Strother Martin
Known for: 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."
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Perry Mason
Pete Gibson
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Joe Mead
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Gerald Sommers
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Roy Hutchinson
1957
Series
Bonanza
Lonnie Stern
1959
Series
Bonanza
Joad Bruder
1959
Series
Bonanza
Cole Younger
1959
Series
Bonanza
Little Meredith Smith
1959
Series
Bonanza
Yuri
1959
Series
Lassie
1954
Series
Matinee Theater
1955
Series
The Fugitive
Deputy Shirky Saulter
1963
Series
Dragnet
1951
Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
Carew
1957
Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
Fred Coombs
1957
Series
Love, American Style
1969
Series
The Rockford Files
Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers
1974
Series
The Twilight Zone
Mothershed
1959
Series
The Virginian
Finley
1962
Series
The Virginian
Luther Watson
1962
Series
I Love Lucy
Man in Coffee Shop
1951
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Joby
1956
Series
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Harper Worthington Yates
1961
Series
Daniel Boone
Solomon Tarbot
1964
Series
The Big Valley
Dan'l Hawks
1965
Series
The Big Valley
Fludd
1965
Series
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Terry Riggs
1969
Series
Four Star Playhouse
Tom Blair
1952
Series
Rawhide
Bates
1959
Series
Ben Casey
1961
Series
Ben Casey
Frank Geray
1961
Series
Lost in Space
Nerim
1965
Series
Lawman
1958
Series
Run for Your Life
Holly Amberton
1965
Series
Baretta
1975
Series
The Name of the Game
Nanyface
1968
Series
Gunsmoke
Mr. Stooler
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Cooter
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Ed Davey
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Dooley
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Dillard
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Rowley
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Gene Bunch
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Billy
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Timble
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Ben Snow
1955
Series
The Rookies
1972
Series
77 Sunset Strip
Charles Sloane
1958
Series
Gilligan's Island
1964
Series
The Doris Day Show
Tyrone Lovey
1968
Series
Vega$
1978
Series
The Invaders
Charlie Coogan
1967
Series
Studio 57
Pete Dutton
1954
Series
The Texan
Polk Blackston
1958
Series
Trackdown
Benny French
1957
Series
The Millionaire
Pete Hill
1955
Series
The Rebel
Jess
1959
Series
Navy Log
1955
Series
It Takes a Thief
Willard Knox
1968
Series
Tarzan
1966
Series
Telephone Time
1956
Series
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Series
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Series
Petrocelli
Clate Dobie
1974
Series
Pete and Gladys
1960
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Buckshot
1954
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Thurm
1954
Series
Cavalcade of America
Wilkins
1952
Series
Black Saddle
Pit Thatcher
1959
Series
Broken Arrow
Renton
1956
Series
Stoney Burke
1962
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Waiter
1953
Series
The New Breed
Benny Kohler
1961
Series
The Lone Wolf
Nick Davis
1954
Series
Crossroads
Landry Kersh
1955
Series
Nichols
Zachariah
1971
Series
The Lieutenant
Taxi Driver
1963
Series
Movin' On
1974
Series
Dangerous Assignment
1952
Profiles in Courage
Senator James Wadsworth
1964
Series
The Dakotas
1963
Series
The Legend of Jesse James
Meeker
1965
Series
Paper Moon
1974
Film
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Percy Garris
1969
Series
Panic!
1957
Chevron Theatre
1952
Series
The Danny Thomas Hour
Paul Rooney
1967
Series
He & She
The Rev. Mr. Anderson
1967
Film
Hannie Caulder
Rufus Clemens
1971
Film
True Grit
Colonel G. Stonehill
1969
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Old Hollander
1951
Film
Cool Hand Luke
Captain
1967
Series
Hawkins
R.J. Hawkins
1973
Film
The Wild Bunch
Coffer
1969
Series
Jefferson Drum
Pete Henke
1958
Film
Sssssss
Dr. Carl Stoner
1973
Film
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Floyd
1962
Film
McLintock!
Agard
1963
Series
General Electric Theater
Gunnery Officer Daly
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
Obie
1953
Film
A Star Is Born
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
1954
Hotel de Paree
1959
Film
Harper
Claude
1966
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Bellhop
1951
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Teeples
1951
Film
Up in Smoke
Mr. Stoner
1978
Film
Fools' Parade
Lee Cottrill
1971
Film
The Sons of Katie Elder
Ned Ross
1965
Film
Rooster Cogburn
Shanghai McCoy
1975
Film
The Asphalt Jungle
William Doldy (uncredited)
1950
Film
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Bowen
1970
Film
Kiss Me Deadly
Harvey Wallace
1955
Film
Slap Shot
Joe McGrath
1977
Film
Hotwire
The Weasel
1980
Film
Nevada Smith
Strother (uncredited)
1966
Film
The Horse Soldiers
Virgil
1959
Film
Hard Times
Poe
1975
Film
The Champ
Riley
1979
Film
The Villain
Parody Jones
1979
Film
Cowboy
Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
1958
Film
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Fiddler
1964
Film
Pocket Money
Bill Garrett
1972
Film
Strategic Air Command
Airman
1955
Film
Shenandoah
Train Engineer
1965
Film
The Damned Don't Cry
Springboard Diver (uncredited)
1950
Film
The Magnetic Monster
Co-Pilot
1953
Film
The Flim Flam Man
Lovick
1972
Film
South Sea Woman
Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)
1953
Film
The Wild and the Innocent
Ben Stocker
1959
Film
Attack
Ingersol
1956
Film
The Silver Chalice
Father (uncredited)
1954
Film
The Red Badge of Courage
Corporal (voice) (uncredited)
1951
Film
The Shaggy Dog
Thurm
1959
Film
The Flim-Flam Man
Lovick
1967
Film
Drum Beat
Scotty
1954
Film
Love and Bullets
Louis Monk
1979
Film
World Without End
Nihka (uncredited)
1956
Film
The Big Knife
Stillman
1955
Film
The Brotherhood of Satan
Doc Duncan
1971
Film
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
2004
Film
The Deadly Companions
Parson
1961
Film
The End
Dr. Waldo Kling
1978
Film
Nightwing
Selwyn
1979
Film
Androcles and the Lion
Soldier (uncredited)
1952
Film
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Billy
1976
Film
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Self
1975
Film
Sanctuary
Dog Boy
1961
Film
Rhubarb
Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)
1951
Film
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
George Westinghouse
1980
Film
Black Patch
Petey
1957
Film
An Eye for an Eye
Trumbull
1966
Film
The Mountains of the Moon
O'Keefe
1967
Film
Copper Sky
Pokey
1957
Film
Brainstorm
Mr. Clyde
1965
Film
Better Late Than Never
J.D. Ashcroft
1979
Film
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Turtle Ranch Boss
1978
Film
Red Sky at Morning
John Cloyd
1971
Film
Showdown
Charlie Reeder
1963
Film
World for Ransom
1954
Film
Target Zero
Pvt. Dan O'Hirons
1955
Film
Johnny Concho
Townsman (uncredited)
1956
Film
Steel Cowboy
Pinky Pincus
1978
Film
The Black Whip
Thorny
1956
Film
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
Buckshot
1973
Film
Storm Over Tibet
Co-pilot
1952
Film
One of Our Own
LeRoy Atkins
1975
Film
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Old Hollander
1978
Film
Bitter Heritage
Earle Eheeler
1958