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."
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Filmography
all 144
Movies 74
TV Shows 70
self 4
Voice 1
Self (archive footage)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004)
Movie
Turtle Ranch Boss
Steve Martin's The Winds of Whoopie (1983)
Movie
The Weasel
Hotwire (1980)
Movie
George Westinghouse
The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla (1980)
Movie
J.D. Ashcroft
Better Late Than Never (1979)
Movie
Parody Jones
The Villain (1979)
Movie
Selwyn
Nightwing (1979)
Movie
Louis Monk
Love and Bullets (1979)
Movie
Old Hollander
Stubby Pringle's Christmas (1978)
Movie
Pinky Pincus
Steel Cowboy (1978)
Movie
Turtle Ranch Boss
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy (1978)
Movie
Mr. Stoner
Up in Smoke (1978)
Movie
4.48
Dr. Waldo Kling
The End (1978)
Movie
Joe McGrath
Slap Shot (1977)
Movie
5.09
Shanghai McCoy
Rooster Cogburn (1975)
Movie
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live (1975)
TV
6.36
LeRoy Atkins
One of Our Own (1975)
Movie
Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers
The Rockford Files (1974)
TV
7
Clate Dobie
Petrocelli (1974)
TV
4.5
Dr. Carl Stoner
Sssssss (1973)
Movie
R.J. Hawkins
Hawkins (1973)
TV
Bill Garrett
Pocket Money (1972)
Movie
Rufus Clemens
Hannie Caulder (1971)
Movie
Zachariah
Nichols (1971)
TV
Lee Cottrill
Fools' Parade (1971)
Movie
Doc Duncan
The Brotherhood of Satan (1971)
Movie
John Cloyd
Red Sky at Morning (1971)
Movie
Terry Riggs
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
TV
4.8
Colonel G. Stonehill
True Grit (1969)
Movie
3.5
Nanyface
The Name of the Game (1968)
TV
Willard Knox
It Takes a Thief (1968)
TV
3.5
Paul Rooney
The Danny Thomas Hour (1967)
TV
The Rev. Mr. Anderson
He & She (1967)
TV
Charlie Coogan
The Invaders (1967)
TV
6
Strother (uncredited)
Nevada Smith (1966)
Movie
Trumbull
An Eye for an Eye (1966)
Movie
Claude
Harper (1966)
Movie
6
Dan'l Hawks / Fludd
The Big Valley (1965)
TV
6.2
Holly Amberton
Run for Your Life (1965)
TV
Train Engineer
Shenandoah (1965)
Movie
Mr. Clyde
Brainstorm (1965)
Movie
Senator James Wadsworth
Profiles in Courage (1964)
TV
Solomon Tarbot
Daniel Boone (1964)
TV
5.75
Dance Hall Customer
Glynis (1963)
TV
Deputy Shirky Saulter
The Fugitive (1963)
TV
3.5
Taxi Driver
The Lieutenant (1963)
TV
Charlie Reeder
Showdown (1963)
Movie
Finley / Luther Watson
The Virginian (1962)
TV
Bernard Klioris
Pericles on 31st Street (1962)
Movie
Harper Worthington Yates
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
TV
5.8
Benny Kohler
The New Breed (1961)
TV
Dog Boy
Sanctuary (1961)
Movie
Aaron Donager
Hotel de Paree (1959)
TV
Cole Younger / Little Meredith Smith / Lonnie Stern / Joad Bruder
Bonanza (1959)
TV
1
Ben Stocker
The Wild and the Innocent (1959)
Movie
Pit Thatcher
Black Saddle (1959)
TV
Bates
Rawhide (1959)
TV
4
Charles Sloane
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
TV
Polk Blackston
The Texan (1958)
TV
Earle Eheeler
Bitter Heritage (1958)
Movie
Pete Henke
Jefferson Drum (1958)
TV
Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
Cowboy (1958)
Movie
Pete Gibson / Gerald Sommers / Joe Mead / Roy Hutchinson
Perry Mason (1957)
TV
4.33
Carew / Fred Coombs
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
TV
6
Renton
Broken Arrow (1956)
TV
10
Ingersol
Attack (1956)
Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Johnny Concho (1956)
Movie
Nihka (uncredited)
World Without End (1956)
Movie
Pvt. Dan O'Hirons
Target Zero (1955)
Movie
Stillman
The Big Knife (1955)
Movie
Landry Kersh
Crossroads (1955)
TV
Ben Snow / Ed Davey / Dillard / Timble / Rowley / Dooley / Billy / Cooter / Mr. Stooler / Gene Bunch
Gunsmoke (1955)
TV
6
Harvey Wallace
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Movie
4.67
Pete Hill
The Millionaire (1955)
TV
Father (uncredited)
The Silver Chalice (1954)
Movie
Scotty
Drum Beat (1954)
Movie
5.6
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
A Star Is Born (1954)
Movie
Nick Davis
The Lone Wolf (1954)
TV
Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)
South Sea Woman (1953)
Movie
Co-Pilot
The Magnetic Monster (1953)
Movie
Obie / Gunnery Officer Daly
General Electric Theater (1953)
TV
Soldier (uncredited)
Androcles and the Lion (1952)
Movie
Tom Blair
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
TV
Co-pilot
Storm Over Tibet (1952)
Movie
Old Hollander
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Man in Coffee Shop
I Love Lucy (1951)
TV
7.33
Bellhop / Teeples
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
TV
Corporal (voice) (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
Movie
Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)
Rhubarb (1951)
Movie
Springboard Diver (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
Movie
William Doldy (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Movie
3.71
Gallery
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1919-03-26
Deathday1980-08-01 (61 years old)
Birth PlaceKokomo, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
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