Dean Martin: King of Cool (2021)

Dean Martin had a laid-back charm that made him successful in everything from big-screen comedies to television variety shows to live acts in Las Vegas. Filmmaker Tom Donahue explores Martin’s varied career, including his complicated relationships with Jerry Lewis, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, and others. We hear from admirers such as critic Gerald Early, actor Jon Hamm, and Hip-Hop artist RZA who testify to Martin’s enduring mystique.

Cast (43)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Dean Martin

Self (archive footage)

Alec Baldwin

Self

Jeanine Basinger

Self

J

Jerry Blavat

Self

Peter Bogdanovich

Self

B

Bill Boggs

Self

Carol Burnett

Self

Bing Crosby

Self (archive footage)

N

Neil Daniels

Self

Sammy Davis Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Angie Dickinson

Self

T

Tom Dreesen

Self

Gerald Early

Self

S

Susan R Ewing

Self

T

Todd Fisher

Self

W

Will Friedwald

Self

R

Rosie Cox Gitlin

Self

L

Lee Hale

Self

Jon Hamm

Self

A

Anne Harden

Self

Billy Hinsche

Self

Joshua Homme

Self

Henry Jaglom

Self

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Norman Lear

Self

Barry Levinson

Self

Jerry Lewis

Self

S

Scott Lewis

Self

Ron Marasco

Self

Deana Martin

Self

J

John Mills

Self (archive footage)

H

Herbert Mills

Self (archive footage)

H

Harry Mills

Self (archive footage)

D

Donald Mills

Self (archive footage)

K

Kliph Nesteroff

Self

Bob Newhart

Self

Regis Philbin

Self

Barbara Rush

Self

RZA

Self

G

George Schlatter

Self

Frank Sinatra

Self (archive footage)

Tommy Tune

Self

James Woods

Self

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