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Strother Martin
Born · March 26, 1919
Died · August 1, 1980 (61 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Bio
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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Strother Martin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
7.3
2004
Hotwire
The Weasel
5.0
1980
The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla
George Westinghouse
6.1
1980
Better Late Than Never
J.D. Ashcroft
0.0
1979
The Villain
Parody Jones
5.7
1979
The Champ
Riley
7.0
1979
Nightwing
Selwyn
4.8
1979
Love and Bullets
Louis Monk
5.8
1979
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Old Hollander
0.0
1978
Steel Cowboy
Pinky Pincus
0.0
1978
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Turtle Ranch Boss
7.8
1978
Vega$
(1 episode)
7.0
1978
Up in Smoke
Mr. Stoner
6.7
1978
The End
Dr. Waldo Kling
5.5
1978
Slap Shot
Joe McGrath
6.8
1977
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Billy
5.0
1976
Rooster Cogburn
Shanghai McCoy
6.4
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
Hard Times
Poe
6.7
1975
One of Our Own
LeRoy Atkins
0.0
1975
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Self
0.0
1975
Baretta
(3 episodes)
6.4
1975
The Rockford Files
Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers · (2 episodes)
7.5
1974
Paper Moon
(1 episode)
6.3
1974
Petrocelli
Clate Dobie · (1 episode)
7.0
1974
Movin' On
(1 episode)
6.8
1974
Sssssss
Dr. Carl Stoner
5.2
1973
The Boy and the Bronc Buster: Part 1
Buckshot
0.0
1973
Hawkins
R.J. Hawkins · (5 episodes)
7.2
1973
The Rookies
(1 episode)
6.9
1972
Pocket Money
Bill Garrett
5.4
1972
Hannie Caulder
Rufus Clemens
6.2
1971
Nichols
Zachariah · (1 episode)
5.0
1971
Fools' Parade
Lee Cottrill
6.8
1971
The Brotherhood of Satan
Doc Duncan
5.8
1971
Red Sky at Morning
John Cloyd
6.7
1971
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Bowen
7.0
1970
Love, American Style
(1 episode)
5.8
1969
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Percy Garris
7.6
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Terry Riggs · (1 episode)
6.5
1969
The Wild Bunch
Coffer
7.6
1969
True Grit
Colonel G. Stonehill
7.4
1969
The Name of the Game
Nanyface · (1 episode)
6.8
1968
It Takes a Thief
Willard Knox · (1 episode)
7.0
1968
The Mountains of the Moon
O'Keefe
0.0
1967
Cool Hand Luke
Captain
7.7
1967
The Danny Thomas Hour
Paul Rooney · (1 episode)
5.0
1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
(2 episodes)
5.7
1967
He & She
The Rev. Mr. Anderson · (1 episode)
4.7
1967
The Flim-Flam Man
Lovick
7.0
1967
The Invaders
Charlie Coogan · (1 episode)
6.8
1967
Tarzan
(2 episodes)
6.7
1966
Nevada Smith
Strother (uncredited)
6.8
1966
An Eye for an Eye
Trumbull
7.5
1966
Harper
Claude
6.7
1966
Lost in Space
Nerim · (1 episode)
7.1
1965
The Big Valley
Dan'l Hawks · (1 episode)
6.0
1965
The Big Valley
Fludd · (1 episode)
6.0
1965
Run for Your Life
Holly Amberton · (1 episode)
7.2
1965
The Legend of Jesse James
Meeker · (1 episode)
4.8
1965
The Sons of Katie Elder
Ned Ross
7.0
1965
Shenandoah
Train Engineer
6.8
1965
Brainstorm
Mr. Clyde
6.2
1965
Profiles in Courage
Senator James Wadsworth · (1 episode)
5.0
1964
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Fiddler
5.9
1964
Gilligan's Island
(1 episode)
7.4
1964
Daniel Boone
Solomon Tarbot · (1 episode)
6.9
1964
McLintock!
Agard
6.5
1963
The Fugitive
Deputy Shirky Saulter · (1 episode)
7.2
1963
The Lieutenant
Taxi Driver · (1 episode)
6.0
1963
Showdown
Charlie Reeder
5.9
1963
The Dakotas
(1 episode)
5.7
1963
Stoney Burke
(1 episode)
5.7
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
7.4
1962
The Virginian
Finley · (1 episode)
6.4
1962
The Virginian
Luther Watson · (1 episode)
6.4
1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Floyd
7.8
1962
Pericles on 31st Street
Bernard Klioris
0.0
1962
The New Breed
Benny Kohler · (2 episodes)
7.0
1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Harper Worthington Yates · (1 episode)
7.4
1961
Ben Casey
(3 episodes)
5.7
1961
The Deadly Companions
Parson
5.6
1961
Sanctuary
Dog Boy
5.3
1961
Pete and Gladys
(1 episode)
6.5
1960
The Rebel
Jess · (1 episode)
5.3
1959
The Twilight Zone
(1 episode)
8.4
1959
Hotel de Paree
(31 episodes)
5.0
1959
Bonanza
Lonnie Stern · (1 episode)
7.5
1959
Bonanza
Joad Bruder · (1 episode)
7.5
1959
Bonanza
Cole Younger · (1 episode)
7.5
1959
Bonanza
Little Meredith Smith · (1 episode)
7.5
1959
The Horse Soldiers
Virgil
6.9
1959
The Wild and the Innocent
Ben Stocker
6.3
1959
The Shaggy Dog
Thurm
6.1
1959
Black Saddle
Pit Thatcher · (1 episode)
6.0
1959
Rawhide
Bates · (2 episodes)
7.1
1959
77 Sunset Strip
Charles Sloane · (1 episode)
6.7
1958
Lawman
(1 episode)
5.4
1958
The Texan
Polk Blackston · (1 episode)
5.5
1958
Bitter Heritage
Earle Eheeler
0.0
1958
Jefferson Drum
Pete Henke · (1 episode)
4.5
1958
Cowboy
Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
6.3
1958
Trackdown
(1 episode)
6.4
1957
Perry Mason
Pete Gibson · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
Perry Mason
Joe Mead · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
Perry Mason
Gerald Sommers · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
Perry Mason
Roy Hutchinson · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
Black Patch
Petey
5.5
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
(2 episodes)
7.4
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Carew · (1 episode)
7.4
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Fred Coombs · (1 episode)
7.4
1957
Copper Sky
Pokey
6.0
1957
Panic!
(1 episode)
0.0
1957
The Black Whip
Thorny
0.0
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Joby · (1 episode)
5.5
1956
Broken Arrow
Renton · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Attack
Ingersol
6.7
1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
(1 episode)
3.7
1956
Johnny Concho
Townsman (uncredited)
3.7
1956
Telephone Time
(1 episode)
6.3
1956
World Without End
Nihka (uncredited)
5.7
1956
Target Zero
Pvt. Dan O'Hirons
5.3
1955
Matinee Theater
(1 episode)
4.6
1955
The Big Knife
Stillman
5.9
1955
Crossroads
Landry Kersh · (1 episode)
5.0
1955
Navy Log
(1 episode)
4.5
1955
Gunsmoke
Mr. Stooler · (1 episode)
6.5
1955
Gunsmoke
Cooter · (1 episode)
6.5
1955
Gunsmoke
Ed Davey · (1 episode)
6.5
1955
Gunsmoke
Dooley · (1 episode)
6.5
1955
Gunsmoke
Dillard · (1 episode)
6.5
1955
Gunsmoke
Rowley · (1 episode)
6.5
1955
Gunsmoke
Gene Bunch · (1 episode)
6.5
1955
Gunsmoke
Billy · (1 episode)
6.5
1955
Gunsmoke
Timble · (1 episode)
6.5
1955
Gunsmoke
Ben Snow · (2 episodes)
6.5
1955
Strategic Air Command
Airman
6.1
1955
Kiss Me Deadly
Harvey Wallace
7.2
1955
The Millionaire
Pete Hill · (1 episode)
5.0
1955
The Silver Chalice
Father (uncredited)
4.5
1954
Drum Beat
Scotty
6.1
1954
A Star Is Born
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
7.1
1954
Studio 57
(1 episode)
0.0
1954
Lassie
(3 episodes)
6.1
1954
The Lone Wolf
Nick Davis · (1 episode)
7.0
1954
World for Ransom
5.0
1954
South Sea Woman
Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)
5.4
1953
The Magnetic Monster
Co-Pilot
5.6
1953
General Electric Theater
Gunnery Officer Daly · (1 episode)
6.0
1953
General Electric Theater
Obie · (1 episode)
6.0
1953
Androcles and the Lion
Soldier (uncredited)
5.8
1952
Cavalcade of America
Wilkins · (1 episode)
3.5
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Tom Blair · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Storm Over Tibet
Co-pilot
6.0
1952
Dangerous Assignment
(1 episode)
3.5
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Old Hollander · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Dragnet
(1 episode)
6.5
1951
I Love Lucy
Man in Coffee Shop · (1 episode)
8.0
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Bellhop · (1 episode)
7.0
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Teeples · (1 episode)
7.0
1951
The Red Badge of Courage
Corporal (voice) (uncredited)
6.4
1951
Rhubarb
Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)
5.5
1951
The Damned Don't Cry
Springboard Diver (uncredited)
7.1
1950
The Asphalt Jungle
William Doldy (uncredited)
7.5
1950