Dean Martin comes to London! (1983)

It seemed for a long time that Dean Martin would never come back to England. But just when you thought Dean wouldn't show up then finally in 1983 there he was! He not only did a concert at the Apollo Victoria Theater, but he also celebrated his 66th birthday and received a lifetime achievement award from the Variety Club of Great Britain.

[@martinwright4424]

I was Deans driver for his visit in the UK ,a truly nice man . Can't believe it's been that long . So many nice times

[@tunefultonyjohnson4100]

martin wright :: I am truly fascinated :: How long exactly did Dean Martin stay in the UK? -- Bruce Forsyth on this video recounts how, when he had finished a 45-minute show in Vegas, Dean "had a plane waiting" to take him home to Beverly Hills in Los Angeles... Presumably then, when he visited the UK, he travelled by chauffeur-driven car.... A friend of mine told me a true story that her grandmother met Dean on a narrow cobbled road in Barry Island, in South Wales, Wales' valleys of course being where comic Tommy Cooper hailed from.... I don't know whether this is true, or whether you can confirm that Dean Martin ever visited Barry Island in South Wales, and if he did, what what the reason for him being there??....

[@johnslater7040]

I would love to hear any stories about his trip.

[@edwardandrews1381]

BIG DEAL ...... yawwwwwwwwwwwnnnn !!

[@amandawhiteley6737]

He reminds me of my favourite uncle in looks n humour, my other one was just as warm n funny with his belly laugh!! Both passed away in recent times bless em ❤❤❤❤😊😊😊

[@timwatterson7465]

Coolest entertainer ever!

[@playparts1]

I was given a ticket for this but could not go so sent the wife, biggest regret of my life. If only I had realised that the chances of seeing him live again would be rarer than winning the lottery.

[@jillgreenwell980]

Loved Dean Martin. Miss him so much.

[@paris777kidney]

Dean Martin one cool, very very handsome man that had charisma and treated women like real ladies...Gosh would I have loved to been his girl😘

[@lindashelley3635]

marlyyy Although he was known as something of a ladies man, I think the one real love of Deans life, his ‘soul mate’ as many have described her, was Jeannie. She was the one he always returned to, even after they divorced and his third short-lived ‘mid-life crisis’ marriage to Catherine fizzled out. And Jeannie was the one who was there for him during the final sad and painful years of his life.

[@tarnsand]

Thanks for upload. Love Dean Martin to bits. Handsome multi- talented funny humble kind. Must have been such a memorable honour to see him.

[@nannyb1372]

love Dean Martin , miss him and the rat pack,

[@woonvinithketkumnuan811]

Dean is wonderful entertainer, because he is only one working hardest in Hollywood.

[@elvicare35]

Awesome!!!!!

[@OuterBoroughs7]

Thank you, this is such a great and rare find! Dino really charmed the pants off the Limeys lol :-)

[@dino4ever472]

Tooooooooooooo much Johan thank u so much :)

[@Hickey66]

Thanks, I had seen bits of this with tommy cooper, but not Dean. A fine man - both.

[@shanellekay8263]

Ment to say what a fitting tribute

[@MichaelSimmons.]

How much fun, would it have been, to play a round of golf, with Dean Martin.

[@elevatorpanic642]

more fun than I can imagine

[@evanwolf6618]

No commas necessary. Missing question mark .

[@MrLinoventura]

Sammy Davis jr étale sa bijouterie.....merci pour les pauvres qui regardent !....

[@grahamtinker8477]

It's lovely to see lots off movies stars in the UK bk then. Good we have got the internet to show the good news off. Every one that come s to UK always get the welcome

[@susantunbridge4612]

The UK welcomed black American performers who had to perform to segregated audiences and on the Chitlin circuit in the US. Paul McCartney brought Hendrix off that circuit to the UK, where he pretty much blasted Eric Clapton off the stage But lots of blues singers, Little Richard had the Beatles fronting for him before they were famous, and they learned their early style from him. Kudos to the UK for that, they don't deserve the racist tag attached to them now. Just play those videos of black artists in the UK in the 50s 60s etc. Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Brits loved it

[@shanellekay8263]

What a fitting

[@wilburbonzo]

Dean was in Britain in the early 50s with Jerry Lewis and they were treated rather badly, Dean swore he'd never go back (read Jerry's book Dean and Me: A Love Story)

[@shakeystearoom]

wilburbonzo True. Dean's issue was with the press, not with the people. The hecklers at the end of the show (with Jerry) didn't represent the audience and were trying to make a political point--in doing so, the successful performance was overshadowed by the disruptive few. Dean took it personally, I suppose, but he was clear in stating that the people were wonderful. He just didn't want to travel that far and have it happen again. I'm glad he was able to be convinced that a return visit would be much different.

[@jillgreenwell980]

Frank Sinatra wasn't there. Gosh can't believe it. Rest in peace great one.

[@gerrybruce29]

I was lucky enough to be there courtesy of being employed by Mecca Bingo. Do you have any more footage from this event?

[@deanothevoice]

my parents were at that show!

[@geekay1349]

only Dean Martin could get away with those corny jokes

[@jessiejames7492]

wow royalty came to meet him...

[@emilybacon2654]

Please is there any note of this??

[@MrCtsSteve]

Surprised Frank didn't go with him

[@almeggs3247]

I’m sure todayDean Martin would be a Republican!

[@noahhyde8769]

@Robert Beck No, he said a Republican. You're talking about Adam Schiff or Bernie Sanders. Oh, btw...I do believe Dean Martin was, in fact, a Republican. He was a solid supporter of Ronald Reagan, for sure...and btw...Reagan had a fuller head of hair than you do.

[@Djm8520]

Sammy did indeed need the money as he left his widow with mountains of debt. He spent it all and then a whole lot more.

[@zazapipe]

what you get when you cross a londoner with an arab...a urban turban ,,,hahahahahhahahahahahaha

[@larrysintay4456]

Not sure Arabs wear turbans hahahaha

[@jessiejames7492]

whats wrong with sammy davis? thats too much jewellry

[@queennefertiti4647]

+jessie james Not to worry, the IRS confiscated it. :)

[@DINOLOVER6717]

Sign of the times. Always had rings and things from 50s/60s but once the 70s hit he got decked out like a pimp 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@lindashelley3635]

jessie james That was sort of his trademark, one of the things (apart from his prodigious talents) that he was known for.

[@susantunbridge4612]

What business is it of yours?

[@susantunbridge4612]

@@DINOLOVER6717 That's a racist stereotype if I've ever heard one. Sammy was incredibly talented, and much loved by Dean and Frank. All you need to know. Frank saved his career after he lost his eye; teaching him how to swim to enable him to maintain balance, because unlike yourself, Frank was a good person.

[@markharrison2544]

Dean Martin hated the British.

[@lindashelley3635]

Mark Harrison I don’t feel that he ‘hated’ the British, just that he was unhappy about the way some audiences treated him and Jerry when they came over here in the early 1950s. At the time they were still performing together as a team and I don’t know whether it was because their act didn’t go over very well or because, as some have suggested, a few people were allegedly making an ‘anti-American’ political point (although I have always been a fan of Dean, at that time I was only a toddler, just a few years old, so I don’t know the details). At any rate, by the time Dean came over again some 30 years later to perform on his own, he had become much more popular, as can be seen in the recording of his show at the London Palladium.

[@susantunbridge4612]

Dean Martin did not hate the British, or any other group. He just is not that kind of person. He seemed, in fact. to have a thing going with Petula Clark, and I believe he went to the UK to appear on her show, with a horse. The only person he may have hated is Jerry Lewis, who was a pretty despicable person, although he really worked on not looking that way. He did a great spoof of Nazis in one of his early shows.

[@susantunbridge4612]

@@lindashelley3635 The attacks were directed at Jerry Lewis for some reason. I never could stand Lewis, instinctive dislike, but I don't know what provoked the UK press to go after him. Remember, he was known as "The Dark Prince of Comedy", and that is for a reason. Obsessive, controlling and mean. Dean had so much fun after he left Jerry Lewis. If it hadn't been for the tragic loss of his son, he'd probably still be going. Absolutely the opposite to Jerry Lewis. Kind, humble, talented, suave, good looking and attractive.

[@daniellebourgade8701]

@@susantunbridge4612 Dean didn't hate Jerry Lewis who was a multi-talented artist too. Jerry Lewis was a very handsome charming and sexy man specially in the seventies.

[@elvicare35]

Awesome!!!!!