Strother Martin

Personal Details

  • Born

    • Birthday: 26 March 1919

  • Died

    • Deathday: 1 August 1980

  • Source ID

    • TMDb: 8260

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."

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Strother Martin filmography

Selected highlights from Strother Martin’s filmography, featuring their best-known movies and TV shows in the Watchmora catalogue.