Strother Martin
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1919-03-26 – 1980-08-01
Place of birth: Kokomo, Indiana, USA
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."
Known for
Cool Hand Luke
1967Captain
The Wild Bunch
1969Coffer
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969Percy Garris
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975Self
Nevada Smith
1966Strother (uncredited)
Hard Times
1975Poe
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962Floyd
Slap Shot
1977Joe McGrath
Up in Smoke
1978Mr. Stoner
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970Bowen
Hannie Caulder
1971Rufus Clemens
Attack
1956Ingersol
Brainstorm
1965Mr. Clyde
The End
1978Dr. Waldo Kling
The Brotherhood of Satan
1971Doc Duncan
McLintock!
1963Agard
Love and Bullets
1979Louis Monk
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
1973Buckshot
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965Ned Ross