Strother Martin
Known for Acting
Born March 26, 1919
Died August 1, 1980 (aged 61)
Place of Birth 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
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Sssssss
1973
as Dr. Carl Stoner
The Wild Bunch
1969
as Coffer
True Grit
1969
as Colonel G. Stonehill
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
as Percy Garris
Harper
1966
as Claude
Cool Hand Luke
1967
as Captain
Up in Smoke
1978
as Mr. Stoner
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Floyd
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970
as Bowen
A Star Is Born
1954
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
McLintock!
1963
as Agard
Hard Times
1975
as Poe
The Horse Soldiers
1959
as Virgil
Slap Shot
1977
as Joe McGrath
Cowboy
1958
as Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
Fools' Parade
1971
as Lee Cottrill
Rooster Cogburn
1975
as Shanghai McCoy
Shenandoah
1965
as Train Engineer
The Damned Don't Cry
1950
as Springboard Diver (uncredited)
The Big Knife
1955
as Stillman
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