Only characters who appeared in 3 or more episodes are listed. Here, the good guys are exactly that, the bad guys have no redeeming features. Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, executive producer (249 episodes, 1960-1968), associate producer (126 episodes, 1960-1964), associate producer (60 episodes, 1965-1967), associate producer (32 episodes, 1964-1965), production manager (219 episodes, 1960-1967), production supervisor (154 episodes, 1963-1968), production supervisor (64 episodes, 1960-1962), production manager (30 episodes, 1967-1968), assistant director (186 episodes, 1962-1968), assistant director (58 episodes, 1960-1962), property master (248 episodes, 1960-1968), construction coordinator (60 episodes, 1966-1968), re-recording editor (94 episodes, 1960-1963), re-recording editor / sound editor (32 episodes, 1964-1966), re-recording editor (31 episodes, 1963-1964), boom operator (uncredited) (1 episode, 1965), costume jeweller (uncredited) (1 episode, 1962), supervising editor (72 episodes, 1960-1964), supervising editor (41 episodes, 1965-1968), editorial supervisor (30 episodes, 1967-1968), composer: theme music (215 episodes, 1960-1968), music editor (uncredited) (7 episodes, 1966), script consultant (90 episodes, 1964-1968), script consultant (29 episodes, 1966-1967), story consultant (124 episodes, 1960-1964), production secretary (107 episodes, 1960-1963), assistant to producer / production assistant (105 episodes, 1963-1968), assistant to producer (63 episodes, 1961-1963), assistant to producer (32 episodes, 1960-1961), story consultant (29 episodes, 1964-1966), assistant to producer (26 episodes, 1966-1967), assistant to producer (18 episodes, 1965-1966). He played an Indian agent in the John Wayne film, McLintock! - Forrest Taylor 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. - Earle Hodgins At 17, he won the National Junior Springboard Diving Championship. Jamie Farr appears as Dick Gird. 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. - Terry Frost He guest starred, as a circus tightrope walker Dooley Delaware, in the 1957 episode "High Wire" in CBS's Have Gun - Will Travel. The next year on that series he played the character Dillard in The Constable. The Andy Griffith Show. 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. This is the episode that "Phoebe Strunk" should have been, but wasn't. 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). Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. (1968-71). Known for portraying grimy, unlikeable villains, Martin was often referred to by the press as the The Andy Devine for the Age of Anxiety" and "A Gabby Hayes without Honor.". He was cast in 1955 as Landry Kersh in the episode "Shadow of God" on the ABC religion anthology series, Crossroads. - Trevor Bardette 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. Created by Sheldon Leonard of The Danny Thomas Show, this series even spawned from an episode of Danny Thomas - and Griffith was the perfect example of wholesome comedy. He played recurring characters in shows like Have Gun - Will Travel (1957-62), Perry Mason (1961-65), and Death Valley Days (1964-67). Martin later appeared in another George Roy Hill film, Slap Shot (1977), again with Paul Newman, as the cheap general manager of the Charlestown Chiefs hockey club. He guest-starred, as a circus tightrope walker Dooley Delaware, in the 1957 episode "High Wire" in CBS' Have Gun - Will Travel. - Steve Brodie He appeared six times each with John Wayne and Paul Newman. This is another John Meston tragic masterpiece that is as much Rod Serling or Alfred Hitchcock as a TV western. [2] For a short time, the Martins lived in San Antonio, Texas, but soon returned to Indiana. See Andy Griffith full list of movies and tv shows from their career. And the Andy Griffith Show cast are some of the most beloved and recognizable stars of the last 60. S 01 E 09. 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. Married Life. In 1963, he appeared in Glynis Johns' short-lived comedy series Glynis in the episode "Ten Cents a Dance". - J. Farrell MacDonald - Ted de Corsia 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. Andy Griffith, original name Andrew Samuel Griffith, (born June 1, 1926, Mount Airy, North Carolina, U.S.died July 3, 2012, Manteo, North Carolina), American actor who was perhaps best known for his portrayal of homespun characters, notably the sheriff on the television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show (1960-68) and a defense attorney in the dramatic series Matlock (1986-95). 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. On a Gilligan's Island episode, Martin played a man living supposedly alone on the island for a radio show contest. "[1] The line is number 11 on the American Film Institute list of 100 Years100 Movie Quotes. This may have been his first role a 14 appearances on the legendary series He gave a memorable performance as a man with learning difficulties in the "Cooter" episode written by Sam Peckinpah in the first season of Gunsmoke (1955). Elizabeth Ann Theresa Lynn (August 29, 1926 - October 16, 2021) was an American actress. Corrections? - Harry Woods - Page 1 (1910-1949) She died in 1997. Gunsmoke Sam McTavish, M.D. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. - William Fawcett - Richard Devon Now if it was John Wayne [chuckles] he would have said in front of 2,000 people [drawling emphatically] "I gotcha this job!"[8]. 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]. Before hit comedy shows like "Seinfeld" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" that pushed the boundaries of eccentric humor, there was "The Andy Griffith Show." The pro. Also Known As: Strother Douglas Martin Jr. Spouse/Ex-: Helen Meisels (m. 1967 his death. 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). - Hank Patterson In 1960, Martin guest-starred in James Whitmore's ABC crime drama, The Law and Mr. Jones. Karen Sparks received a B.A. He also made many guest appearances on Perry Mason throughout the nine-year run from 19571966, including a college employee in "The Case of the Brazen Bequest" and the murderer in "The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito". Gunsmoke is the film noir of westerns. Yes, sir Cain't get enough. - Slim Whitaker Martin appeared in the first Brian Keith series, Crusader, a Cold War drama on CBS. Corrections? 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. - Al Taylor - Budd Buster - John Merton I wasnt told until during Slap Shot the director saidBack when they were getting ready to do Butch, George Roy Hill said, "I've got these three people for Percy Garris: Strother Martin" and Paul said, "Dont go any farther." 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. In the last year of his life, Martin was under a doctor's care for cardiac problems. He portrayed a character named Stoner in two films that were not connected to each other, SSSSSSS (1973) and Up in Smoke (1978). Thought it was going to be another Matt shoot-em-up at the end and cleaning up the story. Denver Pyle plays his meanest, Strother Martin plays the pathetic nice guy to the Hilt and Kevin Hagen plays a selfish, childish guy. In an interview originally published in Movietone News in 1981, Martin commented on his professional relationship with both Wayne and Newman:.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, [Paul] never says so, but he cast me in Butch Cassidy. Griffith, a one-time comic monologuist who had appeared in motion pictures such as A Face in the Crowd (1957) and No Time for Sergeants (1958), later had another long stay on television as a lawyer in the title role of Matlock (198692, 199395). ", John Meston pens a very non traditional episode of Gunsmoke. - Zon Murray The Andy Griffith Show made its debut in 1960, and Elinor was a part of it, playing pharmacist Ellie Walker, with the idea being that she would eventually become the girlfriend of Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) following a rocky start between the two of them. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). He appeared six times each with John Wayne and Paul Newman. Wow! While he is busy, "Pa" Ginnis (Denver Pyle) and his four worthless sons come to Doc's office because one has busted his leg. In 1963, he was cast as Private Anton Copang in the episode "Walk Through the Badlands" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, The Dakotas. A little like a twilight zone episode. - Gerald Mohr In 19731974, he was a regular cast member of the James Stewart legal drama and murder mystery series Hawkins. 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. Reviews There are no reviews yet. After enlisting in the US Navy during the World War II, he was assigned as a swimming instructor for recruits. The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. He guest-starred in Jack Lord's ABC adventure/drama series, Stoney Burke. Born on March 26, 1919, in Kokomo, Indiana, USA, Martin was the youngest of three children of Ethel (ne Dunlap) and Strother Douglas Martin. Feigelsons screenplay for the film. In the story line, after years of failure, Schieffelin is convinced that he is on the verge of a bonanza. - Nestor Pavia - Victor Jory - Tom London In 1965, Martin appeared in the episode "Most Precious Gold" of the NBC comedy/drama series Kentucky Jones, starring Dennis Weaver. The Andy Griffith Show, American television comedy series that aired on CBS from 1960 to 1968. - Dennis Moore The following is a list of characters of The Andy Griffith Show, an American sitcom television series, starring Andy Griffith. Wood carver Will Timble (Strother Martin) gets something in his eye and Doc drags him to his office so he can remove it. The Andy Griffith Show was part of a larger trend in 1960s television programming that focused on comedic and lighthearted country themes and characters. - Charlie King - Ethan Laidlaw 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. - Ian MacDonald - Stephen McNally - Frank Ellis 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". (196469) and Mayberry, R.F.D. - Bud Geary His widow, who was ten years his senior, died in 1997. [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. Griffith created his own production company in 1972, which produced several movies and television series. 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. 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 Cool Hand Luke. "Love the widow Burns' pork sausages. However Denver Pyle creates such a despicable man in the form of Pa Ginnis and his brood you sort of feel he gets what he deserves just by having to live with his own disgusting self. In 1960, Martin guest starred in James Whitmore's ABC crime drama, The Law and Mr. Jones. The series gave rise to two separate spin-offs, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 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. 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". In 1965, Martin appeared in the episode "Most Precious Gold" of the NBC comedy/drama series Kentucky Jones, starring Dennis Weaver. - John Milford The show plays upon popular stereotypes of rural and small-town life; Mayberry is almost entirely populated by simple (sometimes simple-minded) country people immortalized by the likes of gas station attendant Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors) and the town drunk, Otis (Hal Smith), who locks himself in jail after his weekly bender and lets himself out upon sobering up. 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. In 1963, he was cast as Private Anton Copang in the episode "Walk Through the Badlands" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, The Dakotas. - Tom Bay Characters are listed in order of their initial appearance. 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. - George Chesebro, The Stuntmen - Neil Summers 1967-11-01 "Cool Hand Luke", starring Paul Newman, George Kennedy, and Strother Martin, is released - Kenne Duncan The Andy Griffith Show was actually a spinoff Keystone/Getty Images Not many people realize this, but The Andy Griffith Show was technically a spinoff of sorts. - Page 2 (1950-1979). 2020. And to see the 3 of them together makes this an excellent episode. - Myron Healey Paul Sorenson, Ben Welden, William Watson, George Barrows. His last cinematic appearance was in the 1980 action comedy Hotwire. Radio announcer from station YLRB, later WMPD, from Mount Pilot, in "Family Visits" and "Barney's Bloodhound" whose voice is that of, This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 22:27. 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. His wife was ten years older than him. | - Strother Martin For a short time, the Martins moved to San Antonio, Texas, but soon returned to Indiana. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a . - Don Harvey He frequently acted alongside L. Q. Jones, who in real life was one of his closest friends. Jones, who in real life was one of his closest friends. He later went on to play Mayberry's choir director, John Masters, on the The Andy Griffith Show (1960). He also served as a swimming instructor on the sets of various films. - Scott Marlowe In 1980, Martin served as the host of an episode of Saturday Night Live. He even paraphrased his most famous line from the film, "What we have here is failure to communicate BILINGUALLY!" - Lee Marvin - Roy Barcroft - Marshall Reed Their ashes are interred in Court of Remembrance, Columbarium of Radiant Dawn, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills. - Jack Ingram 2001. Doubled over laughing one minute, and the next being . While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. - Douglas Kennedy Martin later appeared in another George Roy Hill film, Slap Shot (1977), again with Paul Newman, as the cheap general manager of the Charlestown Chiefs hockey club. . (1964-69) and Mayberry, R.F.D. \"The Andy Griffith Show\" was one of the most successful shows of the '60s and over the years it has continually been looked at as one of the best series in American television history by various publications.Back when \"The Andy Griffith Show\" aired it was a program that evoked nostalgia, and today it still displays a much simpler time in America. in English Literature from Aurora College. The. 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 . Of course he loses his hand due to the beating he received from one of the Ginnis "boys" -- grown men who have never achieved any maturity or morality through their father's example. He was supposed to star in the cult film Dark Night of the Scarecrow. 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). His first leading role in a film came in 1964, with The . Very dark and gritty storyline. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. Then he treats the broken leg, as Doc always treats everybody, whether he likes you or not. Burt Mustin was in a total of 14 episodes; only episodes where he was Jud Fletcher are counted here. - Denver Pyle Martin was born in Kokomo in Howard County in north central Indiana. - Dick Curtis He also starred in a two-part The Rockford Files 1977 episode as T.T. - Neville Brand Creators Sheldon Leonard Aaron Ruben Danny Thomas Stars Andy Griffith Ron Howard Don Knotts - Lee Van Cleef He studied at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was part of the diving team. The series ran for eight seasons on CBS between October 3, 1960, and April 1, 1968. 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". He appeared in many TV shows and movies, often using his native Blue Ridge drawl to play folksy characters. - Bud Osborne The following is a list of characters of The Andy Griffith Show, an American sitcom television series, starring Andy Griffith. An Indiana native, Martin was a prodigious swimmer and diver as a child and went on to serve in the United States Navy during the World War II. - Ernie Adams - Warren Oates One of his last acting jobs was as host of Saturday Night Live on April 19, 1980. - Gregg Barton Her first movie was the 1951 sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), which was also the first time Frances appeared with Olan Soule. [4] Martin's distinctive, reedy voice and menacing demeanor made him ideal for villainous roles in many of the best-known westerns of the 1950s and 1960s, including The Horse Soldiers and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. During his monologue, he again did his Tennessee Williams impression. He began performing as a dancer with his sister when he was 4 years old. In the last year of his life Martin had been under doctor's care for cardiac problems and he died of a heart attack on August 1, 1980 at Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, California; he was 61. and as a hapless horse trader in the 1969 film, "True Grit.". 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. Briscoe Darling's daughter. Strother Martin married Helen Beatrice Meisels on December 18, 1966. He even paraphrased his most famous line from the film, "What we have here is failure to communicate BI-LINGUALLY!" - R. G. Armstrong - Harry Lauter This guitar, Serial #148639, has remained Andy's favorite Martin ever since. Updates? The Ginnis's threaten Doc because he made them wait, but they know they need him so they ultimately do nothing. - Archives, Will "Sugarfoot" Hutchins Strother Martin was a latter-day character player in the best Hollywood tradition, at a time when that breed was disappearing from the screen. In 1983, Griffith was stricken with Guillain-Barre syndrome, but he recovered after rehabilitation. He and L.Q. Jim-Bob tries to teach Elizabeth to drive; Corabeth's business ventures are ruined by her secret drinking. 1966-12-18 American actor Strother Martin (47) weds Helen Meisels (56), until his death in 1980; Historical Events. It was good to see Strother Martin play a character so meek and hapless in a pre-Cool Hand Luke role. - Ted Adams 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. - Morgan Woodward - Robert Ryan - Bob Wilke He guest-starred, as a circus tightrope walker Dooley Delaware, in the 1957 episode "High Wire" in CBS' Have Gun - Will Travel. By the late 1960s, Martin was almost as well-known a figure as many top-billed stars. When the war ended, he relocated to Los Angeles, where he started working as a swimming instructor. Updates? These are the talented individuals that can move from genre to genre and are consistently working. - Tris Coffin - Ward Bond After the war, Martin moved to Los Angeles, California and worked as a swimming instructor and as a swimming extra in water scenes in films. The Andy Griffith Show Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Series Directed by Series Writing Credits Series Cast verified as complete Series Produced by Series Music by Series Cinematography by Series Film Editing by Series Casting By Series Art Direction by Series Set Decoration by Series Costume Design by - Fred Kohler - I. Stanford Jolley ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. - Wallace Ford In 1962, Martin was cast as Harold Horton in "The Chocolate Cake Caper" of the CBS sitcom, Pete and Gladys, starring Harry Morgan and Cara Williams. In 1997 Griffith won a Grammy Award for best Southern gospel, country gospel, or bluegrass gospel album for I Love to Tell the Story25 Timeless Hymns (1996), and in 2005 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He was cast in 1955 as Landry Kersh in the episode "Shadow of God" on the ABC religion anthology series Crossroads. - Donald Curtis - Pierce Lyden - Douglas Fowley - Rex Holman - Le Roy Mason The story is a little mean-spirited but it has a very justified conclusion. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. The consummate character actor shared the screen with some of Hollywoods biggest starsJohn Wayne, Robert Redford, Paul Newman, James Stewart, Alan Ladd, Audie Murphy, Glenn Ford and many others. In 1965, he guest-starred as Meeker in the episode "Return to Lawrence" on the ABC western The Legend of Jesse James. 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. 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). The first time Sheriff Andy Taylor made his appearance on television, he was a guest star on The Danny Thomas Show (formerly known as Make Room for Daddy). - Henry Silva He first credited film role was in the 1952 adventure film Storm over Tibet. First mentioned in S1E26 "Andy Forecloses". Andy Griffith once said, "The straight man has the best part. [3] 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. 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