Strother Martin

Strother Martin

🎂 26th March 1919 (106 yrs) 📍 Kokomo, Indiana, USA

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

🎬 Movies Featuring Strother Martin

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004)

as Self (archive footage)
Hotwire

Hotwire (1980)

as The Weasel
The Secret of Nikola Tesla

The Secret of Nikola Tesla (1980)

as George Westinghouse
Better Late Than Never

Better Late Than Never (1979)

as J.D. Ashcroft
The Villain

The Villain (1979)

as Parody Jones
The Champ

The Champ (1979)

as Riley
Nightwing

Nightwing (1979)

as Selwyn
Love and Bullets

Love and Bullets (1979)

as Louis Monk
Stubby Pringle's Christmas

Stubby Pringle's Christmas (1978)

as Old Hollander
Steel Cowboy

Steel Cowboy (1978)

as Pinky Pincus
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy (1978)

as Turtle Ranch Boss
Up in Smoke

Up in Smoke (1978)

as Mr. Stoner
The End

The End (1978)

as Dr. Waldo Kling
Slap Shot

Slap Shot (1977)

as Joe McGrath
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday (1976)

as Billy
Rooster Cogburn

Rooster Cogburn (1975)

as Shanghai McCoy
Hard Times

Hard Times (1975)

as Poe
One of Our Own

One of Our Own (1975)

as LeRoy Atkins
Mitzi & 100 Guys

Mitzi & 100 Guys (1975)

as Self
Sssssss

Sssssss (1973)

as Dr. Carl Stoner
The Boy and the Bronc Buster

The Boy and the Bronc Buster (1973)

as Buckshot
Pocket Money

Pocket Money (1972)

as Bill Garrett
Hannie Caulder

Hannie Caulder (1971)

as Rufus Clemens
Fools' Parade

Fools' Parade (1971)

as Lee Cottrill
The Brotherhood of Satan

The Brotherhood of Satan (1971)

as Doc Duncan
Red Sky at Morning

Red Sky at Morning (1971)

as John Cloyd
The Ballad of Cable Hogue

The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)

as Bowen
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

as Percy Garris
The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch (1969)

as Coffer
True Grit

True Grit (1969)

as Colonel G. Stonehill
The Mountains of the Moon

The Mountains of the Moon (1967)

as O'Keefe
Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

as Captain
The Flim-Flam Man

The Flim-Flam Man (1967)

as Lovick
Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith (1966)

as Strother (uncredited)
An Eye for an Eye

An Eye for an Eye (1966)

as Trumbull
Harper

Harper (1966)

as Claude
The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)

as Ned Ross
Shenandoah

Shenandoah (1965)

as Train Engineer
Brainstorm

Brainstorm (1965)

as Mr. Clyde
Invitation to a Gunfighter

Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)

as Fiddler
McLintock!

McLintock! (1963)

as Agard
Showdown

Showdown (1963)

as Charlie Reeder
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

as Floyd
The Deadly Companions

The Deadly Companions (1961)

as Parson
Sanctuary

Sanctuary (1961)

as Dog Boy
The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers (1959)

as Virgil
The Wild and the Innocent

The Wild and the Innocent (1959)

as Ben Stocker
The Shaggy Dog

The Shaggy Dog (1959)

as Thurm
Bitter Heritage

Bitter Heritage (1958)

as Earle Eheeler
Cowboy

Cowboy (1958)

as Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
Black Patch

Black Patch (1957)

as Petey
Copper Sky

Copper Sky (1957)

as Pokey
The Black Whip

The Black Whip (1956)

as Thorny
Attack

Attack (1956)

as Ingersol
Johnny Concho

Johnny Concho (1956)

as Townsman (uncredited)
World Without End

World Without End (1956)

as Nihka (uncredited)
Target Zero

Target Zero (1955)

as Pvt. Dan O'Hirons
The Big Knife

The Big Knife (1955)

as Stillman
Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

as Harvey Wallace
Strategic Air Command

Strategic Air Command (1955)

as Airman
The Silver Chalice

The Silver Chalice (1954)

as Father (uncredited)
Drum Beat

Drum Beat (1954)

as Scotty
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born (1954)

as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
World for Ransom

World for Ransom (1954)

South Sea Woman

South Sea Woman (1953)

as Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)
The Magnetic Monster

The Magnetic Monster (1953)

as Co-Pilot
Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion (1952)

as Soldier (uncredited)
Storm Over Tibet

Storm Over Tibet (1952)

as Co-pilot
The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage (1951)

as Corporal (voice) (uncredited)
Rhubarb

Rhubarb (1951)

as Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry (1950)

as Springboard Diver (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

as William Doldy (uncredited)