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Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Acting March 26, 1919 (61 years old) August 1, 1980 Kokomo, Indiana, USA

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."

Movies 73

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 7.6

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

as Percy Garris

1969
Cool Hand Luke 7.7

Cool Hand Luke

as Captain

1967
True Grit 7.3

True Grit

as Colonel G. Stonehill

1969
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 7.8

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

as Floyd

1962
Hannie Caulder 6.2

Hannie Caulder

as Rufus Clemens

1971
McLintock! 6.6

McLintock!

as Agard

1963
Sssssss 5.1

Sssssss

as Dr. Carl Stoner

1973
The Wild Bunch 7.6

The Wild Bunch

as Coffer

1969
Kiss Me Deadly 7.2

Kiss Me Deadly

as Harvey Wallace

1955
Up in Smoke 6.6

Up in Smoke

as Mr. Stoner

1978
Harper 6.7

Harper

as Claude

1966
The Sons of Katie Elder 7.0

The Sons of Katie Elder

as Ned Ross

1965
A Star Is Born 7.1

A Star Is Born

as Delivery Boy (uncredited)

1954
Slap Shot 6.8

Slap Shot

as Joe McGrath

1977
Hard Times 6.8

Hard Times

as Poe

1975
The Ballad of Cable Hogue 7.0

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

as Bowen

1970
Rooster Cogburn 6.5

Rooster Cogburn

as Shanghai McCoy

1975
The Asphalt Jungle 7.5

The Asphalt Jungle

as William Doldy (uncredited)

1950
Nevada Smith 6.7

Nevada Smith

as Strother (uncredited)

1966
The Horse Soldiers 6.9

The Horse Soldiers

as Virgil

1959
Shenandoah 7.0

Shenandoah

as Train Engineer

1965
The Villain 5.7

The Villain

as Parody Jones

1979
The End 5.6

The End

as Dr. Waldo Kling

1978
The Champ 7.0

The Champ

as Riley

1979
The Red Badge of Courage 6.4

The Red Badge of Courage

as Corporal (voice) (uncredited)

1951
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday 5.1

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

as Billy

1976
The Shaggy Dog 6.3

The Shaggy Dog

as Thurm

1959
Fools' Parade 6.6

Fools' Parade

as Lee Cottrill

1971
Invitation to a Gunfighter 5.9

Invitation to a Gunfighter

as Fiddler

1964
Attack 6.8

Attack

as Ingersol

1956
Love and Bullets 5.7

Love and Bullets

as Louis Monk

1979
The Wild and the Innocent 6.4

The Wild and the Innocent

as Ben Stocker

1959
Nightwing 4.8

Nightwing

as Selwyn

1979
Cowboy 6.5

Cowboy

as Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake

1958
The Silver Chalice 4.4

The Silver Chalice

as Father (uncredited)

1954
Strategic Air Command 6.1

Strategic Air Command

as Airman

1955
The Deadly Companions 5.6

The Deadly Companions

as Parson

1961
Pocket Money 5.6

Pocket Money

as Bill Garrett

1972
An Eye for an Eye 7.4

An Eye for an Eye

as Trumbull

1966
The Brotherhood of Satan 5.8

The Brotherhood of Satan

as Doc Duncan

1971
The Damned Don't Cry 7.0

The Damned Don't Cry

as Springboard Diver (uncredited)

1950
The Flim-Flam Man 7.0

The Flim-Flam Man

as Lovick

1967
Androcles and the Lion 5.9

Androcles and the Lion

as Soldier (uncredited)

1952
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade 8.0

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

as Self (archive footage)

2004
Brainstorm 6.1

Brainstorm

as Mr. Clyde

1965
The Magnetic Monster 5.6

The Magnetic Monster

as Co-Pilot

1953
Drum Beat 6.1

Drum Beat

as Scotty

1954
Red Sky at Morning 7.1

Red Sky at Morning

as John Cloyd

1971
Better Late Than Never 9.0

Better Late Than Never

as J.D. Ashcroft

1979
The Big Knife 6.0

The Big Knife

as Stillman

1955
Sanctuary 5.4

Sanctuary

as Dog Boy

1961
South Sea Woman 5.0

South Sea Woman

as Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)

1953
Rhubarb 5.8

Rhubarb

as Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)

1951
The Mountains of the Moon

The Mountains of the Moon

as O'Keefe

1967
Hotwire 6.0

Hotwire

as The Weasel

1980
World Without End 5.7

World Without End

as Nihka (uncredited)

1956
Black Patch 5.8

Black Patch

as Petey

1957
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy 7.8

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

as Turtle Ranch Boss

1978
Mitzi & 100 Guys 2.0

Mitzi & 100 Guys

as Self

1975
The Secret of Nikola Tesla 6.2

The Secret of Nikola Tesla

as George Westinghouse

1980
Showdown 6.1

Showdown

as Charlie Reeder

1963
Target Zero 6.1

Target Zero

as Pvt. Dan O'Hirons

1955
Johnny Concho 4.5

Johnny Concho

as Townsman (uncredited)

1956
Steel Cowboy 9.0

Steel Cowboy

as Pinky Pincus

1978
One of Our Own 10.0

One of Our Own

as LeRoy Atkins

1975
The Flim Flam Man

The Flim Flam Man

as Lovick

1972
The Black Whip 10.0

The Black Whip

as Thorny

1956
Stubby Pringle's Christmas 7.0

Stubby Pringle's Christmas

as Old Hollander

1978
Copper Sky 6.7

Copper Sky

as Pokey

1957
World for Ransom 5.2

World for Ransom

1954
The Boy and the Bronc Buster

The Boy and the Bronc Buster

as Buckshot

1973
Bitter Heritage 8.0

Bitter Heritage

as Earle Eheeler

1958
Storm Over Tibet 7.0

Storm Over Tibet

as Co-pilot

1952

TV Shows 98

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
Bonanza 7.5

Bonanza

as Lonnie Stern

1959
Bonanza 7.5

Bonanza

as Joad Bruder

1959
Bonanza 7.5

Bonanza

as Cole Younger

1959
Bonanza 7.5

Bonanza

as Little Meredith Smith

1959
Bonanza 7.5

Bonanza

as Yuri

1959
Perry Mason 7.7

Perry Mason

as Pete Gibson

1957
Perry Mason 7.7

Perry Mason

as Joe Mead

1957
Perry Mason 7.7

Perry Mason

as Gerald Sommers

1957
Perry Mason 7.7

Perry Mason

as Roy Hutchinson

1957
Lassie 6.3

Lassie

1954
Matinee Theater 5.3

Matinee Theater

1955
Love, American Style 6.2

Love, American Style

1969
The Fugitive 7.3

The Fugitive

as Deputy Shirky Saulter

1963
The Twilight Zone 8.5

The Twilight Zone

as Mothershed

1959
Have Gun, Will Travel 7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
Have Gun, Will Travel 7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Carew

1957
Have Gun, Will Travel 7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Fred Coombs

1957
Dragnet 6.5

Dragnet

1951
The Rockford Files 7.6

The Rockford Files

as Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers

1974
I Love Lucy 7.9

I Love Lucy

as Man in Coffee Shop

1951
The Virginian 6.5

The Virginian

as Finley

1962
The Virginian 6.5

The Virginian

as Luther Watson

1962
The Dick Van Dyke Show 7.6

The Dick Van Dyke Show

as Harper Worthington Yates

1961
Daniel Boone 7.0

Daniel Boone

as Solomon Tarbot

1964
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Joby

1956
Lost in Space 7.2

Lost in Space

as Nerim

1965
The Big Valley 6.2

The Big Valley

as Dan'l Hawks

1965
The Big Valley 6.2

The Big Valley

as Fludd

1965
Rawhide 7.3

Rawhide

as Bates

1959
Marcus Welby, M.D. 6.7

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Terry Riggs

1969
Ben Casey 5.9

Ben Casey

1961
Ben Casey 5.9

Ben Casey

as Frank Geray

1961
Four Star Playhouse 6.8

Four Star Playhouse

as Tom Blair

1952
Lawman 6.0

Lawman

1958
Run for Your Life 7.1

Run for Your Life

as Holly Amberton

1965
Gilligan's Island 7.4

Gilligan's Island

1964
The Rookies 6.9

The Rookies

1972
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Mr. Stooler

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Cooter

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Ed Davey

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Dooley

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Dillard

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Rowley

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Gene Bunch

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Billy

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Timble

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Ben Snow

1955
The Name of the Game 7.0

The Name of the Game

as Nanyface

1968
Baretta 6.5

Baretta

1975
77 Sunset Strip 7.2

77 Sunset Strip

as Charles Sloane

1958
The Invaders 6.9

The Invaders

as Charlie Coogan

1967
Vega$ 7.0

Vega$

1978
The Doris Day Show 6.2

The Doris Day Show

as Tyrone Lovey

1968
Studio 57 7.5

Studio 57

as Pete Dutton

1954
The Texan 6.0

The Texan

as Polk Blackston

1958
The Rebel 5.1

The Rebel

as Jess

1959
The Millionaire 5.8

The Millionaire

as Pete Hill

1955
It Takes a Thief 7.2

It Takes a Thief

as Willard Knox

1968
Tarzan 6.9

Tarzan

1966
Navy Log 5.2

Navy Log

1955
Trackdown 6.9

Trackdown

as Benny French

1957
Petrocelli 7.2

Petrocelli

as Clate Dobie

1974
Telephone Time 6.5

Telephone Time

1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie 5.3

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956
The Wonderful World of Disney 7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Buckshot

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney 7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Thurm

1954
Broken Arrow 6.5

Broken Arrow

as Renton

1956
Black Saddle 6.2

Black Saddle

as Pit Thatcher

1959
The Guns of Will Sonnett 6.5

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967
Cavalcade of America 4.6

Cavalcade of America

as Wilkins

1952
Pete and Gladys 6.2

Pete and Gladys

1960
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse 8.5

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

as Waiter

1953
Stoney Burke 6.8

Stoney Burke

1962
Nichols 6.3

Nichols

as Zachariah

1971
Crossroads 6.8

Crossroads

as Landry Kersh

1955
The New Breed 7.7

The New Breed

as Benny Kohler

1961
The Lone Wolf 8.0

The Lone Wolf

as Nick Davis

1954
The Lieutenant 7.0

The Lieutenant

as Taxi Driver

1963
The Legend of Jesse James 5.8

The Legend of Jesse James

as Meeker

1965
Movin' On 6.2

Movin' On

1974
Chevron Theatre 8.0

Chevron Theatre

1952
Dangerous Assignment 5.3

Dangerous Assignment

1952
He & She 5.2

He & She

as The Rev. Mr. Anderson

1967
Profiles in Courage 7.5

Profiles in Courage

as Senator James Wadsworth

1964
The Dakotas 6.5

The Dakotas

1963
Panic! 8.0

Panic!

1957
Jefferson Drum 5.3

Jefferson Drum

as Pete Henke

1958
Hawkins 7.8

Hawkins

as R.J. Hawkins

1973
The Danny Thomas Hour 6.7

The Danny Thomas Hour

as Paul Rooney

1967
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Old Hollander

1951
General Electric Theater 6.8

General Electric Theater

as Gunnery Officer Daly

1953
General Electric Theater 6.8

General Electric Theater

as Obie

1953
Paper Moon 6.8

Paper Moon

1974
Hotel de Paree 6.5

Hotel de Paree

1959
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Bellhop

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Teeples

1951

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