Strother Martin
Acting
March 26, 1919
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."
Movies
Sssssss
1973
Fools' Parade
1971
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
The Champ
1979
Target Zero
1955
The Villain
1979
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975
Rooster Cogburn
1975
Cool Hand Luke
1967
Shenandoah
1965
True Grit
1969
The Black Whip
1956
The Wild Bunch
1969
McLintock!
1963
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
Cowboy
1958
Showdown
1963
Up in Smoke
1978
Harper
1966
Nevada Smith
1966
TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Perry Mason
1957
Perry Mason
1957
Perry Mason
1957
Perry Mason
1957
Bonanza
1959
Bonanza
1959
Bonanza
1959
Bonanza
1959
Bonanza
1959
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Fugitive
1963
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
The Twilight Zone
1959
Lassie
1954
The Virginian
1962
The Virginian
1962
The Rockford Files
1974