Chrispin Martin
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Chrispin Martin (November 19, 1893 – June 27, 1953) was an American actor. Born Ysabel Ponciana Chris-Pin Martin Paiz in Tucson, Arizona, and he was also credited in his films by other names, including Chris-Pin Martin, Chris King Martin, Chris Martin, Cris-Pin Martin and Ethier Crispin Martini.
His roles were as a rotund, roly-poly bumbling or slow comedic character who spoke in broken English. He acted in over 100 films between 1925 and 1953, including over 50 Westerns. His most remembered western film role was as a sidekick on Gordito and Pancho in nine of the Cisco Kid films.
Death
On June 27, 1953, he died of a heart attack at 59, while addressing a Moose Lodge meeting in Montebello, California. His death record can be found here by searching for Chrispin Martin with Paiz as the mother's maiden name. There is a picture of Martin's grave here at the Odd Fellows Cemetery on Whittier Blvd, in East Los Angeles, California.
Selected filmography
- Romance of the Rio Grande (1941)
- Robin Hood of Monterey (1947)
External links
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