Strother Martin
Acting

Strother Martin

Born 1919-03-26 · Kokomo, Indiana, USA · Died 1980-08-01

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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Strother Martin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

ActorCast

Known for

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid★ 7.6Viewing moment
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
The Wild Bunch★ 7.6Viewing moment
The Wild Bunch
1969
Pocket Money★ 5.2Viewing moment
Pocket Money
1972
Cool Hand Luke★ 7.8Viewing moment
Cool Hand Luke
1967
The Horse Soldiers★ 7Viewing moment
The Horse Soldiers
1959
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance★ 7.8Viewing moment
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
Slap Shot★ 6.9Viewing moment
Slap Shot
1977
True Grit★ 7.4Viewing moment
True Grit
1969
Lost in Space★ 7.2Viewing moment
Lost in Space
1965 · Series
The Sons of Katie Elder★ 7.1Viewing moment
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965
The Ballad of Cable Hogue★ 7Viewing moment
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970
Hannie Caulder★ 6.2Viewing moment
Hannie Caulder
1971
McLintock!★ 6.6Viewing moment
McLintock!
1963
The Villain★ 5.8Viewing moment
The Villain
1979
Hard Times★ 6.7Viewing moment
Hard Times
1975
Kiss Me Deadly★ 7.1Viewing moment
Kiss Me Deadly
1955
Up in Smoke★ 6.7Viewing moment
Up in Smoke
1978
The Deadly Companions★ 5.7Viewing moment
The Deadly Companions
1961
Rooster Cogburn★ 6.5Viewing moment
Rooster Cogburn
1975
A Star Is Born★ 7.1Viewing moment
A Star Is Born
1954
The Asphalt Jungle★ 7.5Viewing moment
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
Harper★ 6.7Viewing moment
Harper
1966
The Champ★ 7Viewing moment
The Champ
1979
Strategic Air Command★ 6.1Viewing moment
Strategic Air Command
1955
Attack★ 6.8Viewing moment
Attack
1956
Shenandoah★ 6.8Viewing moment
Shenandoah
1965
Nevada Smith★ 6.8Viewing moment
Nevada Smith
1966
The Magnetic Monster★ 5.7Viewing moment
The Magnetic Monster
1953
Sssssss★ 5.3Viewing moment
Sssssss
1973
The Shaggy Dog★ 6.1Viewing moment
The Shaggy Dog
1959
The Silver Chalice★ 4.7Viewing moment
The Silver Chalice
1954
The Big Knife★ 5.9Viewing moment
The Big Knife
1955
Cowboy★ 6.3Viewing moment
Cowboy
1958
An Eye for an Eye★ 7.6Viewing moment
An Eye for an Eye
1966
Dangerous Assignment★ 5.3Viewing moment
Dangerous Assignment
1952 · Series
Androcles and the Lion★ 5.8Viewing moment
Androcles and the Lion
1952
The Brotherhood of Satan★ 6Viewing moment
The Brotherhood of Satan
1971
The End★ 5.4Viewing moment
The End
1978
Invitation to a Gunfighter★ 5.7Viewing moment
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1964
Love and Bullets★ 6Viewing moment
Love and Bullets
1979

Frequent collaborators

James StewartJames StewartJud TaylorJud TaylorPeter BroccoPeter BroccoRichard C. SarafianRichard C. SarafianRudolph AndersRudolph AndersAnthony ZerbeAnthony ZerbeDabbs GreerDabbs GreerJack PalanceJack Palance