



Strother Martin
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1919-03-26
Place of birth:Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Gender:Male
Popularity:2
Date of death1980-08-01
61Biography
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."
Filmography
Rating by year
- Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeSelf (archive footage)2004-07-258.09
- HotwireThe Weasel1980-09-016.02
- The Secret of Nikola TeslaGeorge Westinghouse1980-02-196.332
- Better Late Than NeverJ.D. Ashcroft1979-10-179.01
- The VillainParody Jones1979-07-265.7163
- The ChampRiley1979-07-077.0212
- NightwingSelwyn1979-06-224.843
- Love and BulletsLouis Monk1979-04-055.945
- Stubby Pringle's ChristmasOld Hollander1978-12-177.01
- Steel CowboyPinky Pincus1978-12-069.01
- Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy GuyTurtle Ranch Boss1978-11-227.89
- Vega$1978-09-206.924
- Up in SmokeMr. Stoner1978-09-156.6638
- The EndDr. Waldo Kling1978-05-105.669
- Slap ShotJoe McGrath1977-02-256.8446
- The Great Scout & Cathouse ThursdayBilly1976-06-235.128
- Rooster CogburnShanghai McCoy1975-11-016.5219
- Hard TimesPoe1975-08-136.8227
- One of Our OwnLeRoy Atkins1975-05-0510.01
- Mitzi & 100 GuysSelf1975-03-240.00
- Baretta1975-01-176.542
- The Rockford FilesThomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers1974-09-137.6127
- Movin' On1974-09-126.36
- Paper Moon1974-09-126.811
- PetrocelliClate Dobie1974-09-117.227
- SssssssDr. Carl Stoner1973-07-065.1112
- The Boy and the Bronc BusterBuckshot1973-03-180.00
- HawkinsR.J. Hawkins1973-03-137.85
- The Rookies1972-09-116.921
- Pocket MoneyBill Garrett1972-02-015.532
- Hannie CaulderRufus Clemens1971-11-086.2137
- NicholsZachariah1971-09-166.33
- Fools' ParadeLee Cottrill1971-08-186.727
- The Brotherhood of SatanDoc Duncan1971-08-065.840
- Red Sky at MorningJohn Cloyd1971-05-127.16
- The Ballad of Cable HogueBowen1970-03-187.0226
- Love, American Style1969-09-296.221
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidPercy Garris1969-09-237.62,478
- Marcus Welby, M.D.Terry Riggs1969-09-236.620
- The Wild BunchCoffer1969-06-197.61,343
- True GritColonel G. Stonehill1969-06-117.3864
- The Doris Day ShowTyrone Lovey1968-09-246.211
- The Name of the GameNanyface1968-09-207.013
- It Takes a ThiefWillard Knox1968-01-097.226
- The Mountains of the MoonO'Keefe1967-11-240.00
- Cool Hand LukeCaptain1967-11-017.71,628
- The Danny Thomas HourPaul Rooney1967-09-116.52
- The Guns of Will Sonnett1967-09-086.39
- He & SheThe Rev. Mr. Anderson1967-09-065.25
- The Flim-Flam ManLovick1967-08-227.123
- The InvadersCharlie Coogan1967-01-106.961
- Tarzan1966-09-086.924
- Nevada SmithStrother (uncredited)1966-06-106.7190
- An Eye for an EyeTrumbull1966-06-017.417
- HarperClaude1966-02-226.7195
- Lost in SpaceNerim1965-09-157.2130
- The Big ValleyDan'l Hawks1965-09-156.258
- The Big ValleyFludd1965-09-156.258
- Run for Your LifeHolly Amberton1965-09-137.17
- The Legend of Jesse JamesMeeker1965-09-135.85
- The Sons of Katie ElderNed Ross1965-06-247.1305
- ShenandoahTrain Engineer1965-06-037.0160
- BrainstormMr. Clyde1965-05-056.129
- Profiles in CourageSenator James Wadsworth1964-11-087.52
- Invitation to a GunfighterFiddler1964-10-145.961
- Gilligan's Island1964-09-267.5256
- Daniel BooneSolomon Tarbot1964-09-247.033
- McLintock!Agard1963-11-126.6256
- The FugitiveDeputy Shirky Saulter1963-09-177.361
- The LieutenantTaxi Driver1963-09-147.04
- ShowdownCharlie Reeder1963-05-036.120
- The Dakotas1963-01-076.54
- Stoney Burke1962-10-016.84
- The VirginianFinley1962-09-196.535
- The VirginianLuther Watson1962-09-196.535
- The Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceFloyd1962-04-137.81,289
- The New BreedBenny Kohler1961-10-037.73
- The Dick Van Dyke ShowHarper Worthington Yates1961-10-037.6105
- Ben Casey1961-10-025.915
- Ben CaseyFrank Geray1961-10-025.915
- The Deadly CompanionsParson1961-06-065.668
- SanctuaryDog Boy1961-04-185.412
- Pete and Gladys1960-09-196.34
- The RebelJess1959-10-045.111
- Hotel de Paree1959-10-026.52
- The Twilight ZoneMothershed1959-10-028.51,038
- BonanzaLonnie Stern1959-09-127.5479
- BonanzaJoad Bruder1959-09-127.5479
- BonanzaCole Younger1959-09-127.5479
- BonanzaLittle Meredith Smith1959-09-127.5479
- BonanzaYuri1959-09-127.5479
- The Horse SoldiersVirgil1959-06-117.0285
- The Wild and the InnocentBen Stocker1959-05-276.322
- The Shaggy DogThurm1959-03-196.296
- Black SaddlePit Thatcher1959-01-106.25
- RawhideBates1959-01-097.249
- 77 Sunset StripCharles Sloane1958-10-107.226
- Lawman1958-10-055.812
- The TexanPolk Blackston1958-09-296.06
- Bitter HeritageEarle Eheeler1958-08-078.01
- Jefferson DrumPete Henke1958-04-255.33
- CowboyTrailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake1958-01-236.574
- TrackdownBenny French1957-10-046.98
- Perry MasonPete Gibson1957-09-217.7136
- Perry MasonJoe Mead1957-09-217.7136
- Perry MasonGerald Sommers1957-09-217.7136
- Perry MasonRoy Hutchinson1957-09-217.7136
- Black PatchPetey1957-09-155.910
- Have Gun, Will Travel1957-09-147.343
- Have Gun, Will TravelCarew1957-09-147.343
- Have Gun, Will TravelFred Coombs1957-09-147.343
- Copper SkyPokey1957-09-016.73
- Panic!1957-03-058.01
- The Black WhipThorny1956-12-0110.01
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreJoby1956-10-056.210
- Broken ArrowRenton1956-09-256.25
- AttackIngersol1956-09-196.8141
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie1956-09-075.36
- Johnny ConchoTownsman (uncredited)1956-07-014.54
- Telephone Time1956-04-086.54
- World Without EndNihka (uncredited)1956-03-255.858
- Target ZeroPvt. Dan O'Hirons1955-11-155.97
- Matinee Theater1955-10-315.37
- The Big KnifeStillman1955-10-256.096
- CrossroadsLandry Kersh1955-10-076.84
- Navy Log1955-09-205.25
- GunsmokeMr. Stooler1955-09-106.7112
- GunsmokeCooter1955-09-106.7112
- GunsmokeEd Davey1955-09-106.7112
- GunsmokeDooley1955-09-106.7112
- GunsmokeDillard1955-09-106.7112
- GunsmokeRowley1955-09-106.7112
- GunsmokeGene Bunch1955-09-106.7112
- GunsmokeBilly1955-09-106.7112
- GunsmokeTimble1955-09-106.7112
- GunsmokeBen Snow1955-09-106.7112
- Kiss Me DeadlyHarvey Wallace1955-04-287.2410
- Strategic Air CommandAirman1955-03-256.243
- The MillionairePete Hill1955-01-195.84
- The Silver ChaliceFather (uncredited)1954-12-204.540
- Drum BeatScotty1954-11-106.134
- The Wonderful World of DisneyBuckshot1954-10-277.935
- The Wonderful World of DisneyThurm1954-10-277.935
- A Star Is BornDelivery Boy (uncredited)1954-10-017.1331
- Studio 57Pete Dutton1954-09-218.01
- Lassie1954-09-126.270
- World for Ransom1954-01-315.322
- The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseWaiter1953-10-028.52
- South Sea WomanMarine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)1953-06-274.810
- The Magnetic MonsterCo-Pilot1953-02-185.638
- General Electric TheaterGunnery Officer Daly1953-02-016.86
- General Electric TheaterObie1953-02-016.86
- Androcles and the LionSoldier (uncredited)1952-12-015.916
- Cavalcade of AmericaWilkins1952-10-014.65
- Four Star PlayhouseTom Blair1952-09-256.811
- Storm Over TibetCo-pilot1952-07-017.03
- Dangerous Assignment1952-01-015.33
- Hallmark Hall of FameOld Hollander1951-12-248.88
- Dragnet1951-12-166.534
- I Love LucyMan in Coffee Shop1951-10-157.9253
- Schlitz Playhouse of StarsBellhop1951-10-057.25
- Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTeeples1951-10-057.25
- The Red Badge of CourageCorporal (voice) (uncredited)1951-09-276.570
- RhubarbMichael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)1951-08-295.89
- The Damned Don't CrySpringboard Diver (uncredited)1950-05-137.063
- The Asphalt JungleWilliam Doldy (uncredited)1950-05-127.5538