Strother Martin

Born: 1919-03-26, Kokomo, Indiana, USA

Died: 1980-08-01

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."

Filmography

• Perry Mason (1957)
• Bonanza (1959)
• The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
• The Rockford Files (1974)
• The Twilight Zone (1959)
• I Love Lucy (1951)
• The Doris Day Show (1968)
• Four Star Playhouse (1952)
• Rawhide (1959)
• The Virginian (1962)
• Lawman (1958)
• Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
• The Big Valley (1965)
• Baretta (1975)
• Daniel Boone (1964)
• Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
• Run for Your Life (1965)
• Gunsmoke (1955)
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
• Ben Casey (1961)
• Telephone Time (1956)
• The Rookies (1972)
• The Invaders (1967)
• The Rebel (1959)
• The Texan (1958)
• Trackdown (1957)
• It Takes a Thief (1968)
• Shenandoah (1965)
• Cavalcade of America (1952)
• Dangerous Assignment (1952)