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Strother Martin (1919-1980) was an American actor who mainly appeared in supporting roles. Strothers career spanned four decades. His line, “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” in 1966’s Cool Hand Luke is considered one of the greatest lines in movie history. His IMDb page shows 176 acting credits from 1950 to 1980. This page will rank Strother Martin movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition. We listed over movies in our rankings, but there are some of his movies that were not included. This was due to lack of box office information.
Strother Martin Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Strother Martin Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
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Possibly Interesting Facts About Strother Martin
1. Strother Douglas Martin Jr. was born in Kokomo, Indiana in 1919.
2. In 1936 Strother Douglas won the National Junior Springboard Division Championship at age 17. He never won the adult championship, finishing second in 1944 and third in 1946. Although he barely missed making the 1948 Olympic Team, he did gain access to Hollywood by giving swimming lessons to Marion Davies at San Simeon and the children of Charles Chaplin. He was hired as a swimming extra in films between 1948-50, including The Damned Don’t Cry (1950).
3. Strother Martin appeared in six movies with John Wayne and Paul Newman.
4. Strother Martin did an episode of the The Dick Van Dyke Show called “Baby Fat” in which he portrayed a playwright based on Tennessee Williams. Later while hosting Saturday Night Live (1975), he admitted during the monologue that because of that part, many times he was actually mistaken for the famous playwright.
5. One of Strother Martin’s last acting jobs was as host of Saturday Night Live on April 19, 1980.
Check out Strother Martin’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time
Always played the wrong side in his cowboys movies, good character actor.
I have seen 43 of the Strother Martin films listed. The only ones I haven’t seen are Red Sky at Morning and SSSSSS. The first Strother Martin film I saw in a cinema was Cool Hand Luke.
Strother is long gone from The Oracle of Bacon Top 1000. He was # 549 in 2000 but then c’est la vie.
He still has a good amount of connections. These are the actors on the 2020 list he has appeared with.
1 CHRISTOPHER LEE Hannie Caulder (1971)
11 ERNEST BORGNINE Hannie Caulder (1971)
11 ERNEST BORGNINE The Wild Bunch (1969)
16 DENNIS HOPPER Cool Hand Luke (1967)
16 DENNIS HOPPER The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
16 DENNIS HOPPER True Grit (1969)
23 ROD STEIGER Love and Bullets (1979)
23 ROD STEIGER The Big Knife (1955)
31 ROBERT DUVALL True Grit (1969)
45 GEORGE KENNEDY Cool Hand Luke (1967)
45 GEORGE KENNEDY Fools’ Parade (1971)
45 GEORGE KENNEDY Hotwire (1980)
45 GEORGE KENNEDY Shenandoah (1965)
45 GEORGE KENNEDY The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
53 JOHN SAXON A Star Is Born (1954)
57 HARRY DEAN STANTON Cool Hand Luke (1967)
57 HARRY DEAN STANTON Up in Smoke (1978)
61 BURT REYNOLDS The End (1978/I)
68 JOHN CARRADINE The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
80 MARTIN LANDAU Nevada Smith (1966)
96 JACK PALANCE Attack (1956)
96 JACK PALANCE The Big Knife (1955)
96 JACK PALANCE The Silver Chalice (1954)
101 M. EMMET WALSH Slap Shot (1977)
102 ORSON WELLES Tajna Nikole Tesle (1980)
108 JAMES MASON A Star Is Born (1954)
111 STACY KEACH Up in Smoke (1978)
114 JASON ROBARDS The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
124 ROBERT WAGNER Harper (1966)
131 BURT LANCASTER South Sea Woman (1953)
137 LAUREN BACALL Harper (1966)
138 FAYE DUNAWAY The Champ (1979)
143 JACK WARDEN The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
143 JACK WARDEN The Champ (1979)
154 MARC LAWRENCE The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
158 SHELLEY WINTERS Harper (1966)
158 SHELLEY WINTERS The Big Knife (1955)
163 CLINT HOWARD An Eye for an Eye (1966)
170 JON VOIGHT The Champ (1979)
175 GEORGE SEGAL Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
183 DAVID WARNER Nightwing (1979)
183 DAVID WARNER The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
189 ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER The Villain (1979)
193 KIRK DOUGLAS The Villain (1979)
196 CLORIS LEACHMAN Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
196 CLORIS LEACHMAN Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
207 JEFF COREY Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
207 JEFF COREY True Grit (1969)
219 OLIVER REED The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday (1976)
223 JAMES COBURN Hard Times (1975)
224 PAUL NEWMAN Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
224 PAUL NEWMAN Cool Hand Luke (1967)
224 PAUL NEWMAN Harper (1966)
224 PAUL NEWMAN Pocket Money (1972)
224 PAUL NEWMAN Slap Shot (1977)
224 PAUL NEWMAN The Silver Chalice (1954)
229 KURT RUSSELL Fools’ Parade (1971)
253 RANCE HOWARD An Eye for an Eye (1966)
253 RANCE HOWARD Cool Hand Luke (1967)
262 KEENAN WYNN Johnny Concho (1956)
262 KEENAN WYNN The Shaggy D.A. (1976)
265 HENRY SILVA Love and Bullets (1979)
273 SAM ELLIOTT Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
299 JOE DON BAKER Cool Hand Luke (1967)
303 CLAIRE BLOOM Red Sky at Morning (1971)
310 JACK LEMMON Cowboy (1958)
315 CHARLES BRONSON Drum Beat (1954/I)
315 CHARLES BRONSON Hard Times (1975)
315 CHARLES BRONSON Love and Bullets (1979)
315 CHARLES BRONSON Target Zero (1955)
315 CHARLES BRONSON The People Against O’Hara (1951)
322 ROBERT REDFORD Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
344 JOHN WAYNE McLintock! (1963)
344 JOHN WAYNE Rooster Cogburn (1975)
344 JOHN WAYNE The Horse Soldiers (1959)
344 JOHN WAYNE The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
344 JOHN WAYNE The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
344 JOHN WAYNE True Grit (1969)
366 ANN-MARGRET The Villain (1979)
377 GLENN FORD Cowboy (1958)
379 WILLIAM HOLDEN The Horse Soldiers (1959)
379 WILLIAM HOLDEN The Wild Bunch (1969)
385 EDDIE ALBERT Attack (1956)
423 BO HOPKINS The Wild Bunch (1969)
424 TOM SKERRITT Up in Smoke (1978)
445 JAMES GAMMON Cool Hand Luke (1967)
462 STUART WHITMAN Prisoner of War (1954)
496 VIVECA LINDFORS Brainstorm (1965)
512 RAY MILLAND Rhubarb (1951)
525 RAQUEL WELCH Hannie Caulder (1971)
532 DUB TAYLOR A Star Is Born (1954)
532 DUB TAYLOR The Wild Bunch (1969)
537 WOODY STRODE Androcles and the Lion (1952)
537 WOODY STRODE The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
537 WOODY STRODE The Silver Chalice (1954)
543 CHEECH MARIN Up in Smoke (1978)
554 PAT HINGLE Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
554 PAT HINGLE Nevada Smith (1966)
579 GEORGE C. SCOTT The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
580 YUL BRYNNER Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
592 ANGIE DICKINSON The Black Whip (1956)
597 PAUL FIX An Eye for an Eye (1966)
597 PAUL FIX Nevada Smith (1966)
597 PAUL FIX Shenandoah (1965)
597 PAUL FIX The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
610 ANTHONY ZERBE Cool Hand Luke (1967)
610 ANTHONY ZERBE Rooster Cogburn (1975)
623 BRION JAMES Hard Times (1975)
626 BEN JOHNSON The Wild Bunch (1969)
629 ROYAL DANO The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
630 CLIFTON JAMES Cool Hand Luke (1967)
630 CLIFTON JAMES Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
643 JAMES WHITMORE The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
643 JAMES WHITMORE The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
648 RICHARD JORDAN Rooster Cogburn (1975)
660 LEE MARVIN Attack (1956)
660 LEE MARVIN Pocket Money (1972)
660 LEE MARVIN The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday (1976)
660 LEE MARVIN The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
671 SYLVIA MILES THE GREAT SCOUT & CATHOUSE THURSDAY (1976)
675 DOM DELUISE The End (1978/I)
702 PAUL DOOLEY Slap Shot (1977)
707 RAF VALLONE Nevada Smith (1966)
710 SALLY FIELD The End (1978/I)
717 SLIM PICKENS An Eye for an Eye (1966)
717 SLIM PICKENS The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
717 SLIM PICKENS The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
722 JOHN HUSTON The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
727 ROBERT RYAN The Wild Bunch (1969)
729 MATT CLARK Pocket Money (1972)
747 E.G. MARSHALL The Silver Chalice (1954)
749 KATHLEEN FREEMAN The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
749 KATHLEEN FREEMAN The Magnetic Monster (1953)
757 RICHARD CRENNA Red Sky at Morning (1971)
760 LEE VAN CLEEF The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
761 WILFORD BRIMLEY TRUE GRIT (1969)
781 WARREN OATES The Wild Bunch (1969)
805 KEYE LUKE South Sea Woman (1953)
805 KEYE LUKE World for Ransom (1954)
813 ROD TAYLOR World Without End (1956)
825 NEHEMIAH PERSOFF Red Sky at Morning (1971)
828 JACK ELAM Hannie Caulder (1971)
828 JACK ELAM Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
828 JACK ELAM The Villain (1979)
844 ELLEN BARKIN Up in Smoke (1978)
892 ROBERT WEBBER Harper (1966)
895 JOHN CRAWFORD The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
895 JOHN CRAWFORD The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
915 STERLING HAYDEN The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
934 RICHARD ANDERSON The People Against O’Hara (1951)
948 FRANK SINATRA Johnny Concho (1956)
952 BRIAN KEITH Nevada Smith (1966)
952 BRIAN KEITH The Deadly Companions (1961)
974 EDMOND O’BRIEN The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
974 EDMOND O’BRIEN The Wild Bunch (1969)
975 RICHARD JAECKEL Attack (1956)
975 RICHARD JAECKEL Cowboy (1958)
Strother has appeared with 35 Oscar winners, many multiple times.
ANNE BAXTER Fools’ Parade (1971)
BEN JOHNSON The Wild Bunch (1969)
BURT LANCASTER South Sea Woman (1953)
CLORIS LEACHMAN Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
CLORIS LEACHMAN Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
EDMOND O’BRIEN The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
EDMOND O’BRIEN The Wild Bunch (1969)
ERNEST BORGNINE Hannie Caulder (1971)
ERNEST BORGNINE The Wild Bunch (1969)
FAYE DUNAWAY The Champ (1979)
FRANK SINATRA Johnny Concho (1956)
GEORGE C. SCOTT The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
GEORGE KENNEDY Cool Hand Luke (1967)
GEORGE KENNEDY Fools’ Parade (1971)
GEORGE KENNEDY Hotwire (1980)
GEORGE KENNEDY Shenandoah (1965)
GEORGE KENNEDY The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
HUMPHREY BOGART A Star Is Born (1954)
JACK ALBERTSON THE FLIM-FLAM MAN (1967)
JACK ALBERTSON THE SHAGGY DOG (1959)
JACK LEMMON Cowboy (1958)
JACK PALANCE Attack (1956)
JACK PALANCE The Big Knife (1955)
JACK PALANCE The Silver Chalice (1954)
JAMES COBURN Hard Times (1975)
JAMES STEWART Fools’ Parade (1971)
JAMES STEWART Shenandoah (1965)
JAMES STEWART Strategic Air Command (1955)
JAMES STEWART The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
JASON ROBARDS The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
JO VAN FLEET COOL HAND LUKE (1967)
JOAN CRAWFORD The Damned Don’t Cry (1950)
JOANNE WOODWARD The End (1978/I)
JOHN WAYNE McLintock! (1963)
JOHN WAYNE Rooster Cogburn (1975)
JOHN WAYNE The Horse Soldiers (1959)
JOHN WAYNE The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
JOHN WAYNE The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
JOHN WAYNE True Grit (1969)
JON VOIGHT The Champ (1979)
KARL MALDEN Nevada Smith (1966)
KATHARINE HEPBURN Rooster Cogburn (1975)
LEE MARVIN Attack (1956)
LEE MARVIN Pocket Money (1972)
LEE MARVIN The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday (1976)
LEE MARVIN The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
MARTIN LANDAU Nevada Smith (1966)
PAUL NEWMAN Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
PAUL NEWMAN Cool Hand Luke (1967)
PAUL NEWMAN Harper (1966)
PAUL NEWMAN Pocket Money (1972)
PAUL NEWMAN Slap Shot (1977)
PAUL NEWMAN The Silver Chalice (1954)
RAY MILLAND Rhubarb (1951)
ROBERT DUVALL True Grit (1969)
ROD STEIGER Love and Bullets (1979)
ROD STEIGER The Big Knife (1955)
SALLY FIELD The End (1978/I)
SHELLEY WINTERS Harper (1966)
SHELLEY WINTERS The Big Knife (1955)
SPENCER TRACY The People Against O’Hara (1951)
WILLIAM HOLDEN The Horse Soldiers (1959)
WILLIAM HOLDEN The Wild Bunch (1969)
YUL BRYNNER Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
Hey Dan. As always good stuff and thank you. Tally count: Me and Flora with a shared total of 45…which just edges your solo effort of 43. Your % seen is an incredible 96%. Not surprised about either fact concerning the Oracle list…..that he used to be on it, and that he is no longer on it. Legends John Wayne and Paul Newman earn the honors of most frequent Oracle co-star. Each with 6 movies. As for Oscar winners…35 is about average…but I would have guessed more. Good stuff as always.
FYI – I was really surprised that Strother Martin was a host of Saturday Night Live….I would have never guessed he was one of the many hosts of that show.
I have seen 22 Strother Martin movies, including the top 10.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is The Sons of Katie Elder.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Pocket Money.
Favourite Strother Martin Movies:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Cool Hand Luke
Shenandoah
The Shaggy Dog
The Horse Soldiers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Harper
Attack
Nevada Smith
Kiss Me Deadly
The Big Knife
Cowboy
Other Strother Martin Movies I have seen:
True Grit
The Wild Bunch
Strategic Air Command
Slap Shot
McLintock!
Hard Times
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Rooster Cogburn
The Deadly Companions
Pocket Money
Hey Flora….thanks for checking out our Strother Martin page. Tally count: Dan is carrying a big stick with an incredible 43 seen…meaning only 2 not seen. Me at 23 and you at 22. At least we have a combined total better than his. I have seen 8 of your favorites….and 8 of your “other movies. My favorites would include Cool Hand Luke, Butch and Sundance and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence. Good stuff as always.
Thanks Mike. For some reason, his Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and SSSSSS did not get ranked…..but currently it is being updated….which for some reason now takes a long time to do…..so when all is said and done….Butch will have the top spot while SSSSSS will come into 44th place.
Great UMR Page