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Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Acting · Born 1919-03-26 (died at 61) · Kokomo, Indiana, USA

29 movies · 67 TV shows

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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
IMDb7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
Saturday Night Live
IMDb6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975
Perry Mason
IMDb7.7

Perry Mason

1957
Lassie
IMDb6.3

Lassie

1954
The Fugitive
IMDb7.3

The Fugitive

1963
Bonanza
IMDb7.6

Bonanza

1959
Dragnet
IMDb6.5

Dragnet

1951
The Dick Van Dyke Show
IMDb7.6

The Dick Van Dyke Show

1961
The Rockford Files
IMDb7.6

The Rockford Files

1974
I Love Lucy
IMDb7.9

I Love Lucy

1951
Love, American Style
IMDb6.2

Love, American Style

1969
Matinee Theater
IMDb5.3

Matinee Theater

1955
The Twilight Zone
IMDb8.5

The Twilight Zone

1959
The Virginian
IMDb6.5

The Virginian

1962
Rawhide
IMDb7.2

Rawhide

1959
Have Gun, Will Travel
IMDb7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
Marcus Welby, M.D.
IMDb6.6

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969
Lawman
IMDb6.0

Lawman

1958
Four Star Playhouse
IMDb6.8

Four Star Playhouse

1952
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
IMDb6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956
The Big Valley
IMDb6.2

The Big Valley

1965
Lost in Space
IMDb7.3

Lost in Space

1965
Daniel Boone
IMDb7.0

Daniel Boone

1964
Run for Your Life
IMDb7.1

Run for Your Life

1965
Gunsmoke
IMDb6.7

Gunsmoke

1955
Baretta
IMDb6.5

Baretta

1975
Ben Casey
IMDb5.9

Ben Casey

1961
Tarzan
IMDb6.9

Tarzan

1966
Telephone Time
IMDb6.5

Telephone Time

1956
The Millionaire
IMDb5.8

The Millionaire

1955
Gilligan's Island
IMDb7.4

Gilligan's Island

1964
The Invaders
IMDb6.9

The Invaders

1967
The Rookies
IMDb6.9

The Rookies

1972
77 Sunset Strip
IMDb7.2

77 Sunset Strip

1958
The Texan
IMDb6.0

The Texan

1958
The Name of the Game
IMDb7.0

The Name of the Game

1968
Vega$
IMDb6.9

Vega$

1978
Navy Log
IMDb5.2

Navy Log

1955
Studio 57
IMDb7.5

Studio 57

1954
The Rebel
IMDb5.1

The Rebel

1959
Petrocelli
IMDb7.2

Petrocelli

1974
It Takes a Thief
IMDb7.2

It Takes a Thief

1968
The Doris Day Show
IMDb6.2

The Doris Day Show

1968
Stoney Burke
IMDb6.8

Stoney Burke

1962
The Guns of Will Sonnett
IMDb6.5

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
IMDb5.3

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956
Trackdown
IMDb6.9

Trackdown

1957
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
IMDb7.6

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969
The Wonderful World of Disney
IMDb7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954
Dangerous Assignment
IMDb5.3

Dangerous Assignment

1952
Black Saddle
IMDb6.2

Black Saddle

1959
Cool Hand Luke
IMDb7.7

Cool Hand Luke

1967
True Grit
IMDb7.3

True Grit

1969
Cavalcade of America
IMDb4.6

Cavalcade of America

1952
Pete and Gladys
IMDb6.3

Pete and Gladys

1960
Crossroads
IMDb6.8

Crossroads

1955
The New Breed
IMDb7.7

The New Breed

1961
Nichols
IMDb6.3

Nichols

1971
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
IMDb7.8

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962
The Lieutenant
IMDb7.0

The Lieutenant

1963
Paper Moon
IMDb6.8

Paper Moon

1974
The Wild Bunch
IMDb7.6

The Wild Bunch

1969
Sssssss
IMDb5.1

Sssssss

1973
The Lone Wolf
IMDb8.0

The Lone Wolf

1954
Panic!
IMDb8.0

Panic!

1957
The Legend of Jesse James
IMDb5.8

The Legend of Jesse James

1965
The Dakotas
IMDb6.5

The Dakotas

1963
Movin' On
IMDb6.3

Movin' On

1974
Up in Smoke
IMDb6.6

Up in Smoke

1978
Hannie Caulder
IMDb6.2

Hannie Caulder

1971
He & She
IMDb5.2

He & She

1967
McLintock!
IMDb6.6

McLintock!

1963
Harper
IMDb6.7

Harper

1966
Slap Shot
IMDb6.8

Slap Shot

1977
The Horse Soldiers
IMDb6.9

The Horse Soldiers

1959
Hawkins
IMDb7.8

Hawkins

1973
Hard Times
IMDb6.8

Hard Times

1975
The Champ
IMDb7.0

The Champ

1979
The Danny Thomas Hour
IMDb6.7

The Danny Thomas Hour

1967
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
IMDb7.0

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

1970
The Asphalt Jungle
IMDb7.5

The Asphalt Jungle

1950
The Sons of Katie Elder
IMDb7.0

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965
Nevada Smith
IMDb6.7

Nevada Smith

1966
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
IMDb6.3

The Secret of Nikola Tesla

1980
A Star Is Born
IMDb7.1

A Star Is Born

1954
Love and Bullets
IMDb5.8

Love and Bullets

1979
Shenandoah
IMDb6.9

Shenandoah

1965
The Villain
IMDb5.7

The Villain

1979
Kiss Me Deadly
IMDb7.2

Kiss Me Deadly

1955
Rooster Cogburn
IMDb6.4

Rooster Cogburn

1975
Hallmark Hall of Fame
IMDb8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
General Electric Theater
IMDb6.8

General Electric Theater

1953
Drum Beat
IMDb6.1

Drum Beat

1954
Nightwing
IMDb4.9

Nightwing

1979
Cowboy
IMDb6.5

Cowboy

1958
Pocket Money
IMDb5.6

Pocket Money

1972