Martin Milner Dies at 83; Actor Made His Name on ‘Route 66’

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Martin Milner, an actor who broke out of supporting movie roles as the quintessential clean-cut young man to achieve television stardom as one of two road-hungry bachelors in “Route 66” and later as a veteran police officer in “Adam-12,” died on Sunday at his home in Carlsbad, Calif. He was 83.

The cause was heart failure, his wife, Judy, said.

Mr. Milner, who came from a show-business family, had had a successful and highly visible run in late-1950s movies before “Route 66” came along.

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