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Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Born March 26, 1919· Kokomo, Indiana, USA

† Died August 1, 1980

77Roles★ 6.7Average rating

Born in Kokomo, Indiana, Martin excelled as a diver, winning a national junior springboard title and later serving as a swimming instructor for the Navy before joining the University of Michigan’s diving squad. After World II he moved to Los Angeles, where his aquatic skills landed him as a water-scene extra and soon opened the door to a steady stream of character parts throughout the 1950s. Ov…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

The Twilight ZoneSeries★ 8.5
The Twilight Zone1959
Mothershed
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance★ 7.8
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance1962
Floyd
Cool Hand Luke★ 7.7
Cool Hand Luke1967
Captain
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid★ 7.6
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid1969
Percy Garris
The Wild Bunch★ 7.6
The Wild Bunch1969
Coffer
The Asphalt Jungle★ 7.5
The Asphalt Jungle1950
William Doldy (uncredited)
True Grit★ 7.3
True Grit1969
Colonel G. Stonehill
Kiss Me Deadly★ 7.2
Kiss Me Deadly1955
Harvey Wallace
A Star Is Born★ 7.1
A Star Is Born1954
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Lost in SpaceSeries★ 7.2
Lost in Space1965
Nerim
The FugitiveSeries★ 7.3
The Fugitive1963
Deputy Shirky Saulter
The Horse Soldiers★ 6.9
The Horse Soldiers1959
Virgil
The RookiesSeries★ 6.9
The Rookies1972
Up in Smoke★ 6.6
Up in Smoke1978
Mr. Stoner
LassieSeries★ 6.3
Lassie1954