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Strother Martin

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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."

Filmography73 films
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  1. Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade2004
  2. Hotwire1980
  3. The Secret of Nikola Tesla1980
  4. Better Late Than Never1979
  5. The Villain1979
  6. The Champ1979
  7. Nightwing1979
  8. Love and Bullets1979
  9. Stubby Pringle's Christmas1978
  10. Steel Cowboy1978
  11. Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy1978
  12. Up in Smoke1978
  13. The End1978
  14. Slap Shot1977
  15. The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday1976
  16. Rooster Cogburn1975
  17. Hard Times1975
  18. One of Our Own1975
  19. Mitzi & 100 Guys1975
  20. Sssssss1973
  21. The Boy and the Bronc Buster1973
  22. Pocket Money1972
  23. The Flim Flam Man1972
  24. Hannie Caulder1971
  25. Fools' Parade1971
  26. The Brotherhood of Satan1971
  27. Red Sky at Morning1971
  28. The Ballad of Cable Hogue1970
  29. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid1969
  30. The Wild Bunch1969
  31. True Grit1969
  32. The Mountains of the Moon1967
  33. Cool Hand Luke1967
  34. The Flim-Flam Man1967
  35. Nevada Smith1966
  36. An Eye for an Eye1966
  37. Harper1966
  38. The Sons of Katie Elder1965
  39. Shenandoah1965
  40. Brainstorm1965
  41. Invitation to a Gunfighter1964
  42. McLintock!1963
  43. Showdown1963
  44. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance1962
  45. The Deadly Companions1961
  46. Sanctuary1961
  47. The Horse Soldiers1959
  48. The Wild and the Innocent1959
  49. The Shaggy Dog1959
  50. Bitter Heritage1958
  51. Cowboy1958
  52. Black Patch1957
  53. Copper Sky1957
  54. The Black Whip1956
  55. Attack1956
  56. Johnny Concho1956
  57. World Without End1956
  58. Target Zero1955
  59. The Big Knife1955
  60. Kiss Me Deadly1955
  61. Strategic Air Command1955
  62. The Silver Chalice1954
  63. Drum Beat1954
  64. A Star Is Born1954
  65. World for Ransom1954
  66. South Sea Woman1953
  67. The Magnetic Monster1953
  68. Androcles and the Lion1952
  69. Storm Over Tibet1952
  70. The Red Badge of Courage1951
  71. Rhubarb1951
  72. The Damned Don't Cry1950
  73. The Asphalt Jungle1950
  1. Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade2004
  2. Hotwire1980
  3. The Secret of Nikola Tesla1980