Strother Martin
Known for ActingBorn 1919-03-26 — died 1980-08-01Kokomo, Indiana, USA
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
Sssssss
1973 · as Dr. Carl Stoner
True Grit
1969 · as Colonel G. Stonehill
Cool Hand Luke
1967 · as Captain
Hard Times
1975 · as Poe
The Wild Bunch
1969 · as Coffer
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969 · as Percy Garris
Slap Shot
1977 · as Joe McGrath
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 · as Floyd
Harper
1966 · as Claude
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965 · as Ned Ross
McLintock!
1963 · as Agard
Up in Smoke
1978 · as Mr. Stoner
A Star Is Born
1954 · as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Hannie Caulder
1971 · as Rufus Clemens
The Horse Soldiers
1959 · as Virgil
Rooster Cogburn
1975 · as Shanghai McCoy
The Villain
1979 · as Parody Jones
The Asphalt Jungle
1950 · as William Doldy (uncredited)