Acting
Strother Martin
EN, SH cinema · 73 credits
Born
26 March 1919
Died
1 August 1980 (aged 61)
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."
Known for
Filmography
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
as George Westinghouse
Hotwire
as The Weasel
Love and Bullets
as Louis Monk
Nightwing
as Selwyn
The Villain
as Parody Jones
The Champ
as Riley
Better Late Than Never
as J.D. Ashcroft
Up in Smoke
as Mr. Stoner
The End
as Dr. Waldo Kling
Steel Cowboy
as Pinky Pincus
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
as Turtle Ranch Boss
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
as Old Hollander
Slap Shot
as Joe McGrath
Mitzi & 100 Guys
as Self
Hard Times
as Poe
Rooster Cogburn
as Shanghai McCoy
One of Our Own
as LeRoy Atkins
Sssssss
as Dr. Carl Stoner
Pocket Money
as Bill Garrett
The Flim Flam Man
as Lovick
Hannie Caulder
as Rufus Clemens
The Brotherhood of Satan
as Doc Duncan
Fools' Parade
as Lee Cottrill
Red Sky at Morning
as John Cloyd
The Wild Bunch
as Coffer
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
as Percy Garris
True Grit
as Colonel G. Stonehill
Cool Hand Luke
as Captain
The Flim-Flam Man
as Lovick
Nevada Smith
as Strother (uncredited)
An Eye for an Eye
as Trumbull
Harper
as Claude
Brainstorm
as Mr. Clyde
The Sons of Katie Elder
as Ned Ross
Shenandoah
as Train Engineer
Invitation to a Gunfighter
as Fiddler
McLintock!
as Agard
Showdown
as Charlie Reeder
The Deadly Companions
as Parson
Sanctuary
as Dog Boy
The Wild and the Innocent
as Ben Stocker
The Horse Soldiers
as Virgil
The Shaggy Dog
as Thurm
Cowboy
as Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
Bitter Heritage
as Earle Eheeler
Copper Sky
as Pokey
Black Patch
as Petey
Attack
as Ingersol
World Without End
as Nihka (uncredited)
The Black Whip
as Thorny
Johnny Concho
as Townsman (uncredited)
Kiss Me Deadly
as Harvey Wallace
Target Zero
as Pvt. Dan O'Hirons
The Big Knife
as Stillman
Strategic Air Command
as Airman
The Silver Chalice
as Father (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Drum Beat
as Scotty
South Sea Woman
as Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)
The Magnetic Monster
as Co-Pilot
Androcles and the Lion
as Soldier (uncredited)
Storm Over Tibet
as Co-pilot
The Red Badge of Courage
as Corporal (voice) (uncredited)
Rhubarb
as Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
as William Doldy (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
as Springboard Diver (uncredited)