Strother Martin
Filmography

Strother Martin

ActorBorn Mar 26, 1919Kokomo, Indiana, USA142 titles

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."

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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969 · 7.6
Percy Garris
Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke
1967 · 7.7
Captain
The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch
1969 · 7.6
Coffer
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 · 7.8
Floyd
True Grit
True Grit
1969 · 7.3
Colonel G. Stonehill
Slap Shot
Slap Shot
1977 · 6.8
Joe McGrath
Sssssss
Sssssss
1973 · 5.1
Dr. Carl Stoner
The Sons of Katie Elder
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965 · 7.0
Ned Ross
Up in Smoke
Up in Smoke
1978 · 6.6
Mr. Stoner
Hard Times
Hard Times
1975 · 6.8
Poe