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Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Known for: Acting

Born: March 26, 1919

Died: August 1, 1980

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

The Brotherhood of Satan
The Brotherhood of Satan
1971
Sssssss
Sssssss
1973
Slap Shot
Slap Shot
1977
Hotwire
Hotwire
1980
Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never
1979
Up in Smoke
Up in Smoke
1978
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
1973
Pocket Money
Pocket Money
1972
Copper Sky
Copper Sky
1957
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
Hard Times
Hard Times
1975
The End
The End
1978
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
1980
Fools' Parade
Fools' Parade
1971
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
1978
Storm Over Tibet
Storm Over Tibet
1952
One of Our Own
One of Our Own
1975
Hannie Caulder
Hannie Caulder
1971
Love and Bullets
Love and Bullets
1979
The Deadly Companions
The Deadly Companions
1961
Nightwing
Nightwing
1979
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
1976
An Eye for an Eye
An Eye for an Eye
1966
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
1978
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970
Target Zero
Target Zero
1955
The Champ
The Champ
1979
Attack
Attack
1956
The Mountains of the Moon
The Mountains of the Moon
1967
Steel Cowboy
Steel Cowboy
1978
Bitter Heritage
Bitter Heritage
1958
Showdown
Showdown
1963
The Wild and the Innocent
The Wild and the Innocent
1959
True Grit
True Grit
1969
The Villain
The Villain
1979
Red Sky at Morning
Red Sky at Morning
1971
Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke
1967
The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch
1969
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
1961
The Flim-Flam Man
The Flim-Flam Man
1967
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
1965
Black Patch
Black Patch
1957
The Flim Flam Man
The Flim Flam Man
1972
The Shaggy Dog
The Shaggy Dog
1959
The Black Whip
The Black Whip
1956
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975
McLintock!
McLintock!
1963
Harper
Harper
1966
The Horse Soldiers
The Horse Soldiers
1959
Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn
1975
The Magnetic Monster
The Magnetic Monster
1953
Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command
1955
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
Androcles and the Lion
Androcles and the Lion
1952
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1964
Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss Me Deadly
1955
The Sons of Katie Elder
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965
South Sea Woman
South Sea Woman
1953
The Big Knife
The Big Knife
1955
World for Ransom
World for Ransom
1954
Cowboy
Cowboy
1958
Johnny Concho
Johnny Concho
1956
Shenandoah
Shenandoah
1965
Drum Beat
Drum Beat
1954
World Without End
World Without End
1956
The Silver Chalice
The Silver Chalice
1954
Nevada Smith
Nevada Smith
1966
Rhubarb
Rhubarb
1951
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
The Damned Don't Cry
The Damned Don't Cry
1950
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
Movin' On
Movin' On
1974
The Rookies
The Rookies
1972
Gilligan's Island
Gilligan's Island
1964
Hawkins
Hawkins
1973
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
Baretta
Baretta
1975
I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy
1951
Lost in Space
Lost in Space
1965
Dragnet
Dragnet
1951
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
1955
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
1957
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
1953
Lassie
Lassie
1954
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Rawhide
Rawhide
1959
Vega$
Vega$
1978
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
1965
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
1964
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
1963
The Millionaire
The Millionaire
1955
The Virginian
The Virginian
1962
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
1965
Pete and Gladys
Pete and Gladys
1960
Profiles in Courage
1964
Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater
1955
Tarzan
Tarzan
1966
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Navy Log
Navy Log
1955
Black Saddle
Black Saddle
1959
The Rebel
The Rebel
1959
The Dakotas
The Dakotas
1963
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
1954
Lawman
Lawman
1958
Ben Casey
Ben Casey
1961
The Guns of Will Sonnett
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
The New Breed
The New Breed
1961
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
1952
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Hotel de Paree
1959
Stoney Burke
Stoney Burke
1962
The Legend of Jesse James
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
Telephone Time
Telephone Time
1956
Dangerous Assignment
Dangerous Assignment
1952
Panic!
Panic!
1957
Jefferson Drum
1958
Paper Moon
Paper Moon
1974
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
1975
Broken Arrow
1956
He & She
He & She
1967
Nichols
Nichols
1971
Bonanza
Bonanza
1959
The Lieutenant
The Lieutenant
1963
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
1952
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
1968
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
1974
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
1958
The Invaders
The Invaders
1967
Crossroads
Crossroads
1955
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Texan
The Texan
1958
Petrocelli
Petrocelli
1974
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief
1968
The Lone Wolf
The Lone Wolf
1954
The Danny Thomas Hour
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
1969
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
1959
Studio 57
Studio 57
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
The Doris Day Show
The Doris Day Show
1968
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
Chevron Theatre
1952
Trackdown
Trackdown
1957