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Strother Martin

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Born: March 26, 1919 in Kokomo, Indiana, USA

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."

Filmography73 TITLES
Sssssss
5.1
Sssssss1973
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
7.6
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid1969
Cool Hand Luke
7.7
Cool Hand Luke1967
True Grit
7.3
True Grit1969
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
7.0
The Ballad of Cable Hogue1970
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
7.8
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance1962
The Wild Bunch
7.6
The Wild Bunch1969
Nevada Smith
6.7
Nevada Smith1966
A Star Is Born
7.1
A Star Is Born1954
Up in Smoke
6.6
Up in Smoke1978
Slap Shot
6.8
Slap Shot1977
The Sons of Katie Elder
7.0
The Sons of Katie Elder1965
Shenandoah
7.0
Shenandoah1965
The Asphalt Jungle
7.5
The Asphalt Jungle1950
McLintock!
6.6
McLintock!1963
Hard Times
6.8
Hard Times1975
The Horse Soldiers
7.0
The Horse Soldiers1959
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
7.8
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade2004
Hannie Caulder
6.2
Hannie Caulder1971
Cowboy
6.3
Cowboy1958
The Silver Chalice
4.4
The Silver Chalice1954
The Villain
5.7
The Villain1979
Attack
6.8
Attack1956
Harper
6.6
Harper1966
The Champ
7.0
The Champ1979
The Red Badge of Courage
6.4
The Red Badge of Courage1951
Rooster Cogburn
6.4
Rooster Cogburn1975
The End
5.5
The End1978
Love and Bullets
5.9
Love and Bullets1979
The Shaggy Dog
6.2
The Shaggy Dog1959
Kiss Me Deadly
7.2
Kiss Me Deadly1955
The Damned Don't Cry
7.0
The Damned Don't Cry1950
Fools' Parade
6.5
Fools' Parade1971
Pocket Money
5.4
Pocket Money1972
Strategic Air Command
6.0
Strategic Air Command1955
The Wild and the Innocent
6.3
The Wild and the Innocent1959
Drum Beat
6.0
Drum Beat1954
The Flim-Flam Man
7.0
The Flim-Flam Man1967
South Sea Woman
4.4
South Sea Woman1953
World Without End
5.8
World Without End1956
The Big Knife
6.0
The Big Knife1955
The Magnetic Monster
5.6
The Magnetic Monster1953
An Eye for an Eye
7.4
An Eye for an Eye1966
Invitation to a Gunfighter
5.9
Invitation to a Gunfighter1964
The Deadly Companions
5.6
The Deadly Companions1961
Black Patch
5.4
Black Patch1957
Androcles and the Lion
5.8
Androcles and the Lion1952
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
5.0
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday1976
Rhubarb
5.3
Rhubarb1951
One of Our Own
One of Our Own1975
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
7.7
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy1978
Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never1979
Red Sky at Morning
6.7
Red Sky at Morning1971
Brainstorm
6.0
Brainstorm1965
Nightwing
4.7
Nightwing1979
Steel Cowboy
Steel Cowboy1978
Sanctuary
5.0
Sanctuary1961
The Mountains of the Moon
The Mountains of the Moon1967
The Black Whip
The Black Whip1956
Showdown
5.9
Showdown1963
Bitter Heritage
Bitter Heritage1958
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
6.2
The Secret of Nikola Tesla1980
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Mitzi & 100 Guys1975
The Brotherhood of Satan
5.7
The Brotherhood of Satan1971
Johnny Concho
3.7
Johnny Concho1956
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
The Boy and the Bronc Buster1973
Storm Over Tibet
6.0
Storm Over Tibet1952
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Stubby Pringle's Christmas1978
Copper Sky
6.0
Copper Sky1957
World for Ransom
5.1
World for Ransom1954
The Flim Flam Man
The Flim Flam Man1972
Target Zero
5.3
Target Zero1955
Hotwire
5.0
Hotwire1980