Strother Martin

Acting

Strother Martin

Born 26 March 1919 · Kokomo, Indiana, USA · Died 1 August 1980 at 61

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

Highlights

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid1969 · Film · Percy Garris
The Twilight Zone1959 · Series · Mothershed
Cool Hand Luke1967 · Film · Captain
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance1962 · Film · Floyd
The Wild Bunch1969 · Film · Coffer
True Grit1969 · Film · Colonel G. Stonehill

Filmography

Movies

71 films

Hotwire1980 · Film · The Weasel
The Secret of Nikola Tesla1980 · Film · George Westinghouse
Better Late Than Never1979 · Film · J.D. Ashcroft
The Villain1979 · Film · Parody Jones
The Champ1979 · Film · Riley
Nightwing1979 · Film · Selwyn
Love and Bullets1979 · Film · Louis Monk
Stubby Pringle's Christmas1978 · Film · Old Hollander
Steel Cowboy1978 · Film · Pinky Pincus
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy1978 · Film · Turtle Ranch Boss
Up in Smoke1978 · Film · Mr. Stoner
The End1978 · Film · Dr. Waldo Kling
Slap Shot1977 · Film · Joe McGrath
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday1976 · Film · Billy
Rooster Cogburn1975 · Film · Shanghai McCoy
Hard Times1975 · Film · Poe
One of Our Own1975 · Film · LeRoy Atkins
Sssssss1973 · Film · Dr. Carl Stoner
The Boy and the Bronc Buster1973 · Film · Buckshot
Pocket Money1972 · Film · Bill Garrett
The Flim Flam Man1972 · Film · Lovick
Hannie Caulder1971 · Film · Rufus Clemens
Fools' Parade1971 · Film · Lee Cottrill
The Brotherhood of Satan1971 · Film · Doc Duncan
Red Sky at Morning1971 · Film · John Cloyd
The Ballad of Cable Hogue1970 · Film · Bowen
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid1969 · Film · Percy Garris
The Wild Bunch1969 · Film · Coffer
True Grit1969 · Film · Colonel G. Stonehill
The Mountains of the Moon1967 · Film · O'Keefe
Cool Hand Luke1967 · Film · Captain
The Flim-Flam Man1967 · Film · Lovick
Nevada Smith1966 · Film · Strother (uncredited)
An Eye for an Eye1966 · Film · Trumbull
Harper1966 · Film · Claude
The Sons of Katie Elder1965 · Film · Ned Ross
Shenandoah1965 · Film · Train Engineer
Brainstorm1965 · Film · Mr. Clyde
Invitation to a Gunfighter1964 · Film · Fiddler
McLintock!1963 · Film · Agard
Showdown1963 · Film · Charlie Reeder
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance1962 · Film · Floyd
The Deadly Companions1961 · Film · Parson
Sanctuary1961 · Film · Dog Boy
The Horse Soldiers1959 · Film · Virgil
The Wild and the Innocent1959 · Film · Ben Stocker
The Shaggy Dog1959 · Film · Thurm
Bitter Heritage1958 · Film · Earle Eheeler
Cowboy1958 · Film · Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
Black Patch1957 · Film · Petey
Copper Sky1957 · Film · Pokey
The Black Whip1956 · Film · Thorny
Attack1956 · Film · Ingersol
Johnny Concho1956 · Film · Townsman (uncredited)
World Without End1956 · Film · Nihka (uncredited)
Target Zero1955 · Film · Pvt. Dan O'Hirons
The Big Knife1955 · Film · Stillman
Kiss Me Deadly1955 · Film · Harvey Wallace
Strategic Air Command1955 · Film · Airman
The Silver Chalice1954 · Film · Father (uncredited)
Drum Beat1954 · Film · Scotty
A Star Is Born1954 · Film · Delivery Boy (uncredited)
World for Ransom1954 · Film
South Sea Woman1953 · Film · Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)
The Magnetic Monster1953 · Film · Co-Pilot
Androcles and the Lion1952 · Film · Soldier (uncredited)
Storm Over Tibet1952 · Film · Co-pilot
The Red Badge of Courage1951 · Film · Corporal (voice) (uncredited)
Rhubarb1951 · Film · Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry1950 · Film · Springboard Diver (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle1950 · Film · William Doldy (uncredited)

Filmography

Series

67 shows

Vega$1978 · Series
Baretta1975 · Series
The Rockford Files1974 · Series · Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers
Movin' On1974 · Series
Paper Moon1974 · Series
Petrocelli1974 · Series · Clate Dobie
Hawkins1973 · Series · R.J. Hawkins
The Rookies1972 · Series
Nichols1971 · Series · Zachariah
Love, American Style1969 · Series
Marcus Welby, M.D.1969 · Series · Terry Riggs
The Doris Day Show1968 · Series · Tyrone Lovey
The Name of the Game1968 · Series · Nanyface
It Takes a Thief1968 · Series · Willard Knox
The Danny Thomas Hour1967 · Series · Paul Rooney
The Guns of Will Sonnett1967 · Series
He & She1967 · Series · The Rev. Mr. Anderson
The Invaders1967 · Series · Charlie Coogan
Tarzan1966 · Series
Lost in Space1965 · Series · Nerim
The Big Valley1965 · Series · Dan'l Hawks
Run for Your Life1965 · Series · Holly Amberton
The Legend of Jesse James1965 · Series · Meeker
Gilligan's Island1964 · Series
Daniel Boone1964 · Series · Solomon Tarbot
The Fugitive1963 · Series · Deputy Shirky Saulter
The Lieutenant1963 · Series · Taxi Driver
The Dakotas1963 · Series
Stoney Burke1962 · Series
The Virginian1962 · Series · Finley
The New Breed1961 · Series · Benny Kohler
The Dick Van Dyke Show1961 · Series · Harper Worthington Yates
Ben Casey1961 · Series
Pete and Gladys1960 · Series
The Rebel1959 · Series · Jess
The Twilight Zone1959 · Series · Mothershed
Bonanza1959 · Series · Lonnie Stern
Black Saddle1959 · Series · Pit Thatcher
Rawhide1959 · Series · Bates
77 Sunset Strip1958 · Series · Charles Sloane
Lawman1958 · Series
The Texan1958 · Series · Polk Blackston
Jefferson Drum1958 · Series · Pete Henke
Trackdown1957 · Series · Benny French
Perry Mason1957 · Series · Pete Gibson
Have Gun, Will Travel1957 · Series
Panic!1957 · Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · Series · Joby
Broken Arrow1956 · Series · Renton
The Adventures of Jim Bowie1956 · Series
Telephone Time1956 · Series
Matinee Theater1955 · Series
Crossroads1955 · Series · Landry Kersh
Navy Log1955 · Series
Gunsmoke1955 · Series · Mr. Stooler
The Millionaire1955 · Series · Pete Hill
The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · Series · Buckshot
Studio 571954 · Series · Pete Dutton
Lassie1954 · Series
The Lone Wolf1954 · Series · Nick Davis
General Electric Theater1953 · Series · Gunnery Officer Daly
Cavalcade of America1952 · Series · Wilkins
Four Star Playhouse1952 · Series · Tom Blair
Dangerous Assignment1952 · Series
Dragnet1951 · Series
I Love Lucy1951 · Series · Man in Coffee Shop
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · Series · Bellhop