

Strother Martin
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
26 Mar 1919
Age
107 Years
Born In
Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Total Projects
171
Years Active
54 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.7 ★
Overview
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
Filmography

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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)

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Hotwire
Hotwire
as The Weasel

movie
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
as George Westinghouse

movie
Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never
as J.D. Ashcroft

movie
The Villain
The Villain
as Parody Jones

movie
The Champ
The Champ
as Riley

movie
Nightwing
Nightwing
as Selwyn

movie
Love and Bullets
Love and Bullets
as Louis Monk

movie
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
as Old Hollander

movie
Steel Cowboy
Steel Cowboy
as Pinky Pincus

movie
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
as Turtle Ranch Boss

tv
Vega$
Vega$

movie
Up in Smoke
Up in Smoke
as Mr. Stoner

movie
The End
The End
as Dr. Waldo Kling

movie
Slap Shot
Slap Shot
as Joe McGrath

movie
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
as Billy

movie
Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn
as Shanghai McCoy

tv
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host

movie
Hard Times
Hard Times
as Poe

movie
One of Our Own
One of Our Own
as LeRoy Atkins

movie
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Mitzi & 100 Guys
as Self

tv
Baretta
Baretta

tv
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers

tv
Movin' On
Movin' On

tv
Paper Moon
Paper Moon

tv
Petrocelli
Petrocelli
as Clate Dobie

movie
Sssssss
Sssssss
as Dr. Carl Stoner

movie
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
as Buckshot

tv
Hawkins
Hawkins
as R.J. Hawkins

tv
The Rookies
The Rookies

movie
Pocket Money
Pocket Money
as Bill Garrett

movie
The Flim Flam Man
The Flim Flam Man
as Lovick

movie
Hannie Caulder
Hannie Caulder
as Rufus Clemens

tv
Nichols
Nichols
as Zachariah

movie
Fools' Parade
Fools' Parade
as Lee Cottrill

movie
The Brotherhood of Satan
The Brotherhood of Satan
as Doc Duncan

movie
Red Sky at Morning
Red Sky at Morning
as John Cloyd

movie
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
as Bowen

tv
Love, American Style
Love, American Style

movie
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
as Percy Garris

tv
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Terry Riggs

movie
The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch
as Coffer

movie
True Grit
True Grit
as Colonel G. Stonehill

tv
The Doris Day Show
The Doris Day Show
as Tyrone Lovey

tv
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as Nanyface

tv
It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief
as Willard Knox

movie
The Mountains of the Moon
The Mountains of the Moon
as O'Keefe

movie
Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke
as Captain

tv
The Danny Thomas Hour
The Danny Thomas Hour
as Paul Rooney

tv
The Guns of Will Sonnett
The Guns of Will Sonnett

tv
He & She
He & She
as The Rev. Mr. Anderson

movie
The Flim-Flam Man
The Flim-Flam Man
as Lovick

tv
The Invaders
The Invaders
as Charlie Coogan

tv
Tarzan
Tarzan

movie
Nevada Smith
Nevada Smith
as Strother (uncredited)

movie
An Eye for an Eye
An Eye for an Eye
as Trumbull

movie
Harper
Harper
as Claude

tv
Lost in Space
Lost in Space
as Nerim

tv
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
as Dan'l Hawks

tv
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
as Fludd

tv
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
as Holly Amberton

tv
The Legend of Jesse James
The Legend of Jesse James
as Meeker

movie
The Sons of Katie Elder
The Sons of Katie Elder
as Ned Ross

movie
Shenandoah
Shenandoah
as Train Engineer

movie
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
as Mr. Clyde

tv
Profiles in Courage
Profiles in Courage
as Senator James Wadsworth

movie
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Invitation to a Gunfighter
as Fiddler

tv
Gilligan's Island
Gilligan's Island

tv
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
as Solomon Tarbot

movie
McLintock!
McLintock!
as Agard

tv
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Deputy Shirky Saulter

tv
The Lieutenant
The Lieutenant
as Taxi Driver

movie
Showdown
Showdown
as Charlie Reeder

tv
The Dakotas
The Dakotas

tv
Stoney Burke
Stoney Burke

tv
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self

tv
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Finley

tv
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Luther Watson

movie
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Floyd

tv
The New Breed
The New Breed
as Benny Kohler

tv
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Harper Worthington Yates

tv
Ben Casey
Ben Casey

tv
Ben Casey
Ben Casey
as Frank Geray

movie
The Deadly Companions
The Deadly Companions
as Parson

movie
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
as Dog Boy

tv
Pete and Gladys
Pete and Gladys

tv
The Rebel
The Rebel
as Jess

tv
Hotel de Paree
Hotel de Paree

tv
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Mothershed

tv
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Lonnie Stern

tv
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Joad Bruder

tv
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Cole Younger

tv
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Little Meredith Smith

tv
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Yuri

movie
The Horse Soldiers
The Horse Soldiers
as Virgil

movie
The Wild and the Innocent
The Wild and the Innocent
as Ben Stocker

movie
The Shaggy Dog
The Shaggy Dog
as Thurm

tv
Black Saddle
Black Saddle
as Pit Thatcher

tv
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Bates

tv
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
as Charles Sloane

tv
Lawman
Lawman

tv
The Texan
The Texan
as Polk Blackston

movie
Bitter Heritage
Bitter Heritage
as Earle Eheeler

tv
Jefferson Drum
Jefferson Drum
as Pete Henke

movie
Cowboy
Cowboy
as Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake

tv
Trackdown
Trackdown
as Benny French

tv
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Pete Gibson

tv
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Joe Mead

tv
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Gerald Sommers

tv
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Roy Hutchinson

movie
Black Patch
Black Patch
as Petey

tv
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel

tv
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Carew

tv
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Fred Coombs

movie
Copper Sky
Copper Sky
as Pokey

tv
Panic!
Panic!

movie
The Black Whip
The Black Whip
as Thorny

tv
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Joby

tv
Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow
as Renton

movie
Attack
Attack
as Ingersol

tv
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
The Adventures of Jim Bowie

movie
Johnny Concho
Johnny Concho
as Townsman (uncredited)

tv
Telephone Time
Telephone Time

movie
World Without End
World Without End
as Nihka (uncredited)

movie
Target Zero
Target Zero
as Pvt. Dan O'Hirons

tv
Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater

movie
The Big Knife
The Big Knife
as Stillman

tv
Crossroads
Crossroads
as Landry Kersh

tv
Navy Log
Navy Log

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Mr. Stooler

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Cooter

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Ed Davey

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Dooley

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Dillard

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Rowley

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Gene Bunch

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Billy

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Timble

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Ben Snow

movie
Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss Me Deadly
as Harvey Wallace

movie
Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command
as Airman

tv
The Millionaire
The Millionaire
as Pete Hill

movie
The Silver Chalice
The Silver Chalice
as Father (uncredited)

movie
Drum Beat
Drum Beat
as Scotty

tv
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Buckshot

tv
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Thurm

movie
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)

tv
Studio 57
Studio 57
as Pete Dutton

tv
Lassie
Lassie

tv
The Lone Wolf
The Lone Wolf
as Nick Davis

movie
World for Ransom
World for Ransom

tv
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
as Waiter

movie
South Sea Woman
South Sea Woman
as Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)

movie
The Magnetic Monster
The Magnetic Monster
as Co-Pilot

tv
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Gunnery Officer Daly

tv
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Obie

movie
Androcles and the Lion
Androcles and the Lion
as Soldier (uncredited)

tv
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
as Wilkins

tv
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Tom Blair

movie
Storm Over Tibet
Storm Over Tibet
as Co-pilot

tv
Chevron Theatre
Chevron Theatre

tv
Dangerous Assignment
Dangerous Assignment

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Old Hollander

tv
Dragnet
Dragnet

tv
I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy
as Man in Coffee Shop

tv
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Bellhop

tv
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Teeples

movie
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage
as Corporal (voice) (uncredited)

movie
Rhubarb
Rhubarb
as Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)

movie
The Damned Don't Cry
The Damned Don't Cry
as Springboard Diver (uncredited)

movie
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle
as William Doldy (uncredited)