1919Born, Kokomo
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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
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidPercy Garris
Cool Hand LukeCaptain
The Wild BunchCoffer
The Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceFloyd
True GritColonel G. Stonehill1980HotwireThe WeaselMovie
1980The Secret of Nikola TeslaGeorge WestinghouseMovie
1979Better Late Than NeverJ.D. AshcroftMovie
1979The VillainParody JonesMovie
1979The ChampRileyMovie
1979NightwingSelwynMovie
1979Love and BulletsLouis MonkMovie
1978Stubby Pringle's ChristmasOld HollanderMovie
1978Steel CowboyPinky PincusMovie
1978Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy GuyTurtle Ranch BossMovie
1978Vega$1 episodeShow
1978Up in SmokeMr. StonerMovie
1978The EndDr. Waldo KlingMovie
1977Slap ShotJoe McGrathMovie
1976The Great Scout & Cathouse ThursdayBillyMovie
1975Rooster CogburnShanghai McCoyMovie
1975Hard TimesPoeMovie
1975One of Our OwnLeRoy AtkinsMovie
1975Baretta3 episodesShow
1974The Rockford FilesThomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers · 2 episodesShow
1974Movin' On1 episodeShow
1974Paper Moon1 episodeShow
1974PetrocelliClate Dobie · 1 episodeShow
1973SssssssDr. Carl StonerMovie
1973The Boy and the Bronc BusterBuckshotMovie
1973HawkinsR.J. Hawkins · 5 episodesShow
1972Pocket MoneyBill GarrettMovie
1972The Flim Flam ManLovickMovie
1971Hannie CaulderRufus ClemensMovie
1971NicholsZachariah · 1 episodeShow
1971Fools' ParadeLee CottrillMovie
1971The Brotherhood of SatanDoc DuncanMovie
1971Red Sky at MorningJohn CloydMovie
1970The Ballad of Cable HogueBowenMovie
1969Love, American Style1 episodeShow
1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidPercy GarrisMovie
1969The Wild BunchCofferMovie
1969True GritColonel G. StonehillMovie
1968The Doris Day ShowTyrone Lovey · 2 episodesShow
1968The Name of the GameNanyface · 1 episodeShow
1968It Takes a ThiefWillard Knox · 1 episodeShow
1967The Mountains of the MoonO'KeefeMovie
1967Cool Hand LukeCaptainMovie
1967The Danny Thomas HourPaul Rooney · 1 episodeShow
1967The Guns of Will Sonnett2 episodesShow
1967He & SheThe Rev. Mr. Anderson · 1 episodeShow
1967The Flim-Flam ManLovickMovie
1967The InvadersCharlie Coogan · 1 episodeShow
1966Tarzan2 episodesShow
1966Nevada SmithStrother (uncredited)Movie
1966An Eye for an EyeTrumbullMovie
1966HarperClaudeMovie
1965Lost in SpaceNerim · 1 episodeShow
1965The Big ValleyDan'l Hawks, Fludd · 1 episodeShow
1965Run for Your LifeHolly Amberton · 1 episodeShow
1965The Legend of Jesse JamesMeeker · 1 episodeShow
1965The Sons of Katie ElderNed RossMovie
1965ShenandoahTrain EngineerMovie
1965BrainstormMr. ClydeMovie
1964Profiles in CourageSenator James Wadsworth · 1 episodeShow
1964Invitation to a GunfighterFiddlerMovie
1964Gilligan's Island1 episodeShow
1964Daniel BooneSolomon Tarbot · 1 episodeShow
1963McLintock!AgardMovie
1963The FugitiveDeputy Shirky Saulter · 1 episodeShow
1963The LieutenantTaxi Driver · 1 episodeShow
1963ShowdownCharlie ReederMovie
1963The Dakotas1 episodeShow
1962Stoney Burke1 episodeShow
1962The VirginianFinley, Luther Watson · 1 episodeShow
1962The Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceFloydMovie
1961The New BreedBenny Kohler · 2 episodesShow
1961The Dick Van Dyke ShowHarper Worthington Yates · 1 episodeShow
1961Ben CaseyFrank Geray · 2 episodesShow
1961The Deadly CompanionsParsonMovie
1961SanctuaryDog BoyMovie
1960Pete and Gladys1 episodeShow
1959The RebelJess · 1 episodeShow
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