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BornMarch 26, 1919
DiedAugust 1, 1980 (age 61)
Place of birthKokomo, Indiana, USA
Film credits73
Strother Martin
DeceasedKnown for Acting
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
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Hotwire
1980
as The Weasel
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
1980
as George Westinghouse
Better Late Than Never
1979
as J.D. Ashcroft
The Villain
1979
as Parody Jones
The Champ
1979
as Riley
Nightwing
1979
as Selwyn
Love and Bullets
1979
as Louis Monk
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
1978
as Old Hollander
Steel Cowboy
1978
as Pinky Pincus
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
1978
as Turtle Ranch Boss
Up in Smoke
1978
as Mr. Stoner
The End
1978
as Dr. Waldo Kling
Slap Shot
1977
as Joe McGrath
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
1976
as Billy
Rooster Cogburn
1975
as Shanghai McCoy
Hard Times
1975
as Poe
One of Our Own
1975
as LeRoy Atkins
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975
as Self
Sssssss
1973
as Dr. Carl Stoner
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
1973
as Buckshot
Pocket Money
1972
as Bill Garrett
The Flim Flam Man
1972
as Lovick
Hannie Caulder
1971
as Rufus Clemens