Acting
Strother Martin
Born 26 March 1919 in Kokomo, Indiana, USA · Died 1 August 1980
145 credits
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
Acting 145
- 2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1980The Secret of Nikola TeslaFilmGeorge Westinghouse
- 1980HotwireFilmThe Weasel
- 1979The ChampFilmRiley
- 1979The VillainFilmParody Jones
- 1979Love and BulletsFilmLouis Monk
- 1979NightwingFilmSelwyn
- 1979Better Late Than NeverFilmJ.D. Ashcroft
- 1978Up in SmokeFilmMr. Stoner
- 1978Vega$Series
- 1978The EndFilmDr. Waldo Kling
- 1978Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy GuyFilmTurtle Ranch Boss
- 1978Stubby Pringle's ChristmasFilmOld Hollander
- 1978Steel CowboyFilmPinky Pincus
- 1977Slap ShotFilmJoe McGrath
- 1976The Great Scout & Cathouse ThursdayFilmBilly
- 1975BarettaSeries
- 1975Hard TimesFilmPoe
- 1975Rooster CogburnFilmShanghai McCoy
- 1975One of Our OwnFilmLeRoy Atkins
- 1975Mitzi & 100 GuysFilmSelf
- 1974The Rockford FilesSeriesThomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers
- 1974PetrocelliSeriesClate Dobie
- 1974Paper MoonSeries
- 1974Movin' OnSeries
- 1973SssssssFilmDr. Carl Stoner
- 1973HawkinsSeriesR.J. Hawkins
- 1973The Boy and the Bronc BusterFilmBuckshot
- 1972The RookiesSeries
- 1972Pocket MoneyFilmBill Garrett
- 1972The Flim Flam ManFilmLovick
- 1971Hannie CaulderFilmRufus Clemens
- 1971The Brotherhood of SatanFilmDoc Duncan
- 1971Fools' ParadeFilmLee Cottrill
- 1971NicholsSeriesZachariah
- 1971Red Sky at MorningFilmJohn Cloyd
- 1970The Ballad of Cable HogueFilmBowen
- 1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidFilmPercy Garris
- 1969The Wild BunchFilmCoffer
- 1969True GritFilmColonel G. Stonehill
- 1969Love, American StyleSeries
- 1969Marcus Welby, M.D.SeriesTerry Riggs
- 1968The Name of the GameSeriesNanyface
- 1968It Takes a ThiefSeriesWillard Knox
- 1968The Doris Day ShowSeriesTyrone Lovey
- 1967Cool Hand LukeFilmCaptain
- 1967The InvadersSeriesCharlie Coogan
- 1967The Guns of Will SonnettSeries
- 1967The Flim-Flam ManFilmLovick
- 1967He & SheSeriesThe Rev. Mr. Anderson
- 1967The Danny Thomas HourSeriesPaul Rooney
- 1967The Mountains of the MoonFilmO'Keefe
- 1966HarperFilmClaude
- 1966Nevada SmithFilmStrother (uncredited)
- 1966TarzanSeries
- 1966An Eye for an EyeFilmTrumbull
- 1965Lost in SpaceSeriesNerim
- 1965The Big ValleySeriesDan'l Hawks, Fludd
- 1965The Sons of Katie ElderFilmNed Ross
- 1965ShenandoahFilmTrain Engineer
- 1965Run for Your LifeSeriesHolly Amberton
- 1965The Legend of Jesse JamesSeriesMeeker
- 1965BrainstormFilmMr. Clyde
- 1964Gilligan's IslandSeries
- 1964Daniel BooneSeriesSolomon Tarbot
- 1964Invitation to a GunfighterFilmFiddler
- 1964Profiles in CourageSeriesSenator James Wadsworth
- 1963The FugitiveSeriesDeputy Shirky Saulter
- 1963McLintock!FilmAgard
- 1963The DakotasSeries
- 1963The LieutenantSeriesTaxi Driver
- 1963ShowdownFilmCharlie Reeder
- 1962The VirginianSeriesFinley, Luther Watson
- 1962The Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceFilmFloyd
- 1962Stoney BurkeSeries
- 1961The Dick Van Dyke ShowSeriesHarper Worthington Yates
- 1961Ben CaseySeriesFrank Geray
- 1961The Deadly CompanionsFilmParson
- 1961The New BreedSeriesBenny Kohler
- 1961SanctuaryFilmDog Boy
- 1960Pete and GladysSeries
- 1959BonanzaSeriesCole Younger, Joad Bruder, Little Meredith Smith, Lonnie Stern, Yuri
- 1959The Twilight ZoneSeriesMothershed
- 1959RawhideSeriesBates
- 1959The Horse SoldiersFilmVirgil
- 1959The RebelSeriesJess
- 1959The Shaggy DogFilmThurm
- 1959Black SaddleSeriesPit Thatcher
- 1959The Wild and the InnocentFilmBen Stocker
- 1959Hotel de PareeSeries
- 195877 Sunset StripSeriesCharles Sloane
- 1958LawmanSeries
- 1958CowboyFilmTrailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
- 1958The TexanSeriesPolk Blackston
- 1958Jefferson DrumSeriesPete Henke
- 1958Bitter HeritageFilmEarle Eheeler
- 1957Perry MasonSeriesGerald Sommers, Joe Mead, Pete Gibson, Roy Hutchinson
- 1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeriesCarew, Fred Coombs
- 1957TrackdownSeriesBenny French
- 1957Black PatchFilmPetey
- 1957Panic!Series
- 1957Copper SkyFilmPokey
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeriesJoby
- 1956AttackFilmIngersol
- 1956World Without EndFilmNihka (uncredited)
- 1956The Adventures of Jim BowieSeries
- 1956Broken ArrowSeriesRenton
- 1956Telephone TimeSeries
- 1956Johnny ConchoFilmTownsman (uncredited)
- 1956The Black WhipFilmThorny
- 1955GunsmokeSeriesBen Snow, Billy, Cooter, Dillard, Dooley, Ed Davey, Gene Bunch, Mr. Stooler, Rowley, Timble
- 1955Kiss Me DeadlyFilmHarvey Wallace
- 1955Matinee TheaterSeries
- 1955The Big KnifeFilmStillman
- 1955Strategic Air CommandFilmAirman
- 1955Navy LogSeries
- 1955The MillionaireSeriesPete Hill
- 1955CrossroadsSeriesLandry Kersh
- 1955Target ZeroFilmPvt. Dan O'Hirons
- 1954LassieSeries
- 1954A Star Is BornFilmDelivery Boy (uncredited)
- 1954The Wonderful World of DisneySeriesBuckshot, Thurm
- 1954Drum BeatFilmScotty
- 1954The Silver ChaliceFilmFather (uncredited)
- 1954Studio 57SeriesPete Dutton
- 1954World for RansomFilm
- 1954The Lone WolfSeriesNick Davis
- 1953The Magnetic MonsterFilmCo-Pilot
- 1953General Electric TheaterSeriesGunnery Officer Daly, Obie
- 1953The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseSeriesWaiter
- 1953South Sea WomanFilmMarine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)
- 1952Four Star PlayhouseSeriesTom Blair
- 1952Cavalcade of AmericaSeriesWilkins
- 1952Androcles and the LionFilmSoldier (uncredited)
- 1952Dangerous AssignmentSeries
- 1952Chevron TheatreSeries
- 1952Storm Over TibetFilmCo-pilot
- 1951I Love LucySeriesMan in Coffee Shop
- 1951DragnetSeries
- 1951The Red Badge of CourageFilmCorporal (voice) (uncredited)
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesOld Hollander
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeriesBellhop, Teeples
- 1951RhubarbFilmMichael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)
- 1950The Asphalt JungleFilmWilliam Doldy (uncredited)
- 1950The Damned Don't CryFilmSpringboard Diver (uncredited)
Filmography from TMDB.