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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Known For
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(1969)
Percy Garris
The Wild Bunch
(1969)
Coffer
Cool Hand Luke
(1967)
Captain
True Grit
(1969)
Colonel G. Stonehill
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
(1962)
Floyd
Kiss Me Deadly
(1955)
Harvey Wallace
A Star Is Born
(1954)
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Sssssss
(1973)
Dr. Carl Stoner
The Sons of Katie Elder
(1965)
Ned Ross
McLintock!
(1963)
Agard
Hard Times
(1975)
Poe
Slap Shot
(1977)
Joe McGrath
The Horse Soldiers
(1959)
Virgil
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
(1970)
Bowen
Shenandoah
(1965)
Train Engineer
Hannie Caulder
(1971)
Rufus Clemens
Full Filmography
Acting
The Asphalt Jungle
(1950)
William Doldy (uncredited)
Rhubarb
(1951)
Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)
Storm Over Tibet
(1952)
Co-pilot
Androcles and the Lion
(1952)
Soldier (uncredited)
The Magnetic Monster
(1953)
Co-Pilot
South Sea Woman
(1953)
Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)
Drum Beat
(1954)
Scotty
World for Ransom
(1954)
The Silver Chalice
(1954)
Father (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
(1954)
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Target Zero
(1955)
Pvt. Dan O'Hirons
Strategic Air Command
(1955)
Airman
Kiss Me Deadly
(1955)
Harvey Wallace
The Big Knife
(1955)
Stillman
Attack
(1956)
Ingersol
World Without End
(1956)
Nihka (uncredited)
The Black Whip
(1956)
Thorny
Johnny Concho
(1956)
Townsman (uncredited)
Copper Sky
(1957)
Pokey
Black Patch
(1957)
Petey
Cowboy
(1958)
Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
Bitter Heritage
(1958)
Earle Eheeler
The Shaggy Dog
(1959)
Thurm
The Horse Soldiers
(1959)
Virgil
The Wild and the Innocent
(1959)
Ben Stocker
The Deadly Companions
(1961)
Parson
Sanctuary
(1961)
Dog Boy
Pericles on 31st Street
(1962)
Bernard Klioris
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
(1962)
Floyd
Showdown
(1963)
Charlie Reeder
McLintock!
(1963)
Agard
Invitation to a Gunfighter
(1964)
Fiddler
The Sons of Katie Elder
(1965)
Ned Ross
Brainstorm
(1965)
Mr. Clyde
Shenandoah
(1965)
Train Engineer
Harper
(1966)
Claude
Nevada Smith
(1966)
Strother (uncredited)
An Eye for an Eye
(1966)
Trumbull
Cool Hand Luke
(1967)
Captain
The Flim-Flam Man
(1967)
Lovick
True Grit
(1969)
Colonel G. Stonehill
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(1969)
Percy Garris
The Wild Bunch
(1969)
Coffer
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
(1970)
Bowen
Fools' Parade
(1971)
Lee Cottrill
The Brotherhood of Satan
(1971)
Doc Duncan
Hannie Caulder
(1971)
Rufus Clemens
Red Sky at Morning
(1971)
John Cloyd
The Mountains of the Moon
(1972)
Pocket Money
(1972)
Bill Garrett
Sssssss
(1973)
Dr. Carl Stoner
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
(1973)
Buckshot
One of Our Own
(1975)
LeRoy Atkins
Hard Times
(1975)
Poe
Rooster Cogburn
(1975)
Shanghai McCoy
Mitzi & 100 Guys
(1975)
Self
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
(1976)
Billy
Slap Shot
(1977)
Joe McGrath
Steel Cowboy
(1978)
Pinky Pincus
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
(1978)
Turtle Ranch Boss
The End
(1978)
Dr. Waldo Kling
Up in Smoke
(1978)
Mr. Stoner
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
(1978)
Old Hollander
The Villain
(1979)
Parody Jones
Better Late Than Never
(1979)
J.D. Ashcroft
The Champ
(1979)
Riley
Nightwing
(1979)
Selwyn
Love and Bullets
(1979)
Louis Monk
Hotwire
(1980)
The Weasel
The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla
(1980)
George Westinghouse
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
(2004)
Self (archive footage)