Marty Feldman

"What hump?"
Actor, director, writer, producer, and of course: Igor.
 

REAL NAME: Marty Feldman

BIRTH PLACE: London, England

BIRTH DATE: July 8, 1933

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY:
    "The Army Game" (1957)  - Writer
    "Educating Archie" (1958) - Writer
    "Bootsie and Snudge" (1960) - Writer/Creator
    "Scott On..." (1964) - Writer
    Here I Come Whoever I Am (1965) - Writer
    "Marty" (1968) - Writer/Performer
    John Cleese on How to Irritate People (1968) - Writer
    "Dean Martin Presents the Gold Diggers" (1968) - Himself
    Tooth and Claw (1969) - Reuben Tooth
    "Marty Amok" (1970) - Writer/Actor
    Young Frankenstein (1974) - Igor
    "When Things Were Rotten" (1975) - Director
    The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975) - Sgt. Yard
    Silent Movie (1976) - Marty Eggs
    To See Such Fun (1977) - Himself
    Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982) - Writer
    Yellowbeard (1983) - Gilbert

MARRIAGE: Lauretta Sullivan, who he married in 1959 - and remained married to until his death.

DEATH: December 2, 1982. He died of a heart attack induced by shellfish poisoning(?) on the set of Yellowbeard in Mexico City.

OTHER INTRIGUING FACTS:
    Marty Feldman dropped out of school at the age of 15, determined to become a jazz trumpeter. However, this dream did not pan out, so he turned to comedy.
   Feldman's trademark was his far-from-perfect appearance. His nose was damaged in a boxing match in his youth. But more noticeably, his eyes bulged out as the result of both a hyperactive thyroid and a botched operation following a car accident he was in.
    He was a guest on "Hollywood Squares" three times (1972, 1973, 1975) and a performer on "The Muppet Show" once (1980).
    He became best-known for his appearances in Mel Brooks' hilarious movies, Young Frankenstein and Silent Movie.

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