Strother Martin

Born: 26th of March 1919

Died: 1st of August 1980 (aged 61)

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."

Strother Martin's Filmography

The Villain

The Villain

  •   Movie
  • 1979
Parody Jones
The Champ

The Champ

  •   Movie
  • 1979
Riley
Nightwing

Nightwing

  •   Movie
  • 1979
Selwyn
Love and Bullets

Love and Bullets

  •   Movie
  • 1979
Louis Monk
Steel Cowboy

Steel Cowboy

  •   Movie
  • 1978
Pinky Pincus
Up in Smoke

Up in Smoke

  •   Movie
  • 1978
Mr. Stoner
The End

The End

  •   Movie
  • 1978
Dr. Waldo Kling
Slap Shot

Slap Shot

  •   Movie
  • 1977
Joe McGrath
Rooster Cogburn

Rooster Cogburn

  •   Movie
  • 1975
Shanghai McCoy
Hard Times

Hard Times

  •   Movie
  • 1975
Poe
Sssssss

Sssssss

  •   Movie
  • 1973
Dr. Carl Stoner
Pocket Money

Pocket Money

  •   Movie
  • 1972
Bill Garrett
Hannie Caulder

Hannie Caulder

  •   Movie
  • 1971
Rufus Clemens
Fools' Parade

Fools' Parade

  •   Movie
  • 1971
Lee Cottrill
The Brotherhood of Satan

The Brotherhood of Satan

  •   Movie
  • 1971
Doc Duncan
The Ballad of Cable Hogue

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

  •   Movie
  • 1970
Bowen
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

  •   Movie
  • 1969
Percy Garris
The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

  •   Movie
  • 1969
Coffer
True Grit

True Grit

  •   Movie
  • 1969
Colonel G. Stonehill
Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke

  •   Movie
  • 1967
Captain
The Flim-Flam Man

The Flim-Flam Man

  •   Movie
  • 1967
Lovick
Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

  •   Movie
  • 1966
Strother (uncredited)
Harper

Harper

  •   Movie
  • 1966
Claude
Lost in Space

Lost in Space

  •   TV Show
  • 1965
Nerim
The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder

  •   Movie
  • 1965
Ned Ross
Shenandoah

Shenandoah

  •   Movie
  • 1965
Train Engineer
Invitation to a Gunfighter

Invitation to a Gunfighter

  •   Movie
  • 1964
Fiddler
McLintock!

McLintock!

  •   Movie
  • 1963
Agard
Showdown

Showdown

  •   Movie
  • 1963
Charlie Reeder
The Deadly Companions

The Deadly Companions

  •   Movie
  • 1961
Parson
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

  •   TV Show
  • 1959
Mothershed
The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers

  •   Movie
  • 1959
Virgil
The Shaggy Dog

The Shaggy Dog

  •   Movie
  • 1959
Thurm
Cowboy

Cowboy

  •   Movie
  • 1958
Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
Black Patch

Black Patch

  •   Movie
  • 1957
Petey
Attack

Attack

  •   Movie
  • 1956
Ingersol
World Without End

World Without End

  •   Movie
  • 1956
Nihka (uncredited)
The Big Knife

The Big Knife

  •   Movie
  • 1955
Stillman
Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly

  •   Movie
  • 1955
Harvey Wallace
The Silver Chalice

The Silver Chalice

  •   Movie
  • 1954
Father (uncredited)
Drum Beat

Drum Beat

  •   Movie
  • 1954
Scotty
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

  •   Movie
  • 1954
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

  •   TV Show
  • 1951
Man in Coffee Shop
The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage

  •   Movie
  • 1951
Corporal (voice) (uncredited)
Rhubarb

Rhubarb

  •   Movie
  • 1951
Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

  •   Movie
  • 1950
Springboard Diver (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

  •   Movie
  • 1950
William Doldy (uncredited)