Acting

Strother Martin

1919–1980 · Acting

69.3avg grm

10titles

#159best rank

best title · #159 on siteCool Hand Luke1967 · as Captain80.5

Bio

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

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1980s1 title

The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla1980 · as George Westinghouse56.8

1970s4 titles

Slap Shot1977 · as McGrath69.3 H

Hard Times1975 · as Poe68.1 H

Hawkins1973 · as R.J. Hawkins · series63.6 B

The Ballad of Cable Hogue1970 · as Bowen54.3

1960s4 titles

The Wild Bunch1969 · as Coffer78.8 B

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid1969 · as Percy Garris76.8 T

True Grit1969 · as Col. G. Stonehill72.8 C

Cool Hand Luke1967 · as Captain80.5

1950s1 title

Kiss Me Deadly1955 · as Harvey Wallace71.4

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Strother Martin

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born1919

died1980

known forActing

titles on site10

best title rank#159 · Cool Hand Luke (1967)

avg GRM69.3

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

ranked on this site

1980s

1 title

56.8The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla1980 · as George Westinghouse

1970s

4 titles

69.3Slap Shot1977 · as McGrath H

68.1Hard Times1975 · as Poe H

63.6Hawkins1973 · as R.J. Hawkins · series B

54.3The Ballad of Cable Hogue1970 · as Bowen

1960s

4 titles

78.8The Wild Bunch1969 · as Coffer B

76.8Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid1969 · as Percy Garris T

72.8True Grit1969 · as Col. G. Stonehill C

80.5Cool Hand Luke1967 · as Captain

1950s

1 title

71.4Kiss Me Deadly1955 · as Harvey Wallace

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