Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1919-03-26
Day of Death
1980-08-01
Place of Birth
Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Strother Martin
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."
Filmography (73)
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
⭐ 6.0
Role:
The Weasel
Hotwire
1980
⭐ 6.2
Role:
George Westinghouse
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
1980
⭐ 9.0
Role:
J.D. Ashcroft
Better Late Than Never
1979
⭐ 5.7
Role:
Parody Jones
The Villain
1979
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Riley
The Champ
1979
⭐ 4.8
Role:
Selwyn
Nightwing
1979
⭐ 5.9
Role:
Louis Monk
Love and Bullets
1979
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Old Hollander
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
1978
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Pinky Pincus
Steel Cowboy
1978
⭐ 7.9
Role:
Turtle Ranch Boss
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
1978
⭐ 6.7
Role:
Mr. Stoner
Up in Smoke
1978
⭐ 5.6
Role:
Dr. Waldo Kling
The End
1978
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Joe McGrath
Slap Shot
1977
⭐ 5.1
Role:
Billy
