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Strother Martin

Strother Martin

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."

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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004

as Self (archive footage)

Hotwire

Hotwire

1980

as The Weasel

The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla

The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla

1980

as George Westinghouse

Better Late Than Never

Better Late Than Never

1979

as J.D. Ashcroft

The Villain

The Villain

1979

as Parody Jones

The Champ

The Champ

1979

as Riley

Nightwing

Nightwing

1979

as Selwyn

Love and Bullets

Love and Bullets

1979

as Louis Monk

Stubby Pringle's Christmas

Stubby Pringle's Christmas

1978

as Old Hollander

Steel Cowboy

Steel Cowboy

1978

as Pinky Pincus

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

1978

as Turtle Ranch Boss

Vega$

Vega$

1978

Up in Smoke

Up in Smoke

1978

as Mr. Stoner

The End

The End

1978

as Dr. Waldo Kling

Slap Shot

Slap Shot

1977

as Joe McGrath

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

1976

as Billy

Rooster Cogburn

Rooster Cogburn

1975

as Shanghai McCoy

Hard Times

Hard Times

1975

as Poe

One of Our Own

One of Our Own

1975

as LeRoy Atkins

Mitzi & 100 Guys

Mitzi & 100 Guys

1975

as Self

Baretta

Baretta

1975

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

1974

as Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers

Movin' On

Movin' On

1974

Paper Moon

Paper Moon

1974

Petrocelli

Petrocelli

1974

as Clate Dobie

Sssssss

Sssssss

1973

as Dr. Carl Stoner

The Boy and the Bronc Buster: Part 1

The Boy and the Bronc Buster: Part 1

1973

as Buckshot

Hawkins

Hawkins

1973

as R.J. Hawkins

The Rookies

The Rookies

1972

Pocket Money

Pocket Money

1972

as Bill Garrett

Hannie Caulder

Hannie Caulder

1971

as Rufus Clemens

Nichols

Nichols

1971

as Zachariah

Fools' Parade

Fools' Parade

1971

as Lee Cottrill

The Brotherhood of Satan

The Brotherhood of Satan

1971

as Doc Duncan

Red Sky at Morning

Red Sky at Morning

1971

as John Cloyd

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

1970

as Bowen

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969

as Percy Garris

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969

as Terry Riggs

The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

1969

as Coffer

True Grit

True Grit

1969

as Colonel G. Stonehill

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

1968

as Nanyface

It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief

1968

as Willard Knox

The Mountains of the Moon

The Mountains of the Moon

1967

as O'Keefe

Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke

1967

as Captain

The Danny Thomas Hour

The Danny Thomas Hour

1967

as Paul Rooney

The Guns of Will Sonnett

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967

He & She

He & She

1967

as The Rev. Mr. Anderson

The Flim-Flam Man

The Flim-Flam Man

1967

as Lovick

The Invaders

The Invaders

1967

as Charlie Coogan

Tarzan

Tarzan

1966

Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

1966

as Strother (uncredited)

An Eye for an Eye

An Eye for an Eye

1966

as Trumbull

Harper

Harper

1966

as Claude

Lost in Space

Lost in Space

1965

as Nerim

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

1965

as Dan'l Hawks

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

1965

as Fludd

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

1965

as Holly Amberton

The Legend of Jesse James

The Legend of Jesse James

1965

as Meeker

The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

as Ned Ross

Shenandoah

Shenandoah

1965

as Train Engineer

Brainstorm

Brainstorm

1965

as Mr. Clyde

Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage

1964

as Senator James Wadsworth

Invitation to a Gunfighter

Invitation to a Gunfighter

1964

as Fiddler

Gilligan's Island

Gilligan's Island

1964

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964

as Solomon Tarbot

McLintock!

McLintock!

1963

as Agard

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963

as Deputy Shirky Saulter

The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant

1963

as Taxi Driver

Showdown

Showdown

1963

as Charlie Reeder

The Dakotas

The Dakotas

1963

Stoney Burke

Stoney Burke

1962

The Virginian

The Virginian

1962

as Finley

The Virginian

The Virginian

1962

as Luther Watson

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962

as Floyd

Pericles on 31st Street

Pericles on 31st Street

1962

as Bernard Klioris

The New Breed

The New Breed

1961

as Benny Kohler

The Dick Van Dyke Show

The Dick Van Dyke Show

1961

as Harper Worthington Yates

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1961

The Deadly Companions

The Deadly Companions

1961

as Parson

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

1961

as Dog Boy

Pete and Gladys

Pete and Gladys

1960

The Rebel

The Rebel

1959

as Jess

Hotel de Paree

Hotel de Paree

1959

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

as Mothershed

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

as Lonnie Stern

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

as Joad Bruder

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

as Cole Younger

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

as Little Meredith Smith

The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers

1959

as Virgil

The Wild and the Innocent

The Wild and the Innocent

1959

as Ben Stocker

The Shaggy Dog

The Shaggy Dog

1959

as Thurm

Black Saddle

Black Saddle

1959

as Pit Thatcher

Rawhide

Rawhide

1959

as Bates

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

1958

as Charles Sloane

Lawman

Lawman

1958

The Texan

The Texan

1958

as Polk Blackston

Bitter Heritage

Bitter Heritage

1958

as Earle Eheeler

Jefferson Drum

Jefferson Drum

1958

as Pete Henke

Cowboy

Cowboy

1958

as Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake

Trackdown

Trackdown

1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

as Pete Gibson

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

as Joe Mead

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

as Gerald Sommers

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

as Roy Hutchinson

Black Patch

Black Patch

1957

as Petey

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

as Carew

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

as Fred Coombs

Copper Sky

Copper Sky

1957

as Pokey

Panic!

Panic!

1957

The Black Whip

The Black Whip

1956

as Thorny

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

as Joby

Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow

1956

as Renton

Attack

Attack

1956

as Ingersol

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956

Johnny Concho

Johnny Concho

1956

as Townsman (uncredited)

Telephone Time

Telephone Time

1956

World Without End

World Without End

1956

as Nihka (uncredited)

Target Zero

Target Zero

1955

as Pvt. Dan O'Hirons

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

1955

The Big Knife

The Big Knife

1955

as Stillman

Crossroads

Crossroads

1955

as Landry Kersh

Navy Log

Navy Log

1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

as Mr. Stooler

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

as Cooter

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

as Ed Davey

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

as Dooley

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

as Dillard

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

as Rowley

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

as Gene Bunch

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

as Billy

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

as Timble

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

as Ben Snow

Strategic Air Command

Strategic Air Command

1955

as Airman

Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly

1955

as Harvey Wallace

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

1955

as Pete Hill

The Silver Chalice

The Silver Chalice

1954

as Father (uncredited)

Drum Beat

Drum Beat

1954

as Scotty

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1954

as Delivery Boy (uncredited)

Studio 57

Studio 57

1954

as Pete Dutton

Lassie

Lassie

1954

The Lone Wolf

The Lone Wolf

1954

as Nick Davis

World for Ransom

World for Ransom

1954

South Sea Woman

South Sea Woman

1953

as Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)

The Magnetic Monster

The Magnetic Monster

1953

as Co-Pilot

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

as Gunnery Officer Daly

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

as Obie

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

1952

as Soldier (uncredited)

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

1952

as Wilkins

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

1952

as Tom Blair

Storm Over Tibet

Storm Over Tibet

1952

as Co-pilot

Dangerous Assignment

Dangerous Assignment

1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Old Hollander

Dragnet

Dragnet

1951

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

1951

as Man in Coffee Shop

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

as Bellhop

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

as Teeples

The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage

1951

as Corporal (voice) (uncredited)

Rhubarb

Rhubarb

1951

as Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (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)