Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 26, 1919
Place of Birth
Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Strother Martin
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."
Known For - Movies
Sssssss
as Dr. Carl Stoner
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
as Percy Garris
The Wild Bunch
as Coffer
True Grit
as Colonel G. Stonehill
Cool Hand Luke
as Captain
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Floyd
Nevada Smith
as Strother (uncredited)
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
as Bowen
A Star Is Born
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Up in Smoke
as Mr. Stoner
