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| 3 | Martin Alan "Marty" Feldman (8 July 1934 – 2 December 1982) was a [[FishEyes Fish-eyed]] British comedian and actor, best remembered now as Igor from ''Film/YoungFrankenstein''. Often worked with Creator/MelBrooks. He had previously worked as a scriptwriter on several radio and TV shows before being persuaded to appear on ''Series/AtLastThe1948Show''. No, he's not related to Creator/CoreyFeldman. |
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| 6 | !!Partial filmography: |
| 7 | * ''Series/AtLastThe1948Show'' (UK TV series) |
| 8 | * ''Film/YoungFrankenstein'' |
| 9 | * ''Film/TheAdventureOfSherlockHolmesSmarterBrother'' |
| 10 | * ''Film/SilentMovie'' |
| 11 | * ''Film/TheLastRemakeOfBeauGeste'' (also directed) |
| 12 | * ''Film/{{Yellowbeard}}'' |
| 13 | * ''In God We Tru$t'' (also directed, starred Creator/AndyKaufman in one of his only feature film roles) |
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| 16 | !!Recurring tropes: |
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| 18 | * DisabilitySuperpower: Suffered from Graves Disease, an autoimmune disorder with a variety of effects, including the googly-eyes he used to great comedic effect. |
| 19 | * FishEyes: A side effect of his Graves Disease; he put this to good use with several of his characters, especially Igor from ''Film/YoungFrankenstein''. |
| 20 | * TheIgor: He played this precise role in ''Young Frankenstein''. |
| 21 | * KeepingTheHandicap: He attributed his appearance, notably his FishEyes, to his success and stated: |
| 22 | -->"If I aspired to be Creator/RobertRedford, I'd have my eyes straightened and my nose fixed and end up like every other lousy actor, with two lines on ''Series/{{Kojak}}''. But this way I'm a novelty." |
| 23 | %%* SurrealHumor |
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