Portrait of Strother Martin

Acting

Strother Martin

Career

Active from 1952 to 1980, busiest in 1978 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Attack
Attack
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 105 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Strother Martin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Psychological
    4.6, average 5.5
  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 4
  • Classic Western 3
  • Character-Driven Drama 3
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Cult Classic 2
  • Slapstick 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Redemption 2
  • Frontier Justice 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

142
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 67
Hotwire
Hotwire (1980)

as The Weasel

The Secret of Nikola Tesla
The Secret of Nikola Tesla (1980)
GoodWatch score 67

as George Westinghouse

1970s

33 titles ยท average score 58
The Champ
The Champ (1979)
GoodWatch score 48

as Riley

Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never (1979)

as J.D. Ashcroft

Up in Smoke
Up in Smoke (1978)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mr. Stoner

Slap Shot
Slap Shot (1977)
GoodWatch score 74

as Joe McGrath

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday (1976)
GoodWatch score 50

as Billy

Hard Times
Hard Times (1975)
GoodWatch score 72

as Poe

Sssssss
Sssssss (1973)
GoodWatch score 40

as Dr. Carl Stoner

Pocket Money
Pocket Money (1972)
GoodWatch score 46

as Bill Garrett

The Brotherhood of Satan
The Brotherhood of Satan (1971)
GoodWatch score 30

as Doc Duncan

Fools' Parade
Fools' Parade (1971)
GoodWatch score 62

as Lee Cottrill

Hannie Caulder
Hannie Caulder (1971)
GoodWatch score 51

as Rufus Clemens

The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
GoodWatch score 84

as Bowen

1960s

44 titles ยท average score 69
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
GoodWatch score 79

as Percy Garris

Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

An Eye for an Eye
An Eye for an Eye (1966)
GoodWatch score 67

as Trumbull

Lost in Space
Lost in Space (1965)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Nerim

The Big Valley
The Big Valley (1965)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Dan'l Hawks / Fludd

Gilligan's Island
Gilligan's Island (1964)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show

Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (1964)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Solomon Tarbot

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Deputy Shirky Saulter

Showdown
Showdown (1963)
GoodWatch score 62

as Charlie Reeder

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Finley / Luther Watson

The Deadly Companions
The Deadly Companions (1961)
GoodWatch score 66

as Parson

The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Harper Worthington Yates

1950s

63 titles ยท average score 67
Hotel de Paree
Hotel de Paree (1959)

TV show

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Mothershed

Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Lonnie Stern / Cole Younger

Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Bates

Copper Sky
Copper Sky (1957)

as Pokey

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Pete Gibson / Gerald Sommers

Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Carew / Fred Coombs

Attack
Attack (1956)
GoodWatch score 86

as Ingersol

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Gene Bunch / Ben Snow

Lassie
Lassie (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy (1951)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Man in Coffee Shop

Dragnet
Dragnet (1951)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show