Acting
Strother Martin
1919 · Kokomo, Indiana, USA
30 films
Bio
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."
Filmography
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Percy Garris
Cool Hand Luke
Captain
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Floyd
Sssssss
Dr. Carl Stoner
True Grit
Colonel G. Stonehill
Harper
Claude
The Wild Bunch
Coffer
Pocket Money
Bill Garrett
McLintock!
Agard
The Sons of Katie Elder
Ned Ross
Fools' Parade
Lee Cottrill
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Bowen