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Strother Martin

Acting · Born March 26, 1919 · Kokomo, Indiana, USA

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."

Strother Martin movies and shows

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962
  • Saturday Night Live1975
  • Bonanza1959
  • Perry Mason1957
  • Lassie1954
  • Matinee Theater1955
  • Love, American Style1969
  • The Fugitive1963
  • The Twilight Zone1959
  • Have Gun, Will Travel1957
  • Dragnet1951
  • The Rockford Files1974
  • I Love Lucy1951
  • The Virginian1962
  • The Dick Van Dyke Show1961
  • Daniel Boone1964
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956
  • Lost in Space1965
  • The Big Valley1965
  • Rawhide1959
  • Marcus Welby, M.D.1969
  • Ben Casey1961
  • Four Star Playhouse1952
  • Lawman1958