Strother Martin

Strother Martin

  • Birthday: 1919-03-26
  • Deathday: 1980-08-01
  • 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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Strother Martin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Filmography

The Wild Bunch

1969

As Coffer

Cool Hand Luke

1967

As Captain

Nevada Smith

1966

As Strother (uncredited)

Hard Times

1975

As Poe

Up in Smoke

1978

As Arnold Stoner

Slap Shot

1977

As Joe McGrath

Hannie Caulder

1971

As Rufus Clemens

Attack

1956

As Ingersol

Brainstorm

1965

As Mr. Clyde

The End

1978

As Dr. Waldo Kling

The Brotherhood of Satan

1971

As Doc Duncan

McLintock!

1963

As Agard

Love and Bullets

1979

As Louis Monk

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

As Ned Ross

Pocket Money

1972

As Bill Garrett

Nightwing

1979

As Selwyn

True Grit

1969

As Colonel G. Stonehill

The Horse Soldiers

1959

As Virgil

Kiss Me Deadly

1955

As Harvey Wallace

The Deadly Companions

1961

As Parson

Sssssss

1973

As Dr. Carl Stoner

The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla

1980

As George Westinghouse

Fools' Parade

1971

As Lee Cottrill

South Sea Woman

1953

As Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)

Hotwire

1980

As The Weasel

Target Zero

1955

As Pvt. Dan O'Hirons

Copper Sky

1957

As Pokey

Sanctuary

1961

As Dog Boy

The Villain

1979

As Parody Jones

Androcles and the Lion

1952

As Soldier (uncredited)

Steel Cowboy

1978

As Pinky Pincus

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

1978

As Turtle Ranch Boss

The Shaggy Dog

1959

As Thurm

The Flim-Flam Man

1967

As Lovick

World Without End

1956

As Nihka (uncredited)

Black Patch

1957

As Petey

Cowboy

1958

As Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake

The Champ

1979

As Riley

Red Sky at Morning

1971

As John Cloyd

An Eye for an Eye

1966

As Trumbull

Harper

1966

As Claude

Stubby Pringle's Christmas

1978

As Old Hollander

The Black Whip

1956

As Thorny

The Magnetic Monster

1953

As Co-Pilot

Bitter Heritage

1958

As Earle Eheeler

The Wild and the Innocent

1959

As Ben Stocker

Showdown

1963

As Charlie Reeder

Shenandoah

1965

As Train Engineer

Drum Beat

1954

As Scotty

Storm Over Tibet

1952

As Co-pilot

The Big Knife

1955

As Stillman

Better Late Than Never

1979

As J.D. Ashcroft

Strategic Air Command

1955

As Airman

Rhubarb

1951

As Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)

Johnny Concho

1956

As Townsman (uncredited)

One of Our Own

1975

As LeRoy Atkins

Mitzi & 100 Guys

1975

As Self

Rooster Cogburn

1975

As Shanghai McCoy

The Asphalt Jungle

1950

As William Doldy (uncredited)

A Star Is Born

1954

As Delivery Boy (uncredited)

The Silver Chalice

1954

As Father (uncredited)

Pericles on 31st Street

1962

As Bernard Klioris

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