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Strother Martin

Born 1919-03-26

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 Kid 1969 · 8.0 Cool Hand Luke 1967 · 8.0 The Wild Bunch 1969 · 7.9 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962 · 8.1 True Grit 1969 · 7.4 Slap Shot 1977 · 7.2 Up in Smoke 1978 · 6.9 McLintock! 1963 · 7.1 Hard Times 1975 · 7.2 The Horse Soldiers 1959 · 7.1 Harper 1966 · 6.8 The Ballad of Cable Hogue 1970 · 7.2 Attack 1956 · 7.4 Hannie Caulder 1971 · 6.4 The End 1978 · 6.1 Sssssss 1973 · 5.4 Strategic Air Command 1955 · 6.3 The Deadly Companions 1961 · 6.1 Love and Bullets 1979 · 5.6 The Magnetic Monster 1953 · 5.8 The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday 1976 · 6.1 An Eye for an Eye 1966 · 6.1 Sanctuary 1961 · 6.1 Storm Over Tibet 1952 · 5.7