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
True Grit
(1969)
Colonel G. Stonehill
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(1969)
Percy Garris
Cool Hand Luke
(1967)
Captain
The Wild Bunch
(1969)
Coffer
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
(1962)
Floyd
McLintock!
(1963)
Agard
The Horse Soldiers
(1959)
Virgil
The Sons of Katie Elder
(1965)
Ned Ross
Hard Times
(1975)
Poe
Harper
(1966)
Claude
Slap Shot
(1977)
Joe McGrath
The Asphalt Jungle
(1950)
William Doldy (uncredited)
Kiss Me Deadly
(1955)
Harvey Wallace
Up in Smoke
(1978)
Mr. Stoner
A Star Is Born
(1954)
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Hannie Caulder
(1971)
Rufus Clemens
Full Filmography
Acting
The Asphalt Jungle
(1950)
William Doldy (uncredited)
Rhubarb
(1951)
Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)
Androcles and the Lion
(1952)
Soldier (uncredited)
Storm Over Tibet
(1952)
Co-pilot
South Sea Woman
(1953)
Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)
The Magnetic Monster
(1953)
Co-Pilot
Drum Beat
(1954)
Scotty
World for Ransom
(1954)
A Star Is Born
(1954)
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
The Silver Chalice
(1954)
Father (uncredited)
Kiss Me Deadly
(1955)
Harvey Wallace
Target Zero
(1955)
Pvt. Dan O'Hirons
The Big Knife
(1955)
Stillman
Strategic Air Command
(1955)
Airman
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 Horse Soldiers
(1959)
Virgil
The Shaggy Dog
(1959)
Thurm
The Wild and the Innocent
(1959)
Ben Stocker
The Deadly Companions
(1961)
Parson
Sanctuary
(1961)
Dog Boy
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
(1962)
Floyd
Pericles on 31st Street
(1962)
Bernard Klioris
McLintock!
(1963)
Agard
Showdown
(1963)
Charlie Reeder
Invitation to a Gunfighter
(1964)
Fiddler
Brainstorm
(1965)
Mr. Clyde
The Sons of Katie Elder
(1965)
Ned Ross
Shenandoah
(1965)
Train Engineer
Nevada Smith
(1966)
Strother (uncredited)
An Eye for an Eye
(1966)
Trumbull
Harper
(1966)
Claude
Cool Hand Luke
(1967)
Captain
The Flim-Flam Man
(1967)
Lovick
The Wild Bunch
(1969)
Coffer
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(1969)
Percy Garris
True Grit
(1969)
Colonel G. Stonehill
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
(1970)
Bowen
Hannie Caulder
(1971)
Rufus Clemens
The Brotherhood of Satan
(1971)
Doc Duncan
Fools' Parade
(1971)
Lee Cottrill
Red Sky at Morning
(1971)
John Cloyd
Pocket Money
(1972)
Bill Garrett
The Mountains of the Moon
(1972)
Sssssss
(1973)
Dr. Carl Stoner
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
(1973)
Buckshot
Hard Times
(1975)
Poe
One of Our Own
(1975)
LeRoy Atkins
Mitzi & 100 Guys
(1975)
Self
Rooster Cogburn
(1975)
Shanghai McCoy
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
(1976)
Billy
Slap Shot
(1977)
Joe McGrath
Up in Smoke
(1978)
Mr. Stoner
The End
(1978)
Dr. Waldo Kling
Steel Cowboy
(1978)
Pinky Pincus
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
(1978)
Turtle Ranch Boss
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
(1978)
Old Hollander
Love and Bullets
(1979)
Louis Monk
Nightwing
(1979)
Selwyn
The Villain
(1979)
Parody Jones
The Champ
(1979)
Riley
Better Late Than Never
(1979)
J.D. Ashcroft
The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla
(1980)
George Westinghouse
Hotwire
(1980)
The Weasel
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
(2004)
Self (archive footage)