Strother Martin
Known for: Acting
Born: March 25, 1919 in Kokomo, Indiana, USA - Died: July 31, 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."
Known for
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7.7
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Cool Hand Luke
Captain
1967
Drama
7.6
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The Wild Bunch
Coffer
1969
Western
7.6
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Percy Garris
1969
Adventure
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Mitzi & 100 Guys
Self
1975
Music
6.7
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Nevada Smith
Strother (uncredited)
1966
Western
6.8
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Hard Times
Poe
1975
Drama
7.8
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Floyd
1962
Western
6.8
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Slap Shot
Joe McGrath
1977
Comedy
6.6
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Up in Smoke
Mr. Stoner
1978
Adventure
7.0
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The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Bowen
1970
Comedy
6.2
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Hannie Caulder
Rufus Clemens
1971
Drama
6.8
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Attack
Ingersol
1956
Drama
6.0
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Brainstorm
Mr. Clyde
1965
Thriller
5.5
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The End
Dr. Waldo Kling
1978
Comedy
5.7
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The Brotherhood of Satan
Doc Duncan
1971
Horror
6.6
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McLintock!
Agard
1963
Western
5.9
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Love and Bullets
Louis Monk
1979
Crime
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The Boy and the Bronc Buster
Buckshot
1973
Adventure
7.0
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The Sons of Katie Elder
Ned Ross
1965
Western
5.4
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Pocket Money
Bill Garrett
1972
Comedy
6.3
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The Wild and the Innocent
Ben Stocker
1959
Western
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True Grit
Colonel G. Stonehill
1969
Western
5.6
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The Deadly Companions
Parson
1961
Western
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Nightwing
Selwyn
1979
Horror