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Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Acting

Born: March 26, 1919Kokomo, Indiana, USA

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
Filmography
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Self (archive footage)

2004
Hotwire

Hotwire

The Weasel

1980
The Secret of Nikola Tesla

The Secret of Nikola Tesla

George Westinghouse

1980
Better Late Than Never

Better Late Than Never

J.D. Ashcroft

1979
The Villain

The Villain

Parody Jones

1979
The Champ

The Champ

Riley

1979
Nightwing

Nightwing

Selwyn

1979
Love and Bullets

Love and Bullets

Louis Monk

1979
Stubby Pringle's Christmas

Stubby Pringle's Christmas

Old Hollander

1978
Steel Cowboy

Steel Cowboy

Pinky Pincus

1978
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

Turtle Ranch Boss

1978
Up in Smoke

Up in Smoke

Mr. Stoner

1978
The End

The End

Dr. Waldo Kling

1978
Slap Shot

Slap Shot

Joe McGrath

1977
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

Billy

1976
Rooster Cogburn

Rooster Cogburn

Shanghai McCoy

1975
Hard Times

Hard Times

Poe

1975
One of Our Own

One of Our Own

LeRoy Atkins

1975
Mitzi & 100 Guys

Mitzi & 100 Guys

Self

1975
Sssssss

Sssssss

Dr. Carl Stoner

1973
The Boy and the Bronc Buster

The Boy and the Bronc Buster

Buckshot

1973
Pocket Money

Pocket Money

Bill Garrett

1972
The Flim Flam Man

The Flim Flam Man

Lovick

1972
Hannie Caulder

Hannie Caulder

Rufus Clemens

1971
Fools' Parade

Fools' Parade

Lee Cottrill

1971
The Brotherhood of Satan

The Brotherhood of Satan

Doc Duncan

1971
Red Sky at Morning

Red Sky at Morning

John Cloyd

1971
The Ballad of Cable Hogue

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

Bowen

1970
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Percy Garris

1969
The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

Coffer

1969
True Grit

True Grit

Colonel G. Stonehill

1969
The Mountains of the Moon

The Mountains of the Moon

O'Keefe

1967
Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke

Captain

1967
The Flim-Flam Man

The Flim-Flam Man

Lovick

1967
Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

Strother (uncredited)

1966
An Eye for an Eye

An Eye for an Eye

Trumbull

1966
Harper

Harper

Claude

1966
The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder

Ned Ross

1965
Shenandoah

Shenandoah

Train Engineer

1965
Brainstorm

Brainstorm

Mr. Clyde

1965
Invitation to a Gunfighter

Invitation to a Gunfighter

Fiddler

1964
McLintock!

McLintock!

Agard

1963
Showdown

Showdown

Charlie Reeder

1963
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Floyd

1962
The Deadly Companions

The Deadly Companions

Parson

1961
Sanctuary

Sanctuary

Dog Boy

1961
The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers

Virgil

1959
The Wild and the Innocent

The Wild and the Innocent

Ben Stocker

1959
The Shaggy Dog

The Shaggy Dog

Thurm

1959
Bitter Heritage

Bitter Heritage

Earle Eheeler

1958
Cowboy

Cowboy

Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake

1958
Black Patch

Black Patch

Petey

1957
Copper Sky

Copper Sky

Pokey

1957
The Black Whip

The Black Whip

Thorny

1956
Attack

Attack

Ingersol

1956
Johnny Concho

Johnny Concho

Townsman (uncredited)

1956
World Without End

World Without End

Nihka (uncredited)

1956
Target Zero

Target Zero

Pvt. Dan O'Hirons

1955
The Big Knife

The Big Knife

Stillman

1955
Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly

Harvey Wallace

1955
Strategic Air Command

Strategic Air Command

Airman

1955
The Silver Chalice

The Silver Chalice

Father (uncredited)

1954
Drum Beat

Drum Beat

Scotty

1954
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

Delivery Boy (uncredited)

1954
World for Ransom

World for Ransom

1954
South Sea Woman

South Sea Woman

Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)

1953
The Magnetic Monster

The Magnetic Monster

Co-Pilot

1953
Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

Soldier (uncredited)

1952
Storm Over Tibet

Storm Over Tibet

Co-pilot

1952
The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage

Corporal (voice) (uncredited)

1951
Rhubarb

Rhubarb

Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)

1951
The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

Springboard Diver (uncredited)

1950
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

William Doldy (uncredited)

1950