Strother Martin

Actor

Born: March 26, 1919 (61 years old)

Died: August 1, 1980

Place of birth: 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."

Filmography (101)

• Cool Hand Luke (1967, ★ 7.7)
• The Wild Bunch (1969, ★ 7.6)
• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969, ★ 7.6)
• The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962, ★ 7.8)
• Hard Times (1975, ★ 6.8)
• Slap Shot (1977, ★ 6.8)
• The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970, ★ 7)
• Attack (1956, ★ 6.8)
• The Sons of Katie Elder (1965, ★ 7)
• True Grit (1969, ★ 7.3)
• The Horse Soldiers (1959, ★ 7)
• Kiss Me Deadly (1955, ★ 7.2)
• The Asphalt Jungle (1950, ★ 7.5)
• Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy (1978, ★ 7.7)
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951, ★ 8.6)
• The Twilight Zone (1959, ★ 8.5)
• Nevada Smith (1966, ★ 6.7)
• Up in Smoke (1978, ★ 6.6)
• Hannie Caulder (1971, ★ 6.2)
• McLintock! (1963, ★ 6.6)
• The Wild and the Innocent (1959, ★ 6.3)
• The Secret of Nikola Tesla (1980, ★ 6.2)
• Rooster Cogburn (1975, ★ 6.4)
• Fools' Parade (1971, ★ 6.5)
• The Shaggy Dog (1959, ★ 6.2)
• A Star Is Born (1954, ★ 7.1)
• The Flim-Flam Man (1967, ★ 7)
• Cowboy (1958, ★ 6.3)
• The Champ (1979, ★ 7)
• An Eye for an Eye (1966, ★ 7.4)