Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Acting

Birthday

1919/03/26

Day of death

1980/08/01 (61 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Kokomo, Indiana, USA

Also know as

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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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Strother Martin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Acting
Cool Hand Luke
7.7

(1967) Cool Hand Luke

as Captain

The Wild Bunch
7.6

(1969) The Wild Bunch

as Coffer

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
7.6

(1969) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

as Percy Garris

Mitzi & 100 Guys
0.0

(1975) Mitzi & 100 Guys

as Self

Nevada Smith
6.8

(1966) Nevada Smith

as Strother (uncredited)

Hard Times
6.7

(1975) Hard Times

as Poe

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
7.8

(1962) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

as Floyd

Slap Shot
6.8

(1977) Slap Shot

as Joe McGrath

Up in Smoke
6.7

(1978) Up in Smoke

as Mr. Stoner

The Ballad of Cable Hogue
7.0

(1970) The Ballad of Cable Hogue

as Bowen

Hannie Caulder
6.2

(1971) Hannie Caulder

as Rufus Clemens

Attack
6.7

(1956) Attack

as Ingersol

Brainstorm
6.2

(1965) Brainstorm

as Mr. Clyde

The End
5.5

(1978) The End

as Dr. Waldo Kling

The Brotherhood of Satan
5.8

(1971) The Brotherhood of Satan

as Doc Duncan

McLintock!
6.5

(1963) McLintock!

as Agard

Love and Bullets
5.8

(1979) Love and Bullets

as Louis Monk

The Boy and the Bronc Buster: Part 1
0.0

(1973) The Boy and the Bronc Buster: Part 1

as Buckshot

The Sons of Katie Elder
7.0

(1965) The Sons of Katie Elder

as Ned Ross

Pocket Money
5.4

(1972) Pocket Money

as Bill Garrett

The Wild and the Innocent
6.3

(1959) The Wild and the Innocent

as Ben Stocker

True Grit
7.4

(1969) True Grit

as Colonel G. Stonehill

The Deadly Companions
5.6

(1961) The Deadly Companions

as Parson

Nightwing
4.8

(1979) Nightwing

as Selwyn

The Horse Soldiers
7.0

(1959) The Horse Soldiers

as Virgil

Kiss Me Deadly
7.2

(1955) Kiss Me Deadly

as Harvey Wallace

Tajna Nikole Tesle
6.1

(1980) The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla

as George Westinghouse

Sssssss
5.2

(1973) Sssssss

as Dr. Carl Stoner

The Mountains of the Moon
0.0

(1967) The Mountains of the Moon

as O'Keefe

The Silver Chalice
4.5

(1954) The Silver Chalice

as Father (uncredited)

South Sea Woman
5.4

(1953) South Sea Woman

as Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)

The Villain
5.7

(1979) The Villain

as Parody Jones

Hotwire
5.0

(1980) Hotwire

as The Weasel

Target Zero
5.3

(1955) Target Zero

as Pvt. Dan O'Hirons

Copper Sky
6.0

(1957) Copper Sky

as Pokey

Sanctuary
5.3

(1961) Sanctuary

as Dog Boy

Pericles on 31st Street
0.0

(1962) Pericles on 31st Street

as Bernard Klioris

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
5.0

(1976) The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

as Billy

Rooster Cogburn
6.4

(1975) Rooster Cogburn

as Shanghai McCoy

The Asphalt Jungle
7.5

(1950) The Asphalt Jungle

as William Doldy (uncredited)

Androcles and the Lion
5.8

(1952) Androcles and the Lion

as Soldier (uncredited)

Invitation to a Gunfighter
5.9

(1964) Invitation to a Gunfighter

as Fiddler

Fools' Parade
6.8

(1971) Fools' Parade

as Lee Cottrill

Steel Cowboy
0.0

(1978) Steel Cowboy

as Pinky Pincus

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
7.8

(1978) Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

as Turtle Ranch Boss

The Shaggy Dog
6.1

(1959) The Shaggy Dog

as Thurm

A Star Is Born
7.1

(1954) A Star Is Born

as Delivery Boy (uncredited)

The Flim-Flam Man
7.0

(1967) The Flim-Flam Man

as Lovick

World Without End
5.7

(1956) World Without End

as Nihka (uncredited)

Black Patch
5.5

(1957) Black Patch

as Petey

Cowboy
6.3

(1958) Cowboy

as Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake

The Champ
7.0

(1979) The Champ

as Riley

Red Sky at Morning
6.7

(1971) Red Sky at Morning

as John Cloyd

An Eye for an Eye
7.5

(1966) An Eye for an Eye

as Trumbull

The Red Badge of Courage
6.4

(1951) The Red Badge of Courage

as Corporal (voice) (uncredited)

Harper
6.7

(1966) Harper

as Claude

The Damned Don't Cry
7.1

(1950) The Damned Don't Cry

as Springboard Diver (uncredited)

Stubby Pringle's Christmas
0.0

(1978) Stubby Pringle's Christmas

as Old Hollander

The Black Whip
0.0

(1956) The Black Whip

as Thorny

The Magnetic Monster
5.6

(1953) The Magnetic Monster

as Co-Pilot

Bitter Heritage
0.0

(1958) Bitter Heritage

as Earle Eheeler

Showdown
5.9

(1963) Showdown

as Charlie Reeder

Shenandoah
6.8

(1965) Shenandoah

as Train Engineer

Drum Beat
6.1

(1954) Drum Beat

as Scotty

Storm Over Tibet
6.0

(1952) Storm Over Tibet

as Co-pilot

The Big Knife
5.9

(1955) The Big Knife

as Stillman

Better Late Than Never
0.0

(1979) Better Late Than Never

as J.D. Ashcroft

Strategic Air Command
6.1

(1955) Strategic Air Command

as Airman

Rhubarb
5.5

(1951) Rhubarb

as Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)

Johnny Concho
3.7

(1956) Johnny Concho

as Townsman (uncredited)

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
7.3

(2004) Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

as Self (archive footage)

World for Ransom
5.0

(1954) World for Ransom

as ---

One of Our Own
0.0

(1975) One of Our Own

as LeRoy Atkins

Movin' On
6.8

(1974) Movin' On

as ---

Trackdown
6.4

(1957) Trackdown

as ---

The Rookies
6.9

(1972) The Rookies

as ---

Gilligan's Island
7.4

(1964) Gilligan's Island

as ---

Hawkins
7.2

(1973) Hawkins

as R.J. Hawkins

Marcus Welby, M.D.
6.5

(1969) Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Terry Riggs

Baretta
6.4

(1975) Baretta

as ---

I Love Lucy
8.0

(1951) I Love Lucy

as Man in Coffee Shop

Lost in Space
7.1

(1965) Lost in Space

as Nerim

Dragnet
6.5

(1951) Dragnet

as ---

Gunsmoke
6.5

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Mr. Stooler

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Pete Gibson

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Gunnery Officer Daly

Lassie
6.1

(1954) Lassie

as ---

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Old Hollander

The Twilight Zone
8.4

(1959) The Twilight Zone

as ---

Rawhide
7.1

(1959) Rawhide

as Bates

Vega$
7.0

(1978) Vega$

as ---

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.4

(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel

as ---

Run for Your Life
7.2

(1965) Run for Your Life

as Holly Amberton

Daniel Boone
6.9

(1964) Daniel Boone

as Solomon Tarbot

The Fugitive
7.2

(1963) The Fugitive

as Deputy Shirky Saulter

The Millionaire
5.0

(1955) The Millionaire

as Pete Hill

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Finley

The Big Valley
6.0

(1965) The Big Valley

as Dan'l Hawks

Pete and Gladys
6.5

(1960) Pete and Gladys

as ---

5.0

(1964) Profiles in Courage

as Senator James Wadsworth

Matinee Theater
4.6

(1955) Matinee Theater

as ---

Tarzan
6.7

(1966) Tarzan

as ---

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
3.7

(1956) The Adventures of Jim Bowie

as ---

4.5

(1955) Navy Log

as ---

Black Saddle
6.0

(1959) Black Saddle

as Pit Thatcher

The Rebel
5.3

(1959) The Rebel

as Jess

The Dakotas
5.7

(1963) The Dakotas

as ---

Lawman
5.4

(1958) Lawman

as ---

Ben Casey
5.7

(1961) Ben Casey

as ---

The Guns of Will Sonnett
5.7

(1967) The Guns of Will Sonnett

as ---

The New Breed
7.0

(1961) The New Breed

as Benny Kohler

Cavalcade of America
3.5

(1952) Cavalcade of America

as Wilkins

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Joby

5.0

(1959) Hotel de Paree

as ---

Stoney Burke
5.7

(1962) Stoney Burke

as ---

The Legend of Jesse James
4.8

(1965) The Legend of Jesse James

as Meeker

Telephone Time
6.3

(1956) Telephone Time

as ---

Dangerous Assignment
3.5

(1952) Dangerous Assignment

as ---

Panic!
0.0

(1957) Panic!

as ---

4.5

(1958) Jefferson Drum

as Pete Henke

Paper Moon
6.3

(1974) Paper Moon

as ---

Studio 57
0.0

(1954) Studio 57

as ---

Saturday Night Live
6.9

(1975) Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Luther Watson

Broken Arrow
5.0

(1956) Broken Arrow

as Renton

He & She
4.7

(1967) He & She

as The Rev. Mr. Anderson

Nichols
5.0

(1971) Nichols

as Zachariah

The Big Valley
6.0

(1965) The Big Valley

as Fludd

Gunsmoke
6.5

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Cooter

Gunsmoke
6.5

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Ed Davey

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as Lonnie Stern

Gunsmoke
6.5

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Dooley

Gunsmoke
6.5

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Dillard

Gunsmoke
6.5

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Rowley

Gunsmoke
6.5

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Gene Bunch

Gunsmoke
6.5

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Billy

Gunsmoke
6.5

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Timble

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.4

(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel

as Carew

The Lieutenant
6.0

(1963) The Lieutenant

as Taxi Driver

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Obie

Gunsmoke
6.5

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Ben Snow

6.1

(1952) Four Star Playhouse

as Tom Blair

The Name of the Game
6.8

(1968) The Name of the Game

as Nanyface

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as Joad Bruder

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Joe Mead

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Gerald Sommers

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Roy Hutchinson

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as Cole Younger

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as Little Meredith Smith

The Rockford Files
7.5

(1974) The Rockford Files

as Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers

77 Sunset Strip
6.7

(1958) 77 Sunset Strip

as Charles Sloane

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.4

(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel

as Fred Coombs

The Invaders
6.8

(1967) The Invaders

as Charlie Coogan

Crossroads
5.0

(1955) Crossroads

as Landry Kersh

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4

(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Bellhop

The Texan
5.5

(1958) The Texan

as Polk Blackston

Petrocelli
7.0

(1974) Petrocelli

as Clate Dobie

The Dick Van Dyke Show
7.4

(1961) The Dick Van Dyke Show

as Harper Worthington Yates

It Takes a Thief
7.0

(1968) It Takes a Thief

as Willard Knox

The Lone Wolf
7.0

(1954) The Lone Wolf

as Nick Davis

The Danny Thomas Hour
5.0

(1967) The Danny Thomas Hour

as Paul Rooney

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Teeples

Love, American Style
5.8

(1969) Love, American Style

as ---