caption active death_date death_place birth_place image_size name birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name
dan '' rowan & martin 's laugh-in '' , 1968 rowan -lrb- left -rrb- and dick martin on 1951 -- 2002 24 may 2008 santa monica , california , u.s. battle creek , michigan , u.s. 230px dick martin 30 january 1922 peggy 1971 -- 1975 , 1978 -- 2008 -rrb- connelly -lrb- m. 1957 -rrb- dolly read -lrb- rowan martin laugh in photo.jpg dick martin -lrb- comedian -rrb-
 thomas richard martin
dick martin -lrb- comedian -rrb-

thomas richard `` dick '' martin -lrb- january 30 , 1922 -- may 24 , 2008 -rrb- was an american comedian and director .
he was known for his role as the cohost of the sketch comedy program `` rowan & martin 's laugh-in '' from 1968 to 1973 .
