Strother Martin

Acting • 166 Credits

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."

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969 ⭐ 3.8
as Percy Garris
Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke

1967 ⭐ 3.9
as Captain
The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

1969 ⭐ 3.8
as Coffer
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962 ⭐ 3.9
as Floyd
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959 ⭐ 4.3
as Mothershed
True Grit

True Grit

1969 ⭐ 3.7
as Colonel G. Stonehill
Up in Smoke

Up in Smoke

1978 ⭐ 3.3
as Mr. Stoner
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

1950 ⭐ 3.8
as William Doldy (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 ⭐ 3.4
as Self - Host
Bonanza

Bonanza

1959 ⭐ 3.8
as Yuri
Slap Shot

Slap Shot

1977 ⭐ 3.4
as Joe McGrath
Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly

1955 ⭐ 3.6
as Harvey Wallace
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1954 ⭐ 3.5
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965 ⭐ 3.5
as Ned Ross
The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers

1959 ⭐ 3.5
as Virgil
McLintock!

McLintock!

1963 ⭐ 3.3
as Agard
Gilligan's Island

Gilligan's Island

1964 ⭐ 3.7
I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

1951 ⭐ 4.0
as Man in Coffee Shop
Hard Times

Hard Times

1975 ⭐ 3.4
as Poe
Rooster Cogburn

Rooster Cogburn

1975 ⭐ 3.2
as Shanghai McCoy
The Ballad of Cable Hogue

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

1970 ⭐ 3.5
as Bowen
The Champ

The Champ

1979 ⭐ 3.5
as Riley
Harper

Harper

1966 ⭐ 3.4
as Claude
Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

1966 ⭐ 3.4
as Strother (uncredited)
The Villain

The Villain

1979 ⭐ 2.9
as Parody Jones
Shenandoah

Shenandoah

1965 ⭐ 3.5
as Train Engineer
Attack

Attack

1956 ⭐ 3.4
as Ingersol
Hannie Caulder

Hannie Caulder

1971 ⭐ 3.1
as Rufus Clemens
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957 ⭐ 3.9
as Roy Hutchinson
Lost in Space

Lost in Space

1965 ⭐ 3.6
as Nerim