Rudy Solari

Rudy Solari was an American actor who played the part of crime boss Montague Martin, on the television series Police Squad!

Background
Among the many television series Solari has appeared, most noteable are Gunsmoke, The Outer Limits (with Ted Knight), The Big Valley, Mission: Impossible, Police Story and Quincy, M.E. Solari made his film debut with a brief appearance in the 1961 classic Judgment at Nuremberg, which also featured Joseph Bernard and Solari's TOS co-star William Shatner. His last film appearance was a lead role in the 1978 drama The Boss' Son, co-starring James Darren.

Rudy died of cancer in 1991 at the age of 56. A popular acting coach and theater director, Solari once had a theater named after him. It has since been renamed.