Strother Martin
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."
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
73
Gender
Male
Birthday
1919-03-26
Place of Birth
Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Also Known As
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Known For
Cool Hand Luke 
The Wild Bunch 
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 
Mitzi & 100 Guys 
Nevada Smith 
Hard Times 
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 
Slap Shot 
Up in Smoke 
The Ballad of Cable Hogue 
Hannie Caulder 
Attack 
Brainstorm 
The End 
The Brotherhood of Satan 
McLintock! 
Love and Bullets 
The Boy and the Bronc Buster 
The Sons of Katie Elder 
Pocket Money 
The Wild and the Innocent 
True Grit 
The Deadly Companions 
Nightwing 
The Horse Soldiers 
Kiss Me Deadly 
The Secret of Nikola Tesla 
Sssssss 
The Mountains of the Moon 
The Silver Chalice 
South Sea Woman 
The Villain 
Hotwire 
Target Zero 
Copper Sky 
Sanctuary 
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday 
Rooster Cogburn 
The Asphalt Jungle 
Androcles and the Lion 
Invitation to a Gunfighter 
Fools' Parade 
Steel Cowboy 
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy 
The Shaggy Dog 
A Star Is Born 
The Flim-Flam Man 
World Without End 
Black Patch 
Cowboy 
The Champ 
Red Sky at Morning 
An Eye for an Eye 
The Red Badge of Courage 
Harper 
The Damned Don't Cry 
Stubby Pringle's Christmas 
The Black Whip 
The Magnetic Monster 
Bitter Heritage 
Showdown 
Shenandoah 
Drum Beat 
Storm Over Tibet 
The Big Knife 
Better Late Than Never 
Strategic Air Command 
Rhubarb 
Johnny Concho 
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade 
World for Ransom 
One of Our Own 
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