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Strother Martin

Strother Martin

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​

Personal information

Birthday

1919-03-26

Birth Place

Kokomo, Indiana, USA

Movies and TV shows :

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77 Sunset Strip

1958

6.7

TV
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1954

7.1

Movie
An Eye for an Eye

An Eye for an Eye

1966

7.5

Movie
Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

1952

5.8

Movie
Attack

Attack

1956

6.7

Movie
poster

Baretta

1975

6.4

TV
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Ben Casey

1961

5.7

TV
Better Late Than Never

Better Late Than Never

1979

0.0

Movie
Bitter Heritage

Bitter Heritage

1958

0.0

Movie
Black Patch

Black Patch

1957

5.5

Movie
poster

Black Saddle

1959

6.0

TV
poster

Bonanza

1959

7.5

TV
Brainstorm

Brainstorm

1965

6.2

Movie
poster

Broken Arrow

1956

5.0

TV
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969

7.6

Movie
poster

Cavalcade of America

1952

3.5

TV
Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke

1967

7.7

Movie
Copper Sky

Copper Sky

1957

6.0

Movie
Cowboy

Cowboy

1958

6.3

Movie
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Crossroads

1955

5.0

TV
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Dangerous Assignment

1952

3.5

TV
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Daniel Boone

1964

6.9

TV
poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

5.5

TV
poster

Dragnet

1951

6.5

TV
Drum Beat

Drum Beat

1954

6.1

Movie
Fools' Parade

Fools' Parade

1971

6.8

Movie
poster

Four Star Playhouse

1952

6.1

TV
poster

General Electric Theater

1953

6.0

TV
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Gilligan's Island

1964

7.4

TV
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Gunsmoke

1955

6.5

TV
poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

8.7

TV
Hannie Caulder

Hannie Caulder

1971

6.2

Movie
Hard Times

Hard Times

1975

6.7

Movie
Harper

Harper

1966

6.7

Movie
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Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

7.4

TV
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Hawkins

1973

7.2

TV
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He & She

1967

4.7

TV
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Hotel de Paree

1959

5.0

TV
Hotwire

Hotwire

1980

5.0

Movie
poster

I Love Lucy

1951

8.0

TV
Invitation to a Gunfighter

Invitation to a Gunfighter

1964

5.9

Movie
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It Takes a Thief

1968

7.0

TV
poster

Jefferson Drum

1958

4.5

TV
Johnny Concho

Johnny Concho

1956

3.7

Movie
Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly

1955

7.2

Movie
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Lassie

1954

6.1

TV
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Lawman

1958

5.4

TV
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Lost in Space

1965

7.1

TV
Love and Bullets

Love and Bullets

1979

5.8

Movie
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Love, American Style

1969

5.8

TV
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Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969

6.5

TV
poster

Matinee Theater

1955

4.6

TV
McLintock!

McLintock!

1963

6.5

Movie
Mitzi & 100 Guys

Mitzi & 100 Guys

1975

0.0

Movie
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Movin' On

1974

6.8

TV
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Navy Log

1955

4.5

TV
Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

1966

6.8

Movie
poster

Nichols

1971

5.0

TV
Nightwing

Nightwing

1979

4.8

Movie
One of Our Own

One of Our Own

1975

0.0

Movie
poster

Panic!

1957

0.0

TV
poster

Paper Moon

1974

6.3

TV
Pericles on 31st Street

Pericles on 31st Street

1962

0.0

Movie
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Perry Mason

1957

7.7

TV
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Pete and Gladys

1960

6.5

TV
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Petrocelli

1974

7.0

TV
Pocket Money

Pocket Money

1972

5.4

Movie
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Profiles in Courage

1964

5.0

TV
poster

Rawhide

1959

7.1

TV
Red Sky at Morning

Red Sky at Morning

1971

6.7

Movie
Rhubarb

Rhubarb

1951

5.5

Movie
Rooster Cogburn

Rooster Cogburn

1975

6.4

Movie
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Run for Your Life

1965

7.2

TV
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004

7.3

Movie
Sanctuary

Sanctuary

1961

5.3

Movie
poster

Saturday Night Live

1975

6.9

TV
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

7.0

TV
Shenandoah

Shenandoah

1965

6.8

Movie
Showdown

Showdown

1963

5.9

Movie
Slap Shot

Slap Shot

1977

6.8

Movie
South Sea Woman

South Sea Woman

1953

5.4

Movie
Sssssss

Sssssss

1973

5.2

Movie
Steel Cowboy

Steel Cowboy

1978

0.0

Movie
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

1978

7.8

Movie
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Stoney Burke

1962

5.7

TV
Storm Over Tibet

Storm Over Tibet

1952

6.0

Movie
Strategic Air Command

Strategic Air Command

1955

6.1

Movie
Stubby Pringle's Christmas

Stubby Pringle's Christmas

1978

0.0

Movie
poster

Studio 57

1954

0.0

TV
Target Zero

Target Zero

1955

5.3

Movie
poster

Tarzan

1966

6.7

TV
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Telephone Time

1956

6.3

TV
poster

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956

3.7

TV
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

1950

7.5

Movie
The Ballad of Cable Hogue

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

1970

7.0

Movie
The Big Knife

The Big Knife

1955

5.9

Movie
poster

The Big Valley

1965

6.0

TV
The Black Whip

The Black Whip

1956

0.0

Movie
The Boy and the Bronc Buster: Part 1

The Boy and the Bronc Buster: Part 1

1973

0.0

Movie
The Brotherhood of Satan

The Brotherhood of Satan

1971

5.8

Movie
The Champ

The Champ

1979

7.0

Movie
poster

The Dakotas

1963

5.7

TV
The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

1950

7.1

Movie
poster

The Danny Thomas Hour

1967

5.0

TV
The Deadly Companions

The Deadly Companions

1961

5.6

Movie
poster

The Dick Van Dyke Show

1961

7.4

TV
The End

The End

1978

5.5

Movie
The Flim-Flam Man

The Flim-Flam Man

1967

7.0

Movie
poster

The Fugitive

1963

7.2

TV
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

1976

5.0

Movie
poster

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967

6.3

TV
The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers

1959

6.9

Movie
poster

The Invaders

1967

6.8

TV
poster

The Legend of Jesse James

1965

4.8

TV
poster

The Lieutenant

1963

6.0

TV
poster

The Lone Wolf

1954

7.0

TV
The Magnetic Monster

The Magnetic Monster

1953

5.6

Movie
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962

7.8

Movie
poster

The Millionaire

1955

5.0

TV
The Mountains of the Moon

The Mountains of the Moon

1967

0.0

Movie
poster

The Name of the Game

1968

6.8

TV
poster

The New Breed

1961

7.0

TV
poster

The Rebel

1959

5.3

TV
The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage

1951

6.4

Movie
poster

The Rockford Files

1974

7.5

TV
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The Rookies

1972

6.9

TV
The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla

The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla

1980

6.1

Movie
The Shaggy Dog

The Shaggy Dog

1959

6.1

Movie
The Silver Chalice

The Silver Chalice

1954

4.5

Movie
The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

7.0

Movie
poster

The Texan

1958

5.5

TV
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
poster

The Twilight Zone

1959

8.4

TV
The Villain

The Villain

1979

5.7

Movie
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The Virginian

1962

6.4

TV
The Wild and the Innocent

The Wild and the Innocent

1959

6.3

Movie
The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

1969

7.6

Movie
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Trackdown

1957

6.4

TV
True Grit

True Grit

1969

7.4

Movie
Up in Smoke

Up in Smoke

1978

6.7

Movie
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Vega$

1978

7.0

TV
World for Ransom

World for Ransom

1954

5.0

Movie
World Without End

World Without End

1956

5.7

Movie