Marty Ingels

Marty Ingels was an actor, comedian and talent agent, best known for his voiceover work as well as his role in the 1960s sitcom I'm Dickens, He's Fenster. He was also married to actress Shirley Jones for nearly 40 years.

Ingels co-starred opposite John Astin in the ABC comedy about two carpenters, one married (Ingels as Arch Fenster) and one a ladies man (Astin as Harry Dickens). The series was created by sitcom veteran Leonard Stern (Get Smart, McMillan & Wife), but lasted only one season, in 1962.

Ingels also appeared on many other television shows, including The Phil Silvers Show, The Ann Sothern Show, Pete and Gladys, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Burke’s Law, The Addams Family, Bewitched, The Phyllis Diller Show, The Rookies, Adam-12, Police Story, CHiPs, The Love Boat, Family, The Munsters Today, The New Adam-12, Baywatch, ER, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, New Girl, and Murder, She Wrote.

Known for his rapid-fire, raspy delivery, he also lent his voice to animated programs, including the series Motormouse and Autocat, Cattanooga Cats, The Great Grape Ape Show, The New Tom & Jerry Show, Pac-Man, Darkwing Duck and Z-Squad.

Additionally, his film credits included roles in Armored Command, The Horizontal Lieutenant, Wild and Wonderful, starring Tony Curtis and Christine Kaufmann, The Busy Body, with Sid Caesar and Anne Baxter, A Guide for the Married Man, starring Walter Matthau and Robert Morse, Round Numbers, and A Strange Brand of Happy, which also featured his wife.

A native of New York, Ingels served for a short time in the Army before moving to Los Angeles, where got his acting break at the Pasadena Playhouse. During his time as a voice actor he launched his own talent rep firm, Ingels Inc., which booked well-known stars for television commercials, including John Wayne, Cary Grant and Orson Welles.

Ingels died October 21, 2015, in Tarzana, California. He was 79.