Martin Crane

Martin Crane is a major character from the hit series ''Frasier. ''He is the father of the main titular character Frasier Crane and his brother Niles Crane. He is also the widower of Hester Crane.

Biography
Martin Crane was born and bread in his hometown Seattle and was implied to have fought in the Vietnam war. At a young age he met with Hester whom he fell deeply in love with despite her being a sophisticated social climber and him being only a cop. Eventually the two got married and gave birth to two sons Niles and Frasier. During one summer vacation at a log cabin Hester had an affair with their closest friends however fortunately the two were able to get past this. Sadly Hester died a few years later.

After this Frasier moved to Boston where he married Lilith and had one Grandson, Frederick. Niles stayed in Seattle and married with Maris. In each case Martin didn't get along very well with his sons and their wives. The closest bond he has so far is with his dog, Eddy who he well-trained and bonded with like his best friend.

His lifestyle as a cop was destroyed however while breaking up a robbery at a liquor store and the thug shot him in the hip. He was forced to retire from the police service and then lived in with his son Frasier which completely turned his life around. Martin was seen going through several relationships throughout the series such as Irene, the neighbour or Sherri. The one relationship that lasted the most was Ronnie, the former babysitter whom he later married when Frasier was about to leave for San Francisco.