Strother Martin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 26, 1919
- Died
- August 1, 1980
- Birthplace
- 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 2004
as Self (archive footage)
Hotwire 1980
as The Weasel
The Secret of Nikola Tesla 1980
as George Westinghouse
Better Late Than Never 1979
as J.D. Ashcroft
The Villain 1979
as Parody Jones
The Champ 1979
as Riley
Nightwing 1979
as Selwyn
Love and Bullets 1979
as Louis Monk
Stubby Pringle's Christmas 1978
as Old Hollander
Steel Cowboy 1978
as Pinky Pincus
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy 1978
as Turtle Ranch Boss
Up in Smoke 1978
as Mr. Stoner
The End 1978
as Dr. Waldo Kling
Slap Shot 1977
as Joe McGrath
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday 1976
as Billy
Rooster Cogburn 1975
as Shanghai McCoy
Hard Times 1975
as Poe
One of Our Own 1975
as LeRoy Atkins
Mitzi & 100 Guys 1975
as Self
Sssssss 1973
as Dr. Carl Stoner
The Boy and the Bronc Buster 1973
as Buckshot
Pocket Money 1972
as Bill Garrett
The Flim Flam Man 1972
as Lovick
Hannie Caulder 1971
as Rufus Clemens
Fools' Parade 1971
as Lee Cottrill
The Brotherhood of Satan 1971
as Doc Duncan
Red Sky at Morning 1971
as John Cloyd
The Ballad of Cable Hogue 1970
as Bowen
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969
as Percy Garris
The Wild Bunch 1969
as Coffer
True Grit 1969
as Colonel G. Stonehill
The Mountains of the Moon 1967
as O'Keefe
Cool Hand Luke 1967
as Captain
The Flim-Flam Man 1967
as Lovick
Nevada Smith 1966
as Strother (uncredited)
An Eye for an Eye 1966
as Trumbull
Harper 1966
as Claude
The Sons of Katie Elder 1965
as Ned Ross
Shenandoah 1965
as Train Engineer
Brainstorm 1965
as Mr. Clyde
Invitation to a Gunfighter 1964
as Fiddler
McLintock! 1963
as Agard
Showdown 1963
as Charlie Reeder
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962
as Floyd
The Deadly Companions 1961
as Parson
Sanctuary 1961
as Dog Boy
The Horse Soldiers 1959
as Virgil
The Wild and the Innocent 1959
as Ben Stocker
The Shaggy Dog 1959
as Thurm
Bitter Heritage 1958
as Earle Eheeler
Cowboy 1958
as Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
Black Patch 1957
as Petey
Copper Sky 1957
as Pokey
The Black Whip 1956
as Thorny
Attack 1956
as Ingersol
Johnny Concho 1956
as Townsman (uncredited)
World Without End 1956
as Nihka (uncredited)
Target Zero 1955
as Pvt. Dan O'Hirons
The Big Knife 1955
as Stillman
Kiss Me Deadly 1955
as Harvey Wallace
Strategic Air Command 1955
as Airman
The Silver Chalice 1954
as Father (uncredited)
Drum Beat 1954
as Scotty
A Star Is Born 1954
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
World for Ransom 1954
Actor
South Sea Woman 1953
as Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)
The Magnetic Monster 1953
as Co-Pilot
Androcles and the Lion 1952
as Soldier (uncredited)
Storm Over Tibet 1952
as Co-pilot
The Red Badge of Courage 1951
as Corporal (voice) (uncredited)
Rhubarb 1951
as Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry 1950
as Springboard Diver (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle 1950
as William Doldy (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.