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