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{{Short description|British film and television actor (1934-1994)}}
{{Short description|British film and television actor (1934-1994)}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Larry Martyn
| name = Larry Martyn
| image = Larry Martyn AYBS.jpg
| image = Larry Martyn.jpg
| caption = Martyn as Mr. Mash in ''Are You Being Served?''
| caption =  
| birth_name = Lawrence Martyn
| birth_name = Lawrence Martyn
| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|3|22|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|3|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[London]], England
| birth_place = [[w:London|London]], England
| death_date= {{death date and age|1994|8|7|1934|3|22|df=y}}
| death_date= {{death date and age|1994|8|7|1934|3|22|df=y}}
| death_place= [[St Mary's Bay, Kent]], England
| death_place= [[w:St Mary's Bay, Kent|St Mary's Bay]], England
| spouse= [[Hilary Martyn]]
| spouse= [[w:Hilary Martyn|Hilary Martyn]]
| years_active= 1950-1992
| years_active= 1950-1992
}}
}}
'''Lawrence Martyn''' (22 March 1934 – 7 August 1994) was a British film and television actor known for his comedy performances.
'''Lawrence Martyn''' (22 March 1934 – 7 August 1994) was a British film and television actor known for his comedy performances.


Martyn was born in London and was a  member of the [[Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)|Parachute Regiment]]. He was famous as store maintenance man "Mr. Mash" in the [[BBC]] comedy series ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'', appearing in the first three series before being replaced by [[Arthur English]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/579093/credits.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Are You Being Served? (1973-85) Credits|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> He was unable to continue in this role because he was committed to the television series ''Spring and Autumn'' with [[Jimmy Jewel]].<ref name=bfi/> Other TV appearances included ''[[Dad's Army]]'', ''[[On the Buses]]'', ''[[Mike Yarwood|Look - Mike Yarwood!]]'', ''[[Rising Damp]]'', ''[[The Detectives (1993 TV series)|The Detectives]]'' and ''[[Grange Hill]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=25671|title=Larry Martyn|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> He also played alongside [[Frankie Howerd]] in two of his BBC shows, ''[[Up Pompeii!]]'' and ''[[Whoops Baghdad]]''.<ref name=bfi/>
Martyn was born in London and was a  member of the [[w:Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)|Parachute Regiment]]. He was famous as store maintenance man "Mr. Mash" in the [[w:BBC|BBC]] comedy series ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'', appearing in the first three series before being replaced by [[Arthur English]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/579093/credits.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Are You Being Served? (1973-85) Credits|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> He was unable to continue in this role because he was committed to the television series ''Spring and Autumn'' with [[Jimmy Jewel]].<ref name=bfi/> Other TV appearances included ''[[Dad's Army]]'', ''[[On the Buses]]'', ''[[w:Mike Yarwood|Look - Mike Yarwood!]]'', ''[[Rising Damp]]'', ''[[w:The Detectives (1993 TV series)|The Detectives]]'' and ''[[w:Grange Hill|Grange Hill]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=25671|title=Larry Martyn|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> He also played alongside [[Frankie Howerd]] in two of his BBC shows, ''[[Up Pompeii!]]'' and ''[[Whoops Baghdad]]''.<ref name=bfi/>


==Career ==
==Career ==
Martyn played the role of the [[spiv]] [[Private Walker]] in the radio version of ''[[Dad's Army]]'' after the death of [[James Beck]] in 1973.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007jpkw|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Dad's Army, Series 3, A Man of Action|website=BBC}}</ref> His [[film]] roles included ''[[Carry On at Your Convenience]],'' where he had a small part as the promenade rifle-range owner, and ''[[Carry On Behind]]'', where he played an inept electrician who helps wire up the [[public address]] system at the caravan site the film was set in.<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fce98e5|title=Larry Martyn|website=BFI}}</ref>
Martyn played the role of the [[w:spiv|spiv]] [[Private Walker]] in the radio version of ''[[Dad's Army]]'' after the death of [[James Beck]] in 1973.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007jpkw|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Dad's Army, Series 3, A Man of Action|website=BBC}}</ref> His [[w:film|film]] roles included ''[[Carry On at Your Convenience]],'' where he had a small part as the promenade rifle-range owner, and ''[[Carry On Behind]]'', where he played an inept electrician who helps wire up the [[w:public address|public address]] system at the caravan site the film was set in.<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fce98e5|title=Larry Martyn|website=BFI}}</ref>


==Death ==
==Death ==
Martyn died on 7 August 1994 at home in [[St Mary's Bay, Kent]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://areyoubeingservedfansite.wetpaint.com/page/Larry+Martyn |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510130930/http://areyoubeingservedfansite.wetpaint.com/page/Larry+Martyn |archive-date=10 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=December 2021}} at age 60.
Martyn died on 7 August 1994 at home in [[w:St Mary's Bay, Kent|St Mary's Bay]] at age 60.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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* ''[[Idol on Parade]]'' (1959) - Teenager
* ''[[w:Idol on Parade|Idol on Parade]]'' (1959) - Teenager
* ''[[Too Young to Love (film)|Too Young to Love]]'' (1960) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''[[w:Too Young to Love (film)|Too Young to Love]]'' (1960) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''[[Never Let Go]]'' (1960) - Len
* ''[[w:Never Let Go|Never Let Go]]'' (1960) - Len
* ''[[Deadline Midnight (TV series)|Deadline Midnight]]'' (1961, TV Series) - Billy Brewster
* ''[[w:Deadline Midnight (TV series)|Deadline Midnight]]'' (1961, TV Series) - Billy Brewster
* ''[[Flame in the Streets]]'' (1961) - Second Corner Boy (uncredited)
* ''[[w:Flame in the Streets|Flame in the Streets]]'' (1961) - Second Corner Boy (uncredited)
* ''[[Partners in Crime (1961 film)|Partners in Crime]]'' (1961) - Pete Lake
* ''[[w:Partners in Crime (1961 film)|Partners in Crime]]'' (1961) - Pete Lake
* ''[[Never Back Losers]]'' (1961) - Clive Parker
* ''[[w:Never Back Losers|Never Back Losers]]'' (1961) - Clive Parker
* ''[[The Day the Earth Caught Fire]]'' (1961) - Man at Water Station (uncredited)
* ''[[w:The Day the Earth Caught Fire|The Day the Earth Caught Fire]]'' (1961) - Man at Water Station (uncredited)
* ''[[The Damned (1963 film)|The Damned]]'' (1962) - Teddy Boy (uncredited)
* ''[[w:The Damned (1963 film)|The Damned]]'' (1962) - Teddy Boy (uncredited)
* ''[[On the Beat (1962 film)|On the Beat]]'' (1962) - Yob in Cafe (uncredited)
* ''[[w:On the Beat (1962 film)|On the Beat]]'' (1962) - Yob in Cafe (uncredited)
* ''Breath of Life'' (1963) - Tony
* ''Breath of Life'' (1963) - Tony
* ''[[The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery]]'' (1966) - Chips
* ''[[The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery]]'' (1966) - Chips
* ''[[Up the Junction (film)|Up the Junction]]'' (1968) - Barrow Boy
* ''[[w:Up the Junction (film)|Up the Junction]]'' (1968) - Barrow Boy
* ''[[Up Pompeii!]]'' (1970, TV Series) - Verminus / Spurius / Gaoler
* ''[[Up Pompeii!]]'' (1970, TV Series) - Verminus / Spurius / Gaoler
* ''[[Carry On at Your Convenience]]'' (1971) - Rifle Range Owner
* ''[[Carry On at Your Convenience]]'' (1971) - Rifle Range Owner
* ''[[For the Love of Ada (film)|For the Love of Ada]]'' (1971, TV Series) - Brian
* ''[[For the Love of Ada (film)|For the Love of Ada]]'' (1971, TV Series) - Brian
* ''[[Kindly Leave the Kerb]]'' (1971, TV Series)
* ''[[w:Kindly Leave the Kerb|Kindly Leave the Kerb]]'' (1971, TV Series)
* ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)|Upstairs, Downstairs]]'' (1972, TV Series) - The Electrician
* ''[[w:Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)|Upstairs, Downstairs]]'' (1972, TV Series) - The Electrician
* ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' (1972-1975, TV Series) - Mr. Mash
* ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' (1972-1975, TV Series) - Mr. Mash
* ''Spring and Autumn'' (1972-1976, TV Series) - Brian Reid / Joe Dickinson
* ''Spring and Autumn'' (1972-1976, TV Series) - Brian Reid / Joe Dickinson
* ''[[Elementary, My Dear Watson]]'' (1973)
* ''[[w:Elementary, My Dear Watson|Elementary]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Whoops Baghdad]]'' (1973, TV Series) - Derti Dhoti
* ''[[Whoops Baghdad]]'' (1973, TV Series) - Derti Dhoti
* ''[[On the Buses]]'' (1973, TV Series) - Fred
* ''[[On the Buses]]'' (1973, TV Series) - Fred
* ''[[Mike Yarwood|Look - Mike Yarwood!]]'' (1974-1976, TV Series)
* ''[[w:Mike Yarwood|Look - Mike Yarwood!]]'' (1974-1976, TV Series)
* ''[[Carry On Behind]]'' (1975) - Electrician
* ''[[Carry On Behind]]'' (1975) - Electrician
* ''[[Don Alfonso]]'' (1975, Music film by [[Mike Oldfield]]) - Don Alfonso
* ''[[w:Don Alfonso|Don Alfonso]]'' (1975, Music film by [[w:Mike Oldfield|Mike Oldfield]]) - Don Alfonso
* ''[[A Sharp Intake of Breath]]'' (1980, TV Series) - Barry Penders
* ''[[A Sharp Intake of Breath]]'' (1980, TV Series) - Barry Penders
* ''[[Omen III: The Final Conflict]]'' (1981) - Orator
* ''[[w:Omen III: The Final Conflict|Omen III: The Final Conflict]]'' (1981) - Orator
* ''[[Grange Hill]]'' (1981, TV Series) - Bus Conductor
* ''[[w:Grange Hill|Grange Hill]]'' (1981, TV Series) - Bus Conductor
* ''West End Tales'' (1981, TV Series) - Checkie
* ''West End Tales'' (1981, TV Series) - Checkie
* ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'' (1982, TV Series) - Smith
* ''[[w:Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'' (1982, TV Series) - Smith
* ''[[Don't Wait Up (TV series)|Don't Wait Up]]'' (1983, TV Series) - Garage mechanic
* ''[[w:Don't Wait Up (TV series)|Don't Wait Up]]'' (1983, TV Series) - Garage mechanic
* ''[[Slinger's Day]]'' (1986, TV Series) - 1st Man Customer
* ''[[w:Slinger's Day|Slinger's Day]]'' (1986, TV Series) - 1st Man Customer
* ''[[High & Dry (1987 TV series)|High & Dry]]'' (1987, TV Series) - Electricity Board Inspector
* ''[[w:High & Dry (1987 TV series)|High & Dry]]'' (1987, TV Series) - Electricity Board Inspector
* ''[[The Bill]]'' (1989-1993, TV Series) - Pub Landlord / Landlord / Greengrocer / Norman Harris (final appearance)
* ''[[w:The Bill|The Bill]]'' (1989-1993, TV Series) - Pub Landlord / Landlord / Greengrocer / Norman Harris (final appearance)
* ''[[The Detectives (1993 TV series)|The Detectives]]'' (1993, TV Series) - Stable Hand
* ''[[w:The Detectives (1993 TV series)|The Detectives]]'' (1993, TV Series) - Stable Hand
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Larry Martyn
Larry Martyn.jpg
Born
Lawrence Martyn

(1934-03-22)22 March 1934
London, England
Died7 August 1994(1994-08-07) (aged 60)
St Mary's Bay, England
Years active1950-1992
SpouseHilary Martyn

Lawrence Martyn (22 March 1934 – 7 August 1994) was a British film and television actor known for his comedy performances.

Martyn was born in London and was a member of the Parachute Regiment. He was famous as store maintenance man "Mr. Mash" in the BBC comedy series Are You Being Served?, appearing in the first three series before being replaced by Arthur English.[1] He was unable to continue in this role because he was committed to the television series Spring and Autumn with Jimmy Jewel.[2] Other TV appearances included Dad's Army, On the Buses, Look - Mike Yarwood!, Rising Damp, The Detectives and Grange Hill.[3] He also played alongside Frankie Howerd in two of his BBC shows, Up Pompeii! and Whoops Baghdad.[2]

Career

Martyn played the role of the spiv Private Walker in the radio version of Dad's Army after the death of James Beck in 1973.[4] His film roles included Carry On at Your Convenience, where he had a small part as the promenade rifle-range owner, and Carry On Behind, where he played an inept electrician who helps wire up the public address system at the caravan site the film was set in.[2]

Death

Martyn died on 7 August 1994 at home in St Mary's Bay at age 60.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Are You Being Served? (1973-85) Credits". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Larry Martyn". BFI.
  3. ^ "Larry Martyn". www.aveleyman.com.
  4. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Dad's Army, Series 3, A Man of Action". BBC.

External links

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