Strother Martin
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
Filmography
8.0Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004 · Movie · Self (archive footage)
6.0Hotwire
1980 · Movie · The Weasel
6.2The Secret of Nikola Tesla
1980 · Movie · George Westinghouse
9.0Better Late Than Never
1979 · Movie · J.D. Ashcroft
5.8The Villain
1979 · Movie · Parody Jones
7.0The Champ
1979 · Movie · Riley
4.9Nightwing
1979 · Movie · Selwyn
5.8Love and Bullets
1979 · Movie · Louis Monk
7.0Stubby Pringle's Christmas
1978 · Movie · Old Hollander
9.0Steel Cowboy
1978 · Movie · Pinky Pincus
7.8Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
1978 · Movie · Turtle Ranch Boss
6.9Vega$
1978 · TV