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Strother Martin

Actor
Born March 26, 1919Died August 1, 1980 (61 years)
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."

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • McLintock!
  • The Dick Van Dyke Show
  • Bonanza
  • The Deadly Companions
  • Love and Bullets
  • Dragnet (1951)
  • Death Valley Days
  • The Rebel
  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie
  • Four Star Playhouse
  • Dangerous Assignment

Known For

  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
  • Slap Shot
  • Cool Hand Luke
  • Up in Smoke
  • The Wild Bunch
  • True Grit
  • Sssssss
  • Hard Times
  • The Brotherhood of Satan
  • The Ballad of Cable Hogue
  • The Champ
  • Kiss Me Deadly
  • The End
  • The Villain
  • Hannie Caulder
  • Pocket Money
  • The Deadly Companions
  • Love and Bullets
  • Fools' Parade
  • The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla
  • Nightwing
  • The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
  • The Flim-Flam Man
  • The Wild and the Innocent

Filmography

1980
Hotwire · as The Weasel
1980
The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla · as George Westinghouse
1979
Better Late Than Never · as J.d. Ashcroft
1979
The Villain · as Parody Jones
1979
Nightwing · as Selwyn
1979
The Champ · as Riley
1979
Love and Bullets · as Louis Monk
1978
Stubby Pringle's Christmas · as Old Hollander
1978
Steel Cowboy · as Pinky Pincus
1978
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy · as Turtle Ranch Boss
1978
Up in Smoke · as Mr. Stoner
1978
The End · as Dr. Waldo Kling
1978
Vega$ (TV Series)
1977
Slap Shot · as Joe Mcgrath
1977
ABC Weekend Special (TV Series) · as Bill Driscoll
1976
1975
Rooster Cogburn · as Shanghai Mccoy
1975
Hard Times · as Poe
1975
Baretta (TV Series)
1974
Paper Moon (TV Series)
1974
Petrocelli (TV Series) · as Clate Dobie
1974
Movin' On (TV Series)
1974
The Rockford Files (TV Series) · as Thomas Tyler 't.t.' Flowers
1973
Sssssss · as Dr. Carl Stoner
1973
Hawkins (TV Series) · as R.j. Hawkins
1972
Pocket Money · as Bill Garrett
1972
The Rookies (TV Series)
1971
Hannie Caulder · as Rufus Clemens
1971
Nichols (TV Series) · as Zachariah
1971
Fools' Parade · as Lee Cottrill
1971
The Brotherhood of Satan · as Doc Duncan
1971
Red Sky at Morning · as John Cloyd
1970
1969
1969
1969
True Grit · as Colonel G. Stonehill
1969
The Wild Bunch · as Coffer
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Terry Riggs
1968
The Doris Day Show (TV Series) · as Tyrone Lovey
1968
The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Nanyface
1968
It Takes a Thief (TV Series) · as Willard Knox
1967
Cool Hand Luke · as Captain
1967
The Flim-Flam Man · as Lovick
1967
The Danny Thomas Hour (TV Series) · as Paul Rooney
1967
Gentle Ben (TV Series) · as Reed Olmstock
1967
1967
He & She (TV Series) · as The Rev. Mr. Anderson
1967
The Invaders (TV Series) · as Charlie Coogan
1966
The Road West (TV Series) · as Grady Couts
1966
The Iron Horse (TV Series) · as Digby Applegate
1966
Tarzan (1966) (TV Series)
1966
Nevada Smith · as Strother (uncredited)
1966
An Eye for an Eye · as Trumbull
1966
Harper · as Claude
1965
The Big Valley (TV Series) · as Fludd
1965
Lost in Space (TV Series) · as Nerim
1965
Run for Your Life (TV Series) · as Holly Amberton
1965
A Man Called Shenandoah (TV Series) · as Cowboy
1965
The Legend of Jesse James (TV Series) · as Meeker
1965
1965
Shenandoah · as Train Engineer
1965
Brainstorm · as Mr. Clyde
1964
Profiles in Courage (TV Series) · as Senator James Wadsworth
1964
1964
Gilligan's Island (TV Series)
1964
Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Solomon Tarbot
1964
Kentucky Jones (TV Series) · as Boney Benton
1963
1963
The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Deputy Shirky Saulter
1963
The Lieutenant (TV Series) · as Taxi Driver
1963
Showdown · as Charlie Reeder
1962
Stoney Burke (TV Series)
1962
The Virginian (TV Series) · as Finley
1962
The Dakotas (TV Series)
1962
1961
The New Breed (TV Series) · as Benny Kohler
1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) · as Harper Worthington Yates
1961
Ben Casey (TV Series)
1961
The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as Bernard Klioris
1961
1961
Sanctuary · as Dog Boy
1961
The Americans (TV Series) · as Wadd
1960
The Law and Mr. Jones (TV Series) · as Cast
1960
Outlaws (TV Series) · as Garvey
1960
Pete and Gladys (TV Series)
1959
The Rebel (TV Series) · as Jess
1959
Hotel de Paree (TV Series)
1959
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Mothershed
1959
Bonanza (TV Series) · as Lonnie Stern
1959
The Horse Soldiers · as Virgil
1959
The Wild and the Innocent · as Ben Stocker
1959
The Shaggy Dog · as Thurm
1959
Black Saddle (TV Series) · as Pit Thatcher
1959
Rawhide (TV Series) · as Bates
1958
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Charles Sloane
1958
Lawman (TV Series)
1958
The Texan (TV Series) · as Polk Blackston
1958
Cowboy · as Trailhand Bitten By Rattlesnake
1957
Trackdown (TV Series)
1957
The Gray Ghost (TV Series) · as Michael
1957
Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Roy Hutchinson
1957
Black Patch · as Petey
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) · as Carew
1957
Copper Sky · as Pokey
1957
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV Series) · as Tomar
1957
Panic (TV Series)
1957
Whirlybirds (TV Series) · as 'the Great Herman'
1956
Boots and Saddles (TV Series) · as Slocum
1956
The Black Whip · as Thorny
1956
Attack · as Ingersol
1956
Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) · as Joby
1956
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Earle Wheeler
1956
Broken Arrow (TV Series) · as Renton
1956
1956
Johnny Concho · as Townsman (uncredited)
1956
Telephone Time (TV Series)
1956
World Without End · as Nihka (uncredited)
1955
The Big Knife · as Stillman
1955
Target Zero · as Pvt. Dan O'hirons
1955
Matinee Theater (TV Series)
1955
Crossroads (1955) (TV Series) · as Landry Kersh
1955
Frontier (TV Series) · as Lee
1955
Navy Log (TV Series)
1955
Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Ben Snow
1955
Kiss Me Deadly · as Harvey Wallace
1955
1955
Stage 7 (TV Series) · as Lt. Bob Handley
1955
The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Pete Hill
1954
The Silver Chalice · as Father (uncredited)
1954
Drum Beat · as Scotty
1954
Disneyland (TV Series) · as Buckshot
1954
A Star Is Born · as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
1954
The Lineup (TV Series) · as Charlie Saunders
1954
Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Pete Dutton
1954
Lassie (TV Series)
1954
Prisoner of War · as Man On Crutches
1954
The Lone Wolf (TV Series) · as Nick Davis
1954
1953
The Man Behind the Badge (TV Series) · as Brother Daniel
1953
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV Series) · as Waiter
1953
South Sea Woman · as Marine In Audience At Court-Martial (uncredited)
1953
The Magnetic Monster · as Co-Pilot
1953
General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Gunnery Officer Daly
1952
Androcles and the Lion · as Soldier (uncredited)
1952
I Married Joan (TV Series) · as Ticket Agent
1952
Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Wilkins
1952
Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) · as Tom Blair
1952
Storm Over Tibet · as Co-Pilot
1952
Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Alfred Hall
1951
Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Old Hollander
1951
1951
I Love Lucy (TV Series) · as Man In Coffee Shop
1951
The Red Badge of Courage · as Corporal (voice) (uncredited)
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Bellhop
1951
Rhubarb · as Michael 'shorty' Mcgirk (uncredited)
1950
The Trouble with Father (TV Series) · as Mr. Widget
1950
Ashley Banjo’s Big Town Dance (TV Series) · as Eddie Benson
1950
Treasury Men in Action (TV Series) · as Cast
1950
The Damned Don't Cry · as Springboard Diver (uncredited)
1950
The Asphalt Jungle · as William Doldy (uncredited)
1950
1949
Fireside Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast
1948
Studio One (TV Series) · as Cast

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