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."
Known for
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movieSam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
Self (archive footage)
movieHotwire
1980
The Weasel
movieThe Secret of Nikola Tesla
1980
George Westinghouse
movieBetter Late Than Never
1979
J.D. Ashcroft
movieThe Villain
1979
Parody Jones
movieThe Champ
1979
Riley
movieNightwing
1979
Selwyn
movieLove and Bullets
1979
Louis Monk
movieStubby Pringle's Christmas
1978
Old Hollander
movieSteel Cowboy
1978
Pinky Pincus
movieSteve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
1978
Turtle Ranch Boss
movieUp in Smoke
1978
Mr. Stoner
movieThe End
1978
Dr. Waldo Kling
movieSlap Shot
1977
Joe McGrath
movieRooster Cogburn
1975
Shanghai McCoy
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
movieOne of Our Own
1975
LeRoy Atkins
tvThe Rockford Files
1974
Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers
tvPetrocelli
1974
Clate Dobie
movieSssssss
1973
Dr. Carl Stoner
tvHawkins
1973
R.J. Hawkins
moviePocket Money
1972
Bill Garrett
movieHannie Caulder
1971
Rufus Clemens
tvNichols
1971
Zachariah
movieFools' Parade
1971
Lee Cottrill
movieThe Brotherhood of Satan
1971
Doc Duncan
movieRed Sky at Morning
1971
John Cloyd
movieButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
Percy Garris
tvMarcus Welby, M.D.
1969
Terry Riggs
movieThe Wild Bunch
1969
Coffer
movieTrue Grit
1969
Colonel G. Stonehill
tvThe Doris Day Show
1968
Tyrone Lovey
tvThe Name of the Game
1968
Nanyface
tvIt Takes a Thief
1968
Willard Knox
movieCool Hand Luke
1967
Captain
tvThe Danny Thomas Hour
1967
Paul Rooney
tvHe & She
1967
The Rev. Mr. Anderson
tvThe Invaders
1967
Charlie Coogan
movieNevada Smith
1966
Strother (uncredited)
movieAn Eye for an Eye
1966
Trumbull
movieHarper
1966
Claude
tvLost in Space
1965
Nerim
tvThe Big Valley
1965
Dan'l Hawks / Fludd
tvRun for Your Life
1965
Holly Amberton
movieThe Sons of Katie Elder
1965
Ned Ross
movieShenandoah
1965
Train Engineer
movieBrainstorm
1965
Mr. Clyde
Profiles in Courage
1964
Senator James Wadsworth
tvDaniel Boone
1964
Solomon Tarbot
movieMcLintock!
1963
Agard
tvThe Fugitive
1963
Deputy Shirky Saulter
tvThe Lieutenant
1963
Taxi Driver
movieShowdown
1963
Charlie Reeder
tvThe Virginian
1962
Finley / Luther Watson
tvThe New Breed
1961
Benny Kohler
tvThe Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
Harper Worthington Yates
tvBen Casey
1961
Frank Geray
movieSanctuary
1961
Dog Boy
tvThe Rebel
1959
Jess
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959
Mothershed
tvBonanza
1959
Lonnie Stern / Joad Bruder / Cole Younger / Little Meredith Smith / Yuri
movieThe Wild and the Innocent
1959
Ben Stocker
tvBlack Saddle
1959
Pit Thatcher
tvRawhide
1959
Bates
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958
Charles Sloane
tvThe Texan
1958
Polk Blackston
movieBitter Heritage
1958
Earle Eheeler
Jefferson Drum
1958
Pete Henke
movieCowboy
1958
Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
tvTrackdown
1957
Benny French
tvPerry Mason
1957
Pete Gibson / Joe Mead / Gerald Sommers / Roy Hutchinson
movieBlack Patch
1957
Petey
tvHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
Carew / Fred Coombs
movieCopper Sky
1957
Pokey
movieThe Black Whip
1956
Thorny
movieAttack
1956
Ingersol
movieJohnny Concho
1956
Townsman (uncredited)
movieWorld Without End
1956
Nihka (uncredited)
movieTarget Zero
1955
Pvt. Dan O'Hirons
movieThe Big Knife
1955
Stillman
tvCrossroads
1955
Landry Kersh
tvGunsmoke
1955
Mr. Stooler / Cooter / Ed Davey / Dooley / Dillard / Rowley / Gene Bunch / Billy / Timble / Ben Snow
movieKiss Me Deadly
1955
Harvey Wallace
tvThe Millionaire
1955
Pete Hill
movieThe Silver Chalice
1954
Father (uncredited)
movieDrum Beat
1954
Scotty
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Buckshot / Thurm
movieA Star Is Born
1954
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
tvStudio 57
1954
Pete Dutton
tvThe Lone Wolf
1954
Nick Davis
movieSouth Sea Woman
1953
Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)
movieThe Magnetic Monster
1953
Co-Pilot
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Gunnery Officer Daly / Obie
movieAndrocles and the Lion
1952
Soldier (uncredited)
tvCavalcade of America
1952
Wilkins
tvFour Star Playhouse
1952
Tom Blair
movieStorm Over Tibet
1952
Co-pilot
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Old Hollander
tvI Love Lucy
1951
Man in Coffee Shop
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Bellhop / Teeples
movieThe Red Badge of Courage
1951
Corporal (voice) (uncredited)
movieRhubarb
1951
Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)
movieThe Damned Don't Cry
1950
Springboard Diver (uncredited)
movieThe Asphalt Jungle
1950
William Doldy (uncredited)