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Donovan in 2012, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Martin Paul Smith
Place of Birth: Reseda, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: August 19, 1957
Ethnicity: * father – German, some Austrian * mother – Irish
Martin Donovan is an American actor.
He is married to actress Vivian Lanko, with whom he has two children.
Martin’s paternal grandfather was Raymond George Smith (the son of Daniel Emmet Smith and Caroline “Callie” Keepler). Raymond was born in Ohio. Daniel was the son of George Washington Smith and Mary Ann Zahm. Caroline was the daughter of George Kubler and Elizabeth Stucke.
Martin’s paternal grandmother was Martha Veronica Pflum (the daughter of Antony/Anthony Paul Pflum and Elisabeth/Elizabeth Schnabel). Martha was born in Ohio. Antony was born in Missouri, to a German father, Frederic Pflum, and to an Austrian mother, Wilhelmina Riedisser/Reideser. Elisabeth was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, the daughter of Weigland Schnabel and Margaretha Wilhelmine Wolf.
Martin’s maternal grandfather was named Thomas Regan. Thomas was born in Kansas, to Irish parents.
Martin’s maternal grandmother was named Mary Loretta Donovan. Mary was born in Missouri, to an Irish father and a Canadian mother.