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Strother Martin
Born 1919-03-26Kokomo, 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."
Screen work
Movies & roles
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeSelf (archive footage)HotwireThe WeaselThe Secret of Nikola TeslaGeorge WestinghouseBetter Late Than NeverJ.D. AshcroftThe VillainParody JonesThe ChampRileyNightwingSelwynLove and BulletsLouis MonkStubby Pringle's ChristmasOld HollanderSteel CowboyPinky PincusSteve Martin: A Wild and Crazy GuyTurtle Ranch BossUp in SmokeMr. StonerThe EndDr. Waldo KlingSlap ShotJoe McGrathThe Great Scout & Cathouse ThursdayBillyRooster CogburnShanghai McCoyHard TimesPoeOne of Our OwnLeRoy AtkinsMitzi & 100 GuysSelfSssssssDr. Carl StonerThe Boy and the Bronc BusterBuckshotPocket MoneyBill GarrettThe Flim Flam ManLovickHannie CaulderRufus Clemens