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Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Acting·1919–1980·73 films

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

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)Percy Garris
Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke (1967)Captain
The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch (1969)Coffer
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)Floyd
True Grit
True Grit (1969)Colonel G. Stonehill
Up in Smoke
Up in Smoke (1978)Mr. Stoner
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)William Doldy (uncredited)
Slap Shot
Slap Shot (1977)Joe McGrath
Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)Harvey Wallace
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (1954)Delivery Boy (uncredited)
The Sons of Katie Elder
The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)Ned Ross
The Horse Soldiers
The Horse Soldiers (1959)Virgil
McLintock!
McLintock! (1963)Agard
Hard Times
Hard Times (1975)Poe
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)Bowen
Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn (1975)Shanghai McCoy
The Champ
The Champ (1979)Riley
Harper
Harper (1966)Claude
Nevada Smith
Nevada Smith (1966)Strother (uncredited)
The Villain
The Villain (1979)Parody Jones
Shenandoah
Shenandoah (1965)Train Engineer
Attack
Attack (1956)Ingersol
Hannie Caulder
Hannie Caulder (1971)Rufus Clemens
Sssssss
Sssssss (1973)Dr. Carl Stoner
The Big Knife
The Big Knife (1955)Stillman
The Shaggy Dog
The Shaggy Dog (1959)Thurm
Cowboy
Cowboy (1958)Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage (1951)Corporal (voice) (uncredited)
The End
The End (1978)Dr. Waldo Kling
The Deadly Companions
The Deadly Companions (1961)Parson
The Damned Don't Cry
The Damned Don't Cry (1950)Springboard Diver (uncredited)
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)Fiddler
World Without End
World Without End (1956)Nihka (uncredited)
Love and Bullets
Love and Bullets (1979)Louis Monk
Nightwing
Nightwing (1979)Selwyn
Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command (1955)Airman
The Silver Chalice
The Silver Chalice (1954)Father (uncredited)
The Brotherhood of Satan
The Brotherhood of Satan (1971)Doc Duncan
The Magnetic Monster
The Magnetic Monster (1953)Co-Pilot
Drum Beat
Drum Beat (1954)Scotty
Pocket Money
Pocket Money (1972)Bill Garrett
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
The Secret of Nikola Tesla (1980)George Westinghouse
Brainstorm
Brainstorm (1965)Mr. Clyde
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday (1976)Billy
Fools' Parade
Fools' Parade (1971)Lee Cottrill
The Flim-Flam Man
The Flim-Flam Man (1967)Lovick
The Wild and the Innocent
The Wild and the Innocent (1959)Ben Stocker
World for Ransom
World for Ransom (1954)
Showdown
Showdown (1963)Charlie Reeder
An Eye for an Eye
An Eye for an Eye (1966)Trumbull
Androcles and the Lion
Androcles and the Lion (1952)Soldier (uncredited)
Sanctuary
Sanctuary (1961)Dog Boy
South Sea Woman
South Sea Woman (1953)Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)
Black Patch
Black Patch (1957)Petey
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004)Self (archive footage)
Rhubarb
Rhubarb (1951)Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy (1978)Turtle Ranch Boss
Target Zero
Target Zero (1955)Pvt. Dan O'Hirons
Red Sky at Morning
Red Sky at Morning (1971)John Cloyd
Johnny Concho
Johnny Concho (1956)Townsman (uncredited)
Copper Sky
Copper Sky (1957)Pokey
Storm Over Tibet
Storm Over Tibet (1952)Co-pilot
Hotwire
Hotwire (1980)The Weasel
Steel Cowboy
Steel Cowboy (1978)Pinky Pincus
Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never (1979)J.D. Ashcroft
One of Our Own
One of Our Own (1975)LeRoy Atkins
Bitter Heritage
Bitter Heritage (1958)Earle Eheeler
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Stubby Pringle's Christmas (1978)Old Hollander
The Black Whip
The Black Whip (1956)Thorny
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Mitzi & 100 Guys (1975)Self
The Mountains of the Moon
The Mountains of the Moon (1967)O'Keefe
The Flim Flam Man
The Flim Flam Man (1972)Lovick
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
The Boy and the Bronc Buster (1973)Buckshot