Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Actor Mar 26 (died age 61) Kokomo, Indiana, USA 1950–2004 (54 year career)

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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."

Known For

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Percy Garris

Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke

Captain

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Floyd

The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

Coffer

True Grit

True Grit

Colonel G. Stonehill

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

William Doldy (uncredited)

Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly

Harvey Wallace

Up in Smoke

Up in Smoke

Mr. Stoner

Filmography

Acting (147)

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Movies (73)

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

as Self (archive footage)

The Secret of Nikola Tesla

The Secret of Nikola Tesla

as George Westinghouse

Hotwire

Hotwire

as The Weasel

Nightwing

Nightwing

as Selwyn

The Champ

The Champ

as Riley

The Villain

The Villain

as Parody Jones

Love and Bullets

Love and Bullets

as Louis Monk

Better Late Than Never

Better Late Than Never

as J.D. Ashcroft

Up in Smoke

Up in Smoke

as Mr. Stoner

The End

The End

as Dr. Waldo Kling

Stubby Pringle's Christmas

Stubby Pringle's Christmas

as Old Hollander

Steel Cowboy

Steel Cowboy

as Pinky Pincus

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

as Turtle Ranch Boss

Slap Shot

Slap Shot

as Joe McGrath

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

as Billy

Mitzi & 100 Guys

Mitzi & 100 Guys

as Self

Hard Times

Hard Times

as Poe

Rooster Cogburn

Rooster Cogburn

as Shanghai McCoy

One of Our Own

One of Our Own

as LeRoy Atkins

Sssssss

Sssssss

as Dr. Carl Stoner

The Boy and the Bronc Buster

The Boy and the Bronc Buster

as Buckshot

Pocket Money

Pocket Money

as Bill Garrett

The Flim Flam Man

The Flim Flam Man

as Lovick

Hannie Caulder

Hannie Caulder

as Rufus Clemens

Fools' Parade

Fools' Parade

as Lee Cottrill

Red Sky at Morning

Red Sky at Morning

as John Cloyd

The Brotherhood of Satan

The Brotherhood of Satan

as Doc Duncan

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

as Bowen

True Grit

True Grit

as Colonel G. Stonehill

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

as Percy Garris

The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

as Coffer

Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke

as Captain

The Mountains of the Moon

The Mountains of the Moon

as O'Keefe

The Flim-Flam Man

The Flim-Flam Man

as Lovick

Harper

Harper

as Claude

Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

as Strother (uncredited)

An Eye for an Eye

An Eye for an Eye

as Trumbull

Shenandoah

Shenandoah

as Train Engineer

The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder

as Ned Ross

Brainstorm

Brainstorm

as Mr. Clyde

Invitation to a Gunfighter

Invitation to a Gunfighter

as Fiddler

McLintock!

McLintock!

as Agard

Showdown

Showdown

as Charlie Reeder

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

as Floyd

The Deadly Companions

The Deadly Companions

as Parson

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

as Dog Boy

The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers

as Virgil

The Shaggy Dog

The Shaggy Dog

as Thurm

The Wild and the Innocent

The Wild and the Innocent

as Ben Stocker

Cowboy

Cowboy

as Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake

Bitter Heritage

Bitter Heritage

as Earle Eheeler

Copper Sky

Copper Sky

as Pokey

Black Patch

Black Patch

as Petey

The Black Whip

The Black Whip

as Thorny

Attack

Attack

as Ingersol

World Without End

World Without End

as Nihka (uncredited)

Johnny Concho

Johnny Concho

as Townsman (uncredited)

Strategic Air Command

Strategic Air Command

as Airman

Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly

as Harvey Wallace

The Big Knife

The Big Knife

as Stillman

Target Zero

Target Zero

as Pvt. Dan O'Hirons

A Star Is Born

as Delivery Boy (uncredited)

The Silver Chalice

The Silver Chalice

as Father (uncredited)

Drum Beat

Drum Beat

as Scotty

World for Ransom

World for Ransom

The Magnetic Monster

The Magnetic Monster

as Co-Pilot

South Sea Woman

South Sea Woman

as Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

as Soldier (uncredited)

Storm Over Tibet

Storm Over Tibet

as Co-pilot

The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage

as Corporal (voice) (uncredited)

Rhubarb

Rhubarb

as Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)

The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

as Springboard Diver (uncredited)

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

as William Doldy (uncredited)

Television (74)

Vega$

Vega$

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Baretta

Baretta

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers

Petrocelli

Petrocelli

as Clate Dobie

Paper Moon

Paper Moon

Movin' On

Movin' On

Hawkins

Hawkins

as R.J. Hawkins

The Rookies

The Rookies

Nichols

Nichols

as Zachariah

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Terry Riggs

The Doris Day Show

The Doris Day Show

as Tyrone Lovey

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as Nanyface

It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief

as Willard Knox

The Invaders

The Invaders

as Charlie Coogan

The Guns of Will Sonnett

The Guns of Will Sonnett

The Danny Thomas Hour

The Danny Thomas Hour

as Paul Rooney

He & She

He & She

as The Rev. Mr. Anderson

Tarzan

Tarzan

Lost in Space

Lost in Space

as Nerim

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as Dan'l Hawks

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

as Holly Amberton

The Legend of Jesse James

The Legend of Jesse James

as Meeker

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as Solomon Tarbot

Gilligan's Island

Gilligan's Island

Profiles in Courage

as Senator James Wadsworth

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as Deputy Shirky Saulter

The Dakotas

The Dakotas

The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant

as Taxi Driver

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

The Virginian

The Virginian

as Finley

Stoney Burke

Stoney Burke

The Dick Van Dyke Show

The Dick Van Dyke Show

as Harper Worthington Yates

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

The New Breed

The New Breed

as Benny Kohler

Pete and Gladys

Pete and Gladys

Bonanza

Bonanza

as Yuri

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as Mothershed

Rawhide

Rawhide

as Bates

The Rebel

The Rebel

as Jess

Black Saddle

Black Saddle

as Pit Thatcher

Hotel de Paree

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as Charles Sloane

Lawman

Lawman

The Texan

The Texan

as Polk Blackston

Jefferson Drum

as Pete Henke

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as Pete Gibson

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Fred Coombs

Trackdown

Trackdown

as Benny French

Panic!

Panic!

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Joby

Broken Arrow

as Renton

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Telephone Time

Telephone Time

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as Pete Hill

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as Mr. Stooler

Navy Log

Crossroads

Crossroads

as Landry Kersh

Lassie

Lassie

Studio 57

Studio 57

as Pete Dutton

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Buckshot

The Lone Wolf

The Lone Wolf

as Nick Davis

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

as Waiter

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as Gunnery Officer Daly

Four Star Playhouse

as Tom Blair

Chevron Theatre

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

as Wilkins

Dangerous Assignment

Dangerous Assignment

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

as Man in Coffee Shop

Dragnet

Dragnet

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Old Hollander

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Bellhop