Acting
Strother Martin
1919-1980
Known for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Slap Shot, Up in Smoke.
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Born03/26/1919
Died08/01/1980
AgeDied at 61
BirthplaceKokomo, Indiana, USA
DepartmentActing
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."
Movie Credits
Sssssss (1973)
Slap Shot (1977)
The End (1978)
Hard Times (1975)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday (1976)
Hannie Caulder (1971)
The Champ (1979)
Steel Cowboy (1978)
The Villain (1979)
True Grit (1969)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Sanctuary (1961)
McLintock! (1963)
The Horse Soldiers (1959)
Rooster Cogburn (1975)
Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Cowboy (1958)
Shenandoah (1965)
The Silver Chalice (1954)
Nevada Smith (1966)
The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
