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Strother Martin
Actor 1919 - 1980

Strother Martin

Kokomo, Indiana, USA

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."

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18 roles
Shot from Hard Times
Character Poe

Hard Times

1975

Shot from True Grit
Character Colonel G. Stonehill

True Grit

1969

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Character Percy Garris
Shot from Cool Hand Luke
Character Captain
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Character Sgt. Ingersol

Attack

1956

Tajna Nikole Tesle No snapshots yet
Character George Westinghouse
Love and Bullets No snapshots yet
Character Louis Monk
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Character Selwyn

Nightwing

1979

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Character Riley

The Champ

1979

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Character Parody Jones
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Character Dr. Waldo Kling

The End

1978

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Character Mr. Stoner
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Character Joe McGrath

Slap Shot

1977

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Character Shanghai McCoy
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Character Dr. Carl Stoner

Sssssss

1973

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Character Bill Garrett
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Character Rufus Clemens
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Character Doc Duncan

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

48 titles
Tajna Nikole Tesle
Tajna Nikole Tesle 1980
The Villain
The Villain 1979
The Champ
The Champ 1979
Nightwing
Nightwing 1979
Love and Bullets
Love and Bullets 1979
Up in Smoke
Up in Smoke 1978
The End
The End 1978
Slap Shot
Slap Shot 1977
Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn 1975
Hard Times
Hard Times 1975
Sssssss
Sssssss 1973
Pocket Money
Pocket Money 1972
The Brotherhood of Satan
The Brotherhood of Satan 1971
Hannie Caulder
Hannie Caulder 1971
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue 1970
True Grit
True Grit 1969
The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch 1969
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969
The Flim-Flam Man
The Flim-Flam Man 1967
Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke 1967
Nevada Smith
Nevada Smith 1966
Harper
Harper 1966
The Sons of Katie Elder
The Sons of Katie Elder 1965
Shenandoah
Shenandoah 1965
Brainstorm
Brainstorm 1965
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Invitation to a Gunfighter 1964
Showdown
Showdown 1963
McLintock!
McLintock! 1963
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962
The Deadly Companions
The Deadly Companions 1961
The Shaggy Dog
The Shaggy Dog 1959
The Horse Soldiers
The Horse Soldiers 1959
Cowboy
Cowboy 1958
Black Patch
Black Patch 1957
World Without End
World Without End 1956
Johnny Concho
Johnny Concho 1956
Attack
Attack 1956
The Big Knife
The Big Knife 1955
Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command 1955
Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss Me Deadly 1955
The Silver Chalice
The Silver Chalice 1954
Drum Beat
Drum Beat 1954
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born 1954
The Magnetic Monster
The Magnetic Monster 1953
Androcles and the Lion
Androcles and the Lion 1952
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage 1951
The Damned Don't Cry
The Damned Don't Cry 1950
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle 1950

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