Strother Martin
Acting
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."
TV Shows(74)
Vega$
1978
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Baretta
1975
The Rockford Files
Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers
1974
Movin' On
1974
Paper Moon
1974
Petrocelli
Clate Dobie
1974
Hawkins
R.J. Hawkins
1973
The Rookies
1972
Nichols
Zachariah
1971
Love, American Style
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Terry Riggs
1969
The Doris Day Show
Tyrone Lovey
1968
The Name of the Game
Nanyface
1968
It Takes a Thief
Willard Knox
1968
The Danny Thomas Hour
Paul Rooney
1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
He & She
The Rev. Mr. Anderson
1967
The Invaders
Charlie Coogan
1967
Tarzan
1966
Lost in Space
Nerim
1965
The Big Valley
Dan'l Hawks
1965
Run for Your Life
Holly Amberton
1965
The Legend of Jesse James
Meeker
1965
Profiles in Courage
Senator James Wadsworth
1964
Gilligan's Island
1964
Daniel Boone
Solomon Tarbot
1964
The Fugitive
Deputy Shirky Saulter
1963
The Lieutenant
Taxi Driver
1963
The Dakotas
1963
Stoney Burke
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Virginian
Finley
1962
The New Breed
Benny Kohler
1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Harper Worthington Yates
1961
Ben Casey
1961
Pete and Gladys
1960
The Rebel
Jess
1959
Hotel de Paree
1959
The Twilight Zone
Mothershed
1959
Bonanza
Lonnie Stern
1959
Black Saddle
Pit Thatcher
1959
Rawhide
Bates
1959
77 Sunset Strip
Charles Sloane
1958
Lawman
1958
The Texan
Polk Blackston
1958
Jefferson Drum
Pete Henke
1958
Trackdown
Benny French
1957
Perry Mason
Pete Gibson
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Panic!
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Joby
1956
Broken Arrow
Renton
1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Telephone Time
1956
Matinee Theater
1955
Crossroads
Landry Kersh
1955
Navy Log
1955
Gunsmoke
Mr. Stooler
1955
The Millionaire
Pete Hill
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
Buckshot
1954
Studio 57
Pete Dutton
1954
Lassie
1954
The Lone Wolf
Nick Davis
1954
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Waiter
1953
General Electric Theater
Gunnery Officer Daly
1953
Cavalcade of America
Wilkins
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Tom Blair
1952
Chevron Theatre
1952
Dangerous Assignment
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Old Hollander
1951
Dragnet
1951
I Love Lucy
Man in Coffee Shop
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Bellhop
1951
Movies(73)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
2004
Hotwire
The Weasel
1980
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
George Westinghouse
1980
Better Late Than Never
J.D. Ashcroft
1979
The Villain
Parody Jones
1979
The Champ
Riley
1979
Nightwing
Selwyn
1979
Love and Bullets
Louis Monk
1979
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Old Hollander
1978
Steel Cowboy
Pinky Pincus
1978
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Turtle Ranch Boss
1978
Up in Smoke
Mr. Stoner
1978
The End
Dr. Waldo Kling
1978
Slap Shot
Joe McGrath
1977
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Billy
1976
Rooster Cogburn
Shanghai McCoy
1975
Hard Times
Poe
1975
One of Our Own
LeRoy Atkins
1975
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Self
1975
Sssssss
Dr. Carl Stoner
1973
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
Buckshot
1973
Pocket Money
Bill Garrett
1972
The Flim Flam Man
Lovick
1972
Hannie Caulder
Rufus Clemens
1971
Fools' Parade
Lee Cottrill
1971
The Brotherhood of Satan
Doc Duncan
1971
Red Sky at Morning
John Cloyd
1971
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Bowen
1970
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Percy Garris
1969
The Wild Bunch
Coffer
1969
True Grit
Colonel G. Stonehill
1969
The Mountains of the Moon
O'Keefe
1967
Cool Hand Luke
Captain
1967
The Flim-Flam Man
Lovick
1967
Nevada Smith
Strother (uncredited)
1966
An Eye for an Eye
Trumbull
1966
Harper
Claude
1966
The Sons of Katie Elder
Ned Ross
1965
Shenandoah
Train Engineer
1965
Brainstorm
Mr. Clyde
1965
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Fiddler
1964
McLintock!
Agard
1963
Showdown
Charlie Reeder
1963
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Floyd
1962
The Deadly Companions
Parson
1961
Sanctuary
Dog Boy
1961
The Horse Soldiers
Virgil
1959
The Wild and the Innocent
Ben Stocker
1959
The Shaggy Dog
Thurm
1959
Bitter Heritage
Earle Eheeler
1958
Cowboy
Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
1958
Black Patch
Petey
1957
Copper Sky
Pokey
1957
The Black Whip
Thorny
1956
Attack
Ingersol
1956
Johnny Concho
Townsman (uncredited)
1956
World Without End
Nihka (uncredited)
1956
Target Zero
Pvt. Dan O'Hirons
1955
The Big Knife
Stillman
1955
Kiss Me Deadly
Harvey Wallace
1955
Strategic Air Command
Airman
1955
The Silver Chalice
Father (uncredited)
1954
Drum Beat
Scotty
1954
A Star Is Born
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
1954
World for Ransom
1954
South Sea Woman
Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)
1953
The Magnetic Monster
Co-Pilot
1953
Androcles and the Lion
Soldier (uncredited)
1952
Storm Over Tibet
Co-pilot
1952
The Red Badge of Courage
Corporal (voice) (uncredited)
1951
Rhubarb
Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)
1951
The Damned Don't Cry
Springboard Diver (uncredited)
1950
The Asphalt Jungle
William Doldy (uncredited)
1950