Strother Martin

1919-03-26 – 1980-08-01 (age 61) Kokomo, Indiana, USA

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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."

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Strother Martin

Known For

Sssssss

Sssssss

1973

as Dr. Carl Stoner

Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke

1967

as Captain

True Grit

True Grit

1969

as Colonel G. Stonehill

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969

as Percy Garris

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962

as Floyd

Slap Shot

Slap Shot

1977

as Joe McGrath

The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

1969

as Coffer

McLintock!

McLintock!

1963

as Agard

Cowboy

Cowboy

1958

as Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake

Up in Smoke

Up in Smoke

1978

as Mr. Stoner

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

1950

as William Doldy (uncredited)

The Villain

The Villain

1979

as Parody Jones

The Champ

The Champ

1979

as Riley

Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

1966

as Strother (uncredited)

Rooster Cogburn

Rooster Cogburn

1975

as Shanghai McCoy

The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

as Ned Ross

The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers

1959

as Virgil

Harper

Harper

1966

as Claude

Shenandoah

Shenandoah

1965

as Train Engineer

Hard Times

Hard Times

1975

as Poe