Barney Martin Dies

2005_03_morty.jpgBarney Martin, the man who played Jerry's dad on Seinfeld for all but one episode, died at age 82 earlier this week. Gothamist never knew that he was a former NYC detective, as we knew him mainly as a Florida retiree who would overreact at whatever his bachelor son in NYC would do. And who knew he originated the role of cuckolded Amos Hart in Chicago - the same production with Jerry Orbach?

A nice description of Morty Seinfeld's character on Stan the Caddy. Here's a list of all the Seinfeld episodes he was in. And Barney, Gothamist will de-belt our trench and goes beltless for you.

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Link to "Morty Seinfeld's description" is not correct - it takes us to the Chicago production page...

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He is now in the Del Boca Vista of the heavens.

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