Martin Shakar | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1, 1940 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Children | 2, including Alex Shakar |
Martin Shakar (born January 1, 1940) is an American theatre, film and television actor.
He was born in Detroit, Michigan to an Armenian/Assyrian family from Adıyaman, Turkey and lives in Brooklyn, New York.[1]
A life member of The Actors Studio,[2] Shakar has played in a number of Broadway[3] and off-Broadway productions. He has appeared four times each in the television shows The Equalizer and Law & Order, but each instance was a different character.[4] He has appeared in 15 films since 1976.[4] His most notable role was in Saturday Night Fever as Frank Manero, Jr., older brother to John Travolta's Tony Manero. He has also appeared in a number of television advertisements, usually playing Italian or Arab roles.
- ^ "Martin Shakar in the 1940 Census | Ancestry®".
- ^ Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 279. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.
- ^ [1], Martin Shakar Theatre Credits, Retrieved 2011-04-08
- ^ a b movies.msn.com Archived 2009-11-21 at the Wayback Machine, Martin Shakar filmlogy, Retrieved 12-07-2008
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