6.9Acting
Strother Martin
- Born
- 1919-03-26
- Died
- 1980-08-01
- Birthplace
- Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Biography
Strother Martin (March 26, 1919 – August 1, 1980) was an American actor in numerous films and television programs. Martin is perhaps best known as the prison "captain" in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, where he uttered the line, "What we've got here is...failure to communicate."
Known For
Filmography
147 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hotwire
1980 · Movie
The Weasel
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
1980 · Movie
George Westinghouse
Better Late Than Never
1979 · Movie
J.D. Ashcroft
Love and Bullets
1979 · Movie
Louis Monk
Nightwing
1979 · Movie
Selwyn
The Champ
1979 · Movie
Riley
The Villain
1979 · Movie
Parody Jones
Steel Cowboy
1978 · Movie
Pinky Pincus
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
1978 · Movie
Turtle Ranch Boss
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
1978 · Movie
Old Hollander
The End
1978 · Movie
Dr. Waldo Kling
Up in Smoke
1978 · Movie
Mr. Stoner
Vega$
1978 · TV Show
Cast
Slap Shot
1977 · Movie
Joe McGrath
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
1976 · Movie
Billy
Baretta
1975 · TV Show
Cast
Hard Times
1975 · Movie
Poe
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975 · Movie
Self
One of Our Own
1975 · Movie
LeRoy Atkins
Rooster Cogburn
1975 · Movie
Shanghai McCoy
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
Self - Host
Movin' On
1974 · TV Show
Cast
Paper Moon
1974 · TV Show
Cast
Petrocelli
1974 · TV Show
Clate Dobie
The Rockford Files
1974 · TV Show
Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers
Hawkins
1973 · TV Show
R.J. Hawkins
Sssssss
1973 · Movie
Dr. Carl Stoner
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
1973 · Movie
Buckshot
Pocket Money
1972 · Movie
Bill Garrett
The Flim Flam Man
1972 · Movie
Lovick
The Rookies
1972 · TV Show
Cast
Fools' Parade
1971 · Movie
Lee Cottrill
Hannie Caulder
1971 · Movie
Rufus Clemens
Nichols
1971 · TV Show
Zachariah
Red Sky at Morning
1971 · Movie
John Cloyd
The Brotherhood of Satan
1971 · Movie
Doc Duncan
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970 · Movie
Bowen
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969 · Movie
Percy Garris
Love, American Style
1969 · TV Show
Cast
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · TV Show
Terry Riggs
The Wild Bunch
1969 · Movie
Coffer
True Grit
1969 · Movie
Colonel G. Stonehill
It Takes a Thief
1968 · TV Show
Willard Knox
The Doris Day Show
1968 · TV Show
Tyrone Lovey
The Name of the Game
1968 · TV Show
Nanyface
Cool Hand Luke
1967 · Movie
Captain
He & She
1967 · TV Show
The Rev. Mr. Anderson
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967 · TV Show
Paul Rooney
The Flim-Flam Man
1967 · Movie
Lovick
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967 · TV Show
Cast
The Invaders
1967 · TV Show
Charlie Coogan
The Mountains of the Moon
1967 · Movie
O'Keefe
An Eye for an Eye
1966 · Movie
Trumbull
Harper
1966 · Movie
Claude
Nevada Smith
1966 · Movie
Strother (uncredited)
Tarzan
1966 · TV Show
Cast
Brainstorm
1965 · Movie
Mr. Clyde
Lost in Space
1965 · TV Show
Nerim
Run for Your Life
1965 · TV Show
Holly Amberton
Shenandoah
1965 · Movie
Train Engineer
The Big Valley
1965 · TV Show
Dan'l Hawks · Fludd
The Legend of Jesse James
1965 · TV Show
Meeker
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965 · Movie
Ned Ross
Daniel Boone
1964 · TV Show
Solomon Tarbot
Gilligan's Island
1964 · TV Show
Cast
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1964 · Movie
Fiddler
Profiles in Courage
1964 · TV Show
Senator James Wadsworth
McLintock!
1963 · Movie
Agard
Showdown
1963 · Movie
Charlie Reeder
The Dakotas
1963 · TV Show
Cast
The Fugitive
1963 · TV Show
Deputy Shirky Saulter
The Lieutenant
1963 · TV Show
Taxi Driver
Stoney Burke
1962 · TV Show
Cast
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 · Movie
Floyd
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV Show
Self
The Virginian
1962 · TV Show
Finley · Luther Watson
Ben Casey
1961 · TV Show
Cast · Frank Geray
Sanctuary
1961 · Movie
Dog Boy
The Deadly Companions
1961 · Movie
Parson
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961 · TV Show
Harper Worthington Yates
The New Breed
1961 · TV Show
Benny Kohler
Pete and Gladys
1960 · TV Show
Cast
Black Saddle
1959 · TV Show
Pit Thatcher
Bonanza
1959 · TV Show
Lonnie Stern · Joad Bruder · Cole Younger · Little Meredith Smith · Yuri
Hotel de Paree
1959 · TV Show
Cast
Rawhide
1959 · TV Show
Bates
The Horse Soldiers
1959 · Movie
Virgil
The Rebel
1959 · TV Show
Jess
The Shaggy Dog
1959 · Movie
Thurm
The Twilight Zone
1959 · TV Show
Mothershed
The Wild and the Innocent
1959 · Movie
Ben Stocker
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · TV Show
Charles Sloane
Bitter Heritage
1958 · Movie
Earle Eheeler
Cowboy
1958 · Movie
Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
Jefferson Drum
1958 · TV Show
Pete Henke
Lawman
1958 · TV Show
Cast
The Texan
1958 · TV Show
Polk Blackston
Black Patch
1957 · Movie
Petey
Copper Sky
1957 · Movie
Pokey
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · TV Show
Cast · Carew · Fred Coombs
Panic!
1957 · TV Show
Cast
Perry Mason
1957 · TV Show
Pete Gibson · Joe Mead · Gerald Sommers · Roy Hutchinson
Trackdown
1957 · TV Show
Benny French
Attack
1956 · Movie
Ingersol
Broken Arrow
1956 · TV Show
Renton
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · TV Show
Joby
Johnny Concho
1956 · Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Telephone Time
1956 · TV Show
Cast
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956 · TV Show
Cast
The Black Whip
1956 · Movie
Thorny
World Without End
1956 · Movie
Nihka (uncredited)
Crossroads
1955 · TV Show
Landry Kersh
Gunsmoke
1955 · TV Show
Mr. Stooler · Cooter · Ed Davey · Dooley · Dillard · Rowley · Gene Bunch · Billy · Timble · Ben Snow
Kiss Me Deadly
1955 · Movie
Harvey Wallace
Matinee Theater
1955 · TV Show
Cast
Navy Log
1955 · TV Show
Cast
Strategic Air Command
1955 · Movie
Airman
Target Zero
1955 · Movie
Pvt. Dan O'Hirons
The Big Knife
1955 · Movie
Stillman
The Millionaire
1955 · TV Show
Pete Hill
A Star Is Born
1954 · Movie
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Drum Beat
1954 · Movie
Scotty
Lassie
1954 · TV Show
Cast
Studio 57
1954 · TV Show
Pete Dutton
The Lone Wolf
1954 · TV Show
Nick Davis
The Silver Chalice
1954 · Movie
Father (uncredited)
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · TV Show
Buckshot · Thurm
World for Ransom
1954 · Movie
Cast
General Electric Theater
1953 · TV Show
Gunnery Officer Daly · Obie
South Sea Woman
1953 · Movie
Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)
The Magnetic Monster
1953 · Movie
Co-Pilot
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953 · TV Show
Waiter
Androcles and the Lion
1952 · Movie
Soldier (uncredited)
Cavalcade of America
1952 · TV Show
Wilkins
Chevron Theatre
1952 · TV Show
Cast
Dangerous Assignment
1952 · TV Show
Cast
Four Star Playhouse
1952 · TV Show
Tom Blair
Storm Over Tibet
1952 · Movie
Co-pilot
Dragnet
1951 · TV Show
Cast
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV Show
Old Hollander
I Love Lucy
1951 · TV Show
Man in Coffee Shop
Rhubarb
1951 · Movie
Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · TV Show
Bellhop · Teeples
The Red Badge of Courage
1951 · Movie
Corporal (voice) (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
1950 · Movie
William Doldy (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
1950 · Movie
Springboard Diver (uncredited)