Strother Martin
Acting
Born 1919-03-26
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
Popular credits
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Percy Garris
Cool Hand Luke
Captain
The Wild Bunch
Coffer
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Floyd
The Twilight Zone
Mothershed
True Grit
Colonel G. Stonehill
Up in Smoke
Mr. Stoner
The Asphalt Jungle
William Doldy (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Bonanza
Lonnie Stern
Bonanza
Joad Bruder
Bonanza
Cole Younger
Bonanza
Little Meredith Smith
Bonanza
Yuri
Slap Shot
Joe McGrath
Kiss Me Deadly
Harvey Wallace
A Star Is Born
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
The Sons of Katie Elder
Ned Ross
The Horse Soldiers
Virgil
McLintock!
Agard