Martin Gabel Biography

Fast Facts

• In 1981, he was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting actor for his work on 1980's "The First Deadly Sin" by the U․S․ Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
• In 1961, he won Broadway's Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor in a Drama for "Big Fish, Little Fish․"
• Attended acting training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts
• Majored in English at Lehigh University, a private research university in Bethlehem, Pa
• One of the original members of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre Company
• He and the late voice actor Jim Backus were once roommates together
• Most frequent guest on classic CBS game show "What's My Line?" during its 17-year run on TV; he appeared 114 times in total