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