- Guy Wilkerson He entered the adult National Springboard Diving competition in hopes of gaining a berth on the U.S. Olympic team, but finished third in the competition.[3]. While he is busy, "Pa" Ginnis (Denver Pyle) and his four worthless sons come to Doc's office because one has busted his leg. - John Milford In 1966, he guest-starred in the Lost In Space episode "Blast Off Into Space" as a gritty mining engineer. - Bob Wilke - James Gregory In another, he played a terminally ill man who videotaped his last will and testament. He had aspirations to join the US springboard delegation to the Olympics and took part in the adult National Springboard Diving competition. He also starred in a two-part The Rockford Files 1977 episode as T.T. Martin was married to Helen Meisels-Martin from 1967 until his death; they had no children. Very dark and gritty storyline. - Terry Frost The Andy Griffith Show, American television comedy series that aired on CBS from 1960 to 1968. In 1963, he appeared in Glynis Johns' short-lived comedy series Glynis in the episode "Ten Cents a Dance". The Andy Devine for the Age of Anxiety" and "A Gabby Hayes without Honor." He portrayed a character named Stoner in two films that were not connected to each other, 'SSSSSSS' (1973) and 'Up in Smoke' (1978). During his monologue, he again did his Tennessee Williams impression. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. He portrayed a character named Stoner in two films that were not connected to each other, SSSSSSS (1973) and Up in Smoke (1978). In 1960, Martin guest-starred in James Whitmore's ABC crime drama, The Law and Mr. Jones. In 1972, he appeared as James Garner's uncle in the "Zacharia" episode of NBC's Nichols. But he never mentioned that to me, he never said "I got you this job." - Al Ferguson Only characters who appeared in 3 or more episodes are listed. The Andy Griffith Show was part of a larger trend in 1960s television programming that focused on comedic and lighthearted country themes and characters. Family . Griffith, a one-time comic monologuist who had appeared in motion pictures such as A Face in the Crowd (1957) and No Time for . . He served as a swimming instructor in the United States Navy during World War II and was a member of the diving team at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. - J. Farrell MacDonald Martin also excelled in comedy, playing an incompetent "Indian agent" in the John Wayne film, "McLintock!" While attending the University of North Carolina on a music scholarship, Griffith discovered an interest in performing and began taking acting classes. That same year, he played the lead in the episode "Pete Henke" of NBC's Western Jefferson Drum. He was well known for a number of TV roles from the 1960s through the 1980s, including his portrayal of Briscoe Darling Jr. in several episodes of The Andy Griffith S See Strother Martin full list of movies and tv shows from their career. - Morgan Woodward - Charlie King - Ernie Adams Omissions? He invites his brother to join him in the pending strike. in English Literature from Aurora College. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Andy-Griffith, North Carolina Music Hall of Fame - Biography of Andy Griffith, Turner Classic Movies - Biography of Andy Griffith, Andy Griffith - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up). Following the end of the World War II, Strother Martin moved to Los Angeles and started working as a swimming instructor. In one of the skits, Martin played the strict owner of a French language camp for children, based on his role as the prison captain from the film, Cool Hand Luke. In an interview at Emerson College, Bea Arthur discusses how Maude came about, she'd had a long . He also starred in a two- part The Rockford Files 1977 episode as T. T. Flowers The Trees, the Bees and T. T. Flowers, an episode that took on urban invasion and the environment. - John Doucette He also had a pronounced physical and vocal resemblance to playwright Tennessee Williams and occasionally parodied him, notably in the "Baby Fat" episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show. Andy. - Morris Ankrum - Page 1 (1910-1949) After enlisting in the US Navy during the World War II, he was assigned as a swimming instructor for recruits. 1980), place of death: Thousand Oaks, California, United States, See the events in life of Strother Martin in Chronological Order. There is no convenient resolution provided in this episode, the bad guys do bad things and in the end are mostly left to their own devices. *No Hands" introduces a rich array of characters living in or visiting Dodge City. The family lived in San Antonio, Texas, for a brief period before coming back to Indiana. The series ran for eight seasons on CBS between October 3, 1960, and April 1, 1968. 2001. A classic sitcom from the 1960's, The Andy Griffith Show revolved around the life of Andy Griffith in the fictitious city of Mayberry, North Carolina.A father of one, the widowed sheriff has a . - Ford Rainey Elinor Donahue only appeared in 12 episodes in the first season, but received billing in the opening credits, The first appearance of Floyd was played by, Clara Edwards was also referred to as Bertha Edwards, Bertha Johnson, and Clara Johnson, Will Wright played Ben Weaver in "The Christmas Story", "Andy Forecloses", and "The Merchant of Mayberry", Tol Avery played Ben Weaver in "The Shoplifters", Jason Johnson played Ben Weaver in "Aunt Bee Takes a Job" and "Goober's Replacement", Goober Pyle's last name is initially introduced as Goober Beasley, Nelson first appeared as Nettie, a classmate who had a crush on Barney, in "The Return of Barney Fife"; appeared credited as "Waitress" in the, Jack Dodson first appeared on the show as Andy's insurance agent, Ed Jenkins, List of The Andy Griffith Show guest stars, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_The_Andy_Griffith_Show_characters&oldid=1141206611, Lists of American comedy television series characters, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Sheriff of Mayberry; father (widowed) of Opie, The town drunk who lets himself into the jail to sleep it off, Miserly old landlord and department store owner, Toddler in a cowboy outfit; never speaks in any of his appearances, Owner of the filling station where Gomer and Goober work, Elderly, sleepy security guard / hotel clerk. The show earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor on Television and James Stewart, who played Billy Jim Hawkins, a Golden Globe for Best Actor Television Drama Series. - Marshall Reed He also made many guest appearances on Perry Mason throughout the nine-year run from 1957 to 1966, including a horseman in the 1962 episode "The Case of the Fickle Filly", a college employee in "The Case of the Brazen Bequest", and the murderer in "The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito". While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Married Life. - Frank Ferguson | The Underappreciated Characters: A Look at the Careers of Bill Bixby, Karen Black, Strother Martin, Roddy McDowall, and Yvonne De Carlo - Diabolique Magazine There are certain actors that are the entertainment industry's utility players. - Stephen McNally Then he treats the broken leg, as Doc always treats everybody, whether he likes you or not. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. Martin appeared in all three of the classic Westerns released in 1969: Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch (as Coffer, a bloodthirsty bounty hunter), George Roy Hill's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (as Percy Garris, the "colorful" Bolivian mine boss who hires the two title characters), and Henry Hathaway's True Grit (as Colonel Stonehill, a horse dealer). [2] He earned bit roles in a number of pictures and soon gained frequent character roles in films and television through the 1950s, having appeared in such programs as the western anthology series, Frontier on NBC and the syndicated American Civil War drama Gray Ghost. Though he left The Andy Griffith Show in 1965 to pursue a film career, his periodic returns in 1966 and '67 earned him two more Emmys. - Henry Silva In CBS western television show Hotel de Paree (1959-60), Martin played Aaron Donager. After the war, Martin moved to Los Angeles and worked as a swimming instructor and as a swimming extra in water scenes in films, including the 1950 crime drama The Damned Don't Cry. 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Born March 26, 1919, in Kokomo, IN, Martin became a champion diver at the University of Michigan while he worked toward a theatre arts degree. - Dennis Moore Strother Douglas Martin, Jr. (March 26, 1919 - August 1, 1980) was an American character actor who often appeared in support of superstars John Wayne and Paul Newman and was memorable in western films directed by John Ford and Sam Peckinpah.Martin perhaps is best known as the prison "captain" in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, in which he uttered the famous line, "What we've got here is . - Mari Blanchard Strother Martin was an American actor. Well worth watching. In 1966, he guest-starred in the Lost In Space episode "Blast Off Into Space" as a gritty mining engineer named Nerim. Also Known As: Strother Douglas Martin Jr. Spouse/Ex-: Helen Meisels (m. 1967 his death. Martin made many guest appearances on Gunsmoke, including the two-part episode "Island in the Desert," in which he portrayed a crazy desert hermit named Ben Snow. - Ethan Laidlaw In 1966, Martin appeared twice as "Cousin Fletch" in the short-lived ABC comedy Western The Rounders, with Ron Hayes, Patrick Wayne, and Chill Wills. - Ted Adams At an unimposing 5' 8" he once described himself as having a walk like a bad imitation of Bob Hope and a voice like Shirley Temple with a cold. Yet he somehow had a gift of endowing his whiners, frauds, losers, undesirables and crazy rurals with an endearing, likable quality. - Lee Marvin Martin appeared in the first Brian Keith series, Crusader, a Cold War drama on CBS. One mishap after another befalls him. That episode was supposed to be rerun during the summer of 1980, but it was pulled and replaced with another episode due to Martin's death. - Archives, Will "Sugarfoot" Hutchins He and L.Q. - Archives, Silent Western Reviews It was good to see Strother Martin play a character so meek and hapless in a pre-Cool Hand Luke role. The story is a little mean-spirited but it has a very justified conclusion. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. As a child, he excelled at swimming and diving. On a Gilligan's Island episode, Martin played a man living supposedly alone on the island for a radio show contest. Martin was married to Helen Meisels-Martin from 1967 until his death. The next year on that series he played the character "Dillard" in "The Constable". Martin debuted as an actor in an uncredited role in the 1950 crime-drama The Damned Dont Cry. - John Merton It provides a great role for Denver Pyle (as far removed from his character in The Dukes of Hazzard as is possible). - Ward Bond In the story line, after years of failure, Schieffelin is convinced that he is on the verge of a bonanza. Strother Martin was a latter-day character player in the best Hollywood tradition, at a time when that breed was disappearing from the screen. "Love the widow Burns' pork sausages. The guest stars alone make it worthwhile. - Marie Windsor In 1980, Martin served as the host of an episode of Saturday Night Live. Well worth watching. - Bruce Dern - Robert Ryan - Earle Hodgins He appeared six times each with John Wayne and Paul Newman. Strother Martin was a latter-day character player in the best Hollywood tradition, at a time when that breed was disappearing from the screen. Floyd's nephew; replaces Barney as deputy, A waitress at the Mayberry Diner, Goober's girlfriend, Mayberry telephone operator who often eavesdrops on calls and has brief conversations with characters in at least 19 episodes. - R. G. Armstrong Although much of his later acting was for television, he periodically appeared in films, including Daddy and Them (2001), Waitress (2007), and Play the Game (2009), his last movie. He portrayed a henpecked soldier in a 1958 episode of the syndicated western series, Boots and Saddles and starred in a Trackdown episode "A Stone for Benny French". While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. - Scott Marlowe In 1981, he was nominated for an Emmy for his portrayal in Murder in Texas (1981). - Hank Patterson . After Navy service in WWII, he moved to Hollywood in 1948 with his first acting job as a leprechaun on a KTLA-TV childrens show. Dawson's Creek. - Barton MacLane The Andy Griffith show Addeddate 2020-03-23 11:37:44 Identifier the.andy.griffith.show.s01e09_202003 Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.4. plus-circle Add Review. His performance as the kindly sheriff Andy Taylor of the idyllic fictional town of Mayberry in The Andy Griffith Show helped make the show a huge success; he reprised the role in Return to Mayberry, which was the highest-rated program of 1986. - William Mims - Noah Beery Sr. The legendary star acted with stars like Don't Knotts, Frances Bavier, and Ron Howard, who still recalled their thoughts on their . He also served as a swimming instructor on the sets of various films. - Byron Foulger This guitar, Serial #148639, has remained Andy's favorite Martin ever since. He was 61 years old at the time. Show. Now if it was John Wayne [chuckles] he would have said in front of 2,000 people [drawling emphatically] "I gotcha this job!"[8]. Though he usually appeared in supporting roles, he had major parts in Hannie Caulder, The Brotherhood of Satan (both 1971), Pocket Money (1972) with Paul Newman and Lee Marvin and SSSSSSS (1973). Martin was born in Kokomo, Indiana to Ethel (ne Dunlap) and Strother Douglas Martin. - Tom Bay He guest starred, as a circus tightrope walker Dooley Delaware, in the 1957 episode "High Wire" in CBS's Have Gun - Will Travel. (1964-69) and Mayberry, R.F.D. Denver Pyle plays his meanest, Strother Martin plays the pathetic nice guy to the Hilt and Kevin Hagen plays a selfish, childish guy. Since he was a child, he was exceptionally good at swimming and diving. In 1967, the same year as his role in Cool Hand Luke, he appeared in the episode "A Mighty Hunter Before the Lord" of NBC's The Road West series starring Barry Sullivan. Earlier, he had guest starred with Harry Morgan and Cara Williams in their CBS sitcom, Pete and Gladys. 1966-12-18 American actor Strother Martin (47) weds Helen Meisels (56), until his death in 1980; Historical Events. Martin perhaps is best known as the prison "captain" in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, in which he uttered the famous line, "What we've got here is failure to communicate. The series gave rise to two separate spin-offs, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Al Bridge She taught journalism and literature on the secondary-school level before joining Britannica. Jones were close friends in real life and worked together in multiple films, most memorably as Coffer (Martin) and T.C. In 1959, Martin played Polk, with Denver Pyle as Houston, in the episode "No Place to Stop" of the CBS western series, The Texan, starring Rory Calhoun as Bill Longley. He studied at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was part of the diving team. On a Gilligan's Island episode, Martin played a man living supposedly alone on the island for a radio show contest. He appeared in many TV shows and movies, often using his native Blue Ridge drawl to play folksy characters. Had a crush on Andy. Characters are listed in order of their initial appearance. - Riley Hill "[1] The line is number 11 on the American Film Institute list of 100 Years100 Movie Quotes. - Steve Clark As a child, he excelled at swimming and diving; he was nicknamed "T-Bone Martin" because of his diving expertise. Griffith. "[1] The line is number 11 on the American Film Institute list of AFI's 100 Years100 Movie Quotes. - Myron Healey - Holly Bane/Mike Ragan Strother Douglas Martin, Jr. (March 26, 1919 August 1, 1980) was an American character actor who often appeared in support of superstars John Wayne and Paul Newman and was memorable in western films directed by John Ford and Sam Peckinpah. Cool Hand Luke in 67 and his famous line, What weve got here isfailure to communicate, put Strother into the upper echelon of character actors. During its entire run, the show rated no worse than seventh in the seasonal Nielsen ratings and held the number one spot when it ended. - Page 2 (1950-1979). Previously, he guest-starred as Marv Rowley in the 1961 Gunsmoke episode "Tall Trapper" playing an angry man who murders his wife out of jealousy then tries to pin the killing on a quiet, respectful trapper who his wife fell for. 1967-11-01 "Cool Hand Luke", starring Paul Newman, George Kennedy, and Strother Martin, is released In 1961, Martin portrayed Pete Gibson in the episode "The Case of the Brazen Bequest" on Perry Mason. 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