Strother Martin
Acting
Born: 1919-03-26 · Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Died: 1980-08-01
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 (20)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
Self (archive footage)
Hotwire
1980
The Weasel
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
1980
George Westinghouse
Better Late Than Never
1979
J.D. Ashcroft
The Villain
1979
Parody Jones
The Champ
1979
Riley
Nightwing
1979
Selwyn
Love and Bullets
1979
Louis Monk
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
1978
Old Hollander
Steel Cowboy
1978
Pinky Pincus
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
1978
Turtle Ranch Boss
Up in Smoke
1978
Mr. Stoner
The End
1978
Dr. Waldo Kling
Slap Shot
1977
Joe McGrath
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
1976
Billy
Rooster Cogburn
1975
Shanghai McCoy
Hard Times
1975
Poe
One of Our Own
1975
LeRoy Atkins
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975
Self
Sssssss
1973
Dr. Carl Stoner
📺 TV Shows (20)
Vega$
1978
Saturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
Baretta
1975
The Rockford Files
1974
Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers
Movin' On
1974
Paper Moon
1974
Petrocelli
1974
Clate Dobie
Hawkins
1973
R.J. Hawkins
The Rookies
1972
Nichols
1971
Zachariah
Love, American Style
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
Terry Riggs
The Doris Day Show
1968
Tyrone Lovey
The Name of the Game
1968
Nanyface
It Takes a Thief
1968
Willard Knox
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
Paul Rooney
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
He & She
1967
The Rev. Mr. Anderson
The Invaders
1967
Charlie Coogan
Tarzan
1966