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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

1.6

Known For

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969 • as Percy Garris
★ 7.6
True Grit
True Grit
1969 • as Colonel G. Stonehill
★ 7.3
Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke
1967 • as Captain
★ 7.7
Sssssss
Sssssss
1973 • as Dr. Carl Stoner
★ 5.1
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
★ 7.8
The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch
1969 • as Coffer
★ 7.6
McLintock!
McLintock!
1963 • as Agard
★ 6.6
Harper
Harper
1966 • as Claude
★ 6.7
Hannie Caulder
Hannie Caulder
1971 • as Rufus Clemens
★ 6.2
Fools' Parade
Fools' Parade
1971 • as Lee Cottrill
★ 6.6
Hotwire
Hotwire
1980 • as The Weasel
★ 6.0
The Sons of Katie Elder
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965 • as Ned Ross
★ 7.0
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle
1950 • as William Doldy (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Up in Smoke
Up in Smoke
1978 • as Mr. Stoner
★ 6.6
Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn
1975 • as Shanghai McCoy
★ 6.4
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
1954 • as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Slap Shot
Slap Shot
1977 • as Joe McGrath
★ 6.8
Hard Times
Hard Times
1975 • as Poe
★ 6.8
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970 • as Bowen
★ 7.0
Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss Me Deadly
1955 • as Harvey Wallace
★ 7.2
Nevada Smith
Nevada Smith
1966 • as Strother (uncredited)
★ 6.7
The Horse Soldiers
The Horse Soldiers
1959 • as Virgil
★ 6.9
The Champ
The Champ
1979 • as Riley
★ 7.0
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1964 • as Fiddler
★ 5.9
Cowboy
Cowboy
1958 • as Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
★ 6.5
Pocket Money
Pocket Money
1972 • as Bill Garrett
★ 5.6
The Magnetic Monster
The Magnetic Monster
1953 • as Co-Pilot
★ 5.6
The Villain
The Villain
1979 • as Parody Jones
★ 5.7
The Damned Don't Cry
The Damned Don't Cry
1950 • as Springboard Diver (uncredited)
★ 7.0
South Sea Woman
South Sea Woman
1953 • as Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)
★ 5.0
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage
1951 • as Corporal (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Shenandoah
Shenandoah
1965 • as Train Engineer
★ 7.0
Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command
1955 • as Airman
★ 6.1
The Flim Flam Man
The Flim Flam Man
1972 • as Lovick
The Wild and the Innocent
The Wild and the Innocent
1959 • as Ben Stocker
★ 6.4
Attack
Attack
1956 • as Ingersol
★ 6.8
The Shaggy Dog
The Shaggy Dog
1959 • as Thurm
★ 6.3
Love and Bullets
Love and Bullets
1979 • as Louis Monk
★ 5.8
Androcles and the Lion
Androcles and the Lion
1952 • as Soldier (uncredited)
★ 5.9
The Deadly Companions
The Deadly Companions
1961 • as Parson
★ 5.6
The Flim-Flam Man
The Flim-Flam Man
1967 • as Lovick
★ 7.0
Copper Sky
Copper Sky
1957 • as Pokey
★ 6.7
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
★ 5.1
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
1961 • as Dog Boy
★ 5.4
The Big Knife
The Big Knife
1955 • as Stillman
★ 6.0
Drum Beat
Drum Beat
1954 • as Scotty
★ 6.1
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
★ 8.0
Showdown
Showdown
1963 • as Charlie Reeder
★ 6.1
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975 • as Self
★ 2.0
The Brotherhood of Satan
The Brotherhood of Satan
1971 • as Doc Duncan
★ 5.8
Nightwing
Nightwing
1979 • as Selwyn
★ 4.9
The Silver Chalice
The Silver Chalice
1954 • as Father (uncredited)
★ 4.4
The End
The End
1978 • as Dr. Waldo Kling
★ 5.6
Rhubarb
Rhubarb
1951 • as Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)
★ 5.8
World Without End
World Without End
1956 • as Nihka (uncredited)
★ 5.7
An Eye for an Eye
An Eye for an Eye
1966 • as Trumbull
★ 7.4
Red Sky at Morning
Red Sky at Morning
1971 • as John Cloyd
★ 7.1
The Mountains of the Moon
The Mountains of the Moon
1967 • as O'Keefe
Black Patch
Black Patch
1957 • as Petey
★ 5.9
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
1965 • as Mr. Clyde
★ 6.1
Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never
1979 • as J.D. Ashcroft
★ 9.0
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
1980 • as George Westinghouse
★ 6.2
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
1978 • as Turtle Ranch Boss
★ 7.8
World for Ransom
★ 5.2
Steel Cowboy
Steel Cowboy
1978 • as Pinky Pincus
★ 9.0
Bitter Heritage
Bitter Heritage
1958 • as Earle Eheeler
★ 8.0
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
1978 • as Old Hollander
★ 7.0
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
1973 • as Buckshot
Target Zero
Target Zero
1955 • as Pvt. Dan O'Hirons
★ 6.1
The Black Whip
The Black Whip
1956 • as Thorny
★ 10.0
Johnny Concho
Johnny Concho
1956 • as Townsman (uncredited)
★ 4.5
Storm Over Tibet
Storm Over Tibet
1952 • as Co-pilot
★ 7.0
One of Our Own
One of Our Own
1975 • as LeRoy Atkins
★ 10.0