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Strother Martin
Deceased

How Did Strother Martin Die?

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Died aged 61
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn26/03/1919Born inKokomo, Indiana, USADied01/08/1980 (aged 61)Died inThousand OaksCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ965482 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#8260 ↗

Strother Douglas Martin Jr. was an American actor, who appeared in over 170 film and television productions between 1950 and 1980, mainly in character roles. He often appeared in support of John Wayne and Paul Newman, and in Westerns directed by John Ford and Sam Peckinpah. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his role on the television legal drama Hawkins (1973–74).

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Filmography133 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeMovieSelf (archive footage)85
1980The Secret of Nikola TeslaMovieGeorge Westinghouse61
1980HotwireMovieThe Weasel61
1979The VillainMovieParody Jones60
1979The ChampMovieRiley60
1979Love and BulletsMovieLouis Monk60
1979Better Late Than NeverMovieJ.D. Ashcroft60
1978Vega$Series—59
1978The EndMovieDr. Waldo Kling59
1978Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy GuyMovieTurtle Ranch Boss59
1978Steel CowboyMoviePinky Pincus59
1978Up in SmokeMovieMr. Stoner59
1977Slap ShotMovieJoe McGrath58
1976The Great Scout & Cathouse ThursdayMovieBilly57
1975BarettaSeries—56
1975Saturday Night LiveSeriesSelf - Host56
1975Hard TimesMoviePoe56
1975Rooster CogburnMovieShanghai McCoy56
1975One of Our OwnMovieLeRoy Atkins56
1974The Rockford FilesSeriesThomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers55
1974PetrocelliSeriesClate Dobie55
1974Movin' OnSeries—55
1974Paper MoonSeries—55
1973HawkinsSeriesR.J. Hawkins54
1973SssssssMovieDr. Carl Stoner54
1973The Boy and the Bronc BusterMovieBuckshot54
1972The RookiesSeries—53
1972Pocket MoneyMovieBill Garrett53
1971NicholsSeriesZachariah52
1971Hannie CaulderMovieRufus Clemens52
1971Fools' ParadeMovieLee Cottrill52
1971Red Sky at MorningMovieJohn Cloyd52
1970The Ballad of Cable HogueMovieBowen51
1969Love, American StyleSeries—50
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.SeriesTerry Riggs50
1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidMoviePercy Garris50
1969The Wild BunchMovieCoffer50
1969True GritMovieColonel G. Stonehill50
1968The Name of the GameSeriesNanyface49
1968It Takes a ThiefSeriesWillard Knox49
1968The Doris Day ShowSeriesTyrone Lovey49
1967The Guns of Will SonnettSeries—48
1967The Flim-Flam ManMovieLovick48
1967The InvadersSeriesCharlie Coogan48
1967Cool Hand LukeMovieCaptain48
1967The Danny Thomas HourSeriesPaul Rooney48
1967He & SheSeriesThe Rev. Mr. Anderson48
1967The Mountains of the MoonMovieO'Keefe48
1966Nevada SmithMovieStrother (uncredited)47
1966TarzanSeries—47
1966HarperMovieClaude47
1965The Big ValleySeriesDan'l Hawks46
1965Run for Your LifeSeriesHolly Amberton46
1965Lost in SpaceSeriesNerim46
1965The Legend of Jesse JamesSeriesMeeker46
1965ShenandoahMovieTrain Engineer46
1965The Sons of Katie ElderMovieNed Ross46
1965BrainstormMovieMr. Clyde46
1964Daniel BooneSeriesSolomon Tarbot45
1964Gilligan's IslandSeries—45
1964Invitation to a GunfighterMovieFiddler45
1964Profiles in CourageSeriesSenator James Wadsworth45
1963The FugitiveSeriesDeputy Shirky Saulter44
1963The LieutenantSeriesTaxi Driver44
1963McLintock!MovieAgard44
1963The DakotasSeries—44
1962The VirginianSeriesLuther Watson43
1962Stoney BurkeSeries—43
1962The Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceMovieFloyd43
1961The Dick Van Dyke ShowSeriesHarper Worthington Yates42
1961Ben CaseySeries—42
1961The New BreedSeriesBenny Kohler42
1961The Deadly CompanionsMovieParson42
1961SanctuaryMovieDog Boy42
1960Pete and GladysSeries—41
1959The Twilight ZoneSeriesMothershed40
1959BonanzaSeriesLittle Meredith Smith40
1959RawhideSeriesBates40
1959The RebelSeriesJess40
1959Black SaddleSeriesPit Thatcher40
1959The Horse SoldiersMovieVirgil40
1959The Shaggy DogMovieThurm40
1959The Wild and the InnocentMovieBen Stocker40
195877 Sunset StripSeriesCharles Sloane39
1958The TexanSeriesPolk Blackston39
1958Jefferson DrumSeriesPete Henke39
1958LawmanSeries—39
1958CowboyMovieTrailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake39
1958Bitter HeritageMovieEarle Eheeler39
1957Perry MasonSeriesRoy Hutchinson38
1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeries—38
1957TrackdownSeriesBenny French38
1957Panic!Series—38
1957Copper SkyMoviePokey38
1957Black PatchMoviePetey38
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeriesJoby37
1956AttackMovieIngersol37
1956Telephone TimeSeries—37
1956The Adventures of Jim BowieSeries—37
1956World Without EndMovieNihka (uncredited)37
1956The Black WhipMovieThorny37
1955Navy LogSeries—36
1955Matinee TheaterSeries—36
1955GunsmokeSeriesBen Snow36
1955The MillionaireSeriesPete Hill36
1955CrossroadsSeriesLandry Kersh36
1955The Big KnifeMovieStillman36
1955Kiss Me DeadlyMovieHarvey Wallace36
1955Target ZeroMoviePvt. Dan O'Hirons36
1955Strategic Air CommandMovieAirman36
1954The Wonderful World of DisneySeriesBuckshot35
1954LassieSeries—35
1954The Silver ChaliceMovieFather (uncredited)35
1954Studio 57SeriesPete Dutton35
1954Drum BeatMovieScotty35
1954A Star Is BornMovieDelivery Boy (uncredited)35
1954World for RansomMovie—35
1954The Lone WolfSeriesNick Davis35
1953General Electric TheaterSeriesGunnery Officer Daly34
1953South Sea WomanMovieMarine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)34
1953The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseSeriesWaiter34
1953The Magnetic MonsterMovieCo-Pilot34
1952Four Star PlayhouseSeriesTom Blair33
1952Cavalcade of AmericaSeriesWilkins33
1952Androcles and the LionMovieSoldier (uncredited)33
1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesOld Hollander32
1951I Love LucySeriesMan in Coffee Shop32
1951DragnetSeries—32
1951The Red Badge of CourageMovieCorporal (voice) (uncredited)32
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeriesTeeples32
1951RhubarbMovieMichael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)32
1950The Damned Don't CryMovieSpringboard Diver (uncredited)31
1950The Asphalt JungleMovieWilliam Doldy (uncredited)31