ACTOR · FROM KOKOMO, USA
Strother Martin
1919–1980143 credits since 1950
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ABOUT STROTHER
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."
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born26 March 1919
Died1 August 1980
BirthplaceKokomo, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora91 of 143 titles
Known for
The titles people know Strother from.
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 91
- Average IMDb
- 7.0
- Highest rated
- The Twilight ZoneIMDb 9.0
- Working since
- 1950
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 1980s
2 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average
as The Weasel
Movieas George Westinghouse
The 1970s
33 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average
as J.D. Ashcroft
Movieas Parody Jones
Movieas Riley
Movieas Selwyn
Movieas Louis Monk
as Old Hollander
as Pinky Pincus
as Turtle Ranch Boss
The 1960s
44 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average
Series1 episode
Movieas Percy Garris
Seriesas Terry Riggs · 1 episode
Movieas Coffer
Movieas Colonel G. Stonehill
Seriesas Tyrone Lovey · 2 episodes
Seriesas Nanyface · 1 episode
Seriesas Willard Knox · 1 episode
The 1950s
64 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average
Seriesas Jess · 1 episode
Hotel de Paree
Not on Cineora31 episodes
Seriesas Mothershed · 1 episode
Seriesas Lonnie Stern · 1 episode
Movieas Virgil
Movieas Ben Stocker
Movieas Thurm
as Pit Thatcher · 1 episode
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Strother’s titles.
Paul NewmanButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Cool Hand Luke and 4 more
John WayneThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, True Grit and 4 more
Lucien BallardCinematographer · The Wild Bunch, True Grit and 4 more
Frank De VolComposer · Kiss Me Deadly, McLintock! and 3 more
William H. ClothierCinematographer · The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, McLintock! and 3 more
Robert AldrichDirector · Kiss Me Deadly, Attack and 2 more
James StewartThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Shenandoah and 2 more
