Menu
Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 26, 1919
Died Aug 01, 1980 (61)
Birthplace Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Popularity 4 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
Links TMDb IMDb
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." Description above fr ... om the Wikipedia article Strother Martin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Known For

Headshots

Profile
Profile
Profile
Filmography

Hotwire

Hotwire

1980

as The Weasel

Better Late Than Never

Better Late Than Never

1979

as J.D. Ashcroft

Love and Bullets

Love and Bullets

1979

as Louis Monk

Nightwing

Nightwing

1979

as Selwyn

The Champ

The Champ

1979

as Riley

The Villain

The Villain

1979

as Parody Jones

Up in Smoke

Up in Smoke

1978

as Mr. Stoner

The End

The End

1978

as Dr. Waldo Kling

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

1978

as Turtle Ranch Boss

Stubby Pringle's Christmas

Stubby Pringle's Christmas

1978

as Old Hollander

Steel Cowboy

Steel Cowboy

1978

as Pinky Pincus

Slap Shot

Slap Shot

1977

as Joe McGrath

Hard Times

Hard Times

1975

as Poe

One of Our Own

One of Our Own

1975

as LeRoy Atkins

Rooster Cogburn

Rooster Cogburn

1975

as Shanghai McCoy

Sssssss

Sssssss

1973

as Dr. Carl Stoner

Pocket Money

Pocket Money

1972

as Bill Garrett

The Brotherhood of Satan

The Brotherhood of Satan

1971

as Doc Duncan

Fools' Parade

Fools' Parade

1971

as Lee Cottrill

Hannie Caulder

Hannie Caulder

1971

as Rufus Clemens

Red Sky at Morning

Red Sky at Morning

1971

as John Cloyd

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969

as Percy Garris

True Grit

True Grit

1969

as Colonel G. Stonehill

The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

1969

as Coffer

Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke

1967

as Captain

The Flim-Flam Man

The Flim-Flam Man

1967

as Lovick

An Eye for an Eye

An Eye for an Eye

1966

as Trumbull

Harper

Harper

1966

as Claude

Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

1966

as Strother (uncredited)

Brainstorm

Brainstorm

1965

as Mr. Clyde

The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

as Ned Ross

Shenandoah

Shenandoah

1965

as Train Engineer

Invitation to a Gunfighter

Invitation to a Gunfighter

1964

as Fiddler

Showdown

Showdown

1963

as Charlie Reeder

McLintock!

McLintock!

1963

as Agard

Pericles on 31st Street

Pericles on 31st Street

1962

as Bernard Klioris

The Deadly Companions

The Deadly Companions

1961

as Parson

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

1961

as Dog Boy

The Wild and the Innocent

The Wild and the Innocent

1959

as Ben Stocker

The Shaggy Dog

The Shaggy Dog

1959

as Thurm

The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers

1959

as Virgil

Bitter Heritage

Bitter Heritage

1958

as Earle Eheeler

Cowboy

Cowboy

1958

as Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake

Copper Sky

Copper Sky

1957

as Pokey

Black Patch

Black Patch

1957

as Petey

Attack

Attack

1956

as Ingersol

The Black Whip

The Black Whip

1956

as Thorny

Johnny Concho

Johnny Concho

1956

as Townsman (uncredited)

World Without End

World Without End

1956

as Nihka (uncredited)

Target Zero

Target Zero

1955

as Pvt. Dan O'Hirons

Strategic Air Command

Strategic Air Command

1955

as Airman

Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly

1955

as Harvey Wallace

The Big Knife

The Big Knife

1955

as Stillman

Drum Beat

Drum Beat

1954

as Scotty

The Silver Chalice

The Silver Chalice

1954

as Father (uncredited)

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1954

as Delivery Boy (uncredited)

The Magnetic Monster

The Magnetic Monster

1953

as Co-Pilot

South Sea Woman

South Sea Woman

1953

as Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)

Storm Over Tibet

Storm Over Tibet

1952

as Co-pilot

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

1952

as Soldier (uncredited)

Rhubarb

Rhubarb

1951

as Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)

The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage

1951

as Corporal (voice) (uncredited)

The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

1950

as Springboard Diver (uncredited)

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

1950

as William Doldy (uncredited)

No data available

No data available

No data available

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Hawkins

as R.J. Hawkins

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 13, 1973

Rawhide

as Bates

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

The New Breed

as Benny Kohler

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 03, 1961

Gunsmoke

as Ben Snow

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

The Rockford Files

as Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Terry Riggs

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1969

I Love Lucy

as Man in Coffee Shop

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1951

Lost in Space

as Nerim

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1965

Gunsmoke

as Mr. Stooler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Perry Mason

as Pete Gibson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

General Electric Theater

as Gunnery Officer Daly

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Old Hollander

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Run for Your Life

as Holly Amberton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

The Fugitive

as Deputy Shirky Saulter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Daniel Boone

as Solomon Tarbot

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

The Millionaire

as Pete Hill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 1955

The Virginian

as Finley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

The Big Valley

as Dan'l Hawks

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1965

Profiles in Courage

as Senator James Wadsworth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 1964

Black Saddle

as Pit Thatcher

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1959

The Rebel

as Jess

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1959

Cavalcade of America

as Wilkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Joby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

The Legend of Jesse James

as Meeker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

Jefferson Drum

as Pete Henke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 25, 1958

The Virginian

as Luther Watson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Broken Arrow

as Renton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1956

He & She

as The Rev. Mr. Anderson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1967

Nichols

as Zachariah

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1971

The Big Valley

as Fludd

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1965

Gunsmoke

as Cooter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Ed Davey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Bonanza

as Lonnie Stern

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Gunsmoke

as Dooley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Dillard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Rowley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Gene Bunch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Billy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Timble

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Carew

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

The Lieutenant

as Taxi Driver

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1963

General Electric Theater

as Obie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Four Star Playhouse

as Tom Blair

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

The Name of the Game

as Nanyface

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Bonanza

as Joad Bruder

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Perry Mason

as Joe Mead

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Perry Mason

as Gerald Sommers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Perry Mason

as Roy Hutchinson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Bonanza

as Cole Younger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Bonanza

as Little Meredith Smith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

77 Sunset Strip

as Charles Sloane

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1958

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Fred Coombs

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

The Invaders

as Charlie Coogan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1967

Crossroads

as Landry Kersh

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1955

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Bellhop

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

The Texan

as Polk Blackston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1958

Petrocelli

as Clate Dobie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1974

The Dick Van Dyke Show

as Harper Worthington Yates

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1961

It Takes a Thief

as Willard Knox

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1968

The Lone Wolf

as Nick Davis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 09, 1954

The Danny Thomas Hour

as Paul Rooney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1967

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Teeples

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

The Twilight Zone

as Mothershed

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Studio 57

as Pete Dutton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1954

Hotel de Paree

Episodes: 31

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Baretta

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 17, 1975

Lassie

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 12, 1954

Ben Casey

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 02, 1961

Have Gun, Will Travel

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

Tarzan

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 1966

The Guns of Will Sonnett

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

Movin' On

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1974

Trackdown

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1957

The Rookies

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1972

Gilligan's Island

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1964

Dragnet

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 16, 1951

Vega$

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1978

Pete and Gladys

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1960

Matinee Theater

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 31, 1955

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1956

Navy Log

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

The Dakotas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1963

Lawman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1958

Stoney Burke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Telephone Time

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 08, 1956

Dangerous Assignment

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1952

Panic!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 05, 1957

Paper Moon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1974

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Love, American Style

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1969

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 21 30 12
2024 7 31 47 14
2024 8 24 88 8
2024 9 13 28 6
2024 10 10 15 4
2024 11 9 15 5
2024 12 9 18 4
2025 1 16 27 9
2025 2 9 19 1
2025 3 4 12 1
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 2 3 1
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 1 1 0
2025 8 2 4 1

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
No trending metrics available.

Return to Top