Strother Martin
Acting
171 credits
Born
Mar 26, 1919
Died
Aug 01, 1980 (61 years old)
Place of birth
Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Biography
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."
Movies (73)
Movie
5.2
Sssssss
1973
Movie
6.6
Harper
1966
Movie
6.8
Slap Shot
1977
Movie
7.3
True Grit
1969
Movie
7.6
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
Movie
6.2
The Shaggy Dog
1959
Movie
7.7
Cool Hand Luke
1967
Movie
7.8
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
Movie
5.8
Androcles and the Lion
1952
Movie
7.0
The Horse Soldiers
1959
Movie
7.2
Kiss Me Deadly
1955
Movie
7.0
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970
Movie
6.2
Hannie Caulder
1971
Movie
6.6
Up in Smoke
1978
Movie
7.6
The Wild Bunch
1969
Movie
4.8
Nightwing
1979
Movie
6.6
McLintock!
1963
Movie
6.5
Fools' Parade
1971
Shows (98)
Show
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Show
7.0
Saturday Night Live
1975
Show
7.7
Perry Mason
1957
Show
7.7
Perry Mason
1957
Show
7.7
Perry Mason
1957
Show
7.7
Perry Mason
1957
Show
8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
Show
7.5
Bonanza
1959
Show
7.5
Bonanza
1959
Show
7.5
Bonanza
1959
Show
7.5
Bonanza
1959
Show
7.5
Bonanza
1959
Show
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Show
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Show
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Show
7.2
The Fugitive
1963
Show
7.9
I Love Lucy
1951
Show
6.1
The Big Valley
1965