He's Kim Wilde's rock 'n' roll dad, but what has Marty Wilde finally realised about himself? Marty Wilde - who was at the forefront of British rock 'n' roll in the 1950s - has finally accepted he is an old man at the age of 87. 13 May 2026 British rock 'n' roll icon Marty Wilde has only just accepted he is an old man. Marty Wilde with his daughter Kim Wilde in the 1980s Marty - who is the father of '80s pop star Kim Wilde - was one of the artists who pioneered rock 'n' roll in Britain in the 1950s along with artists like Sir Cliff Richard, Joe Brown and Billy Fury.