The Virginian
1962
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Biography. Awards. Trivia. FAQ. IMDbPro. All topics. Trivia. Strother Martin. Edit. Frequently co-starred with L.Q. Jones, who in real life was one of his closest friends. Did an episode of the The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) called "Baby Fat" in which he portrayed a playwright based on Tennessee Williams in 1965.
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.
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.
Mar 26, 2019 · March 26, 2019. Culture, Movies, The 1960s. The Man in the Background of Your Favorite Westerns. Strother Martin played “prairie scum” characters in some of the most acclaimed westerns of all time, and he had a talent for delivering potent dialogue. Nicholas Gilmore. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Strother_Martin.jpg. Weekly Newsletter.
Acting. 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."
Biography by AllMovie [+] 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).
Strother Martin. Highest Rated: 100% Shenandoah (1965) Lowest Rated: Not Available. Birthday: Mar 26, 1919. Birthplace: Kokomo, Indiana, USA. Hollywood swimming instructor turned character...
