Strother Martin

Actor

Born March 26, 1919 in Kokomo, Indiana, USA. Died August 1, 1980.

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."

Acting

Hotwire
Film, 1980
as The Weasel
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
Film, 1980
as George Westinghouse
Better Late Than Never
Film, 1979
as J.D. Ashcroft
The Villain
Film, 1979
as Parody Jones
The Champ
Film, 1979
as Riley
Nightwing
Film, 1979
as Selwyn
Love and Bullets
Film, 1979
as Louis Monk
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Film, 1978
as Old Hollander
Steel Cowboy
Film, 1978
as Pinky Pincus
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Film, 1978
as Turtle Ranch Boss
Vega$
TV series, 1978
1 episode
Up in Smoke
Film, 1978
as Mr. Stoner
The End
Film, 1978
as Dr. Waldo Kling
Slap Shot
Film, 1977
as Joe McGrath
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Film, 1976
as Billy
Rooster Cogburn
Film, 1975
as Shanghai McCoy
Hard Times
Film, 1975
as Poe
One of Our Own
Film, 1975
as LeRoy Atkins
Baretta
TV series, 1975
3 episodes
The Rockford Files
TV series, 1974
as Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers
Movin' On
TV series, 1974
1 episode
Paper Moon
TV series, 1974
1 episode
Petrocelli
TV series, 1974
as Clate Dobie
Sssssss
Film, 1973
as Dr. Carl Stoner
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
Film, 1973
as Buckshot
Hawkins
TV series, 1973
as R.J. Hawkins
The Rookies
TV series, 1972
1 episode
Pocket Money
Film, 1972
as Bill Garrett
The Flim Flam Man
Film, 1972
as Lovick
Hannie Caulder
Film, 1971
as Rufus Clemens