Martin Ingerman was born on the 9th March 1936, in Brooklyn, New York City USA, and was an actor, comedian, sketch writer as well as theatrical agent. Under his stage name – Marty Ingels, he was famous for the role of Arch Fenster in the early 1960s sitcom “I’m Dickens, He’s Fenster”. He was also widely known for his raspy voice and for voicing the Pac-Man in 1982 eponymous TV series. Marty Ingels passed away in October 2015.
Have you ever wondered how much wealth this veteran actor accumulated for life? How rich Marty Ingels was? According to sources, it is estimated that the total amount of Marty Ingels’ net worth, as of late 2016, would exceed $25 million. It was acquired through his prolific acting career which was active for almost 57 years from 1958 ’til his death in 2015.
Marty Ingels Net Worth $25 million
Marty was born to Minnie and Jacob Ingerman and was of Jewish descent. He attended Forest Hills High School and enrolled at Queens College in Queens, New York, but soon dropped out. Upon finishing his service in the US Army, Marty appeared in several game shows such as “What’s My Line?”, “The Price is Right” and “The Match Game”. He liked the time spent in front of the camera, so he decided to pursue a career in acting, and relocated to California.
Marty Ingels officially debuted as an actor in 1958 with a small, uncredited role in “The Phil Silvers Show” TV series. This was followed by more TV series side roles – “Dan Raven” (1960) and “Manhunt” (1961). After several other small roles in various TV series, Marty Ingels was cast in ABC’s sitcom “I’m Dickens, He’s Fenster”. The series followed the everyday life of a small construction gang, with Harry Dickens played by John Astin and Arch Fenster portrayed by Marty Ingels, and aired for one season between 1962 and 1963, featuring 32 episodes. This role marked the real breakthrough in Marty Ingels’ acting career and provided the basis for what today would be quite an impressive amount of wealth.
In his 57 year-long acting career, Marty Ingels recorded over 70 movies and TV series credits. Some of his memorable engagements included appearances in some of the most popular TV series such as “The Dick Van Dyke Show” (1961), “The Detectives” (1961), “Burke’s Law” (1964), “The Addams Family” (1966), “The Phyllis Diller Show” (1967), “Adam-12” (1973), “Police Story” (1975), “Walker, Texas Ranger” (1998), “ER” (2006), “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (2010) and “New Girl” (2013). His unique, raspy voice brought him plenty of commercial contracts, as well as voice acting roles of Beegle-Beagle in “The New Tom & Jerry Show”. Although he was more orientated towards television, Marty Ingels had also made several memorable movie appearances, such as in “Wild and Wonderful” (1964), “A Guide for the Married Man” (1967) and “If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium” (1969). Some of his later acting engagements included the 2015 comedy “Promoted”, and the adventure “Bruce the Challenge” which is expected to hit the theaters in late 2017.
When it comes to his personal life, Marty Ingels was married to Jean Marie Frassinelli between 1964 and 1966. From 1977 ’til his death in 2015, he was married to Academy Award winning actress Shirley Jones. During the 1970s, he founded Ingels, Inc., an agency based in Hollywood which helped celebrities to match potential advertisers and clients. In 1990, Marty published an autobiography “Shirley and Marty: An Unlikely Love Story”. Marty Ingels passed away after a stroke at the age of 79, on the 21st October 2015, in Tarzana, California, USA.
Parasomnia, If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium, The Busy Body, Wild and Wonderful, The Horizontal Lieutenant, Christmas Comes to Pac-Land, Down the Barrel
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Pac-Man, The Great Grape Ape Show, Cattanooga Cats, The Pruitts of Southampton, I'm Dickens, He's Fenster, Motormouse and Autocat
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[on Jerry Lewis] He is still suffering the pangs of the self-esteem problems of a comic. Jerry never evolved as a person. He just got old. Jerry is still brilliant, but . . . he has never evolved as a person. That's why nobody likes him. It's too bad because he was brilliant at what he did. Shirley [Shirley Jones], my wife, never liked his comedy. But when he was on top he changed the entire face of comedy the world over.
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[on Jackie Mason] He's a cold guy. Hard. Not loving. He's not the kind of guy who puts his arm around you. Not giving. He's a very, very cold businessman. He came to Hollywood hot as a pistol after his Broadway show and did a few movies and two or three series. The sparks flew. He left this town with more enemies . . . he's a brilliant comic. He really is brilliant.
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[on Red Buttons] Red Buttons was a nice guy, but don't ever get him onstage when you're supposed to be equals. He'll cut both your legs off and jump on you.
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[on Dean Martin] One thing I admired about Dean Martin--[Frank Sinatra] would say, "Suit up. We have to show up for this thing." "What thing?" "The Mob is doing this thing." Dean used to say to Sinatra, "You owe them. I don't." They all had money in Cal-Neva. The Mob had a part, Sinatra had a part and Dean Martin had a part. Dean thought he was just in it with Sinatra. When he found out he was in it with the Mob he brought a lawyer and said, "I'm out." I admired him for that.
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[on Don Adams] Ah, he was such a putz, Don Adams. He was such a cold hearted guy. A real cold hearted guy.
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[on Sandy Baron] I never understood Sandy Baron. I know he had psycho bouts of depression that were very bad. He would go into a clinic or else people would have to physically come to his house and feed him. He had some very bad things going on.
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[on Buddy Hackett] . . . a prick. A real prick! But he was funny. He did his dirty stuff, he wasn't a good actor and he was a prick. He wasn't nice to the people who helped him in the old days and wasn't easy to get along with.
In the 1970s he founded Ingels Inc., a Hollywood agency that matched celebrities with advertisers.
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He died of complications from a massive stroke at Tarzana Medical Center in Tarzana, Los Angeles.
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After graduating from Forest Hills High School in Queens, NYC, he briefly attended Queens College before leaving to pursue a string of jobs (his parents wanted him to be a dentist).
Has arranged for several well known celebrities to appear in TV commercials, including Orson Welles's appearances and voiceovers in commercials for Paul Masson Wines.