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Strother Martin

Acting·Mar 26, 1919·Kokomo, Indiana, USA

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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."

Film	Credit
Hotwire1980 · The Weasel	The Weasel
The Secret of Nikola Tesla1980 · George Westinghouse	George Westinghouse
Better Late Than Never1979 · J.D. Ashcroft	J.D. Ashcroft
The Villain1979 · Parody Jones	Parody Jones
The Champ1979 · Riley	Riley
Nightwing1979 · Selwyn	Selwyn
Love and Bullets1979 · Louis Monk	Louis Monk
Stubby Pringle's Christmas1978 · Old Hollander	Old Hollander
Steel Cowboy1978 · Pinky Pincus	Pinky Pincus
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy1978 · Turtle Ranch Boss	Turtle Ranch Boss
Up in Smoke1978 · Mr. Stoner	Mr. Stoner
The End1978 · Dr. Waldo Kling	Dr. Waldo Kling
Slap Shot1977 · Joe McGrath	Joe McGrath
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday1976 · Billy	Billy
Rooster Cogburn1975 · Shanghai McCoy	Shanghai McCoy
Hard Times1975 · Poe	Poe
One of Our Own1975 · LeRoy Atkins	LeRoy Atkins
Sssssss1973 · Dr. Carl Stoner	Dr. Carl Stoner
The Boy and the Bronc Buster1973 · Buckshot	Buckshot
Pocket Money1972 · Bill Garrett	Bill Garrett
The Flim Flam Man1972 · Lovick	Lovick
Hannie Caulder1971 · Rufus Clemens	Rufus Clemens
Fools' Parade1971 · Lee Cottrill	Lee Cottrill
The Brotherhood of Satan1971 · Doc Duncan	Doc Duncan
Red Sky at Morning1971 · John Cloyd	John Cloyd
The Ballad of Cable Hogue1970 · Bowen	Bowen
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid1969 · Percy Garris	Percy Garris
The Wild Bunch1969 · Coffer	Coffer
True Grit1969 · Colonel G. Stonehill	Colonel G. Stonehill
The Mountains of the Moon1967 · O'Keefe	O'Keefe
Cool Hand Luke1967 · Captain	Captain
The Flim-Flam Man1967 · Lovick	Lovick
Nevada Smith1966 · Strother (uncredited)	Strother (uncredited)
An Eye for an Eye1966 · Trumbull	Trumbull
Harper1966 · Claude	Claude
The Sons of Katie Elder1965 · Ned Ross	Ned Ross
Shenandoah1965 · Train Engineer	Train Engineer
Brainstorm1965 · Mr. Clyde	Mr. Clyde
Invitation to a Gunfighter1964 · Fiddler	Fiddler
McLintock!1963 · Agard	Agard
Showdown1963 · Charlie Reeder	Charlie Reeder
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance1962 · Floyd	Floyd
The Deadly Companions1961 · Parson	Parson
Sanctuary1961 · Dog Boy	Dog Boy
The Horse Soldiers1959 · Virgil	Virgil
The Wild and the Innocent1959 · Ben Stocker	Ben Stocker
The Shaggy Dog1959 · Thurm	Thurm
Bitter Heritage1958 · Earle Eheeler	Earle Eheeler
Cowboy1958 · Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake	Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
Black Patch1957 · Petey	Petey
Copper Sky1957 · Pokey	Pokey
The Black Whip1956 · Thorny	Thorny
Attack1956 · Ingersol	Ingersol
Johnny Concho1956 · Townsman (uncredited)	Townsman (uncredited)
World Without End1956 · Nihka (uncredited)	Nihka (uncredited)
Target Zero1955 · Pvt. Dan O'Hirons	Pvt. Dan O'Hirons
The Big Knife1955 · Stillman	Stillman
Kiss Me Deadly1955 · Harvey Wallace	Harvey Wallace
Strategic Air Command1955 · Airman	Airman
The Silver Chalice1954 · Father (uncredited)	Father (uncredited)
Drum Beat1954 · Scotty	Scotty
A Star Is Born1954 · Delivery Boy (uncredited)	Delivery Boy (uncredited)
World for Ransom1954 · Actor	Actor
South Sea Woman1953 · Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)	Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)
The Magnetic Monster1953 · Co-Pilot	Co-Pilot
Androcles and the Lion1952 · Soldier (uncredited)	Soldier (uncredited)
Storm Over Tibet1952 · Co-pilot	Co-pilot
The Red Badge of Courage1951 · Corporal (voice) (uncredited)	Corporal (voice) (uncredited)
Rhubarb1951 · Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)	Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry1950 · Springboard Diver (uncredited)	Springboard Diver (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle1950 · William Doldy (uncredited)	William Doldy (uncredited)