Strother Martin Overview:

Actor, Strother Martin, was born Strother Martin Jr. on Mar 26, 1919 in Kokomo, IN. Martin died at the age of 61 on Aug 1, 1980 in Thousand Oaks, CA and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn (Hollywood Hills) Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA.

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Captain: What we got here is... failure to communicate.


Percy Garris: I'm not crazy; I'm just colorful.


Captain, Road Prison 36: You run one time, you got yourself a set of chains. You run twice you got yourself two sets. You ain't gonna need no third set, 'cause you gonna get your mind right.


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Bitten by a snake during filming of Sssssss (1973)

Strother Martin collaborated with friend and filmmaker J.D. Feigelson on dialog in the screenplay for cult film "Dark Night of the Scarecrow." Feigelson was writing the the film to star Strother, but before it could be set for production he passed away. Actor Charles Durning replaced Martin in the lead role of Otis P. Hazelrigg. One of memorable lines in the film was Strother Martin's contribution: "He's thirty-three years old, Mrs. Ritter, he's physically mature.".

Frequently co-starred with L.Q. Jones, who in real life was one of his closest friends.

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