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BARNEY Martin got his start in showbusiness after showing an aptitude for humour when writing speeches for senior police officers during his time on the New York force.
The burly actor, who has died of cancer in California at the age of 82, went on to play Liza Minnelli's father in the 1981 comedy Arthur and its sequel, and Jerry Seinfeld's father on the hit American sitcom Seinfeld, from 1991 through to the final episodes in 1998.See the full content of this document
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Barney Martin
Born in the New York borough of Queens in 1923, Martin served as an Air Force n...
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