Ross Martin(1920-1981)

An accomplished musician, he was a violin virtuoso at age 8, playing solo with the junior symphony orchestra.

On the hazards of a job requiring changes in appearance: "I went home one afternoon to pick up a script without bothering to change, and a half an hour later the Beverly Hills Police were at my door because a neighbor had reported a suspicious stranger lurking around Ross Martin's house. I had to peel off my beard to prove who I was."