--- title: "4 Strother Martin Quotes - Famous Character actor" description: "Strother Douglas Martin Jr. was an American actor, who appeared in over 170 film and television productions between 1950 and 1980, mainly in character r..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-strother-martin-70006.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Strother Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-strother-martin-70006.jpg) # Strother Martin (1919–1980) Character Actor United States **4** quotes in **40** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Strother Martin was a character actor from the United States. ## Quick Facts About Strother Martin Born March 26, 1919 Died August 1, 1980 Nationality United States Profession Character Actor ## About Strother Martin Strother Douglas Martin Jr. was an American actor, who appeared in over 170 film and television productions between 1950 and 1980, mainly in character roles. He often appeared in support of John Wayne and Paul Newman, and in Westerns directed by John Ford and Sam Peckinpah. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his role on the television legal drama Hawkins (1973–74). ## Quotes by Strother Martin > [Age is as much an asset for character players as it is for good wine. Human experiences, both good and bad, leave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/strother-martin/age-is-as-much-an-asset-for-character-players-as-it-is-for-good-wine/) Strother Martin [Actors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actors/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c9/strother-martin-70006_actors_age-is-as-much-an-asset-for-character-pl_995341.png) > [Morons. I've got morons on my team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/strother-martin/morons-i-ve-got-morons-on-my-team/) Strother Martin [Inspirational](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inspirational/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36f/strother-martin-70006_inspirational_morons-i-ve-got-morons-on-my-team-104431_1044314.png) > [Some are born to fail. Others have it thrust upon them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/strother-martin/some-are-born-to-fail-others-have-it-thrust-upon-them/) Strother Martin [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c40/strother-martin-70006_born_some-are-born-to-fail-others-have-it-thr_1310315.png) > [What we've got here is... failure to communicate. Some men you just can't reach.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/strother-martin/what-we-ve-got-here-is-failure-to-communicate-some-men-you-just-can-t/) Strother Martin [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cde/strother-martin-70006_communicate_what-we-ve-got-here-is-failure-to-commun_2843784.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/strother-martin/#itemlist", "name": "Strother Martin Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Age is as much an asset for character players as it is for good wine. Human experiences, both good and bad, leave their marks on one's face and bearing. A few lines on the face and a few gray hairs coupled with the idiosyncrasies an actor adopts throughout life help out round out the actor's personality. 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