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Strother Martin
ActingBORN: 1919-03-26Kokomo, 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."
Top Filmography
7.6
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969 // MOVIE
7.7
Cool Hand Luke
1967 // MOVIE
7.6
The Wild Bunch
1969 // MOVIE
7.8
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 // MOVIE
8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959 // TV
7.3
True Grit
1969 // MOVIE
6.6
Up in Smoke
1978 // MOVIE
7.5
The Asphalt Jungle
1950 // MOVIE
7.0
Saturday Night Live
1975 // TV
7.5
Bonanza
1959 // TV
7.5
Bonanza
1959 // TV
7.5
Bonanza
1959 // TV
7.5
Bonanza
1959 // TV
7.5
Bonanza
1959 // TV
6.8
Slap Shot
1977 // MOVIE