Strother Martin

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."

Known for

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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004 ⭐ 8.0

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Hotwire

1980 ⭐ 6.0

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The Secret of Nikola Tesla

1980 ⭐ 6.3

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Better Late Than Never

1979 ⭐ 9.0

Career timeline

2004

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2004

⭐ 8.0

1980

Hotwire

The Weasel · 1980

⭐ 6.0

The Secret of Nikola Tesla

George Westinghouse · 1980

⭐ 6.3

1979

Better Late Than Never Notable

J.D. Ashcroft · 1979

⭐ 9.0

The Villain

Parody Jones · 1979

⭐ 5.7

The Champ Notable

Riley · 1979

⭐ 7.0

1978

Stubby Pringle's Christmas Notable

Old Hollander · 1978

⭐ 7.0

Steel Cowboy Notable

Pinky Pincus · 1978

⭐ 9.0

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy Notable

Turtle Ranch Boss · 1978

⭐ 7.9

1977

Slap Shot

Joe McGrath · 1977

⭐ 6.8

1976

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

Billy · 1976

⭐ 5.1

1975

Rooster Cogburn

Shanghai McCoy · 1975

⭐ 6.5

Hard Times

Poe · 1975

⭐ 6.8

One of Our Own Notable

LeRoy Atkins · 1975

⭐ 10.0

1973

Sssssss

Dr. Carl Stoner · 1973

⭐ 5.2

The Boy and the Bronc Buster

Buckshot · 1973

1972

Pocket Money

Bill Garrett · 1972

⭐ 5.5

The Flim Flam Man

Lovick · 1972

1971

Hannie Caulder

Rufus Clemens · 1971

⭐ 6.2

Fools' Parade

Lee Cottrill · 1971

⭐ 6.7

The Brotherhood of Satan

Doc Duncan · 1971

⭐ 5.8

1970

The Ballad of Cable Hogue Notable

Bowen · 1970

⭐ 7.0

1969

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Notable

Percy Garris · 1969

⭐ 7.6

The Wild Bunch Notable

Coffer · 1969

⭐ 7.6

True Grit Notable

Colonel G. Stonehill · 1969

⭐ 7.3

1967

The Mountains of the Moon

O'Keefe · 1967

Cool Hand Luke Notable

Captain · 1967

⭐ 7.7

The Flim-Flam Man Notable

Lovick · 1967

⭐ 7.1

1966

Nevada Smith

Strother (uncredited) · 1966

⭐ 6.7

An Eye for an Eye Notable

Trumbull · 1966

⭐ 7.4

Harper

Claude · 1966

⭐ 6.7

1965

The Sons of Katie Elder Notable

Ned Ross · 1965

⭐ 7.1

Shenandoah Notable

Train Engineer · 1965

⭐ 7.0

Brainstorm

Mr. Clyde · 1965

⭐ 6.1

1964

Invitation to a Gunfighter

Fiddler · 1964

⭐ 5.9

1963

McLintock!

Agard · 1963

⭐ 6.6

Showdown

Charlie Reeder · 1963

⭐ 6.1

1962

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Notable

Floyd · 1962

⭐ 7.8

1961

The Deadly Companions

Parson · 1961

⭐ 5.6

Sanctuary

Dog Boy · 1961

⭐ 5.4

1959

The Horse Soldiers Notable

Virgil · 1959

⭐ 7.0

The Wild and the Innocent

Ben Stocker · 1959

⭐ 6.3

The Shaggy Dog

Thurm · 1959

⭐ 6.2

Frequently appears with

Kris Kristofferson

Self - Narrator (voice)

R.G. Armstrong

Self

George Kennedy

Farley & Harley Fontenot

Bruce Paul Barbour

Cassidy

Lawrence Dobkin

Bodine

Full filmography

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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004 ⭐ 8.0

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Hotwire

1980 ⭐ 6.0

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The Secret of Nikola Tesla

1980 ⭐ 6.3

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Better Late Than Never

1979 ⭐ 9.0

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The Villain

1979 ⭐ 5.7

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The Champ

1979 ⭐ 7.0

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Nightwing

1979 ⭐ 4.8

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Love and Bullets

1979 ⭐ 5.9

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Stubby Pringle's Christmas

1978 ⭐ 7.0

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Steel Cowboy

1978 ⭐ 9.0

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Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

1978 ⭐ 7.9

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Up in Smoke

1978 ⭐ 6.7

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The End

1978 ⭐ 5.6

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Slap Shot

1977 ⭐ 6.8

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The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

1976 ⭐ 5.1

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Rooster Cogburn

1975 ⭐ 6.5

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Hard Times

1975 ⭐ 6.8

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One of Our Own

1975 ⭐ 10.0

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Mitzi & 100 Guys

1975

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Sssssss

1973 ⭐ 5.2