Strother Martin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

169

Gender

Male

Birthday

1919-03-26

Day of death

1980-08-01 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Kokomo, Indiana, USA

Strother Martin

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."

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • Lost in Space

    Lost in Space

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • The Dick Van Dyke Show

    The Dick Van Dyke Show

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

  • Sssssss

    Sssssss

  • The Rebel

    The Rebel

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • Gilligan's Island

    Gilligan's Island

  • Vega$

    Vega$

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • The Rookies

    The Rookies

  • The Texan

    The Texan

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • Tarzan

    Tarzan

  • The Guns of Will Sonnett

    The Guns of Will Sonnett

  • It Takes a Thief

    It Takes a Thief

  • Fools' Parade

    Fools' Parade

  • Studio 57

    Studio 57

  • Slap Shot

    Slap Shot

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Navy Log

    Navy Log

  • The Doris Day Show

    The Doris Day Show

  • Petrocelli

    Petrocelli

  • Hard Times

    Hard Times

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • The Lieutenant

    The Lieutenant

  • McLintock!

    McLintock!

  • Shenandoah

    Shenandoah

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

    The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

  • Broken Arrow

    Broken Arrow

  • Cowboy

    Cowboy

  • Harper

    Harper

  • The Villain

    The Villain

  • Black Saddle

    Black Saddle

  • The New Breed

    The New Breed

  • True Grit

    True Grit

  • Movin' On

    Movin' On

  • Nichols

    Nichols

  • Johnny Concho

    Johnny Concho

  • The Wild Bunch

    The Wild Bunch

  • Drum Beat

    Drum Beat

  • Pete and Gladys

    Pete and Gladys

  • Black Patch

    Black Patch

  • Stoney Burke

    Stoney Burke

  • Rooster Cogburn

    Rooster Cogburn

  • Showdown

    Showdown

  • The Sons of Katie Elder

    The Sons of Katie Elder

  • Up in Smoke

    Up in Smoke

  • Profiles in Courage

    Profiles in Courage

  • Cool Hand Luke

    Cool Hand Luke

  • He & She

    He & She

  • The Champ

    The Champ

  • Crossroads

    Crossroads

  • Target Zero

    Target Zero

  • Hawkins

    Hawkins

  • Nevada Smith

    Nevada Smith

  • The Lone Wolf

    The Lone Wolf

  • The Dakotas

    The Dakotas

  • The Secret of Nikola Tesla

    The Secret of Nikola Tesla

  • The End

    The End

  • The Legend of Jesse James

    The Legend of Jesse James

  • The Horse Soldiers

    The Horse Soldiers

  • Hannie Caulder

    Hannie Caulder

  • A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

  • Nightwing

    Nightwing

  • Dangerous Assignment

    Dangerous Assignment

  • Panic!

    Panic!

  • The Wild and the Innocent

    The Wild and the Innocent

  • Love and Bullets

    Love and Bullets

  • Strategic Air Command

    Strategic Air Command

  • Chevron Theatre

    Chevron Theatre

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Better Late Than Never

    Better Late Than Never

  • Copper Sky

    Copper Sky

  • The Ballad of Cable Hogue

    The Ballad of Cable Hogue

  • Paper Moon

    Paper Moon

  • Red Sky at Morning

    Red Sky at Morning

  • The Magnetic Monster

    The Magnetic Monster

  • The Danny Thomas Hour

    The Danny Thomas Hour

  • The Big Knife

    The Big Knife

  • Mitzi & 100 Guys

    Mitzi & 100 Guys

  • Androcles and the Lion

    Androcles and the Lion

  • The Black Whip

    The Black Whip

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Shaggy Dog

    The Shaggy Dog

  • Hotwire

    Hotwire

  • The Asphalt Jungle

    The Asphalt Jungle

  • Storm Over Tibet

    Storm Over Tibet

  • The Silver Chalice

    The Silver Chalice

  • The Red Badge of Courage

    The Red Badge of Courage

  • The Damned Don't Cry

    The Damned Don't Cry

  • One of Our Own

    One of Our Own

  • Invitation to a Gunfighter

    Invitation to a Gunfighter

  • The Boy and the Bronc Buster

    The Boy and the Bronc Buster

  • Jefferson Drum

    Jefferson Drum

  • South Sea Woman

    South Sea Woman

  • An Eye for an Eye

    An Eye for an Eye

  • Hotel de Paree

    Hotel de Paree

  • World Without End

    World Without End

  • Kiss Me Deadly

    Kiss Me Deadly

  • The Deadly Companions

    The Deadly Companions

  • Sanctuary

    Sanctuary

  • The Brotherhood of Satan

    The Brotherhood of Satan

  • The Mountains of the Moon

    The Mountains of the Moon

  • Attack

    Attack

  • Stubby Pringle's Christmas

    Stubby Pringle's Christmas

  • Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

    Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

  • World for Ransom

    World for Ransom

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Flim-Flam Man

    The Flim-Flam Man

  • Steel Cowboy

    Steel Cowboy

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

    The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

  • Rhubarb

    Rhubarb

  • Brainstorm

    Brainstorm

  • Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

    Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

  • Bitter Heritage

    Bitter Heritage

  • Pocket Money

    Pocket Money