Strother Martin Autographs
Strother Douglas Martin Jr. (March 26, 1919 – August 1, 1980) was an American character actor who often appeared in support of John Wayne and Paul Newman and in Western films directed by John Ford and Sam Peckinpah.
Among Martin's memorable performances is his portrayal of the warden or "captain" of a state prison camp in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, in which he utters the line, "What we've got here is failure to communicate." The line is number 11 on the American Film Institute list of 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes.
Martin was born March 26, 1919, in Kokomo, Indiana to Ethel (née Dunlap) and Strother Douglas Martin. For a short time, the Martins lived in San Antonio, Texas, but soon returned to Indiana. As a child, he excelled at swimming and diving. He was nicknamed "T-Bone Martin" because of his diving expertise. At 17 he won the National Junior Springboard Diving Championship. 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. 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.
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Traded items with a signature of Strother Martin
The most expensive item with a signature of Strother Martin (STROTHER MARTIN & L.Q. JONES THE WILD BUNCH SIGNED PHOTO RARE BECKETT SLAB BAS) was sold in July 2021 for $599.99 while the cheapest item (STROTHER MARTIN & BURT REYNOLDS sIgned AUTOGRAPH #9772) found a new owner for $12.50 in April 2019. The month with the most items sold (2) was April 2012 with an average selling price of $157.00 for an autographed item of Strother Martin. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2021 with $599.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $12.50 was April 2019. In average, an autographed item from Strother Martin is worth $124.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Strother Martin were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | AMERICAN FILM & TV CHARACTER ACTOR STROTHER MARTIN, SIGNED VINTAGE STUDIO PHOTO. | $49.99 |  |
| Ken Curtis signed 7x9 photo as Festus Gunsmoke pictured w/ Strother Martin | $30.00 | |
| Slapshot Cool Hand Luke Strother Martin Signed Autograph Cut - PSA - FREE S&H! | $274.95 | |
| STROTHER MARTIN & L.Q. JONES THE WILD BUNCH SIGNED PHOTO RARE BECKETT SLAB BAS | $599.99 | |
| Strother Martin - Signed 3x5 Card w/ Orig. Still from The Champ - Uncommon | $130.00 | |
 | Strother Martin Autograph 3x5 Index Card Cool Hand Luke & True Grit (PSA) | $584.99 | |
| Strother Martin autographed signed B&W Photo Actor Original 8x10 Hat Watch Doors | $134.99 | |
| Strother Martin Inscribed Hand Signed Autograph 5x7 Photo - The Wild Bunch | $189.99 | |
 | Strother Martin PSA DNA Coa Signed 8x10 Photo Autograph | $436.75 | |
| Strother Martin PSA DNA Coa Signed Cool Hand Luke Check Autograph | $265.00 | |
| Strother Martin signed 3x5 card - Cool Hand Luke - Slap Shot | $124.95 | |
| Strother Martin SIGNED Authentic Autograph 4x6” CUT Slabbed PSA/DNA Up In Smoke | $199.95 | |
| Strother Martin signed B&W photo Matted Slapshot/Butch Cassidy/ Cool Hand Luke | $70.00 | |
| STROTHER MARTIN. Signed 1975 Stagebill honoring frequent co-star Paul Newman | $48.00 | |
| VICTOR BUONO, STROTHER MARTIN AND MORE Hand Signed Autographed CAST W/COA | $495.00 | |
