Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Acting

March 26, 1919 – August 1, 1980 (aged 61)

Kokomo, 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."

Filmography

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Movie
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade2004 · Self (archive footage)
Hotwire
Movie
Hotwire1980 · The Weasel
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
Movie
The Secret of Nikola Tesla1980 · George Westinghouse
Better Late Than Never
Movie
Better Late Than Never1979 · J.D. Ashcroft
The Villain
Movie
The Villain1979 · Parody Jones
The Champ
Movie
The Champ1979 · Riley
Nightwing
Movie
Nightwing1979 · Selwyn
Love and Bullets
Movie
Love and Bullets1979 · Louis Monk
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Movie
Stubby Pringle's Christmas1978 · Old Hollander
Steel Cowboy
Movie
Steel Cowboy1978 · Pinky Pincus
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Movie
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy1978 · Turtle Ranch Boss
Vega$
Series
Vega$1978
Up in Smoke
Movie
Up in Smoke1978 · Mr. Stoner
The End
Movie
The End1978 · Dr. Waldo Kling
Slap Shot
Movie
Slap Shot1977 · Joe McGrath
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Movie
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday1976 · Billy
Rooster Cogburn
Movie
Rooster Cogburn1975 · Shanghai McCoy
Saturday Night Live
Series
Saturday Night Live1975 · Self - Host
Our Time
★ 5.4Series
Our Time1975 · Poe
One of Our Own
Movie
One of Our Own1975 · LeRoy Atkins
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Movie
Mitzi & 100 Guys1975 · Self
Baretta
Series
Baretta1975
Mission: Impossible
Movie
Mission: Impossible1974 · Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers
Movin' On
Series
Movin' On1974
Edge of the Axe
Movie
Edge of the Axe1974
Petrocelli
Series
Petrocelli1974 · Clate Dobie
Sssssss
Movie
Sssssss1973 · Dr. Carl Stoner
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
Movie
The Boy and the Bronc Buster1973 · Buckshot
The Opposite of Sex
Movie
The Opposite of Sex1973 · R.J. Hawkins
The Rookies
Series
The Rookies1972
Pocket Money
Movie
Pocket Money1972 · Bill Garrett
The Flim Flam Man
Movie
The Flim Flam Man1972 · Lovick
Hannie Caulder
Movie
Hannie Caulder1971 · Rufus Clemens
Nichols
Series
Nichols1971 · Zachariah
Fools' Parade
Movie
Fools' Parade1971 · Lee Cottrill
The Brotherhood of Satan
Movie
The Brotherhood of Satan1971 · Doc Duncan
Red Sky at Morning
Movie
Red Sky at Morning1971 · John Cloyd
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Movie
The Ballad of Cable Hogue1970 · Bowen
Love, American Style
Series
Love, American Style1969
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Movie
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid1969 · Percy Garris
Copper Sky
Movie
Copper Sky1957