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Strother Martin

Strother Martin

A graduate of the University of Michigan, Strother Martin was the National Junior Springboard Diving Champion when he came to Hollywood as a swimming coach in the late 1940s. He stuck around Lala-land to play a few movie bits and extra roles before finally receiving a role of substance in The Asphalt Jungle (1950). Lean and limber in his early day, Martin was frequently cast in parts which called upon his athletic prowess (e.g. a drawling big-league ball player in 1951's Rhubarb). As his face grew more pocked and his body more paunched with each advancing year, Martin put his reedy, whiny voice and sinister squint to excellent use as a villain, most often in westerns. It took him nearly 20 years to matriculate from character actor to character star. In 1967, Martin skyrocketed to fame as the sadistic prison-farm captain in Cool Hand Luke: his character's signature line, "What we have here is a failure t' communicate," became a national catchphrase. While he continued accepting secondary roles for the rest of his career, Martin was awarded top billing in two sleazy but likeable programmers, Brotherhood of Satan (1971) and Ssssssss (1973). A veteran of scores of television shows, Strother Martin was seen on a weekly basis as Aaron Donager in Hotel De Paree (1959) and as star Jimmy Stewart's country cousin in Hawkins (1973). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide


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Strother Martin Trivia

When was Strother Martin born?
Strother Martin was born on March 26, 1919

What role did Strother Martin portray in The Brotherhood of Satan?
Strother Martin played Don Duncan in The Brotherhood of Satan

What role did Strother Martin play in Slap Shot?
Strother Martin played Joe McGrath in Slap Shot

Who did Strother Martin play in The Secret of Nikola Tesla?
Strother Martin was George Westinghouse in The Secret of Nikola Tesla

What role did Strother Martin portray in Hard Times?
Strother Martin played Poe in Hard Times

Who did Strother Martin portray in The End?
Strother Martin was Dr. Waldo Ming in The End

Who did Strother Martin play in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?
Strother Martin was Percy Garris in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Who did Strother Martin portray in The Ballad of Cable Hogue?
Strother Martin was Bowen in The Ballad of Cable Hogue

Who did Strother Martin play in The Deadly Companions?
Strother Martin was Parson in The Deadly Companions

Who did Strother Martin portray in The Champ?
Strother Martin was Riley in The Champ

What role did Strother Martin play in Up in Smoke?
Strother Martin played Mr. Stoner in Up in Smoke

Who did Strother Martin portray in An Eye for an Eye?
Strother Martin was Trumbull in An Eye for an Eye

Who did Strother Martin portray in Rooster Cogburn?
Strother Martin was McCoy in Rooster Cogburn

Who did Strother Martin portray in Cool Hand Luke?
Strother Martin was Captain in Cool Hand Luke

Who did Strother Martin play in The Villain?
Strother Martin was Parody Jones in The Villain

Who did Strother Martin portray in True Grit?
Strother Martin was Col. G. Stonehill in True Grit

Who did Strother Martin portray in The Wild Bunch?
Strother Martin was Coffer in The Wild Bunch

Who did Strother Martin portray in Black Patch?
Strother Martin was Petey in Black Patch

Who did Strother Martin portray in Harper?
Strother Martin was Claude in Harper

Who did Strother Martin play in The Shaggy Dog?
Strother Martin was Thurm in The Shaggy Dog

Who did Strother Martin play in McLintock!?
Strother Martin was Agard in McLintock!

Who did Strother Martin play in Attack?
Strother Martin was Sgt. Ingersol in Attack

What role did Strother Martin portray in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance?
Strother Martin played Floyd in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

What role did Strother Martin portray in Invitation to a Gunfighter?
Strother Martin played Fiddler in Invitation to a Gunfighter

What role did Strother Martin play in The Big Knife?
Strother Martin played Stillman in The Big Knife

Who did Strother Martin play in The Sons of Katie Elder?
Strother Martin was Jeb Rost in The Sons of Katie Elder

Who did Strother Martin portray in Shenandoah?
Strother Martin was Engineer in Shenandoah

Who did Strother Martin play in Sssssss?
Strother Martin was Dr. Carl Stoner in Sssssss

What role did Strother Martin play in South Sea Woman?
Strother Martin played Young Marine in South Sea Woman

Who did Strother Martin portray in Rhubarb?
Strother Martin was Ballplayer in Rhubarb

Who did Strother Martin portray in The Damned Don't Cry?
Strother Martin was Springboard diver in The Damned Don't Cry

What role did Strother Martin play in Cowboy?
Strother Martin played Trailhand in Cowboy

What role did Strother Martin portray in Nevada Smith?
Strother Martin played Strother in Nevada Smith

Who did Strother Martin portray in Kiss Me Deadly?
Strother Martin was Harvey Wallace, Truck Driver in Kiss Me Deadly

Who did Strother Martin play in The Horse Soldiers?
Strother Martin was Virgil in The Horse Soldiers

What role did Strother Martin play in The Asphalt Jungle?
Strother Martin played Karl Anton Smith in The Asphalt Jungle


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