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Strother Martin (1919–1980)

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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... See full bio »

Born:

Strother Douglas Martin Jr.
in Kokomo, Indiana, USA

Died:

(age 61) in Thousand Oaks, California, USA
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1980 Hotwire
The Weasel
 
1980 Tajna Nikole Tesle
George Westinghouse
 
1979 Better Late Than Never (TV movie)
J.D. Ashcroft
 
1979 The Villain
Parody Jones
 
1979 Nightwing
Selwyn
 
1979 The Champ
Riley
 
1979 Love and Bullets
Louis Monk
 
1978 Stubby Pringle's Christmas (TV movie)
Old Hollander
 
1978 Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy (TV movie)
Turtle Ranch Boss
 
1978 Vega$ (TV series)
Hank Jenner
– Yes, My Darling Daughter (1978) … Hank Jenner
 
1978 Up in Smoke
Arnold Stoner
 
1978 The End
Dr. Waldo Kling
 
1975-1977 Baretta (TV series)
Doc Stockwell / Duke / Harris Stump / …
– Lyman P. Dokker, Fed (1977) … Harris Stump/Lyman P. Dokker
– Open Season (1977) … Doc Stockwell
– On the Road (1975) … Duke
 
1977 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
Bill Driscoll
– The Ransom of Red Chief (1977) … Bill Driscoll
 
1977 Slap Shot
Joe McGrath
 
1977 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers
– The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers: Part 2 (1977) … Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers
– The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers: Part 1 (1977) … Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers
 
1976 Steel Cowboy (TV movie)
Pinky Pincus
 
1976 The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Billy
 
1975 Movin' On (TV series)
Cabe Miller
– Long Way to Nowhere (1975) … Cabe Miller
 
1975 Rooster Cogburn
McCoy
 
1975 Hard Times
Poe
 
1975 One of Our Own (TV movie)
LeRoy Atkins
 
1975 Petrocelli (TV series)
Clate Dobie
– Four the Hard Way (1975) … Clate Dobie
 
1956-1974 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Ben Snow / Billy / Cooter / …
– Island in the Desert: Part 2 (1974) … Ben Snow
– Island in the Desert: Part 1 (1974) … Ben Snow
– No Hands (1964) … Timble
– The Trappers (1962) … Billy
– The Do-Badder (1962) … Gene Bunch
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1974 Paper Moon (TV series)
– Visions of Las Vegas (1974)
 
1973-1974 Hawkins (TV series)
R.J. Hawkins
– Murder on the Thirteenth Floor (1974) … R.J. Hawkins
– Murder in Movieland (1973) … R.J. Hawkins
– Hawkins on Murder (1973) … R.J. Hawkins
 
1974 The Rookies (TV series)
Teacher
– The Teacher (1974) … Teacher
 
1973 Sssssss
Dr. Carl Stoner
 
1973 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Buckshot
– The Boy and the Bronc Buster: Part 2 (1973) … Buckshot
– The Boy and the Bronc Buster: Part 1 (1973) … Buckshot
 
1964-1972 Bonanza (TV series)
Cole Younger / Joad Bruder / Little Meredith Smith / …
– The Younger Brothers' Younger Brother (1972) … Cole Younger
– The Impostors (1970) … Joad Bruder
– The Silence at Stillwater (1969) … Lonnie Stern
– The Meredith Smith (1965) … Little Meredith Smith
– The Saga of Muley Jones (1964) … Yuri
 
1972 Pocket Money
Bill Garrett
 
1972 Nichols (TV series)
Zacharia
– Zachariah (1972) … Zacharia
 
1971 Hannie Caulder
Rufus Clemens
 
1971 Fools' Parade
Lee Cottrill
 
1971 The Brotherhood of Satan
Doc Duncan
 
1971 Red Sky at Morning
John Cloyd
 
1970 Love, American Style (TV series)
Dennis Wright (segment "Love and the Old Boyfriend")
– Love and the Nurse/Love and the Old Boyfriend (1970) … Dennis Wright (segment "Love and the Old Boyfriend")
 
1970 The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Bowen
 
1970 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Terry Riggs
– Nobody Wants a Fat Jockey (1970) … Terry Riggs
 
1965-1970 The Virginian (TV series)
Finley / Luther Watson
– You Can Lead a Horse to Water (1970) … Luther Watson
– The Claim (1965) … Finley
 
1969 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Tarbot
– The Terrible Tarbots (1969) … Tarbot
 
1969 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Nanyface
– Good-bye Harry (1969) … Nanyface
 
1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Percy Garris
 
1969 The Wild Bunch
Coffer
 
1969 True Grit
Col. G. Stonehill
 
1969 The Doris Day Show (TV series)
Tyrone Lovey
– The Clock (1969) … Tyrone Lovey
– Love a Duck (1969) … Tyrone Lovey
 
1967-1968 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series)
Harvey Bains / Joby
– Joby (1968) … Joby
– Message at Noon (1967) … Harvey Bains
 
1968 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Willard Knox
– Birds of a Feather (1968) … Willard Knox
 
1968 The Danny Thomas Hour (TV series)
Paul Rooney
– One for My Baby (1968) … Paul Rooney
 
1968 He & She (TV series)
The Rev. Mr. Anderson
– The White Collar Worker (1968) … The Rev. Mr. Anderson
 
1968 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Holly Amberton
– One Bad Turn (1968) … Holly Amberton
 
1968 Gentle Ben (TV series)
Reed Olmstock
– The Opportunist (1968) … Reed Olmstock
 
1967 Tarzan (TV series)
O'Keefe / Captain Boggs
– Mountains of the Moon: Part 2 (1967) … O'Keefe
– Mountains of the Moon: Part 1 (1967) … O'Keefe
– To Steal the Rising Sun (1967) … Captain Boggs
 
1967 Cool Hand Luke
Captain
 
1966-1967 Iron Horse (TV series)
Applegate / Johnny Burke
– Diablo (1967) … Applegate
– Broken Gun (1966) … Johnny Burke
 
1967 The Flim-Flam Man
Lovick
 
1967 The Invaders (TV series)
Charlie Coogan
– Moonshot (1967) … Charlie Coogan
 
1964-1967 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Arkie Monson / Barfly / Ed Schieffelin
– Silver Tombstone (1967) … Ed Schieffelin
– The Four Dollar Law Suit (1966)
– There Was Another Dalton Brother (1964) … Barfly
– The Bigger They Are (1964) … Arkie Monson
 
1966-1967 The Big Valley (TV series)
Dan'l Hawkes / Fludd
– Brother Love (1967) … Fludd
– Target (1966) … Dan'l Hawkes
 
1967 The Road West (TV series)
Grady Couts
– A Mighty Hunter Before the Lord (1967) … Grady Couts
 
1967 Gilligan's Island (TV series)
George Barkley
– Take a Dare (1967) … George Barkley
 
1966 The Rounders (TV series)
Cousin Fletch
– Low Moon at Hi Lo (1966) … Cousin Fletch
– Horse of a Different Cutter (1966) … Cousin Fletch
 
1966 Lost in Space (TV series)
Nerim
– Blast Off Into Space (1966) … Nerim
 
1966 An Eye for an Eye
Trumbull
 
1966 Nevada Smith
Barney (uncredited)
 
1966 A Man Called Shenandoah (TV series)
Cowboy
– Aces and Kings (1966) … Cowboy
 
1966 Harper
Claude
 
1966 The Legend of Jesse James (TV series)
Meeker
– Return to Lawrence (1966) … Meeker
 
1961-1965 Perry Mason (TV series)
Gerald Sommers / Joe Mead / Pete Gibson / …
– The Case of the Hasty Honeymooner (1965) … Roy Hutchinson
– The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito (1963) … Gerald Sommers
– The Case of the Fickle Filly (1962) … Joe Mead
– The Case of the Brazen Bequest (1961) … Pete Gibson
 
1965 The Sons of Katie Elder
Jeb Ross
 
1965 Shenandoah
Train Engineer
 
1959-1965 Rawhide (TV series)
Bates / Meeker
– The Gray Rock Hotel (1965) … Bates
– Incident of the Haunted Hills (1959) … Meeker
 
1965 Brainstorm
Mr. Clyde
 
1965 The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series)
Harper Worthington Yates
– Baby Fat (1965) … Harper Worthington Yates
 
1965 Kentucky Jones (TV series)
Boney Benton
– Most Precious Gold (1965) … Boney Benton
 
1965 Profiles in Courage (TV series)
– Charles Evans Hughes (1965)
 
1964 The Fugitive (TV series)
Shirky Saulter
– Devil's Carnival (1964) … Shirky Saulter
 
1964 Invitation to a Gunfighter
Fiddler
 
1963 McLintock!
Agard
 
1963 Glynis (TV series)
Dance Hall Customer
– Ten Cents a Dance (1963) … Dance Hall Customer
 
1963 Showdown
Charlie Reeder
 
1963 The Dakotas (TV series)
Private Anton Copang
– Walk Through the Badlands (1963) … Private Anton Copang
 
1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Charles Sloane
– Terror in Silence (1963) … Charles Sloane
 
1962 Ben Casey (TV series)
Adam Raemecker / Calvin 'Rabbits' Ross
– The Fireman Who Raised Rabbits (1962) … Calvin 'Rabbits' Ross
– Imagine a Long Bright Corridor (1962) … Adam Raemecker
 
1962 Stoney Burke (TV series)
Buckley
– Sidewinder (1962) … Buckley
 
1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Floyd
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
– Pericles on 31st Street (1962)
 
1962 Pete and Gladys (TV series)
Harold Horton
– The Chocolate Cake Caper (1962) … Harold Horton
 
1962 Outlaws (TV series)
Garvey
– Ride the Man Down (1962) … Garvey
 
1962 The New Breed (TV series)
Benny Kohler
– Policemen Die Alone Par II (1962) … Benny Kohler
– Policemen Die Alone: Part 1 (1962) … Benny Kohler
 
1957-1962 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
A. Carew / Boise Peabody / Dooley Delaware / …
– Lazarus (1962) … Boise Peabody
– One Came Back (1959) … A. Carew
– High Wire (1957) … Dooley Delaware
– A Matter of Ethics (1957) … Fred Coombs
 
1961 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Mothershed
– The Grave (1961) … Mothershed
 
1961 The Deadly Companions
Parson
 
1961 The Americans (TV series)
Wadd
– The Guerrillas (1961) … Wadd
 
1961 Sanctuary
Dog Boy
 
1961 The Law and Mr. Jones (TV series)
– Lincoln (1961)
 
1959-1960 Hotel de Paree (TV series)
Aaron Donager
– Sundance and the Delayed Gun (1960) … Aaron Donager
– Sundance and the Fallen Sparrow (1960) … Aaron Donager
– Sundance and the Barren Soil (1960) … Aaron Donager
– Sundance and the Cattlemen (1960) … Aaron Donager
– Sundance and the Good-Luck Coat (1960) … Aaron Donager
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1959 Lawman (TV series)
Jack Foley
– The Hunch (1959) … Jack Foley
 
1959 The Rebel (TV series)
Jess - Deputy
– Johnny Yuma (1959) … Jess - Deputy
 
1959 Whirlybirds (TV series)
'The Great Herman'
– Without a Net (1959) … 'The Great Herman'
 
1959 The Horse Soldiers
Virgil
 
1959 The Wild and the Innocent
Ben Stocker
 
1959 The Texan (TV series)
Polk Blackston
– No Place to Stop (1959) … Polk Blackston
 
1959 Black Saddle (TV series)
Pit Thatcher
– Client: Mowery (1959) … Pit Thatcher
 
1959 The Shaggy Dog
Thurm
 
1958 Jefferson Drum (TV series)
Pete Henke
– Pete Henke (1958) … Pete Henke
 
1958 Trackdown (TV series)
Benny French
– A Stone for Benny French (1958) … Benny French
 
1958 Bitter Heritage (TV movie)
Earle Eheeler
 
1958 The Walter Winchell File (TV series)
Little Julie
– Exclusive Story: File #31 (1958) … Little Julie
 
1957-1958 The Lineup (TV series)
– The High Fashion Case (1958)
– The Unwelcome Visitor Case (1957)
 
1958 Panic! (TV series)
Hank Judson
– Fire Lookout Post (1958) … Hank Judson
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Earle Wheeler
– Bitter Heritage (1958) … Earle Wheeler
 
1958 Navy Log (TV series)
D'Amico
– The Draft Dodger (1958) … D'Amico
 
1958 Cowboy
Cowhand Bitten by Snake (uncredited)
 
1957-1958 Broken Arrow (TV series)
Joe Roman / Renton
– Shadow of Cochise (1958) … Joe Roman
– Apache Dowry (1957) … Renton
 
1956-1958 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Gunnery Officer Daly / Obie
– Silent Ambush (1958) … Obie
– H.M.S. Marlborough Will Enter Port (1956) … Gunnery Officer Daly
 
1958 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
Leopold Vaupel
– The Close Shave (1958) … Leopold Vaupel
 
1958 Boots and Saddles (TV series)
Slocum
– The Strange Death of Trooper Jones (1958) … Slocum
 
1957 Copper Sky
Pokey
 
1957 Black Patch
Deputy Petey Walker
 
1957 The Web (TV series)
– The Man Below (1957)
 
1955-1957 Lassie (TV series)
Lem Boots
– The Nest (1957) … Lem Boots
– Quarantine (1956) … Lem Boots
– The Marauder (1956) … Lem Boots
 
1957 Telephone Time (TV series)
– Elfego Baca (1957)
 
1957 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
Phil
– Journey into Darkness (1957) … Phil
 
1957 The Millionaire (TV series)
Pete Hill
– The Jerry Patterson Story (1957) … Pete Hill
 
1957 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Joby
– The Necessary Breed (1957) … Joby
 
1957 The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV series)
Tomar
– Blind Man's Bluff (1957) … Tomar
 
1957 The Gray Ghost (TV series)
Michael
– Reconnaissance Mission (1957) … Michael
 
1956 The Black Whip
Thorny
 
1956 I Love Lucy (TV series)
Cafe Waiter
– Off to Florida (1956) … Cafe Waiter
 
1956 Attack
Sgt. Ingersol
 
1956 Johnny Concho
Townsman (uncredited)
 
1953-1956 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Bellhop / Mr. Ralph
– The Roustabout (1956)
– Part of the Game (1953) … Bellhop
– The Governess (1953) … Mr. Ralph
 
1956 Frontier (TV series)
Lee / Mayes
– Patrol (1956) … Lee
– The Well (1956) … Mayes
 
1956 Crusader (TV series)
Ray Dutcher
– The Big Sneak (1956) … Ray Dutcher
 
1956 World Without End
Nihka (uncredited)
 
1955 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Wilkins
– Barbed Wire Christmas (1955) … Wilkins
 
1955 Target Zero
Pvt. Dan O'Hirons (uncredited)
 
1955 Crossroads (TV series)
Landry Kersh
– Shadow of God (1955) … Landry Kersh
 
1955 Stage 7 (TV series)
Lt. Bob Handley / Pete
– Fox Hunt (1955) … Pete
– Armed (1955) … Lt. Bob Handley
 
1955 The Big Knife
Stillman (uncredited)
 
1955 Kiss Me Deadly
Harvey Wallace
 
1955 Strategic Air Command
Airman (uncredited)
 
1955 The Man Behind the Badge (TV series)
Brother Daniel
– The Case of the Wholesale Burglaries (1955) … Brother Daniel
 
1954 The Silver Chalice
Father (uncredited)
 
1954 Drum Beat
Scotty
 
1954 Studio 57 (TV series)
Pete Dutton
– The Traveling Room (1954) … Pete Dutton
 
1954 A Star Is Born
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
 
1954 Prisoner of War
Man on Crutches (uncredited)
 
1954 The Lone Wolf (TV series)
Nick Davis
– The Boy Story … Nick Davis
 
1954 World for Ransom
Corporal (uncredited)
 
1954 Treasury Men in Action (TV series)
– The Case of the Careless Murder (1954)
 
1953 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Tom Blair
– The Witness (1953) … Tom Blair (as Strather Martin)
 
1953 South Sea Woman
Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)
 
1953 The Magnetic Monster
Co-Pilot
 
1952 Androcles and the Lion
Soldier (uncredited)
 
1952 Storm Over Tibet
Co-pilot
 
1952 Dragnet (TV series)
– The Big Blast (1952)
 
1952 Invitation Playhouse: Mind Over Murder (TV series)
– Romance (1952)
 
1952 Dangerous Assignment (TV series)
Riri
– The Venetian Story (1952) … Riri
 
1951 The People Against O'Hara (uncredited)
 
1951 Rhubarb
Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)
 
1951 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
– The Gentleman from LePorte (1951)
– Hottest Day of the Year (1951)
 
1951 The Red Badge of Courage
Corporal (uncredited)
 
1951 Stars Over Hollywood (TV series)
– Prison Doctor (1951)
 
1950 The Asphalt Jungle
William Doldy (uncredited)
 
1950 The Damned Don't Cry
Springboard Diver (uncredited)
 
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1980 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
– Strother Martin/The Specials (1980) (performer: "High Hopes" - uncredited, "For me and My Nurse" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1980 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Strother Martin/The Specials (1980) … Himself - Host
 
1975 Mitzi and a Hundred Guys (TV movie)
Himself
 
1973 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 July 1973 (1973) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2004 Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1983 The Winds of Whoopie (TV movie)
Turtle Ranch Boss
 
1978 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1958 Frontier Justice (TV series)
 

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Alternate Names:

Strather Martin

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5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Once described the characters he portrayed in western films as "prairie scum." See more »

Trivia:

Appeared in six movies with John Wayne: The Horse Soldiers (1959), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), McLintock! (1963), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), True Grit (1969) and Rooster Cogburn (1975). See more »

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Often played grimy, unlikeable villains See more »

Star Sign:

Aries