Strother Martin

Acting

Strother Martin

Born March 26, 1919Kokomo, Indiana, USA147 credits

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

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
7.8

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Movie

2004

Hotwire
5.0

Hotwire

Movie

1980

The Secret of Nikola Tesla
6.2

The Secret of Nikola Tesla

Movie

1980

Better Late Than Never

Better Late Than Never

Movie

1979

The Villain
5.7

The Villain

Movie

1979

The Champ
7.0

The Champ

Movie

1979

Filmography

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegadeas Self (archive footage)Movie
Hotwire
1980Hotwireas The WeaselMovie
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
1980The Secret of Nikola Teslaas George WestinghouseMovie
Better Late Than Never
1979Better Late Than Neveras J.D. AshcroftMovie
The Villain
1979The Villainas Parody JonesMovie
The Champ
1979The Champas RileyMovie
Nightwing
1979Nightwingas SelwynMovie
Love and Bullets
1979Love and Bulletsas Louis MonkMovie
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
1978Stubby Pringle's Christmasas Old HollanderMovie
Steel Cowboy
1978Steel Cowboyas Pinky PincusMovie
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
1978Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guyas Turtle Ranch BossMovie
Vega$
1978Vega$TV
Up in Smoke
1978Up in Smokeas Mr. StonerMovie
The End
1978The Endas Dr. Waldo KlingMovie
Slap Shot
1977Slap Shotas Joe McGrathMovie
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
1976The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursdayas BillyMovie
Rooster Cogburn
1975Rooster Cogburnas Shanghai McCoyMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV
Hard Times
1975Hard Timesas PoeMovie
One of Our Own
1975One of Our Ownas LeRoy AtkinsMovie
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975Mitzi & 100 Guysas SelfMovie
Baretta
1975BarettaTV
The Rockford Files
1974The Rockford Filesas Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' FlowersTV
Movin' On
1974Movin' OnTV
Paper Moon
1974Paper MoonTV
Petrocelli
1974Petrocellias Clate DobieTV
Sssssss
1973Sssssssas Dr. Carl StonerMovie
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
1973The Boy and the Bronc Busteras BuckshotMovie
Hawkins
1973Hawkinsas R.J. HawkinsTV
The Rookies
1972The RookiesTV
Pocket Money
1972Pocket Moneyas Bill GarrettMovie
The Flim Flam Man
1972The Flim Flam Manas LovickMovie
Hannie Caulder
1971Hannie Caulderas Rufus ClemensMovie
Nichols
1971Nicholsas ZachariahTV
Fools' Parade
1971Fools' Paradeas Lee CottrillMovie
The Brotherhood of Satan
1971The Brotherhood of Satanas Doc DuncanMovie
Red Sky at Morning
1971Red Sky at Morningas John CloydMovie
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970The Ballad of Cable Hogueas BowenMovie
Love, American Style
1969Love, American StyleTV
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kidas Percy GarrisMovie
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.as Terry RiggsTV
The Wild Bunch
1969The Wild Bunchas CofferMovie
True Grit
1969True Gritas Colonel G. StonehillMovie
The Doris Day Show
1968The Doris Day Showas Tyrone LoveyTV
The Name of the Game
1968The Name of the Gameas NanyfaceTV
It Takes a Thief
1968It Takes a Thiefas Willard KnoxTV
The Mountains of the Moon
1967The Mountains of the Moonas O'KeefeMovie
Cool Hand Luke
1967Cool Hand Lukeas CaptainMovie
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967The Danny Thomas Houras Paul RooneyTV
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967The Guns of Will SonnettTV
He & She
1967He & Sheas The Rev. Mr. AndersonTV
The Flim-Flam Man
1967The Flim-Flam Manas LovickMovie
The Invaders
1967The Invadersas Charlie CooganTV
Tarzan
1966TarzanTV
Nevada Smith
1966Nevada Smithas Strother (uncredited)Movie
An Eye for an Eye
1966An Eye for an Eyeas TrumbullMovie
Harper
1966Harperas ClaudeMovie
Lost in Space
1965Lost in Spaceas NerimTV
The Big Valley
1965The Big Valleyas Dan'l HawksTV
Run for Your Life
1965Run for Your Lifeas Holly AmbertonTV
The Legend of Jesse James
1965The Legend of Jesse Jamesas MeekerTV
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965The Sons of Katie Elderas Ned RossMovie
Shenandoah
1965Shenandoahas Train EngineerMovie
Brainstorm
1965Brainstormas Mr. ClydeMovie
P
1964Profiles in Courageas Senator James WadsworthTV
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1964Invitation to a Gunfighteras FiddlerMovie
Gilligan's Island
1964Gilligan's IslandTV
Daniel Boone
1964Daniel Booneas Solomon TarbotTV
McLintock!
1963McLintock!as AgardMovie
The Fugitive
1963The Fugitiveas Deputy Shirky SaulterTV
The Lieutenant
1963The Lieutenantas Taxi DriverTV
Showdown
1963Showdownas Charlie ReederMovie
The Dakotas
1963The DakotasTV
Stoney Burke
1962Stoney BurkeTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
The Virginian
1962The Virginianas FinleyTV
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962The Man Who Shot Liberty Valanceas FloydMovie
The New Breed
1961The New Breedas Benny KohlerTV
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961The Dick Van Dyke Showas Harper Worthington YatesTV
Ben Casey
1961Ben CaseyTV
The Deadly Companions
1961The Deadly Companionsas ParsonMovie
Sanctuary
1961Sanctuaryas Dog BoyMovie
Pete and Gladys
1960Pete and GladysTV
The Rebel
1959The Rebelas JessTV
H
1959Hotel de PareeTV
The Twilight Zone
1959The Twilight Zoneas MothershedTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanzaas Lonnie SternTV
The Horse Soldiers
1959The Horse Soldiersas VirgilMovie
The Wild and the Innocent
1959The Wild and the Innocentas Ben StockerMovie
The Shaggy Dog
1959The Shaggy Dogas ThurmMovie
Black Saddle
1959Black Saddleas Pit ThatcherTV
Rawhide
1959Rawhideas BatesTV
77 Sunset Strip
195877 Sunset Stripas Charles SloaneTV
Lawman
1958LawmanTV
The Texan
1958The Texanas Polk BlackstonTV
Bitter Heritage
1958Bitter Heritageas Earle EheelerMovie
J
1958Jefferson Drumas Pete HenkeTV
Cowboy
1958Cowboyas Trailhand Bitten by RattlesnakeMovie
Trackdown
1957Trackdownas Benny FrenchTV
Perry Mason
1957Perry Masonas Pete GibsonTV
Black Patch
1957Black Patchas PeteyMovie
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957Have Gun, Will TravelTV
Copper Sky
1957Copper Skyas PokeyMovie
Panic!
1957Panic!TV
The Black Whip
1956The Black Whipas ThornyMovie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas JobyTV
B
1956Broken Arrowas RentonTV
Attack
1956Attackas IngersolMovie
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956The Adventures of Jim BowieTV
Johnny Concho
1956Johnny Conchoas Townsman (uncredited)Movie
Telephone Time
1956Telephone TimeTV
World Without End
1956World Without Endas Nihka (uncredited)Movie
Target Zero
1955Target Zeroas Pvt. Dan O'HironsMovie
Matinee Theater
1955Matinee TheaterTV
The Big Knife
1955The Big Knifeas StillmanMovie
Crossroads
1955Crossroadsas Landry KershTV
N
1955Navy LogTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmokeas Mr. StoolerTV
Kiss Me Deadly
1955Kiss Me Deadlyas Harvey WallaceMovie
Strategic Air Command
1955Strategic Air Commandas AirmanMovie
The Millionaire
1955The Millionaireas Pete HillTV
The Silver Chalice
1954The Silver Chaliceas Father (uncredited)Movie
Drum Beat
1954Drum Beatas ScottyMovie
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954The Wonderful World of Disneyas BuckshotTV
A Star Is Born
1954A Star Is Bornas Delivery Boy (uncredited)Movie
Studio 57
1954Studio 57as Pete DuttonTV
Lassie
1954LassieTV
The Lone Wolf
1954The Lone Wolfas Nick DavisTV
World for Ransom
1954World for RansomMovie
T
1953The Pepsi-Cola Playhouseas WaiterTV
South Sea Woman
1953South Sea Womanas Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)Movie
The Magnetic Monster
1953The Magnetic Monsteras Co-PilotMovie
General Electric Theater
1953General Electric Theateras Gunnery Officer DalyTV
Androcles and the Lion
1952Androcles and the Lionas Soldier (uncredited)Movie
Cavalcade of America
1952Cavalcade of Americaas WilkinsTV
F
1952Four Star Playhouseas Tom BlairTV
Storm Over Tibet
1952Storm Over Tibetas Co-pilotMovie
C
1952Chevron TheatreTV
Dangerous Assignment
1952Dangerous AssignmentTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Old HollanderTV
Dragnet
1951DragnetTV
I Love Lucy
1951I Love Lucyas Man in Coffee ShopTV
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas BellhopTV
The Red Badge of Courage
1951The Red Badge of Courageas Corporal (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Rhubarb
1951Rhubarbas Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)Movie
The Damned Don't Cry
1950The Damned Don't Cryas Springboard Diver (uncredited)Movie
The Asphalt Jungle
1950The Asphalt Jungleas William Doldy (uncredited)Movie