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Strother Martin

Acting · Born March 26, 1919 · Kokomo, 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."

Movies with Strother Martin

• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) — Percy Garris
• Cool Hand Luke (1967) — Captain
• The Wild Bunch (1969) — Coffer
• The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — Floyd
• True Grit (1969) — Colonel G. Stonehill
• A Star Is Born (1954) — Delivery Boy (uncredited)
• Sssssss (1973) — Dr. Carl Stoner
• The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) — Ned Ross
• The Asphalt Jungle (1950) — William Doldy (uncredited)
• Up in Smoke (1978) — Mr. Stoner
• Hard Times (1975) — Poe
• The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) — Bowen

TV shows with Strother Martin

• Hawkins (1973) — R.J. Hawkins