William Martyn-Green Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
William Martyn-Green (22 April 1899 – 8 February 1975), better known as Martyn Green, was an English actor and singer. He is best known for his work as principal comedian in the Gilbert & Sullivan comic operas, which he performed and recorded with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and other troupes.After army service in World War I, Green studied singing and began to perform in musical theatre. In 1922, he joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company playing in the chorus and in a variety of smaller roles, while understudying, and often substituting for, the company's principal comedian. Beginning in 1931, he was regularly given the roles of Major-General Stanley in The Pirates of Penzance and Robin Oakapple in Ruddigore. In 1934, Green became the principal comedian, playing all the famous Gilbert and Sullivan patter roles, including Sir Joseph in H.M.S. Pinafore, the Major-General in Pirates, Bunthorne in Patience, the Lord Chancellor in Iolanthe, Ko-Ko in The Mikado, Jack Point in The Yeomen of the Guard and the Duke of Plaza Toro in The Gondoliers, among others.At the beginning of World War II, Green left the D'Oyly Carte organisation and acted in other companies. In 1941, he joined the Royal Air Force, serving until 1945. He soon rejoined D'Oyly Carte and continued as the principal comedian until 1951. He then left the company again and moved to New York City, where he continued his career in Broadway musicals, plays, television, recordings and films. In 1959, his left leg was crushed in a garage elevator and had to be amputated below the knee. Greatly determined, Green was soon acting and directing again using a prosthetic limb. He continued to act and direct for the rest of his life and had film roles in A Lovely Way to Die (1968) and The Iceman Cometh (1973).
The son of a concert tenor, he was best known for his interpretations of Gilbert & Sullivan, in particular as Major General Stanley in 'Pirates of Penzance'. Member of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company from 1922 to 1951.
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Served with the Royal Fusiliers on the Western Front in World War I. Invalided out in 1918 with a severe leg injury. After recuperation for nearly a year, he went on to study at the Royal College of Music from 1919 to 1921. The following year, he got his first few bit parts on the musical stage and was then hired by the D'Oyly Carte Company.
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Lost a leg in an elevator accident.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
ABC Afterschool Specials
1974
TV Series
Comte de Guiche
The Iceman Cometh
1973
Cecil Lewis
A Lovely Way to Die
1968
Finchley
The Jackie Gleason Show
1966
TV Series
Major-Domo
The Trials of O'Brien
1965
TV Series
Judge Briscoe
The Defenders
1964
TV Series
Dr. Fisher
The United States Steel Hour
1957-1961
TV Series
Chasuble
True Story
1959
TV Series
Harry Kent
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
TV Series
Mr. Fitzwarren
Pinocchio
1957
TV Movie
Fox
The Jackie Gleason Show
1957
TV Series
Major Domo
The Alcoa Hour
1956
TV Series
Bob Cratchit
Appointment with Adventure
1956
TV Series
Alice in Wonderland
1955
TV Movie
White Rabbit
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1955
TV Series
The Elgin Hour
1955
TV Series
Mr. Hargrove
Omnibus
1953-1954
TV Series
Judge
Producers' Showcase
1954
TV Series
George (segment "Red Peppers")
The Motorola Television Hour
1954
TV Series
Robert
Kraft Theatre
1953-1954
TV Series
Studio One in Hollywood
1953
TV Series
Suspense
1953
TV Series
Dr. John H. Watson
Gilbert and Sullivan
1953
George Grossmith
The Mikado
1939
Ko-Ko
The Mikado
1926
Short
Presumed Chorister
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Alcoa Hour
1956
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Mikado
1939
performer: "Behold the Lord High Executioner" 1885, "I Am So Proud" 1885, "Here's a How-de-do" 1885, "The Criminal Cried as He Dropped Him Down" 1885, "The Flowers that Bloom in the Spring" 1885, "Willow, Tit-willow" "On a Tree By a River" 1885 - uncredited
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Bell Telephone Hour
1960
TV Series stage director - 1 episode
Gilbert and Sullivan
1953
technical advisor
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Bell Telephone Hour
1960
TV Series 1 episode
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Bell Telephone Hour
1960
TV Series adaptation - 1 episode
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Bell Telephone Hour
1960
TV Series producer - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Bell Telephone Hour
1960-1963
TV Series
Himself - Singer / Himself / Host
The Tonight Show
1962
TV Series
Himself - Vocalist / Actress
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall
1960
TV Series
Himself - Guest
What's My Line?
1960
TV Series
Himself - Guest Panelist
Person to Person
1960
TV Series documentary
Himself
Wide Wide World
1956
TV Series documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Together Again: A Tribute to Kenneth Sandford, John Reed, and Thomas Round