Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday26 March 1919
Died1 August 1980 (age 61)
Place of birthKokomo, Indiana, USA
Known credits147

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."

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004 · Self (archive footage)
Hotwire
Hotwire
1980 · The Weasel
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
1980 · George Westinghouse
Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never
1979 · J.D. Ashcroft
The Villain
The Villain
1979 · Parody Jones
The Champ
The Champ
1979 · Riley
Nightwing
Nightwing
1979 · Selwyn
Love and Bullets
Love and Bullets
1979 · Louis Monk
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
1978 · Old Hollander
Steel Cowboy
Steel Cowboy
1978 · Pinky Pincus
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
1978 · Turtle Ranch Boss
Vega$
Vega$
1978
Up in Smoke
Up in Smoke
1978 · Mr. Stoner
The End
The End
1978 · Dr. Waldo Kling
Slap Shot
Slap Shot
1977 · Joe McGrath
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
1976 · Billy
Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn
1975 · Shanghai McCoy
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host
Hard Times
Hard Times
1975 · Poe
One of Our Own
One of Our Own
1975 · LeRoy Atkins
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975 · Self
Baretta
Baretta
1975
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
1974 · Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers
Movin' On
Movin' On
1974
Paper Moon
Paper Moon
1974
Petrocelli
Petrocelli
1974 · Clate Dobie
Sssssss
Sssssss
1973 · Dr. Carl Stoner
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
1973 · Buckshot
Hawkins
Hawkins
1973 · R.J. Hawkins
The Rookies
The Rookies
1972
Pocket Money
Pocket Money
1972 · Bill Garrett
The Flim Flam Man
The Flim Flam Man
1972 · Lovick
Hannie Caulder
Hannie Caulder
1971 · Rufus Clemens
Nichols
Nichols
1971 · Zachariah
Fools' Parade
Fools' Parade
1971 · Lee Cottrill
The Brotherhood of Satan
The Brotherhood of Satan
1971 · Doc Duncan
Red Sky at Morning
Red Sky at Morning
1971 · John Cloyd
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970 · Bowen
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
1969
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969 · Percy Garris
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · Terry Riggs
The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch
1969 · Coffer
True Grit
True Grit
1969 · Colonel G. Stonehill
The Doris Day Show
The Doris Day Show
1968 · Tyrone Lovey
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
1968 · Nanyface
It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief
1968 · Willard Knox
The Mountains of the Moon
The Mountains of the Moon
1967 · O'Keefe
Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke
1967 · Captain
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