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
Movies
- Cool Hand Luke
1967
- The Wild Bunch
1969
- Butch Cassidy and the S...
1969
- Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975
- Nevada Smith
1966
- Hard Times
1975
- The Man Who Shot Libert...
1962
- Slap Shot
1977
- Up in Smoke
1978
- The Ballad of Cable Hog...
1970
- Hannie Caulder
1971
- Attack
1956
- Brainstorm
1965
- The End
1978
- The Brotherhood of Satan
1971
- McLintock!
1963
- Love and Bullets
1979
- The Boy and the Bronc B...
1973
- The Sons of Katie Elder
1965
- Pocket Money
1972
- The Wild and the Innoce...
1959
- True Grit
1969
- The Deadly Companions
1961
- Nightwing
1979
- The Horse Soldiers
1959
- Kiss Me Deadly
1955
- Tajna Nikole Tesle
1980
- Sssssss
1973
- The Mountains of the Mo...
1967
- The Silver Chalice
1954
- South Sea Woman
1953
- The Villain
1979
- Hotwire
1980
- Target Zero
1955
- Copper Sky
1957
- Sanctuary
1961
- The Great Scout & Catho...
1976
- Rooster Cogburn
1975
- The Asphalt Jungle
1950
- Androcles and the Lion
1952
- Invitation to a Gunfigh...
1964
- Fools' Parade
1971
- Steel Cowboy
1978
- Steve Martin: A Wild an...
1978
- The Shaggy Dog
1959
- A Star Is Born
1954
- The Flim-Flam Man
1967
- World Without End
1956
- Black Patch
1957
- Cowboy
1958
- The Champ
1979
- Red Sky at Morning
1971
- An Eye for an Eye
1966
- The Red Badge of Courage
1951
- Harper
1966
- The Damned Don't Cry
1950
- Stubby Pringle's Christ...
1978
- The Black Whip
1956
- The Magnetic Monster
1953
- Bitter Heritage
1958
- Showdown
1963
- Shenandoah
1965
- Drum Beat
1954
- Storm Over Tibet
1952
- The Big Knife
1955
- Better Late Than Never
1979
- Strategic Air Command
1955
- Rhubarb
1951
- Johnny Concho
1956
- Sam Peckinpah's West: L...
2004
- World for Ransom
1954
- One of Our Own
1975
TV Shows
- Movin' On
1974
- The Rookies
1972
- Gilligan's Island
1964
- Hawkins
1973
- Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
- Baretta
1975
- I Love Lucy
1951
- Lost in Space
1965
- Dragnet
1951
- Gunsmoke
1955
- Perry Mason
1957
- General Electric Theater
1953
- Lassie
1954
- Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
- Rawhide
1959
- Vega$
1978
- Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
- Run for Your Life
1965
- Daniel Boone
1964
- The Fugitive
1963
- The Millionaire
1955
- The Virginian
1962
- The Big Valley
1965
- Pete and Gladys
1960
- Profiles in Courage
1964
- Matinee Theater
1955
- Tarzan
1966
- The Adventures of Jim B...
1956
- Navy Log
1955
- Black Saddle
1959
- The Rebel
1959
- The Dakotas
1963
- Lawman
1958
- Ben Casey
1961
- The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
- The New Breed
1961
- Cavalcade of America
1952
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey...
1956
- Hotel de Paree
1959
- Stoney Burke
1962
- The Legend of Jesse Jam...
1965
- Telephone Time
1956
- Dangerous Assignment
1952
- Panic!
1957
- Jefferson Drum
1958
- Paper Moon
1974
- Saturday Night Live
1975
- The Virginian
1962
- Broken Arrow
1956
- He & She
1967
- Nichols
1971
- The Big Valley
1965
- Gunsmoke
1955
- Gunsmoke
1955
- Bonanza
1959
- Gunsmoke
1955
- Gunsmoke
1955
- Gunsmoke
1955
- Gunsmoke
1955
- Gunsmoke
1955
- Gunsmoke
1955
- Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
- The Lieutenant
1963
- General Electric Theater
1953
- Gunsmoke
1955
- Four Star Playhouse
1952
- The Name of the Game
1968
- Bonanza
1959
- Perry Mason
1957
- Perry Mason
1957
- Perry Mason
1957
- Bonanza
1959
- Bonanza
1959
- The Rockford Files
1974
- 77 Sunset Strip
1958
- Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
- The Invaders
1967
- Crossroads
1955
- The Tonight Show Starri...
1962
- Schlitz Playhouse of St...
1951
- The Texan
1958
- Petrocelli
1974
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
- It Takes a Thief
1968
- The Lone Wolf
1954
- The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
- Schlitz Playhouse of St...
1951
- Love, American Style
1969
- The Twilight Zone
1959
- Studio 57
1954
- The Wonderful World of ...
1954
- The Doris Day Show
1968
- The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
- Chevron Theatre
1952
- Bonanza
1959
- Trackdown
1957
- Ben Casey
1961