1919Born, Kokomo
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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."
Known for
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidPercy Garris
Cool Hand LukeCaptain
The Wild BunchCoffer
The Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceFloyd
True GritColonel G. Stonehill1980HotwireThe WeaselMovie
1980The Secret of Nikola TeslaGeorge WestinghouseMovie
1979Better Late Than NeverJ.D. AshcroftMovie
1979The VillainParody JonesMovie
1979The ChampRileyMovie
1979NightwingSelwynMovie
1979Love and BulletsLouis MonkMovie
1978Stubby Pringle's ChristmasOld HollanderMovie
1978Steel CowboyPinky PincusMovie
1978Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy GuyTurtle Ranch BossMovie
1978Up in SmokeMr. StonerMovie
1978The EndDr. Waldo KlingMovie
1977Slap ShotJoe McGrathMovie
1976The Great Scout & Cathouse ThursdayBillyMovie
1975Rooster CogburnShanghai McCoyMovie
1975Hard TimesPoeMovie
1975One of Our OwnLeRoy AtkinsMovie
1973SssssssDr. Carl StonerMovie
1973The Boy and the Bronc BusterBuckshotMovie
1972Pocket MoneyBill GarrettMovie
1972The Flim Flam ManLovickMovie
1971Hannie CaulderRufus ClemensMovie
1971Fools' ParadeLee CottrillMovie
1971The Brotherhood of SatanDoc DuncanMovie
1971Red Sky at MorningJohn CloydMovie
1970The Ballad of Cable HogueBowenMovie
1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidPercy GarrisMovie
1969The Wild BunchCofferMovie
1969True GritColonel G. StonehillMovie
1967The Mountains of the MoonO'KeefeMovie
1967Cool Hand LukeCaptainMovie
1967The Flim-Flam ManLovickMovie
1966Nevada SmithStrother (uncredited)Movie
1966An Eye for an EyeTrumbullMovie
1966HarperClaudeMovie
1965The Sons of Katie ElderNed RossMovie
1965ShenandoahTrain EngineerMovie
1965BrainstormMr. ClydeMovie
1964Invitation to a GunfighterFiddlerMovie
1963McLintock!AgardMovie
1963ShowdownCharlie ReederMovie
1962The Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceFloydMovie
1961The Deadly CompanionsParsonMovie
1961SanctuaryDog BoyMovie
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