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Strother Martin

American actor (1919-1980)

Strother Martin was an American character actor who appeared in more than 170 film and television productions between 1950 and 1980. He often worked alongside John Wayne and Paul Newman and in Westerns directed by John Ford and Sam Peckinpah, and earned a Golden Globe nomination for the legal drama Hawkins. His films include Kiss Me Deadly, The Horse Soldiers and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

Strother Martin appears in 4 films in The Rerun, from 1955 to 1979. Most of that work is in adventure, drama and sports. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Cloris Leachman (2), Percy Helton (2).

Known for

  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). One of his many films in support of Paul Newman.
  • The Horse Soldiers (1959). A 1959 Western, one of many in his long career.
  • Hawkins (1973). The television legal drama that earned him a Golden Globe nomination.
  • Kiss Me Deadly (1955). An early film role in the 1955 crime thriller.
  • The Champ (1979). One of his last films, from the end of a three-decade career.

Movies

Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Strother Martin been in?
Strother Martin appears in The Champ (1979), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), The Horse Soldiers (1959) and Kiss Me Deadly (1955) on The Remote.
When was Strother Martin born?
Strother Martin was born on 26 March 1919.

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