Strother Martin

March 26, 1919(61 at death)|Died August 1, 1980
Kokomo, Indiana, USA|Acting

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)

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
6.2

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

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

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

Sssssss
5.2

Sssssss

1973

The Boy and the Bronc Buster

The Boy and the Bronc Buster

1973

Pocket Money
5.5

Pocket Money

1972

The Flim Flam Man

The Flim Flam Man

1972

Hannie Caulder
6.2

Hannie Caulder

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

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
7.6

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969

The Wild Bunch
7.6

The Wild Bunch

1969

True Grit
7.3

True Grit

1969

The Mountains of the Moon

The Mountains of the Moon

1967

Cool Hand Luke
7.7

Cool Hand Luke

1967

The Flim-Flam Man
7.1

The Flim-Flam Man

1967

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

The Sons of Katie Elder
7.1

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

Shenandoah
7.0

Shenandoah

1965

Brainstorm
6.1

Brainstorm

1965

Invitation to a Gunfighter
6.0

Invitation to a Gunfighter

1964

McLintock!
6.6

McLintock!

1963

Showdown
6.1

Showdown

1963

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
7.8

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962

The Deadly Companions
5.6

The Deadly Companions

1961

Sanctuary
5.4

Sanctuary

1961

The Horse Soldiers
7.0

The Horse Soldiers

1959

The Wild and the Innocent
6.3

The Wild and the Innocent

1959

The Shaggy Dog
6.2

The Shaggy Dog

1959

Bitter Heritage
8.0

Bitter Heritage

1958

Cowboy
6.4

Cowboy

1958

Black Patch
5.9

Black Patch

1957

Copper Sky
6.7

Copper Sky

1957

The Black Whip
10.0

The Black Whip

1956

Attack
6.8

Attack

1956

Johnny Concho
4.5

Johnny Concho

1956

World Without End
5.8

World Without End

1956

Target Zero
5.9

Target Zero

1955

The Big Knife
6.0

The Big Knife

1955

Kiss Me Deadly
7.2

Kiss Me Deadly

1955

Strategic Air Command
6.2

Strategic Air Command

1955

The Silver Chalice
4.5

The Silver Chalice

1954

Drum Beat
6.1

Drum Beat

1954

A Star Is Born
7.1

A Star Is Born

1954

World for Ransom
5.3

World for Ransom

1954

South Sea Woman
4.8

South Sea Woman

1953

The Magnetic Monster
5.6

The Magnetic Monster

1953

Androcles and the Lion
5.9

Androcles and the Lion

1952

Storm Over Tibet
7.0

Storm Over Tibet

1952

The Red Badge of Courage
6.5

The Red Badge of Courage

1951

Rhubarb
5.8

Rhubarb

1951

The Damned Don't Cry
7.0

The Damned Don't Cry

1950

The Asphalt Jungle
7.5

The Asphalt Jungle

1950

TV Shows (90)

Vega$
7.0

Vega$

1978

Saturday Night Live
7.0

Saturday Night Live

1975

Baretta
6.5

Baretta

1975

The Rockford Files
7.6

The Rockford Files

1974

Movin' On
6.5

Movin' On

1974

Paper Moon
6.6

Paper Moon

1974

Petrocelli
7.2

Petrocelli

1974

Hawkins
7.8

Hawkins

1973

The Rookies
6.9

The Rookies

1972

Nichols
6.3

Nichols

1971

Love, American Style
6.1

Love, American Style

1969

Marcus Welby, M.D.
6.6

Marcus Welby, M.D.

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 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 Invaders
6.8

The Invaders

1967

Tarzan
6.9

Tarzan

1966

Lost in Space
7.2

Lost in Space

1965

The Big Valley
6.2

The Big Valley

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

Gilligan's Island
7.4

Gilligan's Island

1964

Daniel Boone
7.0

Daniel Boone

1964

The Fugitive
7.3

The Fugitive

1963

The Lieutenant
7.0

The Lieutenant

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 Virginian
6.5

The Virginian

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

Ben Casey
5.9

Ben Casey

1961

Pete and Gladys
6.3

Pete and Gladys

1960

The Rebel
5.1

The Rebel

1959

The Twilight Zone
8.5

The Twilight Zone

1959

Bonanza
7.5

Bonanza

1959

Bonanza
7.5

Bonanza

1959

Bonanza
7.5

Bonanza

1959

Bonanza
7.5

Bonanza

1959

Bonanza
7.5

Bonanza

1959

Black Saddle
6.2

Black Saddle

1959

Rawhide
7.2

Rawhide

1959

77 Sunset Strip
7.1

77 Sunset Strip

1958

Lawman
5.8

Lawman

1958

The Texan
6.4

The Texan

1958

Trackdown
6.9

Trackdown

1957

Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

1957

Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

1957

Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

1957

Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Panic!

Panic!

1957

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
5.3

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956

Telephone Time
6.5

Telephone Time

1956

Matinee Theater
5.3

Matinee Theater

1955

Crossroads
6.8

Crossroads

1955

Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955

Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955

Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955

Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955

Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955

Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955

Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955

Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955

Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955

Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955

The Millionaire
5.8

The Millionaire

1955

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

Studio 57
8.0

Studio 57

1954

Lassie
6.2

Lassie

1954

The Lone Wolf
8.0

The Lone Wolf

1954

General Electric Theater
6.8

General Electric Theater

1953

General Electric Theater
6.8

General Electric Theater

1953

Cavalcade of America
4.6

Cavalcade of America

1952

Dangerous Assignment
5.3

Dangerous Assignment

1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Dragnet
6.5

Dragnet

1951

I Love Lucy
7.9

I Love Lucy

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951