Strother Martin
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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
Filmography
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
as Self (archive footage)
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
1980
as George Westinghouse
Hotwire
1980
as The Weasel
Love and Bullets
1979
as Louis Monk
Nightwing
1979
as Selwyn
The Villain
1979
as Parody Jones
The Champ
1979
as Riley
Better Late Than Never
1979
as J.D. Ashcroft
Up in Smoke
1978
as Mr. Stoner
The End
1978
as Dr. Waldo Kling
Steel Cowboy
1978
as Pinky Pincus
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
1978
as Turtle Ranch Boss
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
1978
as Old Hollander
Vega$
1978
Slap Shot
1977
as Joe McGrath
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
1976
as Billy
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975
as Self
Hard Times
1975
as Poe
Rooster Cogburn
1975
as Shanghai McCoy
One of Our Own
1975
as LeRoy Atkins
Baretta
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Movin' On
1974
Paper Moon
1974
The Rockford Files
1974
as Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers
Petrocelli
1974
as Clate Dobie
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
1973
as Buckshot
Sssssss
1973
as Dr. Carl Stoner
Hawkins
1973
as R.J. Hawkins
Pocket Money
1972
as Bill Garrett
The Flim Flam Man
1972
as Lovick
The Rookies
1972
Hannie Caulder
1971
as Rufus Clemens
The Brotherhood of Satan
1971
as Doc Duncan
Fools' Parade
1971
as Lee Cottrill
Red Sky at Morning
1971
as John Cloyd
Nichols
1971
as Zachariah
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970
as Bowen
The Wild Bunch
1969
as Coffer
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
as Percy Garris
True Grit
1969
as Colonel G. Stonehill
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Terry Riggs
Love, American Style
1969
The Name of the Game
1968
as Nanyface
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Willard Knox
The Doris Day Show
1968
as Tyrone Lovey
Cool Hand Luke
1967
as Captain
The Mountains of the Moon
1967
as O'Keefe
The Flim-Flam Man
1967
as Lovick
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
He & She
1967
as The Rev. Mr. Anderson
The Invaders
1967
as Charlie Coogan
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
as Paul Rooney
Nevada Smith
1966
as Strother (uncredited)
An Eye for an Eye
1966
as Trumbull
Harper
1966
as Claude
Tarzan
1966
Brainstorm
1965
as Mr. Clyde
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965
as Ned Ross
Shenandoah
1965
as Train Engineer
Lost in Space
1965
as Nerim
Run for Your Life
1965
as Holly Amberton
The Big Valley
1965
as Dan'l Hawks
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Meeker
The Big Valley
1965
as Fludd
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1964
as Fiddler
Gilligan's Island
1964
Daniel Boone
1964
as Solomon Tarbot
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Senator James Wadsworth
McLintock!
1963
as Agard
Showdown
1963
as Charlie Reeder
The Fugitive
1963
as Deputy Shirky Saulter
The Dakotas
1963
The Lieutenant
1963
as Taxi Driver
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Floyd
The Virginian
1962
as Finley
Stoney Burke
1962
The Virginian
1962
as Luther Watson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Deadly Companions
1961
as Parson
Sanctuary
1961
as Dog Boy
Ben Casey
1961
The New Breed
1961
as Benny Kohler
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Harper Worthington Yates
Ben Casey
1961
as Frank Geray
Pete and Gladys
1960
The Wild and the Innocent
1959
as Ben Stocker
The Horse Soldiers
1959
as Virgil
The Shaggy Dog
1959
as Thurm
Rawhide
1959
as Bates
Black Saddle
1959
as Pit Thatcher
The Rebel
1959
as Jess
Hotel de Paree
1959
Bonanza
1959
as Lonnie Stern
Bonanza
1959
as Joad Bruder
Bonanza
1959
as Cole Younger
Bonanza
1959
as Little Meredith Smith
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Mothershed
Bonanza
1959
as Yuri
Cowboy
1958
as Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
Bitter Heritage
1958
as Earle Eheeler
Lawman
1958
Jefferson Drum
1958
as Pete Henke
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Charles Sloane
The Texan
1958
as Polk Blackston
Copper Sky
1957
as Pokey
Black Patch
1957
as Petey
Perry Mason
1957
as Pete Gibson
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Panic!
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Carew
Perry Mason
1957
as Joe Mead
Perry Mason
1957
as Gerald Sommers
Perry Mason
1957
as Roy Hutchinson
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Fred Coombs
Trackdown
1957
as Benny French
Attack
1956
as Ingersol
World Without End
1956
as Nihka (uncredited)
The Black Whip
1956
as Thorny
Johnny Concho
1956
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Joby
Telephone Time
1956
Broken Arrow
1956
as Renton
Kiss Me Deadly
1955
as Harvey Wallace
Target Zero
1955
as Pvt. Dan O'Hirons
The Big Knife
1955
as Stillman
Strategic Air Command
1955
as Airman
Gunsmoke
1955
as Mr. Stooler
The Millionaire
1955
as Pete Hill
Matinee Theater
1955
Navy Log
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
as Cooter
Gunsmoke
1955
as Ed Davey
Gunsmoke
1955
as Dooley
Gunsmoke
1955
as Dillard
Gunsmoke
1955
as Rowley
Gunsmoke
1955
as Gene Bunch
Gunsmoke
1955
as Billy
Gunsmoke
1955
as Timble
Gunsmoke
1955
as Ben Snow
Crossroads
1955
as Landry Kersh
The Silver Chalice
1954
as Father (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Drum Beat
1954
as Scotty
World for Ransom
1954
Lassie
1954
The Lone Wolf
1954
as Nick Davis
Studio 57
1954
as Pete Dutton
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Buckshot
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Thurm
South Sea Woman
1953
as Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)
The Magnetic Monster
1953
as Co-Pilot
General Electric Theater
1953
as Gunnery Officer Daly
General Electric Theater
1953
as Obie
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
as Waiter
Androcles and the Lion
1952
as Soldier (uncredited)
Storm Over Tibet
1952
as Co-pilot
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Wilkins
Dangerous Assignment
1952
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Tom Blair
Chevron Theatre
1952
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
as Corporal (voice) (uncredited)
Rhubarb
1951
as Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)
I Love Lucy
1951
as Man in Coffee Shop
Dragnet
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Old Hollander
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Bellhop
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Teeples
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as William Doldy (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
1950
as Springboard Diver (uncredited)