Strother Martin
Acting
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."
Born: March 26, 1919
Place of Birth: Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as The Weasel
as George Westinghouse
as J.D. Ashcroft
as Parody Jones
as Riley
as Selwyn
as Louis Monk
as Old Hollander
as Pinky Pincus
as Turtle Ranch Boss
as Mr. Stoner
as Dr. Waldo Kling
as Joe McGrath
as Shanghai McCoy
as Self - Host
as Poe
as LeRoy Atkins
as Self
as Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers
as Clate Dobie
as Dr. Carl Stoner
as Buckshot
as R.J. Hawkins
as Bill Garrett
as Rufus Clemens
as Zachariah
as Lee Cottrill
as Doc Duncan
as John Cloyd
as Bowen
as Percy Garris
as Terry Riggs
as Coffer
as Colonel G. Stonehill
as Tyrone Lovey
as Nanyface
as Willard Knox
as O'Keefe
as Captain
as Paul Rooney
as The Rev. Mr. Anderson
as Lovick
as Charlie Coogan
as Strother (uncredited)
as Trumbull
as Claude
as Nerim
as Dan'l Hawks
as Fludd
as Holly Amberton
as Meeker
as Ned Ross
as Train Engineer
as Mr. Clyde
as Fiddler
as Solomon Tarbot
as Agard
as Deputy Shirky Saulter
as Taxi Driver
as Charlie Reeder
as Finley
as Luther Watson
as Floyd
as Harper Worthington Yates
as Benny Kohler
as Frank Geray
as Parson
as Dog Boy
as Jess
as Mothershed
as Lonnie Stern
as Joad Bruder
as Cole Younger
as Little Meredith Smith
as Yuri
as Virgil
as Ben Stocker
as Thurm
as Pit Thatcher
as Bates
as Charles Sloane
as Polk Blackston
as Earle Eheeler
as Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
as Benny French
as Pete Gibson
as Joe Mead
as Gerald Sommers
as Roy Hutchinson
as Petey
as Carew
as Fred Coombs
as Pokey
as Thorny
as Renton
as Ingersol
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Nihka (uncredited)
as Pvt. Dan O'Hirons
as Stillman
as Landry Kersh
as Mr. Stooler
as Cooter
as Ed Davey
as Dooley
as Dillard
as Rowley
as Gene Bunch
as Billy
as Timble
as Ben Snow
as Airman
as Harvey Wallace
as Pete Hill
as Father (uncredited)
as Scotty
as Buckshot
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
as Pete Dutton
as Nick Davis
as Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)
as Co-Pilot
as Gunnery Officer Daly
as Obie
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Wilkins
as Co-pilot
as Old Hollander
as Man in Coffee Shop
as Bellhop
as Teeples
as Corporal (voice) (uncredited)
as Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)
as Springboard Diver (uncredited)
as William Doldy (uncredited)