
Acting · 61 years old
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."

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Old Hollander

The Twilight Zone
Mothershed

I Love Lucy
Man in Coffee Shop

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Floyd

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)

The Wonderful World of Disney
Buckshot

The Wonderful World of Disney
Thurm

Cool Hand Luke
Captain

Perry Mason
Pete Gibson

Perry Mason
Joe Mead

Perry Mason
Gerald Sommers

Perry Mason
Roy Hutchinson

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Turtle Ranch Boss

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Percy Garris

The Rockford Files
Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers

The Wild Bunch
Coffer

The Dick Van Dyke Show
Harper Worthington Yates

Bonanza
Lonnie Stern

Bonanza
Joad Bruder

Bonanza
Cole Younger