# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/barney-martin
# Generated: 2026-08-13T18:56:12.186Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/barney-martin"
name: "Barney Martin"
slug: "barney-martin"
description: "Barney Martin was an American actor, best known for playing Morty Seinfeld, father of Jerry, on the sitcom Seinfeld (1991–1998). He also played supporting roles in Mel Brooks's The Producers (1967), and the Dudley Moore comedy Arthur (1981). He originated the role of Amos Hart in the 1976 Broadway production of Chicago."
tagline: "American actor (1923–2005)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tony_Randall_Show.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1923-03-03"
deathDate: "2005-03-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             5.241791629538583
  historical:           15.83389733333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0551949"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump