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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."

Born

Mar 26, 1919

Kokomo, Indiana, USA

Died

Aug 01, 1980

Known For

Acting

Movies

73 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.1

Known For

Sssssss
Sssssss
1973 as Dr. Carl Stoner
★ 5.1
Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke
1967 as Captain
★ 7.7
True Grit
True Grit
1969 as Colonel G. Stonehill
★ 7.3
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969 as Percy Garris
★ 7.6
Up in Smoke
Up in Smoke
1978 as Mr. Stoner
★ 6.6
The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch
1969 as Coffer
★ 7.6
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
★ 7.8
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970 as Bowen
★ 7.0
Harper
Harper
1966 as Claude
★ 6.6
Hannie Caulder
Hannie Caulder
1971 as Rufus Clemens
★ 6.2
Hard Times
Hard Times
1975 as Poe
★ 6.8
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle
1950 as William Doldy (uncredited)
★ 7.5
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
1954 as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
★ 7.1
The Horse Soldiers
The Horse Soldiers
1959 as Virgil
★ 7.0
Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn
1975 as Shanghai McCoy
★ 6.4
Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss Me Deadly
1955 as Harvey Wallace
★ 7.2
Slap Shot
Slap Shot
1977 as Joe McGrath
★ 6.8
Nevada Smith
Nevada Smith
1966 as Strother (uncredited)
★ 6.7
McLintock!
McLintock!
1963 as Agard
★ 6.6
The Damned Don't Cry
The Damned Don't Cry
1950 as Springboard Diver (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Cowboy
Cowboy
1958 as Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
★ 6.3
The Sons of Katie Elder
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965 as Ned Ross
★ 7.0
The Champ
The Champ
1979 as Riley
★ 7.0
Love and Bullets
Love and Bullets
1979 as Louis Monk
★ 5.9
The Shaggy Dog
The Shaggy Dog
1959 as Thurm
★ 6.2
Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command
1955 as Airman
★ 6.0
The Villain
The Villain
1979 as Parody Jones
★ 5.7
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage
1951 as Corporal (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Big Knife
The Big Knife
1955 as Stillman
★ 6.0
Attack
Attack
1956 as Ingersol
★ 6.8
Shenandoah
Shenandoah
1965 as Train Engineer
★ 7.0
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1964 as Fiddler
★ 5.9
World Without End
World Without End
1956 as Nihka (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
1965 as Mr. Clyde
★ 6.0
The End
The End
1978 as Dr. Waldo Kling
★ 5.5
The Silver Chalice
The Silver Chalice
1954 as Father (uncredited)
★ 4.4
The Magnetic Monster
The Magnetic Monster
1953 as Co-Pilot
★ 5.6
Pocket Money
Pocket Money
1972 as Bill Garrett
★ 5.4
Drum Beat
Drum Beat
1954 as Scotty
★ 6.0
Showdown
Showdown
1963 as Charlie Reeder
★ 5.9
Nightwing
Nightwing
1979 as Selwyn
★ 4.7
Rhubarb
Rhubarb
1951 as Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)
★ 5.3
The Deadly Companions
The Deadly Companions
1961 as Parson
★ 5.6
An Eye for an Eye
An Eye for an Eye
1966 as Trumbull
★ 7.4
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
★ 5.0
The Flim-Flam Man
The Flim-Flam Man
1967 as Lovick
★ 7.0
Fools' Parade
Fools' Parade
1971 as Lee Cottrill
★ 6.5
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
1961 as Dog Boy
★ 5.0
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975 as Self
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
★ 7.8
Androcles and the Lion
Androcles and the Lion
1952 as Soldier (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Steel Cowboy
Steel Cowboy
1978 as Pinky Pincus
One of Our Own
One of Our Own
1975 as LeRoy Atkins
The Wild and the Innocent
The Wild and the Innocent
1959 as Ben Stocker
★ 6.3
Black Patch
Black Patch
1957 as Petey
★ 5.4
The Brotherhood of Satan
The Brotherhood of Satan
1971 as Doc Duncan
★ 5.7
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
1980 as George Westinghouse
★ 6.2
Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never
1979 as J.D. Ashcroft
South Sea Woman
South Sea Woman
1953 as Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)
★ 4.4
Johnny Concho
Johnny Concho
1956 as Townsman (uncredited)
★ 3.7
The Black Whip
The Black Whip
1956 as Thorny
Target Zero
Target Zero
1955 as Pvt. Dan O'Hirons
★ 5.3
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
1978 as Old Hollander
Red Sky at Morning
Red Sky at Morning
1971 as John Cloyd
★ 6.7
Bitter Heritage
Bitter Heritage
1958 as Earle Eheeler
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
1978 as Turtle Ranch Boss
★ 7.7
Copper Sky
Copper Sky
1957 as Pokey
★ 6.0
World for Ransom
★ 5.1
Storm Over Tibet
Storm Over Tibet
1952 as Co-pilot
★ 6.0
The Mountains of the Moon
The Mountains of the Moon
1967 as O'Keefe
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
1973 as Buckshot
Hotwire
Hotwire
1980 as The Weasel
★ 5.0
The Flim Flam Man
The Flim Flam Man
1972 as Lovick