
Strother Martin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 26, 1919
- Died
- August 1, 1980 (aged 61)
- 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

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

The Secret of Nikola Tesla
Movie · as George Westinghouse

Hotwire
Movie · as The Weasel

Love and Bullets
Movie · as Louis Monk

Nightwing
Movie · as Selwyn

The Villain
Movie · as Parody Jones

The Champ
Movie · as Riley

Better Late Than Never
Movie · as J.D. Ashcroft

Up in Smoke
Movie · as Mr. Stoner

The End
Movie · as Dr. Waldo Kling

Steel Cowboy
Movie · as Pinky Pincus

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Movie · as Turtle Ranch Boss

Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Movie · as Old Hollander

Vega$
TV · 1 ep

Slap Shot
Movie · as Joe McGrath

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Movie · as Billy

Mitzi & 100 Guys
Movie · as Self

Hard Times
Movie · as Poe

Rooster Cogburn
Movie · as Shanghai McCoy

One of Our Own
Movie · as LeRoy Atkins

Baretta
TV · 3 eps

Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

Movin' On
TV · 1 ep

Paper Moon
TV · 1 ep

The Rockford Files
TV · as Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers · 2 eps

Petrocelli
TV · as Clate Dobie · 1 ep

The Boy and the Bronc Buster
Movie · as Buckshot

Sssssss
Movie · as Dr. Carl Stoner

Hawkins
TV · as R.J. Hawkins · 5 eps

Pocket Money
Movie · as Bill Garrett

The Flim Flam Man
Movie · as Lovick

The Rookies
TV · 1 ep

Hannie Caulder
Movie · as Rufus Clemens

The Brotherhood of Satan
Movie · as Doc Duncan

Fools' Parade
Movie · as Lee Cottrill

Red Sky at Morning
Movie · as John Cloyd

Nichols
TV · as Zachariah · 1 ep

The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Movie · as Bowen

The Wild Bunch
Movie · as Coffer

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Movie · as Percy Garris

True Grit
Movie · as Colonel G. Stonehill

Marcus Welby, M.D.
TV · as Terry Riggs · 1 ep

Love, American Style
TV · 1 ep

The Name of the Game
TV · as Nanyface · 1 ep

It Takes a Thief
TV · as Willard Knox · 1 ep

The Doris Day Show
TV · as Tyrone Lovey · 2 eps

Cool Hand Luke
Movie · as Captain

The Mountains of the Moon
Movie · as O'Keefe

The Flim-Flam Man
Movie · as Lovick

The Guns of Will Sonnett
TV · 2 eps

He & She
TV · as The Rev. Mr. Anderson · 1 ep

The Invaders
TV · as Charlie Coogan · 1 ep

The Danny Thomas Hour
TV · as Paul Rooney · 1 ep

Nevada Smith
Movie · as Strother (uncredited)

An Eye for an Eye
Movie · as Trumbull

Harper
Movie · as Claude

Tarzan
TV · 2 eps

Brainstorm
Movie · as Mr. Clyde

The Sons of Katie Elder
Movie · as Ned Ross

Shenandoah
Movie · as Train Engineer

Lost in Space
TV · as Nerim · 1 ep

Run for Your Life
TV · as Holly Amberton · 1 ep

The Big Valley
TV · as Dan'l Hawks, Fludd · 1 ep

The Legend of Jesse James
TV · as Meeker · 1 ep

Invitation to a Gunfighter
Movie · as Fiddler

Gilligan's Island
TV · 1 ep

Daniel Boone
TV · as Solomon Tarbot · 1 ep
Profiles in Courage
TV · as Senator James Wadsworth · 1 ep

McLintock!
Movie · as Agard

Showdown
Movie · as Charlie Reeder

The Fugitive
TV · as Deputy Shirky Saulter · 1 ep

The Dakotas
TV · 1 ep

The Lieutenant
TV · as Taxi Driver · 1 ep

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Movie · as Floyd

The Virginian
TV · as Finley, Luther Watson · 1 ep

Stoney Burke
TV · 1 ep

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Deadly Companions
Movie · as Parson

Sanctuary
Movie · as Dog Boy

Ben Casey
TV · as Frank Geray · 2 eps

The New Breed
TV · as Benny Kohler · 2 eps

The Dick Van Dyke Show
TV · as Harper Worthington Yates · 1 ep

Pete and Gladys
TV · 1 ep

The Wild and the Innocent
Movie · as Ben Stocker

The Horse Soldiers
Movie · as Virgil

The Shaggy Dog
Movie · as Thurm

Rawhide
TV · as Bates · 1 ep

Black Saddle
TV · as Pit Thatcher · 1 ep

The Rebel
TV · as Jess · 1 ep
Hotel de Paree
TV · 31 eps

Bonanza
TV · as Lonnie Stern, Joad Bruder, Cole Younger, Little Meredith Smith, Yuri · 1 ep

The Twilight Zone
TV · as Mothershed · 1 ep

Cowboy
Movie · as Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake

Bitter Heritage
Movie · as Earle Eheeler

Lawman
TV · 1 ep

Jefferson Drum
TV · as Pete Henke · 1 ep

77 Sunset Strip
TV · as Charles Sloane · 1 ep

The Texan
TV · as Polk Blackston · 1 ep

Copper Sky
Movie · as Pokey

Black Patch
Movie · as Petey

Perry Mason
TV · as Pete Gibson, Joe Mead, Gerald Sommers, Roy Hutchinson · 1 ep

Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · as Carew, Fred Coombs · 2 eps

Panic!
TV · 1 ep

Trackdown
TV · as Benny French · 1 ep

Attack
Movie · as Ingersol

World Without End
Movie · as Nihka (uncredited)

The Black Whip
Movie · as Thorny

Johnny Concho
Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TV · 1 ep

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Joby · 1 ep

Telephone Time
TV · 1 ep

Broken Arrow
TV · as Renton · 1 ep

Kiss Me Deadly
Movie · as Harvey Wallace

Target Zero
Movie · as Pvt. Dan O'Hirons

The Big Knife
Movie · as Stillman

Strategic Air Command
Movie · as Airman

Gunsmoke
TV · as Mr. Stooler, Cooter, Ed Davey, Dooley, Dillard, Rowley, Gene Bunch, Billy, Timble, Ben Snow · 1 ep

The Millionaire
TV · as Pete Hill · 1 ep

Matinee Theater
TV · 1 ep

Navy Log
TV · 1 ep

Crossroads
TV · as Landry Kersh · 1 ep

The Silver Chalice
Movie · as Father (uncredited)

A Star Is Born
Movie · as Delivery Boy (uncredited)

Drum Beat
Movie · as Scotty

World for Ransom
Movie

Lassie
TV · 3 eps

The Lone Wolf
TV · as Nick Davis · 1 ep

Studio 57
TV · as Pete Dutton · 1 ep

The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Buckshot, Thurm · 2 eps

South Sea Woman
Movie · as Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)

The Magnetic Monster
Movie · as Co-Pilot

General Electric Theater
TV · as Gunnery Officer Daly, Obie · 1 ep
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
TV · as Waiter · 1 ep

Androcles and the Lion
Movie · as Soldier (uncredited)

Storm Over Tibet
Movie · as Co-pilot

Cavalcade of America
TV · as Wilkins · 1 ep

Dangerous Assignment
TV · 1 ep

Four Star Playhouse
TV · as Tom Blair · 1 ep
Chevron Theatre
TV · 1 ep

The Red Badge of Courage
Movie · as Corporal (voice) (uncredited)

Rhubarb
Movie · as Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)

I Love Lucy
TV · as Man in Coffee Shop · 1 ep

Dragnet
TV · 1 ep

Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Old Hollander · 1 ep

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Bellhop, Teeples · 1 ep

The Asphalt Jungle
Movie · as William Doldy (uncredited)

The Damned Don't Cry
Movie · as Springboard Diver (uncredited)