Strother Martin
Acting
Born: March 26, 1919 · Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Died: August 1, 1980 (aged 61)
Highest Rated
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
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
Cool Hand Luke
1967
The Wild Bunch
1969
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
The Twilight Zone
1959
True Grit
1969
Up in Smoke
1978
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
Bonanza
1959
Slap Shot
1977
Kiss Me Deadly
1955
A Star Is Born
1954
Photos (1)
Movies (71)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Percy Garris
Harper
Claude
The Asphalt Jungle
William Doldy (uncredited)
True Grit
Colonel G. Stonehill
The Wild Bunch
Coffer
Cool Hand Luke
Captain
The Sons of Katie Elder
Ned Ross
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Floyd
Hard Times
Poe
Up in Smoke
Mr. Stoner
The Villain
Parody Jones
A Star Is Born
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Kiss Me Deadly
Harvey Wallace
Slap Shot
Joe McGrath
Hannie Caulder
Rufus Clemens
McLintock!
Agard
Nevada Smith
Strother (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers
Virgil
The Shaggy Dog
Thurm
Shenandoah
Train Engineer
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Fiddler
Rooster Cogburn
Shanghai McCoy
Pocket Money
Bill Garrett
Nightwing
Selwyn
Attack
Ingersol
Sssssss
Dr. Carl Stoner
Strategic Air Command
Airman
The Red Badge of Courage
Corporal (voice) (uncredited)
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Bowen
South Sea Woman
Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)
Fools' Parade
Lee Cottrill
The Champ
Riley
Rhubarb
Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Billy
The Damned Don't Cry
Springboard Diver (uncredited)
The Big Knife
Stillman
The Silver Chalice
Father (uncredited)
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
George Westinghouse
Sanctuary
Dog Boy
Love and Bullets
Louis Monk
Cowboy
Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
The Flim-Flam Man
Lovick
Androcles and the Lion
Soldier (uncredited)
Drum Beat
Scotty
The Mountains of the Moon
O'Keefe
The Black Whip
Thorny
The Wild and the Innocent
Ben Stocker
An Eye for an Eye
Trumbull
The Deadly Companions
Parson
Johnny Concho
Townsman (uncredited)
The Brotherhood of Satan
Doc Duncan
Red Sky at Morning
John Cloyd
World Without End
Nihka (uncredited)
The End
Dr. Waldo Kling
The Magnetic Monster
Co-Pilot
Showdown
Charlie Reeder
Black Patch
Petey
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Turtle Ranch Boss
Brainstorm
Mr. Clyde
Bitter Heritage
Earle Eheeler
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Old Hollander
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
Buckshot
Steel Cowboy
Pinky Pincus
Better Late Than Never
J.D. Ashcroft
One of Our Own
LeRoy Atkins
Copper Sky
Pokey
The Flim Flam Man
Lovick
World for Ransom
1954
Target Zero
Pvt. Dan O'Hirons
Hotwire
The Weasel
Storm Over Tibet
Co-pilot
TV Shows (91)
Perry Mason
Pete Gibson · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Joe Mead · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Gerald Sommers · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Roy Hutchinson · 1 eps
Bonanza
Lonnie Stern · 1 eps
Bonanza
Joad Bruder · 1 eps
Bonanza
Cole Younger · 1 eps
Bonanza
Little Meredith Smith · 1 eps
Bonanza
Yuri · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Deputy Shirky Saulter · 1 eps
The Rockford Files
Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers · 2 eps
The Virginian
Finley · 1 eps
The Virginian
Luther Watson · 1 eps
Love, American Style
1 eps
Lassie
3 eps
Matinee Theater
1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Mothershed · 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
2 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
Carew · 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
Fred Coombs · 1 eps
Dragnet
1 eps
The Big Valley
Dan'l Hawks · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Fludd · 1 eps
I Love Lucy
Man in Coffee Shop · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Joby · 1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
Tom Blair · 1 eps
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Harper Worthington Yates · 1 eps
Rawhide
Bates · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Solomon Tarbot · 1 eps
Ben Casey
2 eps
Ben Casey
Frank Geray · 1 eps
The Doris Day Show
Tyrone Lovey · 2 eps
Lost in Space
Nerim · 1 eps
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Terry Riggs · 1 eps
The Invaders
Charlie Coogan · 1 eps
Lawman
1 eps
The Rookies
1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
Charles Sloane · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
Nanyface · 1 eps
Gilligan's Island
1 eps
Gunsmoke
Mr. Stooler · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Cooter · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Ed Davey · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Dooley · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Dillard · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Rowley · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Gene Bunch · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Billy · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Timble · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Ben Snow · 2 eps
Run for Your Life
Holly Amberton · 1 eps
Baretta
3 eps
Vega$
1 eps
The Rebel
Jess · 1 eps
The Texan
Polk Blackston · 1 eps
Trackdown
Benny French · 1 eps
Petrocelli
Clate Dobie · 1 eps
Studio 57
Pete Dutton · 1 eps
The Millionaire
Pete Hill · 1 eps
The Guns of Will Sonnett
2 eps
Telephone Time
1 eps
Navy Log
1 eps
Black Saddle
Pit Thatcher · 1 eps
Tarzan
2 eps
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1 eps
It Takes a Thief
Willard Knox · 1 eps
The New Breed
Benny Kohler · 2 eps
Stoney Burke
1 eps
Pete and Gladys
1 eps
Nichols
Zachariah · 1 eps
Cavalcade of America
Wilkins · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Buckshot · 2 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Thurm · 1 eps
The Lieutenant
Taxi Driver · 1 eps
Movin' On
1 eps
The Dakotas
1 eps
The Lone Wolf
Nick Davis · 1 eps
Dangerous Assignment
1 eps
Hawkins
R.J. Hawkins · 5 eps
The Legend of Jesse James
Meeker · 1 eps
Crossroads
Landry Kersh · 1 eps
He & She
The Rev. Mr. Anderson · 1 eps
Panic!
1 eps
The Danny Thomas Hour
Paul Rooney · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Old Hollander · 1 eps
Jefferson Drum
Pete Henke · 1 eps
Paper Moon
1 eps
General Electric Theater
Gunnery Officer Daly · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Obie · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Bellhop · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Teeples · 1 eps
