Strother Martin
Acting
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."
Born: March 26, 1919 · Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Filmography (122)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
Actor: Self (archive foot…
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
1980
Actor: George Westinghous…
The Villain
1979
Actor: Parody Jones
The Champ
1979
Actor: Riley
Nightwing
1979
Actor: Selwyn
Love and Bullets
1979
Actor: Louis Monk
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
1978
Actor: Turtle Ranch Boss
TV
Vega$
1978
Actor
Up in Smoke
1978
Actor: Mr. Stoner
The End
1978
Actor: Dr. Waldo Kling
Slap Shot
1977
Actor: Joe McGrath
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
1976
Actor: Billy
Rooster Cogburn
1975
Actor: Shanghai McCoy
TV
Saturday Night Live
1975
Actor: Self - Host
Hard Times
1975
Actor: Poe
TV
Baretta
1975
Actor
TV
The Rockford Files
1974
Actor: Thomas Tyler 'T.T.…
TV
Movin' On
1974
Actor
TV
Paper Moon
1974
Actor
TV
Petrocelli
1974
Actor: Clate Dobie
Sssssss
1973
Actor: Dr. Carl Stoner
TV
Hawkins
1973
Actor: R.J. Hawkins
TV
The Rookies
1972
Actor
Pocket Money
1972
Actor: Bill Garrett
Hannie Caulder
1971
Actor: Rufus Clemens
TV
Nichols
1971
Actor: Zachariah
Fools' Parade
1971
Actor: Lee Cottrill
The Brotherhood of Satan
1971
Actor: Doc Duncan
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970
Actor: Bowen
TV
Love, American Style
1969
Actor
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
Actor: Percy Garris
TV
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
Actor: Terry Riggs
The Wild Bunch
1969
Actor: Coffer
True Grit
1969
Actor: Colonel G. Stonehi…
TV
The Doris Day Show
1968
Actor: Tyrone Lovey
TV
The Name of the Game
1968
Actor: Nanyface
TV
It Takes a Thief
1968
Actor: Willard Knox
Cool Hand Luke
1967
Actor: Captain
TV
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
Actor: Paul Rooney
TV
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Actor
TV
He & She
1967
Actor: The Rev. Mr. Ander…
The Flim-Flam Man
1967
Actor: Lovick
TV
The Invaders
1967
Actor: Charlie Coogan
TV
Tarzan
1966
Actor
Nevada Smith
1966
Actor: Strother (uncredit…
An Eye for an Eye
1966
Actor: Trumbull
Harper
1966
Actor: Claude
TV
Lost in Space
1965
Actor: Nerim
TV
The Big Valley
1965
Actor: Dan'l HawksActor: Fludd
TV
Run for Your Life
1965
Actor: Holly Amberton
TV
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
Actor: Meeker
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965
Actor: Ned Ross
Shenandoah
1965
Actor: Train Engineer
Brainstorm
1965
Actor: Mr. Clyde
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1964
Actor: Fiddler
TV
Gilligan's Island
1964
Actor
TV
Daniel Boone
1964
Actor: Solomon Tarbot
McLintock!
1963
Actor: Agard
TV
The Fugitive
1963
Actor: Deputy Shirky Saul…
TV
The Lieutenant
1963
Actor: Taxi Driver
Showdown
1963
Actor: Charlie Reeder
TV
The Dakotas
1963
Actor
TV
Stoney Burke
1962
Actor
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Actor
TV
The Virginian
1962
Actor: FinleyActor: Luther Watson
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
Actor: Floyd
TV
The New Breed
1961
Actor: Benny Kohler
TV
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
Actor: Harper Worthington…
TV
Ben Casey
1961
ActorActor: Frank Geray
The Deadly Companions
1961
Actor: Parson
Sanctuary
1961
Actor: Dog Boy
TV
Pete and Gladys
1960
Actor
TV
The Rebel
1959
Actor: Jess
TV
The Twilight Zone
1959
Actor: Mothershed
TV
Bonanza
1959
Actor: Lonnie SternActor: Joad Bruder+3
The Horse Soldiers
1959
Actor: Virgil
The Wild and the Innocent
1959
Actor: Ben Stocker
The Shaggy Dog
1959
Actor: Thurm
TV
Black Saddle
1959
Actor: Pit Thatcher
TV
Rawhide
1959
Actor: Bates
TV
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Actor: Charles Sloane
TV
Lawman
1958
Actor
TV
The Texan
1958
Actor: Polk Blackston
Cowboy
1958
Actor: Trailhand Bitten b…
TV
Trackdown
1957
Actor: Benny French
TV
Perry Mason
1957
Actor: Pete GibsonActor: Joe Mead+2
Black Patch
1957
Actor: Petey
TV
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
ActorActor: Carew+1
TV
Panic!
1957
Actor
TV
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Actor: Joby
Attack
1956
Actor: Ingersol
TV
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Actor
TV
Telephone Time
1956
Actor
World Without End
1956
Actor: Nihka (uncredited)
Target Zero
1955
Actor: Pvt. Dan O'Hirons
TV
Matinee Theater
1955
Actor
The Big Knife
1955
Actor: Stillman
TV
Crossroads
1955
Actor: Landry Kersh
TV
Gunsmoke
1955
Actor: Mr. StoolerActor: Cooter+8
Kiss Me Deadly
1955
Actor: Harvey Wallace
Strategic Air Command
1955
Actor: Airman
TV
The Millionaire
1955
Actor: Pete Hill
The Silver Chalice
1954
Actor: Father (uncredited…
Drum Beat
1954
Actor: Scotty
TV
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Actor: BuckshotActor: Thurm
A Star Is Born
1954
Actor: Delivery Boy (uncr…
TV
Studio 57
1954
Actor: Pete Dutton
TV
Lassie
1954
Actor
TV
The Lone Wolf
1954
Actor: Nick Davis
World for Ransom
1954
Actor
South Sea Woman
1953
Actor: Marine in Audience…
The Magnetic Monster
1953
Actor: Co-Pilot
Androcles and the Lion
1952
Actor: Soldier (uncredite…
TV
Cavalcade of America
1952
Actor: Wilkins
TV
Dangerous Assignment
1952
Actor
TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Actor: Old Hollander
TV
Dragnet
1951
Actor
TV
I Love Lucy
1951
Actor: Man in Coffee Shop
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
Actor: Corporal (voice) (…
Rhubarb
1951
Actor: Michael 'Shorty' M…
The Damned Don't Cry
1950
Actor: Springboard Diver …
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
Actor: William Doldy (unc…