Strother Martin
Biography: Martin was an American character actor who specialized in playing quirky, gruff, and often menacing westerners. He was originally a swimming instructor when he moved to Hollywood from his native Indiana. His films include: The Asphalt Jungle (1952), The Shaggy Dog (1959) with Fred MacMurray, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) with Jimmy Stewart and John Wayne, both True Grit (1969) and its sequel Rooster Cogburn (1975) also with John Wayne, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) with Paul Newman and Robert Redford and The Champ (1979). He was a regular on the TV series Hotel De Paree (1959-60) and Hawkins (1973-74), costarring Jimmy Stewart. Martin spoke the immortal line from Cool Hand Luke (1967): "What we have here is a failure to communicate."
Strother Martin's Scores
- Movies
- TV
| Average career score: | 62 | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest Metascore: | The Wild Bunch | |
| Lowest Metascore: | The Villain | |
- By date
- By user score
| Title: | Year: | Credit: | User score: |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Villain | Jul 27, 1979 | Parody Jones | tbd |
| The Champ | Apr 4, 1979 | Riley | tbd |
| Up in Smoke | Sep 15, 1978 | Arnold Stoner / Arnold Stoner / Arnold Stoner | tbd |
| The End | May 10, 1978 | Dr. Waldo Kling / Dr. Waldo Kling | tbd |
| Slap Shot | Feb 25, 1977 | McGrath | 8.6 |
| Hard Times | Oct 8, 1975 | Poe | 7.5 |
| Sssssss | Jul 1, 1973 | Dr. Carl Stoner | tbd |
| Hannie Caulder | Jul 1, 1972 | Rufus Clemens | tbd |
| Pocket Money | Feb 1, 1972 | Bill Garrett | tbd |
| Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Oct 24, 1969 | Percy Garris | 8.6 |
| The Wild Bunch | Jun 18, 1969 | Coffer | 7.6 |
| True Grit | Jun 11, 1969 | Col. G. Stonehill | 6.6 |
| Cool Hand Luke | Nov 1, 1967 | Captain / Captain | tbd |
| Harper | Apr 9, 1966 | Claude | tbd |
| McLintock! | Nov 13, 1963 | Agard | tbd |
| The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Apr 22, 1962 | Floyd / Floyd | 6.2 |
| The Shaggy Dog | Mar 19, 1959 | Thurm | tbd |
