Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Acting

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."

Filmography

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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade ★ 8.0 Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade 2004 Hotwire ★ 6.0 Hotwire 1980 The Secret of Nikola Tesla ★ 6.3 The Secret of Nikola Tesla 1980 Better Late Than Never ★ 9.0 Better Late Than Never 1979 The Villain ★ 5.7 The Villain 1979 The Champ ★ 7.0 The Champ 1979 Nightwing ★ 4.8 Nightwing 1979 Love and Bullets ★ 5.9 Love and Bullets 1979 Stubby Pringle's Christmas ★ 7.0 Stubby Pringle's Christmas 1978 Steel Cowboy ★ 9.0 Steel Cowboy 1978 Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy ★ 7.9 Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy 1978 Vega$ ★ 7.0 Vega$ 1978 Up in Smoke ★ 6.7 Up in Smoke 1978 The End ★ 5.6 The End 1978 Slap Shot ★ 6.8 Slap Shot 1977 The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday ★ 5.1 The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday 1976 Rooster Cogburn ★ 6.5 Rooster Cogburn 1975 Saturday Night Live ★ 6.9 Saturday Night Live 1975 Hard Times ★ 6.8 Hard Times 1975 One of Our Own ★ 10.0 One of Our Own 1975 Mitzi & 100 Guys Mitzi & 100 Guys 1975 Baretta ★ 6.5 Baretta 1975 The Rockford Files ★ 7.6 The Rockford Files 1974 Movin' On ★ 6.5 Movin' On 1974 Paper Moon ★ 6.8 Paper Moon 1974 Petrocelli ★ 7.2 Petrocelli 1974 Sssssss ★ 5.2 Sssssss 1973 The Boy and the Bronc Buster The Boy and the Bronc Buster 1973 Hawkins ★ 7.8 Hawkins 1973 The Rookies ★ 6.9 The Rookies 1972 Pocket Money ★ 5.5 Pocket Money 1972 The Flim Flam Man The Flim Flam Man 1972 Hannie Caulder ★ 6.2 Hannie Caulder 1971 Nichols ★ 6.3 Nichols 1971 Fools' Parade ★ 6.7 Fools' Parade 1971 The Brotherhood of Satan ★ 5.8 The Brotherhood of Satan 1971 Red Sky at Morning ★ 7.1 Red Sky at Morning 1971 The Ballad of Cable Hogue ★ 7.0 The Ballad of Cable Hogue 1970 Love, American Style ★ 6.1 Love, American Style 1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ★ 7.6 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 Marcus Welby, M.D. ★ 6.6 Marcus Welby, M.D. 1969 The Wild Bunch ★ 7.6 The Wild Bunch 1969 True Grit ★ 7.3 True Grit 1969 The Doris Day Show ★ 6.2 The Doris Day Show 1968 The Name of the Game ★ 7.0 The Name of the Game 1968 It Takes a Thief ★ 7.2 It Takes a Thief 1968 The Mountains of the Moon The Mountains of the Moon 1967 Cool Hand Luke ★ 7.7 Cool Hand Luke 1967 The Danny Thomas Hour ★ 6.5 The Danny Thomas Hour 1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett ★ 6.3 The Guns of Will Sonnett 1967 He & She ★ 5.2 He & She 1967 The Flim-Flam Man ★ 7.1 The Flim-Flam Man 1967 The Invaders ★ 6.8 The Invaders 1967 Tarzan ★ 6.9 Tarzan 1966 Nevada Smith ★ 6.7 Nevada Smith 1966 An Eye for an Eye ★ 7.4 An Eye for an Eye 1966 Harper ★ 6.7 Harper 1966 Lost in Space ★ 7.2 Lost in Space 1965 The Big Valley ★ 6.2 The Big Valley 1965 Run for Your Life ★ 7.1 Run for Your Life 1965 The Legend of Jesse James ★ 5.8 The Legend of Jesse James 1965 The Sons of Katie Elder ★ 7.1 The Sons of Katie Elder 1965 Shenandoah ★ 7.0 Shenandoah 1965 Brainstorm ★ 6.1 Brainstorm 1965 Profiles in Courage ★ 7.5 Profiles in Courage 1964 Invitation to a Gunfighter ★ 6.0 Invitation to a Gunfighter 1964 Gilligan's Island ★ 7.5 Gilligan's Island 1964 Daniel Boone ★ 7.0 Daniel Boone 1964 McLintock! ★ 6.6 McLintock! 1963 The Fugitive ★ 7.3 The Fugitive 1963 The Lieutenant ★ 7.0 The Lieutenant 1963 Showdown ★ 6.1 Showdown 1963 The Dakotas ★ 6.5 The Dakotas 1963 Stoney Burke ★ 6.8 Stoney Burke 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ★ 7.5 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962 The Virginian ★ 6.5 The Virginian 1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance ★ 7.8 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962 The New Breed ★ 7.7 The New Breed 1961 The Dick Van Dyke Show ★ 7.6 The Dick Van Dyke Show 1961 Ben Casey ★ 5.9 Ben Casey 1961