Richard Martin

Richard Martin

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1917-12-12
Deathday: 1994-09-04 (76 years old)

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Biography

Richard Martin (December 12, 1917 – September 4, 1994) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Chito Rafferty, the Irish-Mexican western comedy relief sidekick of Tim Holt and Robert Mitchum, among others. Before their pairing, Martin originated the role in the 1943 film Bombardier. Though born in Spokane, Washington, Martin's family moved to a Mexican neighbourhood in West Hollywood, California, where he learned to imitate his friends.

He began in films by working as a receptionist for MGM. When a friend made a bet with his agent that the agent couldn't get Martin an actor's contract, Martin's agent won the bet. He became a prolific contract player for RKO Pictures in 1942, often appearing unbilled.

Hollywood's World War II films often featured many ethnic American enlisted men, and Martin first played Chito Rafferty as a contemporary air crewman in Bombardier. He soon repeated the role in the western Nevada opposite Robert Mitchum. He appeared opposite a few other stars in RKO westerns.After the war, Martin left RKO and essayed the main role in the last Universal Pictures film serial The Mysterious Mr. M as well as the title role in the 1947 Cinecolor western The Adventures of Don Coyote. When Tim Holt, back from the war, was hired by producer Herman Schlom to star in a western series, the two pondered whom they could get for a sidekick, and Schlom recalled Martin's Rafferty character from Nevada. Martin returned to RKO in the same year in his first appearance alongside Holt in Under the Tonto Rim, the first of 29 films they did together that were initially based on stories by Zane Grey.

As B westerns and exclusive studio contracts gradually ended in the 1950s, Martin found himself out of work and unable to find any due to his ethnic characterisation. He became an insurance salesman, coming back for one last western, Four Fast Guns, in 1960.

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Filmography

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Movies 53

The Witch of That
Eat the Witch

Eat the Witch (2022)

Movie
Alex
Doux amer

Doux amer (1987)

Movie
Le Berger des abeilles

Le Berger des abeilles (1976)

Movie
Quijano
Four Fast Guns

Four Fast Guns (1960)

Movie
Dock Worker (uncredited)
Hell Bound

Hell Bound (1957)

Movie
Felipe de Ortega
The Raiders

The Raiders (1952)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Desert Passage

Desert Passage (1952)

Movie
Chito
Target

Target (1952)

Movie
Chito
Road Agent

Road Agent (1952)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Trail Guide

Trail Guide (1952)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Overland Telegraph

Overland Telegraph (1951)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Hot Lead

Hot Lead (1951)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Pistol Harvest

Pistol Harvest (1951)

Movie
Chito Jose Gonzalez Bustamante Rafferty
Gunplay

Gunplay (1951)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Saddle Legion

Saddle Legion (1951)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Law of the Badlands

Law of the Badlands (1951)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Rio Grande Patrol

Rio Grande Patrol (1950)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Border Treasure

Border Treasure (1950)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Rider from Tucson

Rider from Tucson (1950)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Storm Over Wyoming

Storm Over Wyoming (1950)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Dynamite Pass

Dynamite Pass (1950)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Riders of the Range

Riders of the Range (1950)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
The Mysterious Desperado

The Mysterious Desperado (1949)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Masked Raiders

Masked Raiders (1949)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Stagecoach Kid

Stagecoach Kid (1949)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Rustlers

Rustlers (1949)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Brothers in the Saddle

Brothers in the Saddle (1949)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Gun Smugglers

Gun Smugglers (1948)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Indian Agent

Indian Agent (1948)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Guns of Hate

Guns of Hate (1948)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
The Arizona Ranger

The Arizona Ranger (1948)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Western Heritage

Western Heritage (1948)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Wild Horse Mesa

Wild Horse Mesa (1947)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Under the Tonto Rim

Under the Tonto Rim (1947)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Thunder Mountain

Thunder Mountain (1947)

Movie
Don Coyote
The Adventures of Don Coyote

The Adventures of Don Coyote (1947)

Movie
Detective Lt. Kirby Walsh
The Mysterious Mr. M

The Mysterious Mr. M (1946)

Movie
Jim Wilson
The Bamboo Blonde

The Bamboo Blonde (1946)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
West of the Pecos

West of the Pecos (1945)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Wanderer of the Wasteland

Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945)

Movie
Lance Richards
Having Wonderful Crime

Having Wonderful Crime (1945)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Nevada

Nevada (1944)

Movie
Pfc. Jimmy Fowler
Marine Raiders

Marine Raiders (1944)

Movie
Mike Dumbrowski
Tender Comrade

Tender Comrade (1944)

Movie
David 'Davie' Cavanaugh
The Iron Major

The Iron Major (1943)

Movie
Bob Prescott
The Adventures of a Rookie

The Adventures of a Rookie (1943)

Movie
George Morley
The Falcon in Danger

The Falcon in Danger (1943)

Movie
3.86
Raoul Belmonte
The Leopard Man

The Leopard Man (1943)

Movie
Chito Rafferty
Bombardier

Bombardier (1943)

Movie
Epping's Chauffeur
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost

Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost (1942)

Movie
Nightclub patron
My Favorite Spy

My Favorite Spy (1942)

Movie
News Photographer (as Dick Martin)
Framing Father

Framing Father (1942)

Movie
Steward
Mexican Spitfire at Sea

Mexican Spitfire at Sea (1942)

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.46
Based on 18.4 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Richard MartinRichard Martin

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1917-12-12

Deathday
1994-09-04 (76 years old)

Birth Place
Spokane, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Dick Martin


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