
Ross Martin (born Martin Rosenblatt, b. March 22, 1920 – d. July 3, 1981) was an American radio, voice, stage, film and television actor. Martin was known for portraying Artemus Gordon on the CBS Western series The Wild Wild West, which aired from 1965 to 1969. He was the voice of Doctor Paul Williams in 1972's Sealab 2020, additional characters in 1973's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids, OOO in The Robotic Stooges segment of 1977's Skatebirds, and additional character voices in 1978's Jana of the Jungle.
On July 3, 1981, Martin suffered a severe heart attack after playing a game of tennis at San Diego County Club in Ramona, California. He was rushed to the Pomerado Hospital in Poway, California, but he was dead by the time he arrived at the hospital.