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