Jared Christopher Martin (December 21, 1941 – May 24, 2017) was an American film and television actor. He was best known for his role as Steven "Dusty" Farlow in the 1978 series ''

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'' and for roles on two science fiction TV series, ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Early years

Martin was born in Manhattan to Charles Elmer Martin, a cover artist and cartoonist for ''The New Yorker'', and his wife, Florence Taylor, an artist and homemaker. He began acting at the age of ten in a local children's theater group. After graduating from the

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and

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, where his roommate was

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, he spent a summer apprenticing with

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's Shakespeare in the Park. After graduating, he worked for a couple of years at ''The New York Times'' as a copy boy and thumbnail book reviewer for the Sunday edition.

Acting career

Leaving his newspaper job, Martin joined a

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company in Cape May, New Jersey; then spent a season with Boston Classical Repertory, and eventually rejoined Papp at his new Public Theater in Manhattan. In 1965, he co-founded Group 6 Productions, a New York film and stage production company for which he directed ''A Night on the Town''. In 1966, he played the lead role in his former roommate DePalma's first feature film, ''Murder à la Mod''. During the period from the early 1970s through the early 1990s, he was a common presence in episodic television, with guest roles in such popular fare as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Toma'', '' Shaft'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', a two-part episode of the Lynda Carter series ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Martin also was a series regular on several network television series, including the prime-time soap ''

'' as Steven "Dusty" Farlow, who appeared intermittently on the series from 1979 to the end of the series run in 1991. Before then, he appeared on the short-lived science fiction series ''

'' (1977) playing Varian and a few episodes in the 1978–79 season of the reboot series '' How the West Was Won'' playing Frank Grayson. During his first period of absence from ''Dallas'', Martin studied with

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. The last of Martin's regular lead roles was on ''

'', which ran for two seasons from 1988, as Dr. Harrison Blackwood. He continued to act in off-Broadway productions and made an unreleased film that caught the eye of a casting director at

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. He also alternated between living in Rome and New York. He performed in Broadway's ''

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''. In 1988, he moved to Toronto to star in ''War of the Worlds''. After that series was canceled in 1990, he spent the next 18 months traveling, writing, and working on photography. In 1994, entrepreneur Jeffrey Seder asked Martin to direct ''In Deeper'', a feature-length docudrama that celebrated crime-fighting local citizens, as part of then-Mayor

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's Heroes of the Streets campaign in Philadelphia. Martin co-founded the independent film production company Lost Dog Productions which produced films for social service and cultural nonprofits, including ''Smarty Jones - A Pennsylvania Champion'' and hosted ''Philly Live'', an interview talk show series. From 2004 to 2007, he was senior lecturer at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia where he taught acting and directing.

Marriages

Jared Martin was married three times and divorced twice, to: * Nancy Fales (19631977) * Carol Vogel (19791984) * Yu Wei (20002017).

Death

Martin died from pancreatic cancer on May 24, 2017 at his home in Philadelphia at age 75.

Partial filmography

Films

* '' Murder à la Mod'' (1968) - Chris * '' The Wedding Party'' (1969) - Wedding Guest #6 * ''

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'' (1971) * ''Lapin 360'' (1972) * ''

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'' (1973) - Technician #3 * ''

The Second Coming of Suzanne ''The Second Coming of Suzanne'' (also known as ''Suzanne'') is a 1974 American drama film directed by Michael Barry. It stars Jared Martin as an obsessed San Francisco indie film maker who hires a beautiful young woman called Suzanne (played by S ...

'' (1974) - Film Maker * ''

The Lonely Lady ''The Lonely Lady'' is a 1983 American drama film directed by Peter Sasdy, adapted from Harold Robbins' 1976 novel of the same name, believed to have been based on Robbins' memories of Jacqueline Susann. The film stars Pia Zadora in the title r ...

'' (1983) - George Ballantine * ''

Warriors of the Year 2072 ''Warriors of the Year 2072'' ( it, I Guerrieri dell'anno 2072) is a 1984 Italian science fiction film directed by Lucio Fulci. The film is set in the 21st century, where Romans have found a new way to handle criminals: by having them fight each o ...

'' (1984) - Drake * ''The Sea Serpent'' (1985) - Linares * ''

Quiet Cool ''Quiet Cool'' is a 1986 American action film directed and co-written by Clay Borris, and starring James Remar, Adam Coleman Howard, Daphne Ashbrook, Jared Martin, Nick Cassavetes and Fran Ryan. Plot Joe Dylanne is a plain-clothes NYC cop with ...

'' (1986) - Mike Prior * ''

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'' (1987) - Paul Scott * '' Aenigma'' (1987) - Dr. Robert Anderson * ''

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'' (1994) - Frank Hillhurst

Television

* '' How the West Was Won'' (as Frank Grayson) * ''

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'' (as Neil Becker in "The Wax Jungle"; 1970) * ''

'' (various roles, 4 episodes; 1972-1975) * ''

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'' (episode "Death by Prescription"; 1973) * '' Shaft'' (as Victor Perrine) (episode "The Killing"; 1973) * ''

'' (as Harry Alexander in "A Stitch in Crime"; 1973) * ''

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'' (as George Lomax) (episode "Fatal Image"; 1974) * ''

'' (1977) * ''

'' (episode "Fear Factor"; 1977) * ''

'' (as Torg) (episode "The Long Island"; 1978) * ''

'' (as Derek Pembroke) (episode "The Portrait"; 1978) * ''

'' (as David/Leon) (episode "Phantom of the Roller Coaster"; 1979) * ''

'' (as Dusty Farlow) (1979–1982; 1985; 1991) * ''

'' (as Bright) (episode "Hot Wheels"; 1979) * ''

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'' (as Jack Stewart) (episode "Free Fall"; 1980) * ''

'' (as Dr. Kellin) (episode "Operation Murder"; 1981) * ''

'' (as Ted Harriso) (episode "Trunk from the Past"; 1982) * ''

'' (as Dr. Christopher) (episode "What's the Matter with Kids?/Island of Horrors"; 1983) * ''

'' (as Dr. David Halston) (episode "Knight of the Drones"; 1984) * ''

'' (as Alan Squires) (episode "The Artful Dodger"; 1984) * ''

'' (as James Graydon) (episode "Santini's Millions"; 1985) * ''

'' (as Arthur Houston) (episode "Novel Connection"; 1986) * ''

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'' (2 episodes): as Arthur Houston in "Magnum on Ice" (1986 episode) and as Spencer Langley in "It's a Dog's Life" (1984) * ''

'' (as Ringerman) (episode "Shades"; 1987) * ''

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'' (as Dr. Donald Lamarr) (1987–1988) * ''

'' (1988–1990)

References

External links

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