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

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • 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 Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • The Doris Day Show

    The Doris Day Show

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • The Dick Van Dyke Show

    The Dick Van Dyke Show

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Lost in Space

    Lost in Space

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • The Rookies

    The Rookies

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • It Takes a Thief

    It Takes a Thief

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Tarzan

    Tarzan

  • Gilligan's Island

    Gilligan's Island

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • The Texan

    The Texan

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Vega$

    Vega$

  • The Rebel

    The Rebel

  • Pete and Gladys

    Pete and Gladys

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

  • Studio 57

    Studio 57

  • Petrocelli

    Petrocelli

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • The Guns of Will Sonnett

    The Guns of Will Sonnett

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • Navy Log

    Navy Log

  • Sssssss

    Sssssss

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • Stoney Burke

    Stoney Burke

  • Black Saddle

    Black Saddle

  • True Grit

    True Grit

  • Broken Arrow

    Broken Arrow

  • Slap Shot

    Slap Shot

  • The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

    The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • The New Breed

    The New Breed

  • The Dakotas

    The Dakotas

  • Crossroads

    Crossroads

  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

  • Nichols

    Nichols

  • The Sons of Katie Elder

    The Sons of Katie Elder

  • The Lone Wolf

    The Lone Wolf

  • The Deadly Companions

    The Deadly Companions

  • The Lieutenant

    The Lieutenant

  • The Legend of Jesse James

    The Legend of Jesse James

  • Panic!

    Panic!

  • Up in Smoke

    Up in Smoke

  • Rooster Cogburn

    Rooster Cogburn

  • Movin' On

    Movin' On

  • The Villain

    The Villain

  • The Silver Chalice

    The Silver Chalice

  • Dangerous Assignment

    Dangerous Assignment

  • Hard Times

    Hard Times

  • Pocket Money

    Pocket Money

  • The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

  • Attack

    Attack

  • The Wild Bunch

    The Wild Bunch

  • The Horse Soldiers

    The Horse Soldiers

  • Kiss Me Deadly

    Kiss Me Deadly

  • Hawkins

    Hawkins

  • McLintock!

    McLintock!

  • The Mountains of the Moon

    The Mountains of the Moon

  • Stubby Pringle's Christmas

    Stubby Pringle's Christmas

  • Chevron Theatre

    Chevron Theatre

  • He & She

    He & She

  • Cool Hand Luke

    Cool Hand Luke

  • Red Sky at Morning

    Red Sky at Morning

  • Mitzi & 100 Guys

    Mitzi & 100 Guys

  • Profiles in Courage

    Profiles in Courage

  • Johnny Concho

    Johnny Concho

  • The Ballad of Cable Hogue

    The Ballad of Cable Hogue

  • Showdown

    Showdown

  • The Danny Thomas Hour

    The Danny Thomas Hour

  • The Black Whip

    The Black Whip

  • Steel Cowboy

    Steel Cowboy

  • Storm Over Tibet

    Storm Over Tibet

  • Sanctuary

    Sanctuary

  • Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

    Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

  • The Champ

    The Champ

  • The Secret of Nikola Tesla

    The Secret of Nikola Tesla

  • Cowboy

    Cowboy

  • The Asphalt Jungle

    The Asphalt Jungle

  • The Shaggy Dog

    The Shaggy Dog

  • Drum Beat

    Drum Beat

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Jefferson Drum

    Jefferson Drum

  • One of Our Own

    One of Our Own

  • The Big Knife

    The Big Knife

  • Harper

    Harper

  • Paper Moon

    Paper Moon

  • World for Ransom

    World for Ransom

  • A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

  • Shenandoah

    Shenandoah

  • Love and Bullets

    Love and Bullets

  • Fools' Parade

    Fools' Parade

  • World Without End

    World Without End

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

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

    Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

  • Invitation to a Gunfighter

    Invitation to a Gunfighter

  • Hannie Caulder

    Hannie Caulder

  • Target Zero

    Target Zero

  • The Flim-Flam Man

    The Flim-Flam Man

  • Nevada Smith

    Nevada Smith

  • The End

    The End

  • Androcles and the Lion

    Androcles and the Lion

  • Bitter Heritage

    Bitter Heritage

  • The Red Badge of Courage

    The Red Badge of Courage

  • Black Patch

    Black Patch

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Boy and the Bronc Buster

    The Boy and the Bronc Buster

  • An Eye for an Eye

    An Eye for an Eye

  • Rhubarb

    Rhubarb

  • Hotel de Paree

    Hotel de Paree

  • The Magnetic Monster

    The Magnetic Monster

  • Brainstorm

    Brainstorm

  • Nightwing

    Nightwing

  • The Wild and the Innocent

    The Wild and the Innocent

  • South Sea Woman

    South Sea Woman

  • Better Late Than Never

    Better Late Than Never

  • The Brotherhood of Satan

    The Brotherhood of Satan

  • Copper Sky

    Copper Sky

  • Strategic Air Command

    Strategic Air Command

  • The Damned Don't Cry

    The Damned Don't Cry

  • Hotwire

    Hotwire

  • The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

    The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday