Strother Martin
Mar 26, 1919 - Aug 01, 1980 (61 years old) in Kokomo, Indiana, USA
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
Perry Mason
Pete Gibson
Bonanza
Lonnie Stern
The Rockford Files
Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers
The Twilight Zone
Mothershed
The Fugitive
Deputy Shirky Saulter
I Love Lucy
Man in Coffee Shop
The Virginian
Finley
Lost in Space
Nerim
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Harper Worthington Yates
Credits
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Self (archive footage)★ 7.8 -
Hotwire 1980The Weasel★ 5 -
George Westinghouse★ 6.2 -
J.D. Ashcroft★ NR -
The Villain 1979Parody Jones★ 5.7 -
The Champ 1979Riley★ 7 -
Nightwing 1979Selwyn★ 4.7 -
Love and Bullets 1979Louis Monk★ 5.9 -
Old Hollander★ NR -
Steel Cowboy 1978Pinky Pincus★ NR -
Turtle Ranch Boss★ 7.7 -
Vega$ 1978★ 7 -
Up in Smoke 1978Mr. Stoner★ 6.6 -
The End 1978Dr. Waldo Kling★ 5.5 -
Slap Shot 1977Joe McGrath★ 6.8 -
Billy★ 5 -
Rooster Cogburn 1975Shanghai McCoy★ 6.4 -
Hard Times 1975Poe★ 6.8 -
One of Our Own 1975LeRoy Atkins★ NR -
Mitzi & 100 Guys 1975Self★ NR -
Baretta 1975★ 6.4 -
The Rockford Files 1974Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers★ 7.6 -
Movin' On 1974★ 6.4 -
Paper Moon 1974★ 6.5 -
Petrocelli 1974Clate Dobie★ 7.2 -
Sssssss 1973Dr. Carl Stoner★ 5.2 -
Buckshot★ NR -
Hawkins 1973R.J. Hawkins★ 7.2 -
The Rookies 1972★ 6.8 -
Pocket Money 1972Bill Garrett★ 5.4 -
Hannie Caulder 1971Rufus Clemens★ 6.2 -
Nichols 1971Zachariah★ 5 -
Fools' Parade 1971Lee Cottrill★ 6.5 -
Doc Duncan★ 5.7 -
Red Sky at Morning 1971John Cloyd★ 6.7 -
Bowen★ 6.9 -
Love, American Style 1969★ 6.1 -
Percy Garris★ 7.6 -
Marcus Welby, M.D. 1969Terry Riggs★ 6.5 -
The Wild Bunch 1969Coffer★ 7.6 -
True Grit 1969Colonel G. Stonehill★ 7.3 -
The Doris Day Show 1968Tyrone Lovey★ 5.8 -
The Name of the Game 1968Nanyface★ 6.8 -
It Takes a Thief 1968Willard Knox★ 7.2 -
O'Keefe★ NR -
Cool Hand Luke 1967Captain★ 7.7 -
Paul Rooney★ 5 -
★ 6.2 -
He & She 1967The Rev. Mr. Anderson★ 4.5 -
The Flim-Flam Man 1967Lovick★ 7 -
The Invaders 1967Charlie Coogan★ 6.8 -
Tarzan 1966★ 6.7 -
Nevada Smith 1966Strother (uncredited)★ 6.7 -
An Eye for an Eye 1966Trumbull★ 7.6 -
Harper 1966Claude★ 6.6 -
Lost in Space 1965Nerim★ 7.1 -
The Big Valley 1965Dan'l Hawks★ 6.1 -
Run for Your Life 1965Holly Amberton★ 7.2 -
Meeker★ 4.8 -
Ned Ross★ 7 -
Shenandoah 1965Train Engineer★ 6.9 -
Brainstorm 1965Mr. Clyde★ 6 -
Profiles in Courage 1964Senator James Wadsworth★ 5 -
Fiddler★ 5.9 -
Gilligan's Island 1964★ 7.4 -
Daniel Boone 1964Solomon Tarbot★ 7 -
McLintock! 1963Agard★ 6.6 -
The Fugitive 1963Deputy Shirky Saulter★ 7.2 -
The Lieutenant 1963Taxi Driver★ 6 -
Showdown 1963Charlie Reeder★ 5.9 -
The Dakotas 1963★ 5.7 -
Stoney Burke 1962★ 5.7 -
The Virginian 1962Finley★ 6.4 -
Floyd★ 7.8 -
The New Breed 1961Benny Kohler★ 7 -
Harper Worthington Yates★ 7.5 -
Ben Casey 1961★ 5.6 -
Parson★ 5.6 -
Sanctuary 1961Dog Boy★ 4.6 -
Pete and Gladys 1960★ 6 -
The Rebel 1959Jess★ 4.7 -
Hotel de Paree 1959★ 5
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The Twilight Zone 1959Mothershed★ 8.5 -
Bonanza 1959Lonnie Stern★ 7.5 -
The Horse Soldiers 1959Virgil★ 7 -
Ben Stocker★ 6.3 -
The Shaggy Dog 1959Thurm★ 6.2 -
Black Saddle 1959Pit Thatcher★ 6 -
Rawhide 1959Bates★ 7.2 -
77 Sunset Strip 1958Charles Sloane★ 6.7 -
Lawman 1958★ 5.6 -
The Texan 1958Polk Blackston★ 5.5 -
Bitter Heritage 1958Earle Eheeler★ NR -
Jefferson Drum 1958Pete Henke★ 4.5
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Cowboy 1958Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake★ 6.3 -
Trackdown 1957Benny French★ 6.4 -
Perry Mason 1957Pete Gibson★ 7.7 -
Black Patch 1957Petey★ 5.4 -
★ 7.3 -
Copper Sky 1957Pokey★ 6 -
Panic! 1957★ NR -
The Black Whip 1956Thorny★ NR -
Joby★ 6 -
Broken Arrow 1956Renton★ 5
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Attack 1956Ingersol★ 6.8 -
★ 5 -
Johnny Concho 1956Townsman (uncredited)★ 3.7 -
Telephone Time 1956★ 6.3 -
World Without End 1956Nihka (uncredited)★ 5.8 -
Target Zero 1955Pvt. Dan O'Hirons★ 5.3 -
Matinee Theater 1955★ 5 -
The Big Knife 1955Stillman★ 6 -
Crossroads 1955Landry Kersh★ 5.7 -
Navy Log 1955★ 4.5
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Gunsmoke 1955Mr. Stooler★ 6.6 -
Kiss Me Deadly 1955Harvey Wallace★ 7.2 -
Airman★ 6 -
The Millionaire 1955Pete Hill★ 5 -
The Silver Chalice 1954Father (uncredited)★ 4.4 -
Drum Beat 1954Scotty★ 6 -
Buckshot★ 7.8 -
A Star Is Born 1954Delivery Boy (uncredited)★ 7.1 -
Studio 57 1954Pete Dutton★ NR -
Lassie 1954★ 6.1 -
The Lone Wolf 1954Nick Davis★ 7 -
World for Ransom 1954★ 5 -
Waiter★ 7
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South Sea Woman 1953Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)★ 4.4 -
The Magnetic Monster 1953Co-Pilot★ 5.6 -
Gunnery Officer Daly★ 6.4 -
Soldier (uncredited)★ 5.8 -
Cavalcade of America 1952Wilkins★ 3.5 -
Four Star Playhouse 1952Tom Blair★ 6.7
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Storm Over Tibet 1952Co-pilot★ 6 -
Chevron Theatre 1952★ 10
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Dangerous Assignment 1952★ 3.5 -
Old Hollander★ 8.6 -
Dragnet 1951★ 6.4 -
I Love Lucy 1951Man in Coffee Shop★ 7.9 -
Bellhop★ 7.2 -
Corporal (voice) (uncredited)★ 6.4 -
Rhubarb 1951Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)★ 5.3 -
The Damned Don't Cry 1950Springboard Diver (uncredited)★ 7 -
The Asphalt Jungle 1950William Doldy (uncredited)★ 7.5
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