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Strother Douglas Martin Jr. (March 26, 1919 – August 1, 1980) was an American character actor who often appeared in support of John Wayne and Paul Newman and in Western films directed by John Ford and Sam Peckinpah . Among Martin's memorable performances is his portrayal of the warden or "captain" of a state prison camp in the 1967 film Cool ...
Strother Martin. Actor: Slap Shot. American character actor who achieved considerable fame in the last decade of his life. A native of Kokomo, Indiana, Strother Martin Jr. was the youngest of three children of Strother Douglas Martin, a machinist, and Ethel Dunlap Martin.
Strother Martin. Actor: Slap Shot. American character actor who achieved considerable fame in the last decade of his life. A native of Kokomo, Indiana, Strother Martin Jr. was the youngest of three children of Strother Douglas Martin, a machinist, and Ethel Dunlap Martin. His family moved soon after his birth to San Antonio, Texas, but quickly returned to Indiana. Strother Jr. grew up in Indianapolis and in Cloverdale, Indiana. He...
American Actors. Childhood & Early Life. Born on March 26, 1919, in Kokomo, Indiana, USA, Martin was the youngest of three children of Ethel (née Dunlap) and Strother Douglas Martin. The family lived in San Antonio, Texas, for a brief period before coming back to Indiana. Since he was a child, he was exceptionally good at swimming and diving.
Mar 31, 2023 · Strother Douglas Martin Jr. (March 26, 1919 – August 1, 1980) was an American character actor who often appeared in support of John Wayne and Paul Newman and...
Mar 26, 2019 · Martin was overjoyed to be given such an honor, and Varona couldn’t miss it. He pulled up to the student center with a biker gang that had taken him much of the distance and walked in to see the actor nervously addressing a rapt audience. Varona laughs. “It was the first and last Strother Martin film festival.”
Strother Martin (March 26, 1919 – August 1, 1980) was an American actor in numerous films and television programs. Martin is perhaps best known as the prison "captain" in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, where he uttered the line, "What we've got here is...failure to communicate."
