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
Cool Hand Luke
Captain
True Grit
Colonel G. Stonehill
The Wild Bunch
Coffer
Sssssss
Dr. Carl Stoner
McLintock!
Agard
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Floyd
Slap Shot
Joe McGrath
Hannie Caulder
Rufus Clemens
Hard Times
Poe
The Sons of Katie Elder
Ned Ross
Up in Smoke
Mr. Stoner
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Bowen
The Asphalt Jungle
William Doldy (uncredited)
Kiss Me Deadly
Harvey Wallace
Rooster Cogburn
Shanghai McCoy
Harper
Claude
The Champ
Riley
The Villain
Parody Jones
The Horse Soldiers
Virgil
A Star Is Born
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Nevada Smith
Strother (uncredited)
Pocket Money
Bill Garrett
Shenandoah
Train Engineer
Fools' Parade
Lee Cottrill
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Fiddler
The Shaggy Dog
Thurm
Androcles and the Lion
Soldier (uncredited)
The Deadly Companions
Parson
The Red Badge of Courage
Corporal (voice) (uncredited)
Attack
Ingersol
Love and Bullets
Louis Monk
The Magnetic Monster
Co-Pilot
The Big Knife
Stillman
Drum Beat
Scotty
The End
Dr. Waldo Kling
Nightwing
Selwyn
The Silver Chalice
Father (uncredited)
Cowboy
Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
The Wild and the Innocent
Ben Stocker
The Mountains of the Moon
O'Keefe
Steel Cowboy
Pinky Pincus
The Damned Don't Cry
Springboard Diver (uncredited)
World Without End
Nihka (uncredited)
Strategic Air Command
Airman
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Billy
The Flim-Flam Man
Lovick
The Brotherhood of Satan
Doc Duncan
Black Patch
Petey
South Sea Woman
Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)
Better Late Than Never
J.D. Ashcroft
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
George Westinghouse
Brainstorm
Mr. Clyde
Showdown
Charlie Reeder
One of Our Own
LeRoy Atkins
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
Buckshot
World for Ransom
1954
Johnny Concho
Townsman (uncredited)
Red Sky at Morning
John Cloyd
Hotwire
The Weasel
Rhubarb
Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)
An Eye for an Eye
Trumbull
Bitter Heritage
Earle Eheeler
Sanctuary
Dog Boy
Target Zero
Pvt. Dan O'Hirons
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Turtle Ranch Boss
The Black Whip
Thorny
The Flim Flam Man
Lovick
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Old Hollander
Copper Sky
Pokey
Storm Over Tibet
Co-pilot
TV Shows (90)
Perry Mason
Pete Gibson · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Joe Mead · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Gerald Sommers · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Roy Hutchinson · 1 eps
Lassie
3 eps
Dragnet
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 Dick Van Dyke Show
Harper Worthington Yates · 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
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
Love, American Style
1 eps
I Love Lucy
Man in Coffee Shop · 1 eps
Rawhide
Bates · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Solomon Tarbot · 1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
Tom Blair · 1 eps
Matinee Theater
1 eps
The Name of the Game
Nanyface · 1 eps
Tarzan
2 eps
The Big Valley
Dan'l Hawks · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Fludd · 1 eps
Lawman
1 eps
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Terry Riggs · 1 eps
Run for Your Life
Holly Amberton · 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
Ben Casey
2 eps
Ben Casey
Frank Geray · 1 eps
Lost in Space
Nerim · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Joby · 1 eps
Telephone Time
1 eps
Baretta
3 eps
The Invaders
Charlie Coogan · 1 eps
The Millionaire
Pete Hill · 1 eps
The Rebel
Jess · 1 eps
The Doris Day Show
Tyrone Lovey · 2 eps
77 Sunset Strip
Charles Sloane · 1 eps
The Rookies
1 eps
Vega$
1 eps
The Texan
Polk Blackston · 1 eps
Gilligan's Island
1 eps
It Takes a Thief
Willard Knox · 1 eps
Studio 57
Pete Dutton · 1 eps
The Guns of Will Sonnett
2 eps
Petrocelli
Clate Dobie · 1 eps
Stoney Burke
1 eps
Trackdown
Benny French · 1 eps
Cavalcade of America
Wilkins · 1 eps
Dangerous Assignment
1 eps
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1 eps
Black Saddle
Pit Thatcher · 1 eps
Navy Log
1 eps
The New Breed
Benny Kohler · 2 eps
Nichols
Zachariah · 1 eps
Pete and Gladys
1 eps
The Lone Wolf
Nick Davis · 1 eps
Paper Moon
1 eps
Crossroads
Landry Kersh · 1 eps
The Lieutenant
Taxi Driver · 1 eps
Panic!
1 eps
The Legend of Jesse James
Meeker · 1 eps
Movin' On
1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Buckshot · 2 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Thurm · 1 eps
The Dakotas
1 eps
The Danny Thomas Hour
Paul Rooney · 1 eps
He & She
The Rev. Mr. Anderson · 1 eps
Hawkins
R.J. Hawkins · 5 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
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Old Hollander · 1 eps
