Strother Martin
Acting
Born: Mar 26, 1919 — Died: Aug 01, 1980
From: Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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."
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Secret of Nikola Tesla | George Westinghouse | 1980 | 6.242 |
| Love and Bullets | Louis Monk | 1979 | 5.943 |
| Nightwing | Selwyn | 1979 | 4.826 |
| Up in Smoke | Mr. Stoner | 1978 | 6.65 |
| The End | Dr. Waldo Kling | 1978 | 5.604 |
| Slap Shot | Joe McGrath | 1977 | 6.78 |
| Mitzi & 100 Guys | Self | 1975 | — |
| Hard Times | Poe | 1975 | 6.806 |
| The Boy and the Bronc Buster | Buckshot | 1973 | — |
| Sssssss | Dr. Carl Stoner | 1973 | 5.153 |
| Pocket Money | Bill Garrett | 1972 | 5.531 |
| Hannie Caulder | Rufus Clemens | 1971 | 6.211 |
| The Brotherhood of Satan | Doc Duncan | 1971 | 5.763 |
| The Ballad of Cable Hogue | Bowen | 1970 | 6.986 |
| The Wild Bunch | Coffer | 1969 | 7.578 |
| Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Percy Garris | 1969 | 7.612 |
| True Grit | Colonel G. Stonehill | 1969 | 7.329 |
| Cool Hand Luke | Captain | 1967 | 7.742 |
| The Mountains of the Moon | O'Keefe | 1967 | — |
| Nevada Smith | Strother (uncredited) | 1966 | 6.7 |
| Brainstorm | Mr. Clyde | 1965 | 6.128 |
| The Sons of Katie Elder | Ned Ross | 1965 | 7.048 |
| McLintock! | Agard | 1963 | 6.575 |
| The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Floyd | 1962 | 7.821 |
| The Deadly Companions | Parson | 1961 | 5.627 |
| The Wild and the Innocent | Ben Stocker | 1959 | 6.318 |
| The Horse Soldiers | Virgil | 1959 | 6.959 |
| Attack | Ingersol | 1956 | 6.81 |
| Kiss Me Deadly | Harvey Wallace | 1955 | 7.217 |
| The Silver Chalice | Father (uncredited) | 1954 | 4.5 |
Quick Facts
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1919 |
| From | Kokomo, Indiana, USA |