1980
Search results
People also ask
Who is Strother Martin?
Who was Strother Douglas Martin?
How did Strother Martin become famous?
How did Strother Martin die?
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.
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.
- March 26, 1919
- August 1, 1980
Strother Martin. Actor: Cool Hand Luke. 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.
- January 1, 1
- Kokomo, Indiana, USA
- January 1, 1
- Thousand Oaks, California, USA
Strother Martin in Slap Shot (1977)- Strother Martin and Gordon Jones in McLintock! (1963)
- Katharine Hepburn, John Wayne, Strother Martin, and Richard Romancito in Rooster Cogburn (1975)
- James Stewart, Kurt Russell, Anne Baxter, and Strother Martin in Fools' Parade (1971)
- James Arness, Strother Martin, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)
- Strother Martin in Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)
- Strother Martin, Pamelyn Ferdin, and Amzie Strickland in Death Valley Days (1952)
- James Stewart, John Wayne, Strother Martin, Lee Marvin, and Lee Van Cleef in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Strother Douglas Martin, Jr. was an American actor who gained fame for portraying supporting roles in films starring John Wayne and Paul Newman. An Indiana native, Martin was a prodigious swimmer and diver as a child and went on to serve in the United States Navy during the World War II.
Jul 6, 2024 · Strother Douglas Martin Jr. (March 26, 1919 – August 1, 1980) emerged as a luminary in American cinema. Born in Kokomo, Indiana, his lineage is traced back to Ethel (née Dunlap) and Strother Douglas Martin.
Mar 26, 2019 · Strother Martin grew up in Indiana and became a competitive diver, winning the National Junior Springboard Diving Championship at age 17. Nicknamed “Tee-Bone,” he continued competing at the University of Michigan in hopes of representing the U.S. in the Olympics.
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."
