Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Known for Acting · 147 credits

Born
1919-03-26
Died
1980-08-01
Place of birth
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

TV Shows (74)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

Saturday Night Live
TV

Saturday Night Live

1975

as Self - Host

Perry Mason
TV

Perry Mason

1957

as Pete Gibson / Joe Mead / Gerald Sommers / Roy Hutchinson

Bonanza
TV

Bonanza

1959

as Lonnie Stern / Joad Bruder / Cole Younger / Little Meredith Smith / Yuri

Lassie
TV

Lassie

1954

The Fugitive
TV

The Fugitive

1963

as Deputy Shirky Saulter

Love, American Style
TV

Love, American Style

1969

Dragnet
TV

Dragnet

1951

Matinee Theater
TV

Matinee Theater

1955

The Twilight Zone
TV

The Twilight Zone

1959

as Mothershed

The Virginian
TV

The Virginian

1962

as Finley / Luther Watson

Have Gun, Will Travel
TV

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

as Carew / Fred Coombs

Lawman
TV

Lawman

1958

The Rockford Files
TV

The Rockford Files

1974

as Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers

Ben Casey
TV

Ben Casey

1961

as Frank Geray

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

as Joby

Four Star Playhouse
TV

Four Star Playhouse

1952

as Tom Blair

Rawhide
TV

Rawhide

1959

as Bates

I Love Lucy
TV

I Love Lucy

1951

as Man in Coffee Shop

Daniel Boone
TV

Daniel Boone

1964

as Solomon Tarbot

The Invaders
TV

The Invaders

1967

as Charlie Coogan

The Big Valley
TV

The Big Valley

1965

as Dan'l Hawks / Fludd

Run for Your Life
TV

Run for Your Life

1965

as Holly Amberton

Lost in Space
TV

Lost in Space

1965

as Nerim

The Dick Van Dyke Show
TV

The Dick Van Dyke Show

1961

as Harper Worthington Yates

The Name of the Game
TV

The Name of the Game

1968

as Nanyface

The Rookies
TV

The Rookies

1972

Marcus Welby, M.D.
TV

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969

as Terry Riggs

Gunsmoke
TV

Gunsmoke

1955

as Mr. Stooler / Cooter / Ed Davey / Dooley / Dillard / Rowley / Gene Bunch / Billy / Timble / Ben Snow

77 Sunset Strip
TV

77 Sunset Strip

1958

as Charles Sloane

Baretta
TV

Baretta

1975

Vega$
TV

Vega$

1978

The Rebel
TV

The Rebel

1959

as Jess

The Millionaire
TV

The Millionaire

1955

as Pete Hill

Telephone Time
TV

Telephone Time

1956

The Texan
TV

The Texan

1958

as Polk Blackston

Trackdown
TV

Trackdown

1957

as Benny French

Gilligan's Island
TV

Gilligan's Island

1964

Navy Log
TV

Navy Log

1955

It Takes a Thief
TV

It Takes a Thief

1968

as Willard Knox

Tarzan
TV

Tarzan

1966

Studio 57
TV

Studio 57

1954

as Pete Dutton

Petrocelli
TV

Petrocelli

1974

as Clate Dobie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TV

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956

Black Saddle
TV

Black Saddle

1959

as Pit Thatcher

The Doris Day Show
TV

The Doris Day Show

1968

as Tyrone Lovey

Cavalcade of America
TV

Cavalcade of America

1952

as Wilkins

The Guns of Will Sonnett
TV

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967

Stoney Burke
TV

Stoney Burke

1962

Pete and Gladys
TV

Pete and Gladys

1960

The New Breed
TV

The New Breed

1961

as Benny Kohler

Broken Arrow
TV

Broken Arrow

1956

as Renton

Nichols
TV

Nichols

1971

as Zachariah

The Wonderful World of Disney
TV

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

as Buckshot / Thurm

The Dakotas
TV

The Dakotas

1963

The Lieutenant
TV

The Lieutenant

1963

as Taxi Driver

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
TV

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

1953

as Waiter

Profiles in Courage
TV

Profiles in Courage

1964

as Senator James Wadsworth

The Legend of Jesse James
TV

The Legend of Jesse James

1965

as Meeker

Hawkins
TV

Hawkins

1973

as R.J. Hawkins

Movies (73)

Sssssss
Movie

Sssssss

1973

as Dr. Carl Stoner

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Movie

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969

as Percy Garris

Cool Hand Luke
Movie

Cool Hand Luke

1967

as Captain

True Grit
Movie

True Grit

1969

as Colonel G. Stonehill

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Movie

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962

as Floyd

McLintock!
Movie

McLintock!

1963

as Agard

Slap Shot
Movie

Slap Shot

1977

as Joe McGrath

The Villain
Movie

The Villain

1979

as Parody Jones

The Champ
Movie

The Champ

1979

as Riley

Cowboy
Movie

Cowboy

1958

as Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake

The Wild Bunch
Movie

The Wild Bunch

1969

as Coffer

Nevada Smith
Movie

Nevada Smith

1966

as Strother (uncredited)

Up in Smoke
Movie

Up in Smoke

1978

as Mr. Stoner

The Horse Soldiers
Movie

The Horse Soldiers

1959

as Virgil

Hard Times
Movie

Hard Times

1975

as Poe

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Movie

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004

as Self (archive footage)

The Sons of Katie Elder
Movie

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

as Ned Ross

Rooster Cogburn
Movie

Rooster Cogburn

1975

as Shanghai McCoy

Harper
Movie

Harper

1966

as Claude

Shenandoah
Movie

Shenandoah

1965

as Train Engineer

A Star Is Born
Movie

A Star Is Born

1954

as Delivery Boy (uncredited)

The Asphalt Jungle
Movie

The Asphalt Jungle

1950

as William Doldy (uncredited)

The Silver Chalice
Movie

The Silver Chalice

1954

as Father (uncredited)

Hannie Caulder
Movie

Hannie Caulder

1971

as Rufus Clemens

Hotwire
Movie

Hotwire

1980

as The Weasel

The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Movie

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

1970

as Bowen

Attack
Movie

Attack

1956

as Ingersol

Sanctuary
Movie

Sanctuary

1961

as Dog Boy

Kiss Me Deadly
Movie

Kiss Me Deadly

1955

as Harvey Wallace

The End
Movie

The End

1978

as Dr. Waldo Kling

Strategic Air Command
Movie

Strategic Air Command

1955

as Airman

Copper Sky
Movie

Copper Sky

1957

as Pokey

Drum Beat
Movie

Drum Beat

1954

as Scotty

The Red Badge of Courage
Movie

The Red Badge of Courage

1951

as Corporal (voice) (uncredited)

World Without End
Movie

World Without End

1956

as Nihka (uncredited)

Fools' Parade
Movie

Fools' Parade

1971

as Lee Cottrill

Love and Bullets
Movie

Love and Bullets

1979

as Louis Monk

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Movie

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

1978

as Turtle Ranch Boss

Steel Cowboy
Movie

Steel Cowboy

1978

as Pinky Pincus

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Movie

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

1976

as Billy

Rhubarb
Movie

Rhubarb

1951

as Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)

The Shaggy Dog
Movie

The Shaggy Dog

1959

as Thurm

Pocket Money
Movie

Pocket Money

1972

as Bill Garrett

The Wild and the Innocent
Movie

The Wild and the Innocent

1959

as Ben Stocker

The Boy and the Bronc Buster
Movie

The Boy and the Bronc Buster

1973

as Buckshot

Invitation to a Gunfighter
Movie

Invitation to a Gunfighter

1964

as Fiddler

Androcles and the Lion
Movie

Androcles and the Lion

1952

as Soldier (uncredited)

Mitzi & 100 Guys
Movie

Mitzi & 100 Guys

1975

as Self

The Deadly Companions
Movie

The Deadly Companions

1961

as Parson

The Flim-Flam Man
Movie

The Flim-Flam Man

1967

as Lovick

Showdown
Movie

Showdown

1963

as Charlie Reeder

Brainstorm
Movie

Brainstorm

1965

as Mr. Clyde

Target Zero
Movie

Target Zero

1955

as Pvt. Dan O'Hirons

An Eye for an Eye
Movie

An Eye for an Eye

1966

as Trumbull

Nightwing
Movie

Nightwing

1979

as Selwyn

Better Late Than Never
Movie

Better Late Than Never

1979

as J.D. Ashcroft

The Damned Don't Cry
Movie

The Damned Don't Cry

1950

as Springboard Diver (uncredited)

Bitter Heritage
Movie

Bitter Heritage

1958

as Earle Eheeler

The Big Knife
Movie

The Big Knife

1955

as Stillman

The Secret of Nikola Tesla
Movie

The Secret of Nikola Tesla

1980

as George Westinghouse

South Sea Woman
Movie

South Sea Woman

1953

as Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)

World for Ransom
Movie

World for Ransom

1954

Red Sky at Morning
Movie

Red Sky at Morning

1971

as John Cloyd

The Magnetic Monster
Movie

The Magnetic Monster

1953

as Co-Pilot

The Mountains of the Moon
Movie

The Mountains of the Moon

1967

as O'Keefe

Johnny Concho
Movie

Johnny Concho

1956

as Townsman (uncredited)

Black Patch
Movie

Black Patch

1957

as Petey

The Brotherhood of Satan
Movie

The Brotherhood of Satan

1971

as Doc Duncan

The Black Whip
Movie

The Black Whip

1956

as Thorny

One of Our Own
Movie

One of Our Own

1975

as LeRoy Atkins

Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Movie

Stubby Pringle's Christmas

1978

as Old Hollander

Storm Over Tibet
Movie

Storm Over Tibet

1952

as Co-pilot

The Flim Flam Man
Movie

The Flim Flam Man

1972

as Lovick

About Strother Martin

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." With 147 credits spanning from 1950 to 2004, Strother Martin has appeared in 73 films and 74 TV shows.

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