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Strother Martin
Strother Martin

Strother Martin

ActingBorn March 26, 1919Died August 1, 1980 (age 61)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."

Filmography

1980
Hotwire

as The Weasel

Movie
1980
The Secret of Nikola Tesla

as George Westinghouse

Movie
1979
Better Late Than Never

as J.D. Ashcroft

Movie
1979
The Villain

as Parody Jones

Movie
1979
The Champ

as Riley

Movie
1979
Nightwing

as Selwyn

Movie
1979
Love and Bullets

as Louis Monk

Movie
1978Movie
1978
Steel Cowboy

as Pinky Pincus

Movie
1978Movie
1978TV
1978
Up in Smoke

as Mr. Stoner

Movie
1978
The End

as Dr. Waldo Kling

Movie
1977
Slap Shot

as Joe McGrath

Movie
1975
Rooster Cogburn

as Shanghai McCoy

Movie
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

TV
1975Movie
1975
One of Our Own

as LeRoy Atkins

Movie
1975Movie
1975TV
1974
The Rockford Files

as Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers

TV
1974TV
1974
Petrocelli

as Clate Dobie

TV
1973
Sssssss

as Dr. Carl Stoner

Movie
1973Movie
1973
Hawkins

as R.J. Hawkins

TV
1972
Pocket Money

as Bill Garrett

Movie
1972Movie
1971
Hannie Caulder

as Rufus Clemens

Movie
1971
Nichols

as Zachariah

TV
1971
Fools' Parade

as Lee Cottrill

Movie
1971Movie
1971
Red Sky at Morning

as John Cloyd

Movie
1970Movie
1969Movie
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Terry Riggs

TV
1969Movie
1969
True Grit

as Colonel G. Stonehill

Movie
1968
The Doris Day Show

as Tyrone Lovey

TV
1968TV
1968
It Takes a Thief

as Willard Knox

TV
1967Movie
1967
Cool Hand Luke

as Captain

Movie
1967
The Danny Thomas Hour

as Paul Rooney

TV
1967
He & She

as The Rev. Mr. Anderson

TV
1967Movie
1967
The Invaders

as Charlie Coogan

TV
1966TV
1966
Nevada Smith

as Strother (uncredited)

Movie
1966Movie
1966
Harper

as Claude

Movie
1965TV
1965
The Big Valley

as Dan'l Hawks

TV
1965TV
1965
Run for Your Life

as Holly Amberton

TV
1965Movie
1965
Shenandoah

as Train Engineer

Movie
1965
Brainstorm

as Mr. Clyde

Movie
1964
Profiles in Courage

as Senator James Wadsworth

TV
1964Movie
1964
Daniel Boone

as Solomon Tarbot

TV
1963
McLintock!

as Agard

Movie
1963
The Fugitive

as Deputy Shirky Saulter

TV
1963
The Lieutenant

as Taxi Driver

TV
1963
Showdown

as Charlie Reeder

Movie
1962
The Virginian

as Finley

TV
1962
The Virginian

as Luther Watson

TV
1961
The New Breed

as Benny Kohler

TV
1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show

as Harper Worthington Yates

TV
1961TV
1961
Ben Casey

as Frank Geray

TV
1961Movie
1961
Sanctuary

as Dog Boy

Movie
1959
The Rebel

as Jess

TV
1959
The Twilight Zone

as Mothershed

TV
1959
Bonanza

as Lonnie Stern

TV
1959
Bonanza

as Joad Bruder

TV
1959
Bonanza

as Cole Younger

TV
1959
Bonanza

as Little Meredith Smith

TV
1959
Bonanza

as Yuri

TV
1959Movie
1959Movie
1959Movie
1959
Black Saddle

as Pit Thatcher

TV
1959
Rawhide

as Bates

TV
1958
77 Sunset Strip

as Charles Sloane

TV
1958TV
1958
The Texan

as Polk Blackston

TV
1958
Bitter Heritage

as Earle Eheeler

Movie
1958
Jefferson Drum

as Pete Henke

TV
1958
Cowboy

as Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake

Movie
1957
Trackdown

as Benny French

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Pete Gibson

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Joe Mead

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Gerald Sommers

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Roy Hutchinson

TV
1957
Black Patch

as Petey

Movie
1957TV
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel

as Fred Coombs

TV
1957
Copper Sky

as Pokey

Movie
1957TV
1956Movie
1956
Broken Arrow

as Renton

TV
1956
Attack

as Ingersol

Movie
1956
Johnny Concho

as Townsman (uncredited)

Movie
1956
World Without End

as Nihka (uncredited)

Movie
1955
Target Zero

as Pvt. Dan O'Hirons

Movie
1955
The Big Knife

as Stillman

Movie
1955
Crossroads

as Landry Kersh

TV
1955TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Mr. Stooler

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Cooter

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Ed Davey

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Dooley

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Dillard

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Rowley

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Gene Bunch

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Billy

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Timble

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Ben Snow

TV
1955
Kiss Me Deadly

as Harvey Wallace

Movie
1955Movie
1955
The Millionaire

as Pete Hill

TV
1954
The Silver Chalice

as Father (uncredited)

Movie
1954
Drum Beat

as Scotty

Movie
1954
A Star Is Born

as Delivery Boy (uncredited)

Movie
1954
Studio 57

as Pete Dutton

TV
1954TV
1954
The Lone Wolf

as Nick Davis

TV
1953
South Sea Woman

as Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)

Movie
1953Movie
1953
General Electric Theater

as Gunnery Officer Daly

TV
1952
Androcles and the Lion

as Soldier (uncredited)

Movie
1952TV
1952TV
1952
Storm Over Tibet

as Co-pilot

Movie
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Old Hollander

TV
1951TV
1951
I Love Lucy

as Man in Coffee Shop

TV
1951
The Red Badge of Courage

as Corporal (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1951
Rhubarb

as Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)

Movie
1950
The Damned Don't Cry

as Springboard Diver (uncredited)

Movie
1950
The Asphalt Jungle

as William Doldy (uncredited)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMarch 26, 1919
Day of DeathAugust 1, 1980
Place of BirthKokomo, Indiana, USA
Popularity1.5