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."
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Hotwire
1980
The Villain
1979
The Champ
1979
Nightwing
1979
Love and Bullets
1979
Steel Cowboy
1978
Vega$
1978
Up in Smoke
1978
The End
1978
Slap Shot
1977
Rooster Cogburn
1975
Hard Times
1975
One of Our Own
1975
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975
Baretta
1975
Movin' On
1974
Paper Moon
1974
Petrocelli
1974
Sssssss
1973
Hawkins
1973
The Rookies
1972
Pocket Money
1972
Hannie Caulder
1971
Nichols
1971
Fools' Parade
1971
The Wild Bunch
1969
True Grit
1969
It Takes a Thief
1968
Cool Hand Luke
1967
He & She
1967
The Invaders
1967
Tarzan
1966
Nevada Smith
1966
Harper
1966
Lost in Space
1965
The Big Valley
1965
Shenandoah
1965
Brainstorm
1965
Daniel Boone
1964
McLintock!
1963
The Fugitive
1963
The Lieutenant
1963
Showdown
1963
The Dakotas
1963
Stoney Burke
1962
The Virginian
1962
The New Breed
1961
Ben Casey
1961
Sanctuary
1961
Pete and Gladys
1960
The Rebel
1959
Bonanza
1959
The Shaggy Dog
1959
Black Saddle
1959
Rawhide
1959
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Lawman
1958
The Texan
1958
Bitter Heritage
1958
Cowboy
1958
Trackdown
1957
Perry Mason
1957
Black Patch
1957
Copper Sky
1957
Panic!
1957
The Black Whip
1956
Attack
1956
Johnny Concho
1956
Telephone Time
1956
Target Zero
1955
Matinee Theater
1955
The Big Knife
1955
Crossroads
1955
Navy Log
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
Kiss Me Deadly
1955
The Millionaire
1955
Drum Beat
1954
A Star Is Born
1954
Studio 57
1954
Lassie
1954
The Lone Wolf
1954
World for Ransom
1954
South Sea Woman
1953
Storm Over Tibet
1952
Dragnet
1951
I Love Lucy
1951
Rhubarb
1951
