On March 26, 1919, the actor Stroth Douglas Martin Jr was born, who appears in the cast of several films starring John Wayne and Paul Newman, and directed by authors such as John Ford and Sam Peckinpah.
First of all, he was recognized for his participation in the 1967 film “Cool Handsome” and Newman stars in which he plays the role of the director of a prison camp in which he utters the line: “What we have here is a lack of communication.” as number 11 on the list of American movies of 100 years … 100 in views.
Always in secondary roles and usually in the role of the antagonist or villain of the film, with very rare exceptions. He appears in small roles in films such as: “Soldiers of Horses” and “The Librarian of Liberty”, “McLintock!” (1963) and True Crit (1969).
His participation in the previously mentioned tapes “The Tale of the Invincible”, “The Life of a Fighter” and “The Wild Choir”. This best actor, sometimes forgotten, passed away on August 1, 1980, due to heart problems. As in the weekend of God, in some great concern.
Bonus – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (George Roy Hill, 1969)
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Undoubtedly the best tragedy of the genre because of the evil and chemistry of its two protagonists and the insight of its director in the license given from the first story: “Almost everything that is told here is true.” Roy Hill builds a film that centers on two antiheroes in what is essentially a story of survival and the end of an age that leaves the United States in Bolivia. Comedy relief not only played a series of extraordinary dialogues, but also decorated with its atypical rhythm a triple musical track that innovated the structure of the western narrative at the time. Martin appears in the Bolivia series as a comical and tragic president on a memorable donkey.
5 – True Grit (Henry Hathaway, 1969)
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The great value of this film lies in the display of John Wayne, obviously under the patronage of Hathaway’s camera and direction, which takes the bases of the b-western series to a tragicomic effect where the protagonist must overcome all kinds of odyssey. the hunt, which he was conducted in the process, for a kind of redemption, for his special cooperation with the girl wanting revenge. Martin appears in a secondary role, but essential to the plot, as he is always dutiful and develops his role in a natural way. One of those pieces that shines for entertainment and charismatic construction, far from the typical archetype of the genre.
4 – The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah, 1969)
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Hymn to death and among the most famous examples of human ugliness, which through the metaphor of western development he saw with great ease, complexity and audio-visual beauty. Bloody and bold, he could well be distinguished as a western chili, due to his development in the mountains of Mexican territory in the new conflict. Wild Horde, a pillar of the Twilight subgenre, is a dangerous haunting and a poetic honor full of riddles and clues that bring the viewer closer to the bounty and the sordid outcome. Strother appears to be a member of a group of mercenaries who pursue robbers, and despite the fact that his appearances are sporadic, in each of them he shows us his great dedication.
3 – Hannie Caulder (Burt Kennedy, 1971)
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In one of his signature villainous roles, Strother stars in this western as one of the malevolent men who kidnapped the protagonist (Raquel Welch) and who must suffer the consequences of his actions. As always an actor in a hateful role, he does it well, which makes the audience wait for his end. The tape, although very regular, was one of the examples of spaghetti westerns emerging on the American soil, standing out more than anything because of its own revenge story that revolved around the female figure. The cast is lavish, including Jack Elam, Ernest Borgnine, Stephen Boyd, Robert Culp and Christopher Lee.
2 – Hard Times (Walter Hill, 1975)
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American production starring Bronson and Coburn, two names that had a common denominator, taken away (and dying) together in “The Magnificent 7”. Starting with the main premise, which is a meeting of the unemployed who acquires a live fight in the streets during the Great Depression, and their supporter in order to survive, the director and the actors throw into the action of the film. delightful Strother plays an alcoholic doctor in this film who takes care of the health of a street fighter as his deputy. It is clear that the actor meets one of the best characters, an unscrupulous man who lives only to drink and who just waits for the reward of his work. Great job.
1 – Cool Hand Luke (Stuart Rosenberg, 1967)
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One of the quintessential prison dramas, where Newman gives a “tour de force” that is both poignant and tragic. Despite the sweet sound around some characters, and the director promotes it to balance the pessimistic feeling of the film, Novimani’s work always keeps a mysterious and dirty person around his anti-hero, who will be the vehicle of passage for all the other characters around him. . The most memorable performance of this supporting actor is the head of the prison in the State of the American Union, which imposes the law with its own style and convenience. As in the introduction, one of the most memorable paragraphs of the movies of the time. Unseen, malevolent and perverted, what this actor achieves is that his role unfolds in a wonderful way.
Etiquetas: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidCool Hand LukeHannie CaulderHard TimesStrother MartinThe Wild BunchTrue Grit
