Strother Martin

Acting · Born 1919-03-26 in 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

• Cool Hand Luke as Captain
• The Wild Bunch as Coffer
• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as Percy Garris
• Nevada Smith as Strother (uncredited)
• Hard Times as Poe
• The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance as Floyd
• Slap Shot as Joe McGrath
• Up in Smoke as Mr. Stoner
• The Ballad of Cable Hogue as Bowen
• Hannie Caulder as Rufus Clemens