Strother Martin
Born
March 26, 1919
Died
August 1, 1980 (61 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Kokomo, Indiana, USA
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."
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Known For

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
2004

Hotwire
The Weasel
1980

The Secret of Nikola Tesla
George Westinghouse
1980

Better Late Than Never
J.D. Ashcroft
1979

The Villain
Parody Jones
1979

The Champ
Riley
1979

Nightwing
Selwyn
1979

Love and Bullets
Louis Monk
1979

Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Old Hollander
1978

Steel Cowboy
Pinky Pincus
1978

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Turtle Ranch Boss
1978

Vega$
(1 episode)
1978

Up in Smoke
Mr. Stoner
1978

The End
Dr. Waldo Kling
1978

Slap Shot
Joe McGrath
1977

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Billy
1976

Rooster Cogburn
Shanghai McCoy
1975

Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975

Hard Times
Poe
1975

One of Our Own
LeRoy Atkins
1975

Mitzi & 100 Guys
Self
1975

Baretta
(3 episodes)
1975

The Rockford Files
Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers · (2 episodes)
1974

Movin' On
(1 episode)
1974

Paper Moon
(1 episode)
1974

Petrocelli
Clate Dobie · (1 episode)
1974

Sssssss
Dr. Carl Stoner
1973

The Boy and the Bronc Buster
Buckshot
1973

Hawkins
R.J. Hawkins · (5 episodes)
1973

The Rookies
(1 episode)
1972

Pocket Money
Bill Garrett
1972

Hannie Caulder
Rufus Clemens
1971

Nichols
Zachariah · (1 episode)
1971

Fools' Parade
Lee Cottrill
1971

The Brotherhood of Satan
Doc Duncan
1971

Red Sky at Morning
John Cloyd
1971

The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Bowen
1970

Love, American Style
(1 episode)
1969

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Percy Garris
1969

Marcus Welby, M.D.
Terry Riggs · (1 episode)
1969

The Wild Bunch
Coffer
1969

True Grit
Colonel G. Stonehill
1969

The Doris Day Show
Tyrone Lovey · (2 episodes)
1968

The Name of the Game
Nanyface · (1 episode)
1968

It Takes a Thief
Willard Knox · (1 episode)
1968

The Mountains of the Moon
O'Keefe
1967

Cool Hand Luke
Captain
1967

The Danny Thomas Hour
Paul Rooney · (1 episode)
1967

The Guns of Will Sonnett
(2 episodes)
1967

He & She
The Rev. Mr. Anderson · (1 episode)
1967

The Flim-Flam Man
Lovick
1967

The Invaders
Charlie Coogan · (1 episode)
1967

Tarzan
(2 episodes)
1966

Nevada Smith
Strother (uncredited)
1966

An Eye for an Eye
Trumbull
1966

Harper
Claude
1966

Lost in Space
Nerim · (1 episode)
1965

The Big Valley
Dan'l Hawks · (1 episode)
1965

The Big Valley
Fludd · (1 episode)
1965

Run for Your Life
Holly Amberton · (1 episode)
1965

The Legend of Jesse James
Meeker · (1 episode)
1965

The Sons of Katie Elder
Ned Ross
1965

Shenandoah
Train Engineer
1965

Brainstorm
Mr. Clyde
1965
Profiles in Courage
Senator James Wadsworth · (1 episode)
1964

Invitation to a Gunfighter
Fiddler
1964

Gilligan's Island
(1 episode)
1964

Daniel Boone
Solomon Tarbot · (1 episode)
1964

McLintock!
Agard
1963

The Fugitive
Deputy Shirky Saulter · (1 episode)
1963

The Lieutenant
Taxi Driver · (1 episode)
1963

Showdown
Charlie Reeder
1963

The Dakotas
(1 episode)
1963

Stoney Burke
(1 episode)
1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
1962

The Virginian
Finley · (1 episode)
1962

The Virginian
Luther Watson · (1 episode)
1962

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Floyd
1962

The New Breed
Benny Kohler · (2 episodes)
1961

The Dick Van Dyke Show
Harper Worthington Yates · (1 episode)
1961

Ben Casey
(3 episodes)
1961

The Deadly Companions
Parson
1961

Sanctuary
Dog Boy
1961

Pete and Gladys
(1 episode)
1960

The Rebel
Jess · (1 episode)
1959
Hotel de Paree
(31 episodes)
1959

The Twilight Zone
Mothershed · (1 episode)
1959

Bonanza
Lonnie Stern · (1 episode)
1959

Bonanza
Joad Bruder · (1 episode)
1959

Bonanza
Cole Younger · (1 episode)
1959

Bonanza
Little Meredith Smith · (1 episode)
1959

Bonanza
Yuri · (1 episode)
1959

The Horse Soldiers
Virgil
1959

The Wild and the Innocent
Ben Stocker
1959

The Shaggy Dog
Thurm
1959

Black Saddle
Pit Thatcher · (1 episode)
1959

Rawhide
Bates · (1 episode)
1959

77 Sunset Strip
Charles Sloane · (1 episode)
1958

Lawman
(1 episode)
1958

The Texan
Polk Blackston · (1 episode)
1958

Bitter Heritage
Earle Eheeler
1958
Jefferson Drum
Pete Henke · (1 episode)
1958

Cowboy
Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
1958

Trackdown
Benny French · (1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Pete Gibson · (1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Joe Mead · (1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Gerald Sommers · (1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Roy Hutchinson · (1 episode)
1957

Black Patch
Petey
1957

Have Gun, Will Travel
(2 episodes)
1957

Have Gun, Will Travel
Carew · (1 episode)
1957

Have Gun, Will Travel
Fred Coombs · (1 episode)
1957

Copper Sky
Pokey
1957

Panic!
(1 episode)
1957

The Black Whip
Thorny
1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Joby · (1 episode)
1956
Broken Arrow
Renton · (1 episode)
1956

Attack
Ingersol
1956

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
(1 episode)
1956

Johnny Concho
Townsman (uncredited)
1956

Telephone Time
(1 episode)
1956

World Without End
Nihka (uncredited)
1956

Target Zero
Pvt. Dan O'Hirons
1955

Matinee Theater
(1 episode)
1955

The Big Knife
Stillman
1955

Crossroads
Landry Kersh · (1 episode)
1955
Navy Log
(1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Mr. Stooler · (1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Cooter · (1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Ed Davey · (1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Dooley · (1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Dillard · (1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Rowley · (1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Gene Bunch · (1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Billy · (1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Timble · (1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Ben Snow · (2 episodes)
1955

Strategic Air Command
Airman
1955

Kiss Me Deadly
Harvey Wallace
1955

The Millionaire
Pete Hill · (1 episode)
1955

The Silver Chalice
Father (uncredited)
1954

Drum Beat
Scotty
1954

The Wonderful World of Disney
Buckshot · (2 episodes)
1954

A Star Is Born
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
1954

Studio 57
Pete Dutton · (1 episode)
1954

Lassie
(3 episodes)
1954

The Lone Wolf
Nick Davis · (1 episode)
1954

World for Ransom
1954
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Waiter · (1 episode)
1953

South Sea Woman
Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)
1953

The Magnetic Monster
Co-Pilot
1953

General Electric Theater
Gunnery Officer Daly · (1 episode)
1953

General Electric Theater
Obie · (1 episode)
1953

Androcles and the Lion
Soldier (uncredited)
1952

Cavalcade of America
Wilkins · (1 episode)
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Tom Blair · (1 episode)
1952

Storm Over Tibet
Co-pilot
1952
Chevron Theatre
(1 episode)
1952

Dangerous Assignment
(1 episode)
1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Old Hollander · (1 episode)
1951

Dragnet
(1 episode)
1951

I Love Lucy
Man in Coffee Shop · (1 episode)
1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Bellhop · (1 episode)
1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Teeples · (1 episode)
1951

The Red Badge of Courage
Corporal (voice) (uncredited)
1951

Rhubarb
Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)
1951

The Damned Don't Cry
Springboard Diver (uncredited)
1950

The Asphalt Jungle
William Doldy (uncredited)
1950