Strother Martin
Known for
Acting
Life
1919 – 1980 (aged 61)
Born in
Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Credits
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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
23 Sep 1969
Cool Hand Luke
01 Nov 1967
The Wild Bunch
19 Jun 1969
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
13 Apr 1962
The Twilight Zone
02 Oct 1959
True Grit
11 Jun 1969
Up in Smoke
15 Sep 1978
The Asphalt Jungle
12 May 1950
Filmography
1980
- Hotwireas The Weasel
- The Secret of Nikola Teslaas George Westinghouse
1979
- Better Late Than Neveras J.D. Ashcroft
- The Villainas Parody Jones
- The Champas Riley
- Nightwingas Selwyn
- Love and Bulletsas Louis Monk
1978
- Stubby Pringle's Christmasas Old Hollander
- Steel Cowboyas Pinky Pincus
- Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guyas Turtle Ranch Boss
- Vega$1 episode
- Up in Smokeas Mr. Stoner
- The Endas Dr. Waldo Kling
1977
- Slap Shotas Joe McGrath
1976
1975
- Rooster Cogburnas Shanghai McCoy
- Hard Timesas Poe
- One of Our Ownas LeRoy Atkins
- Baretta3 episodes
1974
- The Rockford Filesas Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers2 episodes
- Movin' On1 episode
- Paper Moon1 episode
- Petrocellias Clate Dobie1 episode
1973
- Sssssssas Dr. Carl Stoner
- The Boy and the Bronc Busteras Buckshot
- Hawkinsas R.J. Hawkins5 episodes
1972
- The Rookies1 episode
- Pocket Moneyas Bill Garrett
- The Flim Flam Manas Lovick
1971
- Hannie Caulderas Rufus Clemens
- Nicholsas Zachariah1 episode
- Fools' Paradeas Lee Cottrill
- The Brotherhood of Satanas Doc Duncan
- Red Sky at Morningas John Cloyd
1970
- The Ballad of Cable Hogueas Bowen
1969
- Love, American Style1 episode
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kidas Percy Garris
- Marcus Welby, M.D.as Terry Riggs1 episode
- The Wild Bunchas Coffer
- True Gritas Colonel G. Stonehill
1968
- The Doris Day Showas Tyrone Lovey2 episodes
- The Name of the Gameas Nanyface1 episode
- It Takes a Thiefas Willard Knox1 episode
1967
- The Mountains of the Moonas O'Keefe
- Cool Hand Lukeas Captain
- The Danny Thomas Houras Paul Rooney1 episode
- The Guns of Will Sonnett2 episodes
- He & Sheas The Rev. Mr. Anderson1 episode
- The Flim-Flam Manas Lovick
- The Invadersas Charlie Coogan1 episode
1966
- Tarzan2 episodes
- Nevada Smithas Strother (uncredited)
- An Eye for an Eyeas Trumbull
- Harperas Claude
1965
- Lost in Spaceas Nerim1 episode
- The Big Valleyas Fludd1 episode
- Run for Your Lifeas Holly Amberton1 episode
- The Legend of Jesse Jamesas Meeker1 episode
- The Sons of Katie Elderas Ned Ross
- Shenandoahas Train Engineer
- Brainstormas Mr. Clyde
1964
- Profiles in Courageas Senator James Wadsworth1 episode
- Invitation to a Gunfighteras Fiddler
- Gilligan's Island1 episode
- Daniel Booneas Solomon Tarbot1 episode
1963
- McLintock!as Agard
- The Fugitiveas Deputy Shirky Saulter1 episode
- The Lieutenantas Taxi Driver1 episode
- Showdownas Charlie Reeder
- The Dakotas1 episode
1962
- Stoney Burke1 episode
- The Virginianas Luther Watson1 episode
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valanceas Floyd
1961
- The New Breedas Benny Kohler2 episodes
- The Dick Van Dyke Showas Harper Worthington Yates1 episode
- Ben Caseyas Frank Geray1 episode
- The Deadly Companionsas Parson
- Sanctuaryas Dog Boy
1960
- Pete and Gladys1 episode
1959
- The Rebelas Jess1 episode
- Hotel de Paree31 episodes
- The Twilight Zoneas Mothershed1 episode
- Bonanzaas Yuri1 episode
- The Horse Soldiersas Virgil
- The Wild and the Innocentas Ben Stocker
- The Shaggy Dogas Thurm
- Black Saddleas Pit Thatcher1 episode
- Rawhideas Bates1 episode
1958
- 77 Sunset Stripas Charles Sloane1 episode
- Lawman1 episode
- The Texanas Polk Blackston1 episode
- Bitter Heritageas Earle Eheeler
- Jefferson Drumas Pete Henke1 episode
- Cowboyas Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
1957
- Trackdownas Benny French1 episode
- Perry Masonas Roy Hutchinson1 episode
- Black Patchas Petey
- Have Gun, Will Travelas Fred Coombs1 episode
- Copper Skyas Pokey
- Panic!1 episode
1956
- The Black Whipas Thorny
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Joby1 episode
- Broken Arrowas Renton1 episode
- Attackas Ingersol
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie1 episode
- Johnny Conchoas Townsman (uncredited)
- Telephone Time1 episode
- World Without Endas Nihka (uncredited)
1955
- Target Zeroas Pvt. Dan O'Hirons
- Matinee Theater1 episode
- The Big Knifeas Stillman
- Crossroadsas Landry Kersh1 episode
- Navy Log1 episode
- Gunsmokeas Ben Snow2 episodes
- Kiss Me Deadlyas Harvey Wallace
- Strategic Air Commandas Airman
- The Millionaireas Pete Hill1 episode
1954
- The Silver Chaliceas Father (uncredited)
- Drum Beatas Scotty
- The Wonderful World of Disneyas Thurm1 episode
- A Star Is Bornas Delivery Boy (uncredited)
- Studio 57as Pete Dutton1 episode
- Lassie3 episodes
- The Lone Wolfas Nick Davis1 episode
- World for Ransom
1953
- The Pepsi-Cola Playhouseas Waiter1 episode
- South Sea Womanas Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)
- The Magnetic Monsteras Co-Pilot
- General Electric Theateras Obie1 episode
1952
- Androcles and the Lionas Soldier (uncredited)
- Cavalcade of Americaas Wilkins1 episode
- Four Star Playhouseas Tom Blair1 episode
- Storm Over Tibetas Co-pilot
- Chevron Theatre1 episode
- Dangerous Assignment1 episode
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fameas Old Hollander1 episode
- Dragnet1 episode
- I Love Lucyas Man in Coffee Shop1 episode
- Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Teeples1 episode
- The Red Badge of Courageas Corporal (voice) (uncredited)
- Rhubarbas Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)
1950
- The Damned Don't Cryas Springboard Diver (uncredited)
- The Asphalt Jungleas William Doldy (uncredited)