Walter Maslow | |
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![]() Maslow in Man with a Camera, 1959 | |
Born | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | January 16, 1928
Occupation(s) | Film, stage and television actor |
Walter Maslow (born January 16, 1928) [1] is an American film, stage and television actor. [2] He is known for playing private Marty Green in the 1958 film Suicide Battalion . [3]
Maslow was born in Brooklyn, New York, [4] the son of Rubin and Sylvia Maslow. [5] He served in the United States Navy during World War II. [6] During his military service, he directed and acted on special services performances, which after his discharge, he moved to New York and appeared on off-Broadway productions at Cherry Lane Theatre in New York. [7] He began his screen career in 1956, appearing in the CBS adventure and drama television series Crusader , starring Brian Keith. The next year, he appeared in the film Under Fire , playing an uncredited role of a court officer. [8]
Later in his career, Maslow guest-starred in television programs including Johnny Staccato , 26 Men , Man with a Camera , Colt .45 , Tales of Wells Fargo , Sky King , The Man from U.N.C.L.E. , Fury , Iron Horse and Highway Patrol , [9] and played the recurring roles of Dick Averill and Blackie Saunders in the ABC western television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp . [10] [11] He also appeared in films such as Suicide Battalion (as private Marty Green), [3] The Cosmic Man (as Dr. Ritchie), Atlas (as Garnis), [12] Winter A-Go-Go , Warning Shot and Here Come the Jets . [9]
Maslow retired from acting in 1978, last appearing in the film Malibu Beach , starring Kim Lankford and James Daughton. [8]
In August 1951, Maslow married Eileen Wool in Los Angeles, California. [13] Her subsequent filed for divorce in April 1952, [14] prevailing in May 1953. [15]
On February 14, 1961, Maslow subsequently married Joan Young, an actress, in Rome, where he had completed his scenes for the film Francis of Assisi , [16] and where the newlyweds would presently begin work in the film Barabbas , resulting in uncredited roles for each. [17] [18]