Vincente Minnelli (MEET ME IN ST LOUIS), with Judy Holliday playing a fictionalised version of real–life…
Who's Got The Action? (1962)
- Dir. Daniel Mann
Feat. Dean Martin, Lana Turner, Eddie Albert…
- Comedy drama with Dean Martin playing a lawyer with a bad gambling habit whose behaviour concerns both his wife and his law partner.
Toys in the Attic (1963)
- Dir. George Roy Hill
Feat. Dean Martin, Geraldine Page, Yvette Mimieux…
- Raw melodrama adapted from the acclaimed play with Dean Martin returning home to his two spinster sisters. Chewy dialogue and gives flight to this…
4 For Texas (Four for Texas) (1963)
- Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Ursula Andress…
- Frivolous comedy–western in which "Rat Pack–ers" Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin play friendly rivals who each make a bid for a waterfront…
Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)
- Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Dean Martin, Kim Novak
- Philandering crooner Dean Martin shows interest in an aspiring songwriter, but only in order to bed his wife. Silly sex farce, though from talented…
Robin and the Seven Hoods (1964)
- Dir. Gordon Douglas
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby…
- A spoof of the Robin Hood legend set in '20s gangland Chicago.
What a Way to Go! (1964)
- Dir. J. Lee Thompson
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum…
- Stacked, big–budget comedy has fun at the expense of a cursed Shirley MacLaine: she plays a wealthy widow whose $200 million fortune has been…
Sons of Katie Elder, The (1965)
- Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. John Wayne, Dean Martin, Martha Hyer…
- Big screen return for John Wayne after his cancer scare that tells the tale of the four unruly sons of frontier woman Katie Elder who set out to…
Marriage on the Rocks (1965)
- Dir. Jack Donohue
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Deborah Kerr, Dean Martin…
- Romantic comedy pairing Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, about a businessman's wife who ends up divorcing him and marrying his best friend through a…
Silencers, The (1966)
- Dir. Phil Karlson
Feat. Dean Martin, Stella Stevens, Daliah Lavi…
- Dean Martin stars as secret agent Matt Helm, the archetypal gun–toting womanizer, straight out of the kitsch 60's. Spawned 3 sequels, but this…
Texas Across The River (1966)
- Dir. Michael Gordon
Feat. Dean Martin, Alain Delon, Rosemary Forsyth…
- Gag–heavy Western spoof sees Joey Bishop get painted up 'native' and Dean Martin and Alain Delon facing off for the love of Rosemary Forsyth's…
Murderer's Row (1966)
- Dir. Henry Levin
Feat. Dean Martin, Ann-Margret, Karl Malden…
- Far out second Matt Helm film sees our swinging spy battling a villian and his plans to harness the power of the sun to destroy earth. Austin Powers…
Rough Night in Jericho (1967)
- Dir. Arnold Laven
Feat. Dean Martin, Slim Pickens, Jean Simmons…
- Dean Martin terrorizes a town and its helpless folk in this coarse, outdated western. Rough indeed.
Ambushers, The (1967)
- Dir. Henry Levin
Feat. Dean Martin, Senta Berger, Janice Rule…
- Ridiculous third entry in the Matt Helm series is considered the weakest with Deano sent to Acapulco to recover a hijacked space craft. Having said…
Bandolero! (1968)
- Dir. Andrew V. McLaglen
Feat. James Stewart, Dean Martin, Raquel Welch…
- Number three in James Stewart's Western repertoire centred on two brawling brothers who must find a way to work together to avoid the death sentence…
How To Save A Marriage And Ruin Your Life (1968)
- Dir. Fielder Cook
Feat. Dean Martin, Stella Stevens, Eli Wallach…
- Comedy where an attorney and bachelor attempts to save his friend's marriage by seducing the woman who his friend is having an affair with, with…
Five Card Stud (1968)
- Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. Dean Martin, Robert Mitchum, Inger Stevens
- Western set in small–town Colorado where players from an ill–fated game of poker start to go missing, and murder is suspected. From the…
Wrecking Crew, The (1969)
- Dir. Phil Karlson
Feat. Dean Martin, Elke Sommer, Sharon Tate…
- Daft final outing for Martin as erotic photographer/super–spy Matt Helm with bonkers plot centering on a villain stealing a billion dollars…
Airport (1970)
- Dir. George Seaton, Henry Hathaway
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg…
- A big–city airport is disrupted one hectic night, with hijackings, bombings, stowaways etc. The whole cast struggle to cope. Adapted from…
Cannonball Run (1981)
- Dir. Hal Needham
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett…
- Packed with an absurd combination of stars, this trans–continental car race yarn is largely a vehicle for Burt Reynolds wisecracks and some…
Cannonball Run 2 (1984)
- Dir. Hal Needham
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin…
- The answer to the trivia question: which film features both Jackie Chan and Frank Sinatra? More star–studded carnage in this fitfully amusing…