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Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Known For:Acting
Gender:Male
Birthday:1919-03-26
Place of Birth:Kokomo, Indiana, USA
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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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Strother Martin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​
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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade 7.3 2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Documentary TV Movie
Hotwire 5 1980
Hotwire
Action Comedy
The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla 6.1 1980
The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla
Drama
Better Late Than Never 0 1979
Better Late Than Never
Comedy Drama TV Movie
The Villain 5.7 1979
The Villain
Comedy Western
The Champ 7 1979
The Champ
Drama
Nightwing 4.9 1979
Nightwing
Horror
Love and Bullets 5.8 1979
Love and Bullets
Crime Drama Action
Stubby Pringle's Christmas 0 1978
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Drama
Steel Cowboy 0 1978
Steel Cowboy
Crime Drama TV Movie
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy 7.8 1978
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Comedy TV Movie
Vega$ 6.9 1978
Vega$
Drama Crime
Up in Smoke 6.7 1978
Up in Smoke
Comedy
The End 5.4 1978
The End
Comedy
Slap Shot 6.9 1977
Slap Shot
Comedy Drama
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday 5 1976
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Comedy Western
Rooster Cogburn 6.5 1975
Rooster Cogburn
Adventure Drama Western
Saturday Night Live 6.9 1975
Saturday Night Live
Comedy News
Hard Times 6.7 1975
Hard Times
Drama Action Crime
One of Our Own 0 1975
One of Our Own
Drama TV Movie
Mitzi & 100 Guys 0 1975
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Music Comedy TV Movie
Baretta 6.2 1975
Baretta
Crime Drama Mystery
The Rockford Files 7.4 1974
The Rockford Files
Crime Drama Mystery
Paper Moon 6.3 1974
Paper Moon
Comedy Drama
Movin' On 6.8 1974
Movin' On
Drama Action & Adventure
Sssssss 5.2 1973
Sssssss
Horror Science Fiction
The Boy and the Bronc Buster: Part 1 0 1973
The Boy and the Bronc Buster: Part 1
Hawkins 7.2 1973
Hawkins
Mystery
The Rookies 6.9 1972
The Rookies
Drama Crime
Pocket Money 5.4 1972
Pocket Money
Comedy Western Adventure
Hannie Caulder 6.3 1971
Hannie Caulder
Drama Western Crime
Nichols 5 1971
Nichols
Western
Fools' Parade 6.8 1971
Fools' Parade
Comedy Drama Thriller
The Brotherhood of Satan 6 1971
The Brotherhood of Satan
Horror
Red Sky at Morning 6.7 1971
Red Sky at Morning
Drama Romance
The Ballad of Cable Hogue 7 1970
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Comedy Western Action
Marcus Welby, M.D. 6.5 1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Drama
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 7.6 1969
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Western
The Wild Bunch 7.6 1969
The Wild Bunch
Western
True Grit 7.4 1969
True Grit
Western
The Name of the Game 6.8 1968
The Name of the Game
Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Mountains of the Moon 0 1967
The Mountains of the Moon
Adventure
Cool Hand Luke 7.7 1967
Cool Hand Luke
Action Drama Crime
The Guns of Will Sonnett 5.7 1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Western
He & She 4.7 1967
He & She
Comedy
The Flim-Flam Man 7 1967
The Flim-Flam Man
Comedy
The Invaders 6.8 1967
The Invaders
Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama
Tarzan 6.7 1966
Tarzan
Action & Adventure Drama
Nevada Smith 6.8 1966
Nevada Smith
Western
An Eye for an Eye 7.5 1966
An Eye for an Eye
Western
Harper 6.6 1966
Harper
Mystery Crime Thriller
The Big Valley 5.9 1965
The Big Valley
Western Drama
Lost in Space 7 1965
Lost in Space
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Comedy
The Legend of Jesse James 4.8 1965
The Legend of Jesse James
Western Drama
Run for Your Life 7.2 1965
Run for Your Life
Drama
The Sons of Katie Elder 7.1 1965
The Sons of Katie Elder
Western
Shenandoah 6.8 1965
Shenandoah
Western War
Brainstorm 6.2 1965
Brainstorm
Thriller
Profiles in Courage 5 1964
Profiles in Courage
War & Politics Drama
Invitation to a Gunfighter 5.9 1964
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Romance Western
Gilligan's Island 7.4 1964
Gilligan's Island
Comedy Family
Daniel Boone 6.9 1964
Daniel Boone
Action & Adventure Western
McLintock! 6.6 1963
McLintock!
Western Comedy
The Fugitive 7.2 1963
The Fugitive
Action & Adventure Drama Mystery
The Lieutenant 6 1963
The Lieutenant
Drama
Showdown 5.9 1963
Showdown
Western
The Dakotas 5.7 1963
The Dakotas
Western
Stoney Burke 5.7 1962
Stoney Burke
Western
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.3 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Talk
The Virginian 6.3 1962
The Virginian
Western Drama
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 7.8 1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Western
Pericles on 31st Street 0 1962
Pericles on 31st Street
Comedy Drama TV Movie
The New Breed 7 1961
The New Breed
Drama
Ben Casey 5.7 1961
Ben Casey
Drama
The Deadly Companions 5.6 1961
The Deadly Companions
Western
Sanctuary 5.3 1961
Sanctuary
Drama
Pete and Gladys 6.5 1960
Pete and Gladys
Comedy
The Rebel 5.3 1959
The Rebel
Western
Hotel de Paree 5 1959
Hotel de Paree
Western
The Twilight Zone 8.4 1959
The Twilight Zone
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Mystery Drama
Bonanza 7.5 1959
Bonanza
Western Action & Adventure Drama Family
The Horse Soldiers 7 1959
The Horse Soldiers
Western War
The Wild and the Innocent 6.3 1959
The Wild and the Innocent
Western
The Shaggy Dog 6.1 1959
The Shaggy Dog
Comedy Family Fantasy
Black Saddle 5.7 1959
Black Saddle
Western Drama
Rawhide 7 1959
Rawhide
Western Documentary Drama
77 Sunset Strip 6.7 1958
77 Sunset Strip
Crime Drama Mystery
Lawman 5.4 1958
Lawman
Western
The Texan 5.5 1958
The Texan
Western
Bitter Heritage 0 1958
Bitter Heritage
TV Movie Western
Jefferson Drum 4.5 1958
Jefferson Drum
Western
Cowboy 6.3 1958
Cowboy
Western
Trackdown 6.4 1957
Trackdown
Western Action & Adventure
Perry Mason 7.6 1957
Perry Mason
Mystery Drama Crime
Black Patch 5.5 1957
Black Patch
Action Western Romance Adventure
Have Gun, Will Travel 7.4 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Western Action & Adventure Drama
Copper Sky 6 1957
Copper Sky
Western
Panic! 0 1957
Panic!
Drama
The Black Whip 0 1956
The Black Whip
Western
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 5.5 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Western Drama
Broken Arrow 5 1956
Broken Arrow
Western
Attack 6.7 1956
Attack
Drama War
The Adventures of Jim Bowie 3.7 1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Western
Johnny Concho 3.7 1956
Johnny Concho
Western
Telephone Time 6.3 1956
Telephone Time
Drama
World Without End 5.7 1956
World Without End
Adventure Romance Science Fiction
Target Zero 5.3 1955
Target Zero
War
Matinee Theater 3.3 1955
Matinee Theater
Drama
The Big Knife 5.9 1955
The Big Knife
Crime Drama
Crossroads 5 1955
Crossroads
Drama
Navy Log 4.5 1955
Navy Log
War & Politics Drama
Gunsmoke 6.5 1955
Gunsmoke
Western Action & Adventure Drama
Strategic Air Command 6.1 1955
Strategic Air Command
Action Drama
Kiss Me Deadly 7.2 1955
Kiss Me Deadly
Mystery Thriller Crime
The Millionaire 5 1955
The Millionaire
Drama
The Silver Chalice 4.5 1954
The Silver Chalice
Drama Romance History
Drum Beat 6.1 1954
Drum Beat
Western
A Star Is Born 7.1 1954
A Star Is Born
Drama Music Romance
Studio 57 0 1954
Studio 57
Drama Family
Lassie 6.1 1954
Lassie
Action & Adventure Drama Family Comedy
World for Ransom 5 1954
World for Ransom
Drama Action Thriller
The Lone Wolf 0 1954
The Lone Wolf
South Sea Woman 5.4 1953
South Sea Woman
Adventure Comedy Romance War
The Magnetic Monster 5.6 1953
The Magnetic Monster
Science Fiction
General Electric Theater 5.5 1953
General Electric Theater
Comedy Drama
Androcles and the Lion 5.8 1952
Androcles and the Lion
Comedy
Cavalcade of America 3.5 1952
Cavalcade of America
Drama
Four Star Playhouse 5.7 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Drama Comedy
Storm Over Tibet 6 1952
Storm Over Tibet
Adventure
Dangerous Assignment 3.5 1952
Dangerous Assignment
Action & Adventure
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Drama
Dragnet 6.4 1951
Dragnet
Drama Crime
I Love Lucy 8 1951
I Love Lucy
Comedy Family
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 6 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Drama Comedy
The Red Badge of Courage 6.4 1951
The Red Badge of Courage
War
Rhubarb 5.5 1951
Rhubarb
Comedy Family
The Asphalt Jungle 7.5 1950
The Asphalt Jungle
Crime Drama
  • name：Strother Martin
  • Known For：Acting
  • Gender：Male
  • Birthday：1919-03-26
  • Place of Birth：Kokomo, Indiana, USA
  • Also Known As：
  • 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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Strother Martin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​
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