Strother Martin
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."
Notable Appearances
Movies
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Cool Hand Luke
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Wild Bunch
True Grit
Shenandoah
Sssssss
Harper
Slap Shot
McLintock!
The Horse Soldiers
Hannie Caulder
Hard Times
Up in Smoke
A Star Is Born
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Sons of Katie Elder
Kiss Me Deadly
Rooster Cogburn
The Asphalt Jungle
The Villain
The Champ
Nightwing
Nevada Smith
The End
Pocket Money
The Big Knife
Attack
Cowboy
The Red Badge of Courage
The Shaggy Dog
Androcles and the Lion
Fools' Parade
The Damned Don't Cry
The Flim-Flam Man
Love and Bullets
The Mountains of the Moon
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
The Deadly Companions
Invitation to a Gunfighter
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Johnny Concho
The Brotherhood of Satan
The Wild and the Innocent
The Magnetic Monster
One of Our Own
Mitzi & 100 Guys
World Without End
Drum Beat
The Silver Chalice
An Eye for an Eye
Brainstorm
Showdown
South Sea Woman
Hotwire
Red Sky at Morning
World for Ransom
Copper Sky
Sanctuary
Target Zero
Strategic Air Command
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
Better Late Than Never
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
The Black Whip
TV Shows
The Rockford Files
Love, American Style
The Fugitive
Daniel Boone
Matinee Theater
Lassie
Have Gun, Will Travel
The Twilight Zone
The Name of the Game
Dragnet
Four Star Playhouse
The Virginian
Run for Your Life
The Dick Van Dyke Show
I Love Lucy
The Big Valley
Rawhide
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Ben Casey
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Gunsmoke
The Invaders
The Doris Day Show
Lawman
Lost in Space
The Rookies
Baretta
The Texan
The Millionaire
Telephone Time
The Rebel
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Vega$
The Wonderful World of Disney
Studio 57
77 Sunset Strip
Trackdown
Black Saddle
Stoney Burke
Gilligan's Island
Navy Log
Petrocelli
The New Breed
Tarzan
It Takes a Thief
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Cavalcade of America
Nichols
Pete and Gladys
The Legend of Jesse James
The Lieutenant
The Danny Thomas Hour
The Dakotas
Panic!
Dangerous Assignment
The Lone Wolf
He & She
Paper Moon
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hawkins
Movin' On
Crossroads
Jefferson Drum
General Electric Theater
