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- Birth nameRaymond Isaacs
- Ray Martine was born on October 6, 1928 in London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for The Avengers (1961), The Two Ronnies (1971) and Three of a Kind (1981). He died on June 19, 2002 in Newcastle, England, UK.
- Died 19 June 2002 in a Newcastle upon Tyne nursing home.
- Had small parts in the films Primitive London (1965) and the Girl From Auntie (1966).
- Began working as a stand by comedian in the late 1950s.
- Was resident compère/comic in Soho's Whisky A' Go Go nightclub at 33 Wardour Street for a while.
- Terry-Thomas was one of the comic's first endorsers, having seen his live act in the early 60s.
- [on becoming a TV celebrity] I was nervous, but then I remembered my philosophy: "I don't give a damn". People are the same whatever their class, and they all want and need a good laugh. I hope to give it to them and to get by because I revel in being an exhibitionist.
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