Martin S. Brill (May 6, 1932 – January 23, 2021) was an American comedian, writer, actor and musician who appeared regularly on 1960s and 1970s TV in both variety shows (The Ed Sullivan Show, The Merv Griffin Show, The Tonight Show) and sitcoms (The New Dick Van Dyke Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show). In the late 1970s, Marty Brill did some writing in the 1970s for the "New Soupy Sales Show," also occasionally playing characters on the show, especially after Soupy's longtime sidekick (Clyde Adler) took ill during production of the series.
Brill was the lyricist for the short-lived 1964 Broadway musical Cafe Crown. For the 1977 film Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure he voiced King Koo Koo and sang one of the film's songs.
Brill was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 6, 1932, and died on January 23, 2021, at the age of 88.Aveleyman: Marty BrillWriters Guild of America: In Memoriam 2021
Discography The Roving Balladeer "Timber"Billboard – August 18, 1956 p.65 "Timber 72 Brill gives a dramatic reading to this folkish ode." James Blonde ("The Man From T.A.N.T.E.")Marty Brill & Larry Foster – James Blonde ("The Man From T.A.N.T.E.") (Discogs) (No. 93 US) He was involved with a comedy album called "The Other Family". This was a take-off on "The First Family" but about the Khrushchevs in the Kremlin.
He dubbed The Six Shooter into Japanese - mentioned on SiriusXM Radio Classics.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1969 Angel, Angel, Down We Go Maitre D' 1977 Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure King Koo Koo Voice1984 The Pope of Greenwich Village Mel 1985 Basic Training General Strombs 1987 Talking Walls Floyd (final film role)
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